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Akansha J

AI Strategy & Solutions Consultant | Helping SaaS Start-Ups Build, Validate & Scale | Providing Forward Deployed Strategies

London Area

2+ years of work experience

assistents.ai
Jun 20264 mosPresent

Bengaluru

Barter'd
May 20251 yr 1 moMay 2026

United Kingdom

Developed and executed product strategy and roadmap for Barter’d’s digital platform. Led multi-channel go-to-market and user acquisition initiatives. Converted user insights into impactful product enhancements by collaborating with cross-functional teams and stakeholders.
Jul 202410 mosApr 2025

England, United Kingdom

Launched MVP on a WordPress stack, establishing Agile workflows and iterative feedback loops to rapidly test and validate problem-solution fit and core matching features with real users. Acquired early demand; boosted weekly engagement and funnel analysis. Established a scalable foundation for developing a product roadmap and driving sustained growth. Co-founder: Mihir Solanki @BPM-D
Jan 20246 mosJun 2024

England, United Kingdom

Drove measurable growth for a generative AI-powered education platform. Translated user data into actionable UX and product insights through close collaboration. Aligned key product KPIs and go-to-market metrics with investor requirements, supporting successful fundraising efforts (Santander Universities, Microsoft for Startups) and influencing strategic pitches. Led recruitment and coordination of 50+ segmented users for AI model training and advancing product-market fit through targeted feedback and iteration.
Agar Management Consultancy
Jun 20232 mosJul 2023

Torquay, England, United Kingdom

Akansha’s AI Stack

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Education

University of Exeter Business School

Master of Science - MS, Business Analytics

University of Exeter Business School

Vellore Institute of Technology

Bachelor of Technology - B.Tech, Engineering

Vellore Institute of Technology

20154 yrs2019

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Headline

AI Strategy & Solutions Consultant | Helping SaaS Start-Ups Build, Validate & Scale | Providing Forward Deployed Strategies

About

I work forward-deployed, embedded with enterprise customers to turn ambiguous problems into AI products in production. 6+ years across FinTech, AI, EdTech, and SaaS at the intersection of product, engineering, and go-to-market. Currently an AI Solutions Consultant (ex- Growth Product Manager, UK), owning everything from discovery and POC to production rollout. My engineering background means I don't just design solutions, I build them, integrating with customer systems and making the calls that take AI from demo to deployed. Big believer that the fastest path to product truth runs through the customer's environment, not the roadmap. 📩 Always open to conversations around AI Product Management, Enterprise AI and Solutions Consulting.

Location

London Area

AI stack

claude code

codex

deepmind

deepseek

hugging face

hermesagent

Work experience

AI Solutions Consultant at assistents.ai, Jun 2026 - Present · 4 mos, Bengaluru

Product and Growth Manager at Barter'd, May 2025 - May 2026 · 1 yr 1 mo, United Kingdom, Developed and executed product strategy and roadmap for Barter’d’s digital platform. Led multi-channel go-to-market and user acquisition initiatives. Converted user insights into impactful product enhancements by collaborating with cross-functional teams and stakeholders.

Product Manager (Co-Founder) at findMyMentor, Jul 2024 - Apr 2025 · 10 mos, England, United Kingdom, Launched MVP on a WordPress stack, establishing Agile workflows and iterative feedback loops to rapidly test and validate problem-solution fit and core matching features with real users. Acquired early demand; boosted weekly engagement and funnel analysis. Established a scalable foundation for developing a product roadmap and driving sustained growth. Co-founder: Mihir Solanki @BPM-D

Product Marketing Associate at ThinkLabs AI, Jan 2024 - Jun 2024 · 6 mos, England, United Kingdom, Drove measurable growth for a generative AI-powered education platform. Translated user data into actionable UX and product insights through close collaboration. Aligned key product KPIs and go-to-market metrics with investor requirements, supporting successful fundraising efforts (Santander Universities, Microsoft for Startups) and influencing strategic pitches. Led recruitment and coordination of 50+ segmented users for AI model training and advancing product-market fit through targeted feedback and iteration.

Business Strategy Consultant at Agar Management Consultancy, Jun 2023 - Jul 2023 · 2 mos, Torquay, England, United Kingdom

Education

Master of Science - MS, Business Analytics, University of Exeter Business School

Bachelor of Technology - B.Tech, Engineering, Vellore Institute of Technology