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Akshat Soni

Marketplace Strategy @ Uber | Driving Growth Initiatives, Pricing & Revenue | Ex-Flipkart | IIM Bangalore

Bengaluru

3+ years of work experience

Uber
Jan 202611 mosPresent

• Leading marketplace growth levers in supply & demand creation in top Indian markets of Bangalore, Hyderabad & Chennai
Uber
Nov 20241 yr 3 mosJan 2026

• Delivered ~53% YoY growth with structured investment planning & pricing strategy in top markets In India, along with BD & SL
Flipkart
Jun 20246 mosNov 2024

• Spearheaded a team of 4 to boost the growth of the Foods Category contributing a 23% grocery share •Expanded into South India markets by local brand adoption, re-defining catalogue and re-structuring the pricing models
Flipkart
Jan 20246 mosJun 2024

• End-to-end planned & organized the main event event of Flipkart BPC – Glam Up’24, driving +600Mn online views • Maximized the growth of Premium Beauty portfolio - 19 brand groups, 46% growth YoY, driving category share growth by ~5% • Delivered unprecedented YoY growth for key brands like Cetaphil and L’Oreal PPD by optimising inventory planning & promotions
Flipkart
Jun 20237 mosDec 2023

• Drove marketplace activations like inventory purchase & customer promotions in South India markets • Strategized merch experiments for targeted customer cohorts to increase avg. order value • Designed in-app festive stores to boost visibility and enhance customer selection, improved CTRs & NC retentions
Hawk Aerospace
Apr 20233 mosJun 2023

Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

Akshat’s AI Stack

claude
claude
gemini
gemini
openai
openai
ChatGPT
ChatGPT
Chroma
Chroma
Microsoft Copilot
Microsoft Copilot

Education

Indian Institute of Management Bangalore

PGPM

Indian Institute of Management Bangalore

20212 yrs2023
Maulana Azad National Institute of Technology

B.tech, Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering

Maulana Azad National Institute of Technology

20174 yrs2021

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Headline

Marketplace Strategy @ Uber | Driving Growth Initiatives, Pricing & Revenue | Ex-Flipkart | IIM Bangalore

Location

Bengaluru

AI stack

claude

gemini

openai

ChatGPT

Chroma

Microsoft Copilot

Work experience

Cars Marketplace Manager (Category) at Uber, Jan 2026 - Present · 11 mos, • Leading marketplace growth levers in supply & demand creation in top Indian markets of Bangalore, Hyderabad & Chennai

Bikes Marketplace Manager (Category) at Uber, Nov 2024 - Jan 2026 · 1 yr 3 mos, • Delivered ~53% YoY growth with structured investment planning & pricing strategy in top markets In India, along with BD & SL

Groceries - Foods Category at Flipkart, Jun 2024 - Nov 2024 · 6 mos, • Spearheaded a team of 4 to boost the growth of the Foods Category contributing a 23% grocery share •Expanded into South India markets by local brand adoption, re-defining catalogue and re-structuring the pricing models

Beauty & Personal Care - Brands at Flipkart, Jan 2024 - Jun 2024 · 6 mos, • End-to-end planned & organized the main event event of Flipkart BPC – Glam Up’24, driving +600Mn online views • Maximized the growth of Premium Beauty portfolio - 19 brand groups, 46% growth YoY, driving category share growth by ~5% • Delivered unprecedented YoY growth for key brands like Cetaphil and L’Oreal PPD by optimising inventory planning & promotions

Groceries - Marketplace at Flipkart, Jun 2023 - Dec 2023 · 7 mos, • Drove marketplace activations like inventory purchase & customer promotions in South India markets • Strategized merch experiments for targeted customer cohorts to increase avg. order value • Designed in-app festive stores to boost visibility and enhance customer selection, improved CTRs & NC retentions

Market Strategy Intern at Hawk Aerospace, Apr 2023 - Jun 2023 · 3 mos, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

Education

PGPM, Indian Institute of Management Bangalore

B.tech, Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering, Maulana Azad National Institute of Technology

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