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I am a growth/marketing leader with 11 years experience of scaling internet based companies from 0 to 1 and then 1 to 10.
My past experiences include unicorns like - Ola, Swiggy, foodpanda, hoichoi.
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Head of Growth (Hoichoi OTT) at Hoichoi (OTT)
July 1, 2023 - PresentLed growth initiatives for Hoichoi OTT, delivering a 17% CAGR (2023–2025) while steering a 15-member team across Performance Marketing, CRM, SEO/ASO, Analytics, and Product Marketing to drive subscription revenue. Built an in-house performance team, achieving 3.5x ROAS across Meta and Google Ads, launched multi-channel lifecycle campaigns (Push, Email, WhatsApp) with segmentation-based personalization, improved retention, and propelled AI adoption across workflows to eliminate repetitive tasks.
Head of Growth at Hoichoi
July 1, 2023 - November 18, 2025Spearheaded Hoichoi's path to profitability as India’s only regional OTT, delivering a consistent 17% CAGR (2023–2025). Led a 15-member team across Performance Marketing, CRM, SEO/ASO, Analytics, and Product Marketing to drive subscription revenue. Achieved 3.5x ROAS across Meta & Google Ads by building an in-house performance team and running rigorous A/B tests on promos. Led multi-channel lifecycle campaigns (Push, Email, WhatsApp) with segmentation-based personalization to improve retention. Boosted the Hoichoi iOS app to top-10 entertainment ranks in India through ASO/ASA, introductory offers, and app-store featuring. Drove company-wide AI adoption by deploying new workflows and RAG frameworks to eliminate repetitive tasks.
Head of Growth at hoichoi.tv
July 1, 2023 - PresentBuilt a team of 8 to drive direct subscription revenue growth and cut agency costs by bringing digital marketing capabilities in-house. Boosted hoichoi iOS app to top 10 entertainment ranks in India via ASO, ASA, introductory offers, A/B testing & App Store featuring. Revamped CRM with optimized journeys and cost-effective channels, recovering 85% of churned users within 8 months. Drove hoichoi to become India’s only profitable regional OTT by improving ROAS to 4x and scaling growth through SEO-ASO-affiliates.
Director of Growth at abillion
June 30, 2023 - July 24, 2025Managed the company's growth strategy by working closely with CEO and VP of marketing. Built marketplace strategy from scratch. Worked with data & engineering team to identify customer 'Aha moment' and built growth flywheels & gamification strategy around that.
Sr. Growth Marketing Lead at foodpanda
November 30, 2022 - July 24, 2025Led the growth marketing team at foodpanda Singapore between 2020 to 2022 and was rewarded with 2 promotions in 3 years. Responsible for demand planning through paid ads, incentives, CRM lifecycle, loyalty program, audience targeting & hyperlocal pricing. Helped achieve EBITDA breakeven by growing AOV by 180% & cost reduction on promotions & paid advertising. Revamped incentive strategy by introducing targeted deals and vendor co-funding. Delivered best CPGMV across all APAC markets.
Sr Growth Marketing Lead at foodpanda Singapore (Ola group)
November 1, 2022 - November 1, 2022Led growth marketing at foodpanda Singapore between 2020 and 2022; rewarded with two promotions in three years. Responsible for demand planning through paid ads, incentives, CRM lifecycle, loyalty program, audience targeting & hyperlocal pricing. Helped achieve EBITDA break-even by growing AOV by 180% and reducing costs on promos and paid advertising. Revamped incentive strategy with targeted deals and vendor co-funding. Drove company-wide AI adoption by implementing new workflows and RAG frameworks to eliminate repetitive tasks.
Senior Growth Marketing Lead at Foodpanda
February 1, 2020 - November 30, 2022Led the growth marketing team for Foodpanda in Singapore, delivering sustained growth across paid and organic channels, and earning two promotions in three years.
Senior Manager - Marketing at Swiggy
January 31, 2020 - July 24, 2025Built Swiggy as India's most preferred employer brand for delivery partners. Responsible for hiring & retention of partners. Won multiple awards for the 'What's In A Name' campaign. Generated ~4 million delivery partner leads through digital channels in FY18-19, contributing to 23% of total onboarding in 130+ Swiggy cities.
Senior Manager - Marketing at Swiggy
January 1, 2020 - January 1, 2020Built Swiggy as India's most preferred employer brand for delivery partners. Led hiring & retention of partners. Won 4 Abby Awards, 1 Effie award & 2 blue elephants at Kyoorius Creative Awards in 2018-19 for 'What's In A Name' campaign. Generated ~₹4M delivered partner leads through digital in FY 18-19, contributing to 23% of total onboarding in 130+ Swiggy cities.
Senior Growth Marketing Lead at Swiggy
May 1, 2018 - January 1, 2020Built Swiggy as India's most preferred employer brand for delivery partners; responsible for hiring and retention. Won multiple awards (4 Abby Awards, 1 Effie Award, 2 Blue Elephants) for the 'What's In A Name' campaign; generated ~4M delivery-partner leads in FY 18-19, contributing to 23% of total onboard in 130+ Swiggy cities.
Marketing Manager at Ola
April 30, 2018 - July 24, 2025Joined as a Territory Marketing Manager responsible for driving Ola’s demand marketing in 10 cities across 4 states of East India. Achieved 2.5x growth in daily bookings in FY16 and increased Ola's penetration to 10% of population in East India. Drove Ola Outstation revenue to INR 500Mn/month as a category lead and developed a long-term strategic alliance with TripAdvisor.
Marketing Manager at Ola
April 1, 2018 - April 1, 2018Joined Ola as a Territory Marketing Manager, responsible for driving Ola’s demand marketing in 10 cities across 4 states of East India. Achieved 2.5x growth in daily bookings in FY 16. Increased Ola's penetration to 10% of population in East India. Drove Ola Outstation revenue to INR 500M/month as a category lead. Developed a long-term strategic alliance with Trip Advisor.
Territory Marketing Manager at Ola
March 1, 2015 - April 1, 2018Joined as Territory Marketing Manager, driving Ola's demand marketing in 10 cities across East India; achieved 2.5x growth in daily bookings (FY16); increased Ola's penetration to 10% of East India population and led Outstation revenue growth to INR 500M per month as a category lead.
Education
Post Graduate Diploma in Management at Indian Institute of Management, Calcutta
June 1, 2013 - March 31, 2015Bachelor of Technology - Manufacturing Engg. at Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur
August 1, 2009 - April 30, 2013Post Graduate Diploma in Management at Indian Institute of Management, Calcutta
June 1, 2013 - March 1, 2015Bachelor of Technology - Manufacturing Engg. at Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur
August 1, 2009 - April 1, 2013Post Graduate Diploma in Management at Indian Institute of Management, Calcutta
June 1, 2013 - March 1, 2015Bachelor of Technology in Manufacturing Engineering at Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur
August 1, 2009 - April 1, 2013Qualifications
Winner of foodpanda's inaugural hackathon
January 1, 2021 - December 31, 2021SwiggStar Award for excellent performance
July 1, 2018 - September 30, 2018Winner of Phillips Campus Journos
January 1, 2014 - December 31, 2014NTSE Scholarship
January 1, 2006 - December 31, 2006Silver Merit Award in 4th National Cyber Olympiad
January 1, 2004 - December 31, 2004National Talent Search Scholarship
January 1, 2006 - January 1, 2026Silver Merit Award - National Cyber Olympiad
January 1, 2004 - January 1, 2026NTSE Scholarship
January 1, 2006 - January 1, 2026Industry Experience
Media & Entertainment, Software & Internet, Retail, Transportation & Logistics, Travel & Hospitality, Professional Services
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