Akshey Walia
I Scale AI Products. And I Build Them Too.
Product leader who ships AI-first products at global scale. From 60X market growth to Fortune 500 partnerships - I drive outcomes, not just roadmaps.
Building Products That Scale
I've built products from zero to market leadership across consumer AI, fintech, and enterprise partnerships.
60X Market Growth
US market scaled from launch to millions of devices in 18 months
5 OEM + 2 Telco Deals
Launched co-developed products with partners like Samsung, Motorola, Verizon, SoftBank
3 Markets from Zero
Led 0-1 launches in US, Japan, Brazil - each now multi-million user markets
5+ AI Features Shipped
GenAI mini-apps with 15% CTR lift, A/B tested at 250M+ scale
Partnered with leading global brands
15+ Years of Building
Group Product Manager
InMobi - Glance AI Lock Screen
Own product strategy for AI-powered lock screen platform serving 250M+ daily users across 8 markets.
- •Scaled US market 60X in 18 months, improving ARPU by 25% and retention by 6 percentage points
- •Shipped 5+ GenAI mini-apps achieving 15% CTR improvement via A/B testing at scale
- •Identified US ARPU opportunity (50X vs India) - analysis influenced company's US-first expansion strategy
- •Built 5-PM team across US, Japan, India, China; mentored and promoted 2 PMs to Senior PM
- •Partnered with Samsung, Motorola, Sharp, Verizon, SoftBank to co-develop and launch native lock screen experiences deeply integrated into their device ecosystems
- •Achieved compliance across 5 frameworks (CCPA, GDPR, APPI, DPDP, LGPD), enabling global expansion
Senior Product Manager
InMobi - Glance AI Lock Screen
Key Product Manager for OEM partnerships, responsible for scaling distribution through device manufacturer integrations.
- •Launched Motorola partnership (first AOSP integration) - now 20M+ DAU globally
- •Scaled Realme integration from 2M to 25M DAU (12.5X growth)
- •Led Brazil market entry with Motorola - scaled from 1 device to 20+ devices with 10M+ DAU
- •Optimized activation funnel from 25% to 75% (3X improvement)
- •Enabled Android Go support, unlocking low-RAM device segment
Product Manager
Magicbricks
Built and scaled fintech and property services products
- •PAY RENT: Built rent payment product from zero to 8-figure GMV (INR), achieving 100% MoM growth at peak
- •Improved payment success rate from 90% to 99%; reduced settlement time by 96% (48hrs to 2hrs)
- •Integrated 3 payment gateways; closed partnerships with HDFC, ICICI, Standard Chartered
- •Launched 5 property services verticals from scratch, achieving 150% conversion improvement
Education
Indian School of Business
MBA, Strategy and Leadership
Flagbearer Award (Top 1%)Oxford Brookes University
BBA (Hons.) Marketing
AI Products I Ship
I don't just strategize about AI - I ship it. At work and on my own time.
PlantSage
AI-Powered Plant Intelligence
Custom plant care assistant with personalized recommendations
GrowFlow
AI Task Management
Productivity app with meeting transcription, whiteboard capture, AI context retrieval
WealthSage
Personal Finance AI
Telegram bot for portfolio tracking with real-time recommendations
Built with modern AI stack
#ProductMusings
I write about AI product management, building in public, and lessons from scaling global products.
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Akshey Walia
Sr. Product Leader @ InMobi | Global Strategy | AI-First Products
Bengaluru, India
Recognition & Certifications
Awards
4 Consecutive Excellence Awards
InMobi
Flagbearer Award
ISB
Hi-Po Candidate for Step-Up Program
Magicbricks
Winner Champions Program & Annual Award
Magicbricks
Certifications
AI Product Management
Duke University
Agentic AI for Leaders
Vanderbilt University
GenAI Strategic Leader
Vanderbilt University
AI Generalist Accelerator
Outskill
Digital Product Management
UVA Darden
ISB MBA - Flagbearer Award
Recognized among the top 1% of the class at Indian School of Business for exceptional leadership and academic excellence.
LinkedIn Recommendations
Testimonials from colleagues, peers, and leaders I've worked with.
“Akshey is synonymous with product management. I've seen him switch multiple hats with ease. Ideation, Value Prop Validation, Market Analysis, Product Strategy, Growth Hacking or Team Management - I've seen all these and appreciate his skills. He's a situational leader and knows exactly when to be an Authoritative, Assertive or Democratic leader.”
“As a Product Management Leader, Akshey would have my recommendation anyday.”
Kevin D'souza
Sr Director, Product @ GE Healthcare
Site Leader | Platform Innovation | ISB
“Akshey has really surprised me in terms of his learnability and growth. An astute business mind and amazing communicator. He was not from a product background then and still managed to understand product nuances better than most.”
“Deep sense of empathy, business sharpness and his love for working with people.”
Shailendra Nath Jha
Co-Founder & Director of Product & Strategy
“Akshey brings great diligence, sincerity and perseverance to the projects he operates on. He builds trust with his approach to getting things done and works with keen awareness of people and elements that might throw critical projects off their track.”
“Akshey has a great attitude full of humor and humility. He is a joy to work with!”
Ujwal Tickoo
Product Leader @ Target
Booth MBA
“He is one of the most diligent workers I have seen. I really admire his people management skills and his ability to interact with people at all levels, starting at base and going up to CXO's. If ever there were a critical discussion with an important stakeholder, I would trust him blindly to manage it smoothly.”
“He's a true asset to our team and our organisation!”
Abhishek Mahajan
Category Head - Magicbricks
Ex-MakeMyTrip | Ex-Google
Let's Connect
Looking for a product leader who builds? Let's discuss how I can help drive your next product breakthrough.
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emailme@aksheywalia.in
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+91-9871227452
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