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Bengaluru, Ka, In

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Bangalore Urban, Karnataka, India

Being the 10th employee in the org, I’ve worked on 50+ Projects, built business strategies and processes from ground-up to solve early stage business problems. Created and led the road-map for new product offerings (proof of concept testing for IKs free courses )Led the sales enablement project to implement deep-tech domain understanding within a non-tech sales team.Led IK’s talent focussed CSR initiatives by opening IK’s interview prep expertise to talent groups in need, such as women on a career breakLed Instructors engagement to increase instructor CSAT to 97% through instructor communities and video interviews.Introduced competencies and rubrics, in partnership with BU heads, to enable fair promotions org-wideFounded and managed the BECI (Branding, Engagement, Culture and Internal Comms) Wing at IK to drive multi-channel conversations on IK’s remote culture and people, clocking a Glassdoor rating of 4.8 with 0 budgetManaged the CEO’s office across departments: performance and product marketing, sales, talent and HR, investor relations, instructors management, etc.

Bengaluru, Karnataka

TapChief was a marketplace serving two sides of the gig-economy, now Revel, by Unacademy.Led GTM, product strategy and process design for their project management SaaS. Acquired 3000 early access subscribers, 100% organically, in 3 weeks. Pioneered feasibility studies and market research for a novel product line, TapChief Legal, built for service providers and independent professionals Formulated a driver metric strategy, OKRs, execution cycles, reporting and efficiency tracking across 6 teams (60 people) as a part of the yearly planning exercise Singlehandedly setup the Hiring function at TapChief, from building the team, to setting up outbound/inbound hiring channels, interview process design and new employee onboardingWon Tapchief the Wharton India Startup award 2020 and the New Code of Work Award by PeopleStrong in the same year. Qualified for the Global Silicon Valley (GSV) Cup and won the CEO a seat in a GSV panel. Centralized all investor communications with MIS reporting, updates and forecasts to bolster relations with TapChief cap table consistently

Bengaluru, Karnataka

War Room Management : Coordinated the efforts across the Partnerships, Operations and Hardware teams to solve scaling issues with Ola Play to become EBITDA positive by late 2018 Built the core team of Ola Electric in collaboration with Leadership and HR to handle executive search, headhunting, internal transfers, onboarding et al Oversaw the day-to-day project management of various departments spanning Engineering, ADAS and Product to ensure timely completion of deliverables and targets Quarter on Quarter

Bengaluru, Karnataka

Instituted the Cowrks community program and team from 0 to 1 by setting up training, new centre opening, community guidelines, and community growth strategyLed Cowrks expansion in new markets (starting with Chennai) with micro-market and social-infra analysis and inventory & capital planningChampioned pre-opening of 2 new centres in bangalore in coordination with the community, sales and real estate teams of RMZ

Bachelor Of Engineering - Be, Computer Science, First Class Distinction

Activities and Societies: Throwball

Pre-University

Activities and Societies: Skating