I am a growth-focused marketing strategist with 13+ years of global experience in driving growth, brand strategy, and digital innovation across tech, media, and healthcare. I have held CMO and leadership roles, scaling marketing teams, delivering international campaigns, and forging partnerships to accelerate business results.\n\nI am passionate about building strong brands, designing data-driven growth programs, and collaborating with cross-functional teams to deliver measurable outcomes. I am open to full-time roles on short and long-term basis.

Pooja Ahluwalia

I am a growth-focused marketing strategist with 13+ years of global experience in driving growth, brand strategy, and digital innovation across tech, media, and healthcare. I have held CMO and leadership roles, scaling marketing teams, delivering international campaigns, and forging partnerships to accelerate business results.\n\nI am passionate about building strong brands, designing data-driven growth programs, and collaborating with cross-functional teams to deliver measurable outcomes. I am open to full-time roles on short and long-term basis.

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I am a growth-focused marketing strategist with 13+ years of global experience in driving growth, brand strategy, and digital innovation across tech, media, and healthcare. I have held CMO and leadership roles, scaling marketing teams, delivering international campaigns, and forging partnerships to accelerate business results.\n\nI am passionate about building strong brands, designing data-driven growth programs, and collaborating with cross-functional teams to deliver measurable outcomes. I am open to full-time roles on short and long-term basis.

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Experience Level

Language

English
Fluent
German
Fluent
Hindi
Advanced
French
Beginner

Work Experience

Corporate Projects Manager at Sony DADC / Universal Music
June 1, 2011 - October 7, 2025
Managed corporate projects; led large-scale rebranding and positioning initiatives; established startup relations program to foster collaboration between major labels and startups in the Austrian music industry, resulting in multiple partnerships.
Project Manager at Sony DADC / Universal Music
October 1, 2014 - October 7, 2025
Managed corporate projects; responsible for ongoing project delivery across Salzburg, London and Vienna; contributed to strategic branding and marketing initiatives for the music sector.
Project Manager at TheVenture
May 1, 2017 - October 7, 2025
Led growth-focused marketing initiatives, co-owned company strategy, and drove acquisition, activation, retention and revenue initiatives; expanded the in-house accelerator program to 15 countries and onboarded 100+ startup clients; implemented rapid hypothesis testing including A/B testing to boost lead generation by 80%.
Marketing Lecturer at University of Applied Sciences, St. Poelten
September 30, 2020 - October 7, 2025
Led and taught courses on Growth & Viral Marketing within the Master's Programme 'Media and Communications'.

Education

MSc in Management, Organisations & Governance at London School of Economics and Political Science
January 11, 2030 - October 7, 2025
BA (Hons) Media & Cultural Studies (First Class) at Kingston University London
January 11, 2030 - October 7, 2025

Qualifications

Diploma in Mental Coaching
January 1, 2023 - October 7, 2025
Google UX Design Professional Certification
January 1, 2023 - October 7, 2025
Google Ads & Analytics Certification (GA4 Optimization)
January 1, 2023 - October 7, 2025

Industry Experience

Media & Entertainment, Software & Internet, Healthcare, Education, Professional Services