Akshay Srivastava
Product Manager with 5+ years of experience driving revenue growth and AI-powered innovation across data and analytics platforms. Proven ability to lead cross-functional teams, translate ambiguous business problems into high-impact product solutions, and deliver measurable outcomes across product engagement, growth, and retention.
Work Experience:
5.5 Years
Industry:
Technology | Travel & Hospitality
Function:
Operations & Supply Chain | Product Management
PriceLabs (Dynamic pricing platform for Short term rentals) | Bangalore
Product Manager, Data Products
- Managed ownership of a portfolio of 5 B2B SaaS data products, driving pricing analytics for global short-term rental markets.
- Spearheaded product strategy and execution, delivering a 55% YoY ARR increase (from ~$1.2M to ~$1.9M) through new product launches, pricing optimisation, and improved retention.
- Launched “Owner Analytics” and “Forecasting in STR Market” as premium data products, closing a critical gap in the short-term rental revenue management ecosystem.
- Drove 4X engagement and retention uplift in Market Dashboards; built AI-powered features including a Summary Generator and Report Builder Chatbot to reduce manual effort for customers.
- Directed cross-functional teams of ~12 across Engineering, Design, and Marketing; mentored 1 junior PM and recruited 20+ PM/APM hires to scale team capacity.
- Communicated effectively with diverse stakeholders including investors, leadership, and customer-facing teams.
- Conducted Kano surveys, user research, and competitive benchmarking to identify market gaps; collaborated with Sales and Support on GTM strategy and pricing decisions.
Tracxn (DaaS platform form Deal Discovery) | Bangalore
Product Manager
- Managed ownership of core growth and engagement features for a B2B private market intelligence platform serving global investors, VCs, and PE funds.
- Introduced a redesigned home page and personalised feed, driving a 60% increase in DAU and 80% improvement in engagement.
- Formulated product roadmaps, defined problem statements, and designed solutions for platform features and plugins to extend platform reach.
- Leveraged predictive analytics to identify churn patterns and drive proactive retention interventions.
- Actively participated in recruitment by conducting ~100 interviews for APM roles, contributing to team growth and talent pipeline building.
- Ran multiple hypothesis-driven A/B tests to validate feature changes and reduce GTM risk.
Seygnux Solutions (Aggregator Platform for first and Last Mile Mobility) | New Delhi
Ustaad Relationship Manager
- Built and maintained relationships with 400+ vendors to drive supply-side adoption for Sheru, a micro-E-mobility startup; negotiated contracts and service terms to optimise supply costs and ensure reliability.
- Developed vendor personas, analysed demand/supply dynamics, and built a vendor scorecard framework to reduce churn and support market expansion.
- Negotiated contracts, pricing, and service terms with 400+ vendors to optimise supply costs, ensure reliability, and build long-term partnerships in the micro-mobility ecosystem.
- Consistent Top Performer — Rated ‘Surpassed Expectations’ across all annual performance reviews at PriceLabs.
- B.Tech (Electrical & Electronics Engineering) – Vellore Institute of Technology, Vellore
- Product Management, ISB Executive Education
- Data Analytics Certification, IBM