Headline

Head of Product and CX at WorkIndia

About

An engineer turned start-up Co-founder with a passion for solving problems through technology, with experience across Software Engineering, Agile Scrum, Digital Marketing, Hiring, Team and Process Management as well as Operations.

Location

Bengaluru

AI stack

claude

cursor

gemini

Work experience

Core Team Member at WorkIndia, Jun 2017 - Present · 9 yrs 5 mos, Bangalore Urban, Karnataka, India, WorkIndia is a 100% automated tech-based platform for Blue & Grey collar recruitment. Our purpose is to "Provide meaningful livelihoods to the 23.7 crore blue collar of India" I am part of the Core team at WorkIndia, currently working on key strategic projects alongside the CEO. 1. Streamlining the hiring process 2. Running a hiring warroom and setting up a Talent Acquisition team 3. Driving the Hiring process for key leadership positions 4. Implementing OKR framework across the firm 5. Working closely with L0 & L1 leaders to identify key levers and dependencies to ensure the firm's objectives are measured quantitatively and achieved.

Engineering Manager at WorkIndia, Jul 2019 - Jan 2021 · 1 yr 7 mos, Bengaluru Area, India, I managed a team of 20 engineers spanning an experience range of 0 to 6 years. Implemented Agile Scrum methodology to streamline requirement gathering and task allocation from Product Managers. Worked closely with PMs to build a product backlog, run sprint plannings and daily scrums. Hired, onboarded and mentored individuals of the engineering team through processes like biweekly 1-on-1 meetings. Adopted metrics like say:do ratio and change fail percentage for tracking engineering productivity. Undertook appraisal and performance feedback conversations.

Digital Marketing Manager at WorkIndia, Sep 2018 - Jun 2019 · 10 mos, Mumbai Area, India, I managed the entire digital marketing effort for WorkIndia in this period. With a monthly budget crossing Rs. 1 crore across Facebook ads, Google ads and Influencer marketing. Hired and managed a digital marketing team of 25 executives, 2 graphic designers and 1 video editor. Built the process for leveraging Influencer Marketing as a channel via Instagram, Youtube and TikTok influencers. Set up a process for building fresh, high quality creatives in-house at low cost. My work involved daily monitoring of campaigns and expenses, monthly budgeting, weekly target setting and team management.

G-Startup Worldwide Bangalore 2016 Batch at G-Startup Worldwide, Nov 2016 - Nov 2016 · 1 mo, Bengaluru Area, India, 3rd Price Winner at G-Startup Worldwide Bengaluru 2016 Batch.

Analyst Intern at Barclays, Jun 2015 - Aug 2015 · 3 mos, Pune, India, I worked as an Analyst Intern at Barclays, on a Tech stack comprising of Java, SQL & Windows. I interned with the Trade Management division and at the end of the internship received a pre-placement offer to join full time.

Game Development Intern at GameEon Infotech Pvt. Ltd., Sep 2014 - Oct 2014 · 2 mos, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India, One of the few students to have secured an internship in the 2nd year of engineering. Having self-learned game development on Unity, GameEon was my first exposure to the startup world. Worked on a few projects as a Game Development Intern. This experience enabled me to build and launch a game on the Android Play Store called "Snorbit" and conduct game development workshops at my college S.P.I.T. later on.

Education

Bachelor’s Degree, Computer Engineering, Bhartiya Vidya Bhavans Sardar Patel Institute of Technology Munshi Nagar Andheri Mumbai

Profile highlights

The best product I’ve worked on…: Is WorkIndia candidate app