About

Akash Kakkar is a highly experienced professional with over 17 years of expertise in various fields such as professional services, operations, project management, account management, product management, entrepreneurship, pre-sales, partner management, and vendor management. Currently, he is serving as the Vice President of KaptureCRM, managing professional services, implementation, integrations, project management, product management, and pre-sales for B2B SaaS CRM software. Akash's specialties include SaaS professional services, team building, team structure, mentoring, processes, operations, project management, product management, pre-sales, negotiations, product strategy, market research, Agile methodologies, Scrum, product development, software development & CASE tools, user interface, user experience, web/mobile applications, and more. In the past, Akash has worked as the Head of Projects at HandyTrain, where he handled professional services, team management, account management & growth, project & delivery management, escalation handling, vendor management, negotiation, presales demo & presentation, partnerships, pricing, estimations, and more. He was also responsible for charting out account growth strategy, relationship building, and mentoring the team to achieve their targets. Additionally, he was involved in supporting the sales partners for product-related queries and helping them with HandyTrain product sales. Before that, Akash worked as a Senior Software Engineer at Above Solutions, where he gained expertise in certified Scrum Master CSM, user interface, user experience, product strategy, product development, product management, and web application development. Akash holds a general management, strategic management, marketing, product management, valuation, finance, and accounts degree from IIM, a Six Sigma Black Belt certification from CSSBB, and a BE degree in Medical Electronics from Dayananda Sagar College of Engineering, VTU. He also completed his high school education from St. Pauls School. Akash has a diverse tech stack that includes expertise in product management, AI, software engineering, web development, research science, and mobile development. With 17.01 years of relevant experience, Akash is an expert in his field and brings a wealth of knowledge and expertise to any organization he works for.