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title: "Akash Shukla - Senior Director of Product Management in Greater Bengaluru Area | Tal"
description: "Meet Akash Shukla, Product and Business Leader | Scaling Consumer Internet business used by 100Mn+ users | Marketplace • Search • Personalisation • AI systems | Housing.com I Ex-Flipkart I Samsung | XLRI based in Greater Bengaluru Area. AI stack includes claude, gemini, and openai."
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# Akash Shukla on Tal

## Headline

Product and Business Leader \| Scaling Consumer Internet business used by 100Mn\+ users \| Marketplace • Search • Personalisation • AI systems \| Housing\.com I Ex\-Flipkart I Samsung \| XLRI

## About

I build consumer internet businesses by combining product strategy, AI, growth, marketplace economics and organisational leadership\. Over 14\+ years of building technology products spanning across e\-commerce, marketplace and consumer durable industries\. Currently as Head of Consumer Product at Housing, I lead the experience for 15Mn\+ MAU across AI powered search, discovery and personalisation, conversion, engagement, and digital monetisation\. Over the last 5 years I have scaled the platform from 1Mn to 15Mn MAU delivering 60%\+ conversion uplift and 20%\+ engagement, contributing to $35Mn\+ in business\. I lead an organisation of 10 Product Leaders and \~50 technology professionals across Product, Engineering, ML, Design and Data, with a focus on translating strategy and AI into measurable customer and business outcomes\. I have also helped shape an AI\-first product operating model, embedding AI into how product teams discover, decide and execute\. Previously at Flipkart I worked on strategic initiatives including zero\-to\-one launch and scale\-up of Flipkart Plus, SuperCoins and the Rewards ecosystem, as well as capabilities supporting high\-scale commerce events\. These programs served 100Mn\+ consumers and drove 3% jump in GMV by growing transaction per customer and retention\. Before Flipkart, at Samsung, I led product strategy and launches for capital\-intensive consumer durable portfolios across Washing Machines and Microwave Ovens—integrating consumer insight, CAPEX decisions, demand and supply planning, GTM and software\-enabled experiences\. I launched products including ActiveWash, SlimFry and Smart Oven, contributing to market\-share growth from 28% to 34% and category leadership in India, while helping bridge physical products with connected digital experiences\. I began my career with TCIL, leading telecom network expansion programs in Kuwait and building expertise in FTTH consulting, network planning and large\-scale execution\. I am an XLRI Jamshedpur Silver Medallist, and have received multiple scholarships and recognitions across my academic and professional journey\.

## Location

Greater Bengaluru Area

## AI stack

claude

gemini

openai

ChatGPT

Figma Make

## Work experience

Senior Director of Product Management at Housing\.com, Jul 2025 \- Present · 1 yr 2 mos, Hybrid, Lead the 15M\+ MAU consumer platform across Search, Discovery, AI Personalisation, Conversion, Engagement and Digital Monetisation, managing 10 Product Leaders and \~50 professionals across Product, Engineering, ML, Design and Data\. \- Scaled platform 1M → 15M\+ MAU over five years; delivered 60%\+ conversion uplift and $35M\+ business revenue\. \- Defined long\-term strategy across Search, Discovery, Recommendation and Personalisation; built AI\-driven ranking and intent\-led experiences \- Established reusable platform capabilities across Search, Chat, Notifications and Consumer Growth\. \- Built an AI\-first Product Operating Model, embedding AI into discovery, research synthesis, strategy, PRDs and experimentation \- Leading the new business vertical focussed on owners and rental marketplace

Director of Products at Housing\.com, Aug 2022 \- Jul 2025 · 3 yrs, Building Housing\.com to serve Billion\+ Indians in their Home search journey\. \- Serve 10 Mn\+ users monthly in their home search need\. Devised 3 year strategic roadmap to drive engagement and retention offering differentiated experience from other prop tech platforms\. \- Built and scaled the mobile experience; improved app rating 3\.9 → 4\.5 and delivered major gains in retention \- Grew the user base by 2\.5x along with 33% higher conversion\. Repeat usage and engagement saw 20% growth and increased revenue by 100% through various innovative experiential products for Indian consumers \- Lead the personalisation and Gen AI strategy specifically focused on audience growth and consumer engagement

Associate Director of Product at Housing\.com, Apr 2021 \- Aug 2022 · 1 yr 5 mos, Gurugram, Haryana, India, \- Drive strategy for the next set of innovation at Housing\.com in coordination with REA \- Launched category\-first capabilities including Buyer–Seller Chat, WhatsApp distribution, Listing Verification and automated lead nurturing \- Mentor junior PMs in their journey to become a rockstar product leaders

Product Manager at Flipkart, Oct 2017 \- Feb 2020 · 2 yrs 5 mos, Bangalore, \- Defined vision and launched Flipkart Plus from 0→1, creating an ecosystem spanning loyalty, SuperCoins, rewards, shipping benefits and early access \- Drove product vision, development & release of the organization\-wide initiative of 'Pay using Supercoin' improving GMV, transactions per customer and retention across target cohorts\. \- Built platform capabilities for 100M\+ consumers to support BBD'18 and BBD'19 scale \- Led cross\-functional execution across Engineering, Analytics, Marketing, Legal and Business; institutionalised experimentation and leadership dashboards

Product Manager, Consumer Electronics at Samsung India Electronics Ltd\., Jun 2015 \- Oct 2017 · 2 yrs 5 mos, Gurgaon, Haryana, India, \- Launched ActiveWash, SlimFry and Smart Oven, contributing to market\-share growth from 28% to 34% and category leadership in India\. \- Bridged hardware and software experiences through connected products, companion capabilities and software\-enabled consumer journeys\. \- Owned portfolio and feature rationalisation, pricing, sales strategy and campaign execution across complex physical supply chains driving store level metrics and unit economics

Summer Internship at Axis Bank, Apr 2014 \- Jun 2014 · 3 mos, Mumbai Metropolitan Region, \- Analyzing trends in global financing and recommending new business opportunities for Client Relationship Group \- Awarded Best Intern Award for trend study and profiling prospective clients

ENGINEER at TELECOMMUNICATIONS CONSULTANTS INDIA LTD\., Jul 2011 \- Jul 2013 · 2 yrs 1 mo, Kuwait, \- Led large\-scale FTTH network expansion programs across Kuwait and India, managing 20\+ member teams across consulting, network planning, financial control and execution\.

## Education

Post Graduate Diploma in Business Management, Finance and Marketing, XLRI Jamshedpur

Bachelor of Engineering \(BE\), Electronics and Electrical Comm, Punjab Engineering College

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