Akshay Jawharkar
Product management coach for PM interviews and career growth
| Hourly rate range | $75 to $150 an hour |
|---|---|
| Focus areas | |
| Works with | Professionals |
| Also coaches | Executive coach |
Akshay Jawharkar is a product management coach who helps PMs prepare for interviews and tell their work story with confidence. He is a Director of Product Management at Affirm, where he leads the consumer marketplace across personalization, merchant monetization and ads. He also worked at Meta, PayPal, Slalom and FactSet. He has sat on both sides of the interview table for PM roles from IC to Director.
What Akshay helps with
Akshay helps product managers who have real experience but struggle to explain it under pressure. His work centers on interview answers and confidence.
- Answering any PM interview question with confidence
- Telling your own work story clearly under pressure
- Preparing for PM interviews from IC to Director level
- Building conviction when speaking about your experience
- Landing PM job offers
Who Akshay works with
Akshay works with product managers who have done real work and built real things. Their skills are solid, but they struggle to trust themselves and tell their story clearly in interviews. He has seen candidates at nearly every PM level, from IC to Director.
How Akshay works
Akshay teaches repeatable frameworks built from his own experience. The frameworks help you answer any interview question with confidence. His focus is on helping you know your own story well enough to tell it like you mean it. He draws on time spent as an interviewer and a candidate at nearly every PM level.
Background and qualifications
Akshay has more than 15 years of experience building and scaling products at Affirm, Meta, PayPal, Slalom and FactSet. His work spans fintech, e-commerce and social. He is now Director of Product Management at Affirm, where he leads product for the Affirm Marketplace and owns strategy for the consumer app. He started as a 0-to-1 builder and grew two-sided marketplaces. He began coaching by mentoring PMs informally on the side.
Akshay Jawharkar pricing
Akshay Jawharkar reviews
Akshay Jawharkar has a 5.0 out of 5 rating from 8 reviews on Leland, as of September 2026.
The CoachVouch take
A sitting Director of Product Management at Affirm who has interviewed PMs at nearly every level from IC to Director.
Best for product managers who have strong experience but want to tell their story with confidence in interviews.
Common questions
How much does Akshay Jawharkar charge?
Coaching with Akshay runs $75 to $150 an hour. Request an intro for an exact quote.
What does Akshay Jawharkar help with?
Akshay Jawharkar helps with answering any PM interview question with confidence, telling your own work story clearly under pressure, preparing for PM interviews from IC to Director level and building conviction when speaking about your experience.
Does Akshay Jawharkar have reviews?
Akshay Jawharkar has a 5.0 out of 5 rating from 8 reviews on Leland, as of September 2026.
What levels of PM roles does Akshay help with?
Akshay has sat on both sides of the interview table across nearly every PM level, from IC to Director.
How do I contact Akshay Jawharkar?
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