Akshay Sharma
Frontier AI-Native Product Manager | IIT KGP · IIM K
About
I build AI products that move from demo to production. Across Microsoft, EY, ADP, L&T, and Brane AI, I have worked on AI, cloud, data, and SaaS products across enterprise environments. I have contributed to products involving forecasting, cloud migration, data platforms, and AI powered workflows. My work has included improving forecast accuracy, reducing decision time, supporting enterprise adoption, and building products across complex stakeholder environments.
Experience
Frontier AI-Native Product Manager
CurrentNSL Hub (Brane AI enterprises)· Hyderabad
May 2023 – Present
Led the New feature development of an advanced low/no-code platform, enabling real-time solution creation across retail, pharma, and various sectors through a natural language interface. Led an Integrated ERP product for a major Mexican retailer (Promo AI and Pricing AI).
Product Manager
Microsoft· Hyderabad, Telangana, India
Mar 2022 – Apr 2023
Led Microsoft “Azure CostIQ” Migration tool platform experience. Spearheaded the development of “Azure CostIQ,” a pricing estimator and cost governance tool.
AI Product Manager
EY· Bengaluru
Mar 2021 – Feb 2022
Led End to End B2C Unified Healthcare Platform experience. Built a digital B2B Web and mobile Unified Healthcare Platform.
Projects
ADP Tax Credits Services
Product Analyst
End-to-End Ownership: Led product development, deployment, and monitoring, streamlining the employee screening to hiring process for US-based organizations applying for tax credits.
API
Education
Swiss School of Business and Management
Doctor of Business Management, Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning
Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur
Executive Post Graduate Programme, Generative AI & Agentic AI
Jan 2026 – Jan 2027
University of California, Berkeley
Program of AI and ML, Business Strategies and Application
Dec 2021 – Aug 2022
Skills
Accomplishments
National Finalist - Global Management Challenge 2021
Jan 2021
Global Winner - Ideas for Action
World Bank
Global Winner - Global CyberPeace Challenge
Certifications
- Microsoft Global Hackathon 2022 · MicrosoftJan 2022
- Berkeley's Artificial Intelligence: Business Strategies and Applications · University of California, Berkeley
- Lean Six Sigma Green Belt (ICGB)
- Product Management First Steps
- Scrum: The Basics