Akash Tyagi

Experience

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  Merits Capital Market Services Pvt. Ltd.

  Jul 2018 - Sept 2018

  Equity Research Intern

  • Received PPO from the company based on Managing Director’s review for a stellar performance• Adjudged the ‘Best Summer Intern’ for exceptional performance among 15+ summer interns• Equity Research Analyst | Selected 1/300+ to prepare research reports of 30+ Nifty 50 companies

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  ZS

  Feb 2020 - Jun 2022

  Associate

  Business Impact • Spearheaded annual budget of $40Mn+ for 1,000+ sales force | Conceptualized IC contests worth $5Mn+• Strategized incentive plan for 21 Brands (4k+ sales force) for Chinese market with annual revenue of $35Bn+• Increased incentives by 150% for 2,000+ employees in a quarter by redefining deliverables and targetsStrategic Initiatives• Conducted $3Bn worth sales force sizing & alignment exercise by evaluating a pharma product portfolio• Devised a $300Mn Brand Go-To-Market strategy for a newly launched drug in the critical post-launch phase• Revenue Forecast | Model developed for F250 client’s likely blockbuster drug with only ~0.5M global patientsProcess Optimization• Realized annual cost savings of $10Mn by formulating a model for a top 10 pharmaceutical industry player• Led $100k+ project to save 30+ man-hours (2 days) in processing time through an SQL-based ETL system• 50% effort mitigation | Reduced manual effort by 50 hrs by enhancing 20+ processes through VSM exerciseStakeholder Management• Managed 20+ batches with highly positive feedback (4.6/5) over 3 capability groups in org-wide onboarding• Mentored 10 Associates for 2 years in designing and implementing incentives strategiesfor 2.5k field force• Led monthly forum of ~100 members by arranging connect sessions between Senior Leadership & AssociatesAwards & Recognition• Recognized as an Emerging Leader for being amongst the top 3% (out of 150+ associates) by the leadership• Rated Top Performer & considered for Fast Track Promotion |Strong & Consistent reviews in all 4 cycles• Felicitated with R & R Award (Top 3/60) | Appreciated for execution of error-free deliverables for a full year Show less

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  Seekho

  Feb 2022 - May 2022

  Mentor

  1) Selected as 1 out of the 40 mentors for the consulting cohort to help the budding students & young aspirants grow into successful consulting professionals2) Conducted 15+ workshops for undergraduate college students on topics like Finance, Case interviews, Guesstimates, and Behavioral interviews that saw a participation of 1500+ participants3) Conducted 20+ 1:1 mentorship sessions with undergraduate students, did their Career Counseling & took Mock Interviews to help them in their placement journey throughout the year4) Collaborated with Seekho Content Team and assisted in generating great content like Deck/ PPTs, Micro-Learning Video Scripts, Write Seekho Blogs & be a part of Seekho Discussion Forums which address the questions of young aspirants. Show less

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  Bain & Company

  Apr 2023 - Jun 2023

  Summer Associate

  Case 1: Strategic Decentralization1) Designed a value creation plan for ‘DevOps software’ acquired by ‘2 IB firms’ (Valuation ~$360M+) 2) Conceptualized growth plan by identifying 30 initiatives & devising implementation strategy for 1.5+ years 3) Streamlined direct reports to CEO & CEO-1s by designing decentralized org. structure for workforce of 850Case 2: Commercial Due Diligence1) Conducted due diligence for a ‘Global PE firm’ for acquisition of ‘workforce productivity tool’ 2) Identified $500M TAM by formulating a 4-factor approach | Analyzed sweet spot $225M out of total TAM 3) Projected full potential TAM & identified potential to elevate core TAM to $1.1B via 4 growth dimensions Show less

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  RTP Global

  Apr 2024 - now

  Summer Intern

  Investing in early-stage tech businesses across India and South East Asia. Early backers of Datadog, CRED, Delivery Hero, Sumup, MPL, Slice amongst others. If you're a founder or are thinking of starting up, please reach out at akash@rtp.vc