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Hari Sankar S

Senior Product Manager | Ad-Tech, Growth, Monetization & Platform | XLRI | NITK

Bengaluru

5+ years of work experience

Pocket FM
Sep 20251 yrPresent

Bangalore Urban

Ads Monetization & Revenue Growth | AdTech • Product strategy to convert non-paying users into revenue contributors through multiple ad formats, innovative offerwall solutions and rewarded video products. • Improved discoverability of free coin-earning pathways by introducing contextual touchpoints tailored to distinct user cohorts. • Onboarded and integrated new offerwall partners, driving consistent month-on-month growth in user adoption and revenue.
Media.net
Jan 20258 mosAug 2025

Bangalore Urban

• Owned and scaled a $10M+ monthly revenue ads business, leading product strategy for various monetization techniques. • Drove innovation in SSP and ad-tech, enhancing CTRs from 1.5% to 2.5%, unlocking ~$2M/month in incremental revenue. • Launched impactful ad products, achieving 20–25% revenue uplift and 5x CPM gains while ensuring compliance with GDPR/CCPA.
Media.net
Jan 20232 yrsDec 2024

Bangalore Urban, Karnataka, India

Media.net
Jan 20221 yrDec 2022

Bangalore Urban, Karnataka, India

PwC India
Jul 20216 mosDec 2021

• Spearheaded CRM-driven digital transformation for a global skincare brand, enhancing the in-clinic user journey. • Redesigned the Point of Sale (POS) system and implemented a user-centric front-end app. • Achieved a 15% month-over-month increase in clinic appointments and a 20% revenue boost through effective service upselling.
GE Renewable Energy
Apr 20203 mosJun 2020

Financial Management Program (FMP) Intern
Procter & Gamble
Jun 20191 moJun 2019

Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

P&G Emerging Leader (2019) : From 1500 candidates across the top 7 B-schools of India (IIM A, IIM B, IIM C, IIM L, XLRI, ISB & SP Jain), among the top 71 to be chosen for a 2-day pre-MBA program that involved: - Insights into one of the top FMCG firms and Interaction with P&G leaders - Awarded PPI

Hari’s AI Stack

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Education

XLRI Jamshedpur

PGDM - Business Management

XLRI Jamshedpur

20192 yrs2021
National Institute of Technology Karnataka

Bachelor of Technology (BTech), Electrical and Electronics Engineering , 9.18 CGPA

National Institute of Technology Karnataka

20134 yrs2017

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Headline

Senior Product Manager | Ad-Tech, Growth, Monetization & Platform | XLRI | NITK

About

A Product Manager with 7 years of overall experience and ~4.5 years of experience in building and scaling digital products, with a strong focus on problem-solving, product design and user research. Passionate about leveraging AI/ML to create innovative and data-driven solutions, I thrive at the intersection of technology, user needs, and business impact. My interests and experiences lie in identifying and solving complex user and business problems, designing seamless and engaging product experiences, conducting user research to drive data-backed decisions and building AI/ML-powered products to enhance efficiency and personalization. I am always eager to collaborate, learn and build impactful products that drive growth and deliver exceptional user experiences.

Location

Bengaluru

AI stack

antigravity

claude code

claude

gemini

notion

openai

Work experience

Senior Product Manager at Pocket FM, Sep 2025 - Present · 1 yr, Bangalore Urban, Ads Monetization & Revenue Growth | AdTech • Product strategy to convert non-paying users into revenue contributors through multiple ad formats, innovative offerwall solutions and rewarded video products. • Improved discoverability of free coin-earning pathways by introducing contextual touchpoints tailored to distinct user cohorts. • Onboarded and integrated new offerwall partners, driving consistent month-on-month growth in user adoption and revenue.

Product Manager 2 at Media.net, Jan 2025 - Aug 2025 · 8 mos, Bangalore Urban, • Owned and scaled a $10M+ monthly revenue ads business, leading product strategy for various monetization techniques. • Drove innovation in SSP and ad-tech, enhancing CTRs from 1.5% to 2.5%, unlocking ~$2M/month in incremental revenue. • Launched impactful ad products, achieving 20–25% revenue uplift and 5x CPM gains while ensuring compliance with GDPR/CCPA.

Product Manager at Media.net, Jan 2023 - Dec 2024 · 2 yrs, Bangalore Urban, Karnataka, India

Associate Product Manager at Media.net, Jan 2022 - Dec 2022 · 1 yr, Bangalore Urban, Karnataka, India

Consultant at PwC India, Jul 2021 - Dec 2021 · 6 mos, • Spearheaded CRM-driven digital transformation for a global skincare brand, enhancing the in-clinic user journey. • Redesigned the Point of Sale (POS) system and implemented a user-centric front-end app. • Achieved a 15% month-over-month increase in clinic appointments and a 20% revenue boost through effective service upselling.

Summer Internship at GE Renewable Energy, Apr 2020 - Jun 2020 · 3 mos, Financial Management Program (FMP) Intern

Emerging Leader at Procter & Gamble, Jun 2019 - Jun 2019 · 1 mo, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India, P&G Emerging Leader (2019) : From 1500 candidates across the top 7 B-schools of India (IIM A, IIM B, IIM C, IIM L, XLRI, ISB & SP Jain), among the top 71 to be chosen for a 2-day pre-MBA program that involved: - Insights into one of the top FMCG firms and Interaction with P&G leaders - Awarded PPI

Education

PGDM - Business Management, XLRI Jamshedpur

Bachelor of Technology (BTech), Electrical and Electronics Engineering , 9.18 CGPA, National Institute of Technology Karnataka