Akhilesh Bhangre

Program & Product @ MasterCard | MBA PGPx IIM Ahmedabad | Bridging crucial gap between product vision, engineering delivery, and customer service | Indian Navy Veteran (fighter jet techie)

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Product Marketing

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Product Lifecycle

Pune, India

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Hi, I'm Akhilesh!

Currently in payment tech at Mastercard, driving strategy, market research, and revenue growth.

Post-MBA in Product Marketing & Business Development with Falkonry (Manufacturing AI SaaS).

MBA PGPx Co'2021 at IIM Ahmedabad

Product Lifecycle Management, Value Proposition, Certified SAFe APM & Agilist 6.0

Worked in IT Risk Management at UBS India, safeguarding tech operations.

"A good Navy is not a provocation of war, it is the surest guarantee of peace!"

Chapter Lead - MC Cares Environment Pune

🌟 Empowering Young Minds 🌟

10 years in Navy Aviation, managing large tech operations, including Fighter Jet Squadrons and as Head of Air Base Tech Dept.

Passionate about staying energized with Yoga and taking on new challenges.

My first Children's book!

Some of my Writings!

Improve Cyber Domain Awareness Using Time Series AI

VUCA and Military

Blockchain in Banking Trade - JPM ONYX

What can go wrong will go wrong, but...

AI-Assisted Ops: Use Of Asset Digital Fingerprinting In Platform Lifecycle Management

A Time Series AI Approach In Aviation

My Work with Mastercard

Lead Technical Program Manager @ Mastercard

Special Leadership Recognition

Product lifecycle management for Mastercard Prepaid Program, driving product assessments and improvements through cross-functional collaboration.

Led product marketing deliverables, creating foundational sales materials for market growth.

Managed Digital Issuance Program, overseeing execution and stakeholder coordination.

Developed the future roadmap for product initiatives, ensuring alignment with business goals.

Ensured agile product deliveries following the SAFe 6.0 framework for efficient execution and faster go-to-market.

My Work with Falkonry

Appreciation on NVIDIA GPU market analysis

Senior Growth Marketing & BD Manager (Self Learning AI) @ Falkonry

Contributed to go-to-market strategy for Predictive Analytics AI SaaS, leading to a 30% increase in customer engagements and enhanced brand awareness.

Conducted market research, competitor analysis, and customer outreach, driving 90% customer retention through targeted initiatives.

Used data-driven insights to optimize marketing campaigns, achieving an 80% lift in engagement and a 30% increase in lead generation over 8 months.

A day in the life of a defense analyst utilizing time series AI

Falkonry's inaugural annual customer summit at Cupertino, CA in hybrid mode

Identified new partnership opportunities and improved sales pipeline forecasting, contributing to ~150% revenue growth.

Falkonry Federal Overview 2021

About Me

Excellent strategist in product & programs having large team technology operations. Tenure with UBS India for IT Risk Management, post-MBA Product Marketing & Business Development with Falkonry (Manufacturing AI SaaS), and current engagement in payment technology with Mastercard, empowered through my business leadership development on TOP Indian B'School flagship MBA, enhanced with big passion for people management, strategy, market research, revenue generation. 10 years in Navy Aviation (Fighter Jet Squadron, Head of Air Base Tech Dept.)