Akshay Palande
Program Management | Category Management | Product Manager
Mumbai
Summary
Senior Manager with over 7 years of experience in the consumer internet industry with domain expertise in marketing, business and team management. Boasting a remarkable track record of scaling projects from inception to successful implementation
Overview
7
7
years of professional experience
5
5
years of post-secondary education
3
3
Certifications
Work History
Sr. Program Manager
TimesPro
4 2023 - 9 2023
- Product Management: Managed portfolio, overseeing product launch valued at 100 Cr with multiple stakeholders increasing it by 20%
- Product Strategy: Launched 7 new products in collaboration with external stakeholders with Gross Sales Value (GSV) of 12 Cr
Associate Director - Category Management
Unacademy
04.2022 - 04.2023
- P&L & stakeholder Management: Led 4 categories, managing P&L and customer acquisition of 35 Cr, with 100 educators and an 8-member team
- Marketing Strategy: Formulated plan to allocate 2.5 Cr marketing budget to various channel (influencer marketing, GTM activities and social media marketing)
Senior Category Manager
Unacademy
04.2021 - 04.2022
- Revenue & PnL management: Handled 3 categories and increased revenue to 3 Cr (MoM) by launching GTM activities in online and offline space
- Category Launch: Successfully collaborated with multiple stakeholders (tech, content, marketing and design) to launch 2 categories which contributed 30% increase in revenue and 40% growth in new user base
Category Manager
Unacademy
07.2019 - 04.2020
- Category management and growth: Grew category revenue from 2 lacs (MoM) to 1 Cr (MoM)
- Product Marketing: Created communication strategy and developed marketing collaterals with PR team
- Social Media Marketing: Successfully created YT channel with 1 Million Views (MoM)
Product Manager
Ufaber Edutech Pvt. Ltd.
02.2018 - 06.2019
- Category Launch: Launched 2 flagship products by collaborating with multiple stakeholders in stipulated budgets which contributes 25% of revenue
- Digital Marketing and SEO: Increased organic channel (blogs, YT videos) audience engagement and followers by 50%
Co-founder
Ideaboxx Automotive Solutions LLP
02.2016 - 01.2018
- Sales & Business Development: Effectively generated revenue of 50 lakhs in second year, achieving an EBIDTA of ~5%
- Event Launch: Launched local events to build community 10000+ candidates
Education
MBA - Marketing And Analytics
Great Lakes Institute of Management
Chennai 07.2020 - 07.2021
B.E. - Mechanical Engineering
Rizvi College of Engineering
Mumbai 06.2007 - 06.2011
Skills
Category Management
undefinedAccomplishments
- Awarded Relentless Leader of Unacademy Award (December 2021)
Certification
Certificate in Product Management
Additional Information
- Jagriti Yatra Fellow: Dec-Jan 2013
- Bachpan Banao Fellow (Dantewada/Chattisgarh): Dec 2013
Timeline
Certification of Google Analytics
06-2022
Associate Director - Category Management
Unacademy
04.2022 - 04.2023
Senior Category Manager
Unacademy
04.2021 - 04.2022
Certificate in Product Management
10-2020
MBA - Marketing And Analytics
Great Lakes Institute of Management
07.2020 - 07.2021
Certification in Fundamentals of Digital Marketing
05-2020
Category Manager
Unacademy
07.2019 - 04.2020
Product Manager
Ufaber Edutech Pvt. Ltd.
02.2018 - 06.2019
Co-founder
Ideaboxx Automotive Solutions LLP
02.2016 - 01.2018
B.E. - Mechanical Engineering
Rizvi College of Engineering
06.2007 - 06.2011
Sr. Program Manager
TimesPro
4 2023 - 9 2023
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