Akash Kumar

Experience

1. Business Architect Team Lead

   Accenture

   Aug 2024 — Present · Bengaluru, IN

   Currently working as a Product Manager, leading the development and delivery of cutting-edge Agentic AI products.•Delivered 3 Agentic AI products end-to-end for retail; converted 2 POCs into enterprise deployments (India & US)•Built a Dynamic Discount Generator; lifted sell-through +8– 15% and reduced aged inventory 10– 20% in pilots•Launched Product Enrichment/Attribution; raised catalog completeness 25– 40% and cut manual enrichment 50– 60%•Rolled out a Store Ops Copilot in Teams; automated HR/IT workflows and ticketing, deflecting 20– 35% of L1 queries•Improved search & recommendations; increased discovery CTR +10– 18% and add-to-cart +4– 7%•Led executive demos and client roadshows; built a multi-deal pipeline and closed two enterprise conversions•Boosted frontline productivity with AI email summaries, saved 15– 25% time per user/week•Set up quality scorecards; drove content accuracy to >90% and image pass-rates to ~95%•Owned roadmap, feature prioritization, and sprint execution from ideation to delivery•Created Stage-0, BRDs, GTM, and technical/functional docs; reduced ambiguity in delivery•Translated requirements into clear specs; cut rework ~30– 40% and shortened cycle times ~15– 20%•Conducted competitor analysis & customer discovery

Education

• Great Lakes Institute of Management

  PGPM, Business Administration and Management, General

• Heritage Institute of Technology

  Bachelor of Technology - BTech, Information Technology