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Diksha Thakur

Product- Growth & Strategy| Driving AI & Digital Products at Times Internet | Ex- India Today Group

Delhi

8+ years of work experience

Times Internet
Aug 20242 yrs 1 moPresent

Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India

-> Owned end-to-end product management for The Times of India Markets ecosystem (stocks, IPOs, company, sector, deals pages), leading discovery, PRDs, launch, and iterative scaling. -> Built scalable, templated data-led utility products (Gold/Silver prices, Weather, AQI, Holidays) with automated ingestion and AI-assisted content updates, driving 2M+ MAUs while tracking MAU, CTR, engagement, and retention. -> Led newsletter strategy (Times Top 10, Evening Brief, TOI Food, TOI NRI, Weekly Vine), scaling to 4.5M+ users with 15–20% open rates via format optimization and automation. -> Managed TOI US portfolio across TOI, ETimes, and TOI Recipes (200M+ MAUs), contributing to 150% YoY traffic growth through SEO and landing page experimentation.
India Today
Jan 20222 yrs 7 mosJul 2024

-> Led end-to-end product strategy across user journeys, driving growth, engagement, retention, and monetization through data-led experimentation. -> Owned high-traffic experiences at Aaj Tak, including FIFA, T20, and IPL microsites, delivering 2M+ pageviews per segment. -> Managed multiple web properties (Aaj Tak, Good News Today, AajTak Bangla), scaling SEO and organic traffic across sports, entertainment, religion, and key sections. -> Launched and monetized Shorts (video product), achieving ~10 screens per user and ~4 mins avg. view time, enabling ad and sponsored integrations. -> Partnered with marketing, sales, and external vendors to drive revenue while maintaining strong user experience.
NTPC Renewable Energy Limited
Jul 20212 mosAug 2021

Bilaspur, Himachal Pradesh, India

SJVN LIMITED
Jan 20212 mosFeb 2021

Shimla, Himachal Pradesh, India

National Institute of Technology Hamirpur
Jul 20184 yrs 1 moJul 2022

Studied Electrical and Electronics Engineering at NITH. This course strengthened my analytical thinking, problem-solving ability, and understanding of complex systems.

Diksha’s AI Stack

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Education

National Institute of Technology Hamirpur-Alumni

Bachelor's degree, Electrical and Electronics Engineering

National Institute of Technology Hamirpur-Alumni

20184 yrs2022
Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya - JNV

High School/Secondary Diplomas and Certificates

Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya - JNV

20117 yrs2018

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Headline

Product- Growth & Strategy| Driving AI & Digital Products at Times Internet | Ex- India Today Group

About

Product Manager with 4+ years of experience building and scaling consumer-facing B2C products and discovery experiences for everyday use cases at internet scale. Proven track record of owning product discovery, launch, and scaling, driving SEO-led growth, improving engagement, and collaborating with engineering, design, marketing, and sales teams. Strong in data-driven decision-making, experimentation, and execution at scale. Proficient in Product development lifecycle, Product Delivery, Skilled in Data Analytics, Prototyping, Documentation, Sprint Planning & Backlog prioritization. Hands on experience with AI Tools like Bolt.new, Magic Patterns, Google AI Studio, Gemini, Lovable, Figma AI and more. Working on automation and AI implementation to make internal workflows more efficient.

Location

Delhi

AI stack

antigravity

opencode

Work experience

Associate Product Manager at Times Internet, Aug 2024 - Present · 2 yrs 1 mo, Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India, -> Owned end-to-end product management for The Times of India Markets ecosystem (stocks, IPOs, company, sector, deals pages), leading discovery, PRDs, launch, and iterative scaling. -> Built scalable, templated data-led utility products (Gold/Silver prices, Weather, AQI, Holidays) with automated ingestion and AI-assisted content updates, driving 2M+ MAUs while tracking MAU, CTR, engagement, and retention. -> Led newsletter strategy (Times Top 10, Evening Brief, TOI Food, TOI NRI, Weekly Vine), scaling to 4.5M+ users with 15–20% open rates via format optimization and automation. -> Managed TOI US portfolio across TOI, ETimes, and TOI Recipes (200M+ MAUs), contributing to 150% YoY traffic growth through SEO and landing page experimentation.

Associate Product Manager at India Today, Jan 2022 - Jul 2024 · 2 yrs 7 mos, -> Led end-to-end product strategy across user journeys, driving growth, engagement, retention, and monetization through data-led experimentation. -> Owned high-traffic experiences at Aaj Tak, including FIFA, T20, and IPL microsites, delivering 2M+ pageviews per segment. -> Managed multiple web properties (Aaj Tak, Good News Today, AajTak Bangla), scaling SEO and organic traffic across sports, entertainment, religion, and key sections. -> Launched and monetized Shorts (video product), achieving ~10 screens per user and ~4 mins avg. view time, enabling ad and sponsored integrations. -> Partnered with marketing, sales, and external vendors to drive revenue while maintaining strong user experience.

Summer Internship at NTPC Renewable Energy Limited, Jul 2021 - Aug 2021 · 2 mos, Bilaspur, Himachal Pradesh, India

Internship Trainee at SJVN LIMITED, Jan 2021 - Feb 2021 · 2 mos, Shimla, Himachal Pradesh, India

Student at National Institute of Technology Hamirpur, Jul 2018 - Jul 2022 · 4 yrs 1 mo, Studied Electrical and Electronics Engineering at NITH. This course strengthened my analytical thinking, problem-solving ability, and understanding of complex systems.

Education

Bachelor's degree, Electrical and Electronics Engineering, National Institute of Technology Hamirpur-Alumni

High School/Secondary Diplomas and Certificates, Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya - JNV