Varun Garde Email & Phone Number

Chicago, Il, Us

- Pricing, Packaging and segmentation in cross-cloud support- Offerings development through Financial and Economic analysis and Customer research- Improving customer experience for transaction and delivery of cross-cloud support- Engaging with executives, field, and partners to develop and execute improved experiences and better monetization

Volunteer leadership to promote social good through statistics

- Develop Ongoing Customer Insights and Business Analytics- Customer Experiences: Curate/Manage convenience policies and requisite technology and partnerships- Business Health Measurement including Site Experience, Post-purchase experience, Customer Funnel health- Digital Marketing, Media effectiveness, and Market testing incl Budget Management and FP&A collaboration- Change leadership: Large CX programs and customer policies- Planning and Strategy cycles with C-level leadership

Hoffman Estates

- Established Trust and Safety infrastructure- Product management and engineering interface on key large programs: Listing standards, Seller-Customer communication, Price discipline and Taxonomy alignment/item-imports- Driving change of standards and policies for marketplace partners including order fulfillment, shipping, and service discipline- Analytics and insight development on Customer funnel, Seller economics, and reduction of customer dissatisfaction

Hoffman Estates, Il

Primary accountability: a) Enhancing margin realization for Sears Holdings online channels and b) driving mkt share growth through world class price experienceSignificant Activities: 1. Lead re-positioning of online marketplace ($XXX MM revenue) by creating- incentive strategy for sellers - overall strategy for rule based pricing actions and - partnering with marketplace team execute the transformationCurrently driving a 18+ strong multi-disciplinary team to develop and deploy this strategy2. Develop process to radically increase coverage of competitive intelligence3. Create online pricing strategies for sears owned businesses spanning hardlines, softlines and seasonal merchandise. 4. Manage relationships with partners and service providers. Structuring contracts, negotiating, and procurement decision making.5. Regular reporting to Chairman to track adherence to strategy Functions: Executive communication, competitive bench-marking, strategy and model building, data analysis, automation, contracting, negotiating, KPI dashboard creation and securing buy in

Hoffman Estates, Il

Primary responsibilities: 1. Revenue + customer engagement growth through personalized marketing across all inbound digital channels 2. Creating/delivering new mobile capabilities to drive dramatic demand gains in certain product categoriesSignificant activities:1. Designing offer strategies and driving digital offer campaigns for delivering real time deals to shopyourway loyalty program members through mobile and .com channels as owner of those channels2. Creating/executing business models to support corporate objectives linked to demand generation (such as improvement of clearance sell-through)3. Creating communication/KPIs for leadership of 15+ businesses including EVPs/SVPs to help understand channel effectiveness4. Developed industry leading mobile capability to arbitrate deals instantly based on customer and competitive data

Greater Chicago Area

- Created a pricing framework for offshore promotions- Streamlined a very circuitous pricing process leading to ~$1.5 MM annual bottom-line improvement- Presented results to the chairman of the company

Greater Seattle Area

- Develop feasibility (go / no-go) and launch plan for a new business category- Created financial model to determine what would success look like for the category, and how to track it- Presented study to senior leadership

Hyderabad Area, India

Develop and deliver strategic and tactical solutions to bond traders in Japan.

Bangalore, India

Clearinghouse connectivity Hub

Greater New York City Area

Solution Provider in the Equity Derivatives Reference Data Space.

Charlotte, North Carolina Area / Bangalore India

Master Of Business Administration (Mba), Strategy, Management & Organizations

B Tech, Mechanical Engineering