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AKQA
AKQA is a design and innovation agency that provides digital marketing, brand experience, and technology services to global clients across various industries, including retail, automotive, fashion, and entertainment. The company helps organizations build digital products, campaigns, and immersive experiences utilizing artificial intelligence and creative design.
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AKQA at a glance
AKQA is a consulting company headquartered in United Kingdom, founded in 1994. Xcout tracks 43 named people at AKQA, including Baiju Shah (Global CEO). Xcout recorded 114 job postings from AKQA in the last 90 days, naming tools such as Cursor, Claude, Jira.
AKQA leadership
- Baiju ShahGlobal CEO
- Brian VellaCEO AKQA APAC
- Ben RoyceGlobal Chief Technology Officer
- Eric OrtonChief Technology Officer for APAC
- Nicolas Le PallecChief Technology Officer of AKQA EMEA
- David BuckleyChief Strategy Officer AKQA Americas
37 more named people on record for AKQA, with roles, board committees and tenure — see the full roster →
Hiring at AKQA
Xcout recorded 114 job postings from AKQA in the last 90 days, from a hiring record Xcout has kept since June 2026.
Tools named in AKQA's job postings
The weekly hiring trend, the roles and locations behind it and all 23 tools — see AKQA's hiring signals →
Hiring vs the trend
Based on 80 job postings in the last 8 weeks (10 Aug – 4 Oct 2026), compared with 225 scale-up industrials companies.
This describes a hiring pattern — how often AKQA’s job postings ask for AI skills, and how that changed against the previous 8 weeks, ranked among its peers. It says nothing about the company’s products or performance.
Signed-in members see the AI-skill share and its change with peer percentiles, role mix, posting momentum and advertised US pay against the market.
Tech stack
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More on AKQA in Xcout Intel
- 43 named people with titles, LinkedIn and board committees
- Weekly hiring history and the mix of roles behind it
- The full competitor set, tracking, exports and API access