Akshat Singhal

Akshat Singhal • - •- • Gurgaon, India • www.linkedin.com/in/akshat86/ SUMMARY Results-oriented Product Manager with 10+ years of experience in Product Lifecycle Management, AI Strategy, API Management, Research & Analytics across FinTech, Consulting, Big Data and Media Industries. Skilled at collaborating with cross-functional teams to deliver features that enhanced Client Onboarding, Adoption, and Retention. Adept in Agile Methodologies, Data Driven Decision Making, and aligning roadmaps with business objectives. Strong expertise in Gathering Requirements, Market & User Research, and Go-To-Market (GTM) Execution CORE COMPETENCIES Ideation | Product Vision & Roadmap | Stakeholder Management | Prioritization | API Management | AI Strategy | Market & User Research | Financial Analysis DAILY TOOLS Napkin AI | Postman | Swagger | MS Visual Studio | Pendo | ChatGPT | SQL (pgAdmin) | Aha | Jira | Visio | Gemini | Python | LangChain PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE S&P Global - Market Intelligence | Gurgaon, India Jul '22 - Present Product Manager • Cut client onboarding time by 30% by redesigning lifecycle workflows and optimizing onboarding steps for Buyside & Sellside Clients. • Increased API adoption 45% by launching 40+ new APIs, enhanced 100+ existing ones, enabling faster client integrations & driving growth. • Lifted feature engagement 20% by embedding analytics into 1,000+ UI elements, uncovering drop-offs and implementing UX improvements that boosted retention. • Enhanced release quality 25% through backlog optimization, sprint planning, and refined QA collaboration, reducing post-release defects. • Led the External Vendor (FXall, CME, DTCC's SSI and Fenergo) integration with Onboarding Accelerator product resulting in 20% higher adoption. Dec '17 - Jul '22 WNS Global Services | Gurgaon, India Assistant Manager - Research • Led a team of 7-10 analysts resulting in 25% higher delivery efficiency and 30% quality. • Delivered 100+ strategic research projects for Fortune 500 clients, shaping product, investment, and market entry strategies. • Reduced turnaround time 20% by streamlining requirements intake and standardizing stakeholder communication. Nov '13 - Nov '17 Heidrick & Struggles - Executive Search Firm | Gurgaon, India Senior Research Analyst - GTS Technology Team • Conducted Technology and Market research that directly impacted Global C-suite hiring and talent strategies by 10%. • Designed standardized templates that cut researcher delivery time by 30% and improved consistency of deliverables. Jan '12 - Oct '13 FirstRain India - Big Data Analytics Firm | Gurgaon, India Research Analyst • Designed advanced Boolean Algorithms (XMLs) used by Web Scraping software expanding the Technology Industry content coverage by 40%. • Delivered strategic intelligence for U.S. clients having SWOT and Porter’s Five Forces analyses resulting in 50% increased client adoption. Aug '10 - Jan '12 VCcircle - Leading Financial Media Firm | Noida, India Research Analyst • Expanded India’s largest PE/VC/M&A tracking platform by adding 2,000+ companies and transactions, strengthening data coverage. • Produced financial analysis and editorial insights that uplifted subscriber engagement by 15% and elevated platform credibility INTERNSHIPS TaskTracker.in - Leading People Management App | Noida, India Feb '22 - Mar '22 Product Manager - Intern • Raised calendar feature adoption 25% by integrating task notifications with Google Calendar and Outlook, aligning roadmap with client needs. • Introduced structured Agile ceremonies, reducing delivery delays by 15% and amplifying sprint velocity. • Authored comprehensive PRDs, epics, and user stories with clear acceptance criteria, cutting development rework by 20% and accelerating delivery EDUCATION Wigan and Leigh, India | Noida, India Sep '09 - Jul '11 PGDM - Finance Dr. D. Y. Patil Institute of Technology | Pune, India Sep '04 - Jul '08 B.E. - Electronics AI Projects / MVPs (@ S&P Global) • Onboarding Bot (Sep' 24) - Product POC for a GenAI-driven onboarding assistant that fetched client data from PostgreSQL and, via natural language prompts, dynamically created entity profiles and onboarding requests through API integrations. Partnered with Data Science and Engineering to design a prompt-to-action pipeline. • Workflow Auto Agent (Jun' 25) - Designed and validated an Agentic AI that learned from historical user actions to autonomously execute repetitive workflow tasks. Collaborated with DS team to design pattern recognition models using historical workflow data and trigger rules for task execution. • AI Tools/Tech - OpenAI GPT-4, OpenAI API, Python, LangChain, Workflow Orchestrator CERTIFICATES • • • • • Scrum Alliance - Certified Scrum Product Owner®(CSPO) (Oct' 25) Duke Corporate Education - Product Management Program (Feb' 22) United Latino Students Association - AI Tools Workshop (Sep' 25) DevOps (Oct' 25) EduPristine - Postgraduate Certificate in Financial Research (PGCFR) (Dec' 13) ACHIEVEMENTS • League of Champions (2018, 2019, 2020, 2021) (@WNS Global) • Researcher of the Year (2016) (@Heidrick) • Star of the Month (May' 14) (@Heidrick)