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Manan Bajoria

Group SVP - Growth Marketing at ixigo | Ex- Lenskart & FreeCharge

Gurgaon

13+ years of work experience

ixigo
Feb 20267 mosPresent

Gurugram, Haryana, India

ixigo
Apr 20232 yrs 11 mosFeb 2026

Gurugram, Haryana, India

ixigo
Jul 20211 yr 11 mosMay 2023

Gurugram, Haryana, India

Lenskart.com
May 20181 yr 7 mosNov 2019

Faridabad, Haryana, India

+ Managing all Digital/Brand Marketing Campaigns across Google, Facebook/Instagram, Programmatic, Affiliates, Snapchat & TikTok + Scaled up App Installs & Omni App Revenue by 5x in 1 year + Responsible for Customer Lifecycle Management via Email, Push Notifications, SMS, In-app & Web properties. + Heading P&L – Managing monthly marketing budget of 8 Cr to maximize Revenue & ROI +Team Management – Effectively growing a team of Digital, CRM & Design marketers + Analytics - Optimising Conversion funnels using Omniture, Google Analytics, Appsflyer, CleverTap & ASO/SEO via Moz & AppTweak
Freecharge
Apr 20171 yr 2 mosMay 2018

Bengaluru Area, India

Heading User, Transactions & Revenue Growth at FreeCharge • Acquisitions & Traffic Growth – Bringing CAC down with steady focus on quality user growth & retention • Growth Hacking – SEM, Affiliates, Display, Push Notifications, Mailers, In-app & web properties, Social Media and more • Team Management – Effectively growing a team of digital, offline & design marketers • Heading P&L – Managing monthly marketing budget of 10 Cr to maximize MAUs & ROI • Driving user growth via strategic partnerships with Nestle, Britannia, Axis Bank, Vodafone, Hungama etc. • Analytics - Optimising Views, Clicks & Conversion funnels using Omniture, Google Analytics & CleverTap
Freecharge
Jan 20161 yr 3 mosMar 2017

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Heading marketing of all Offline & Online Merchants for FreeCharge wallet • Revenue/GMV Growth – Driving transactions & GMV through merchants • Marketing Strategy – Determining promotions, offers, schemes with merchants & executing the same • Brand Visibility – Ensuring adequate in-store branding across offline merchants • Growth Hacking – SEM, Affiliates, Display, Referral, Push Notifications, Mailers, Social and more • Campaign Management – Executing campaigns to drive GMV, Traffic and user acquisitions • Merchant Marketing & Transactions growth @ McDonald’s, Shoppers Stop, Cafe Coffee Day, Bookmyshow, Jabong & more
airtel
Oct 20132 yrs 3 mosDec 2015

Gurgaon

Responsible for standard definition portfolio of airtel digitalTV & pocket TV app at national level: - Increasing SD revenue by driving SD pack/topup upgrades. - Launched pocket TV app on Android, iOS & Windows - Increasing app installs & user base on pocket TV through SEM, SEO & Targeted Ads. - Leading Digital Marketing initiatives for upselling pack upgrades, topups & long duration packs through airtel.in & MyAirtel app. - Handling 4 upselling centres with a strength of 95 agents. - Partner Management: Determining promotions, offers, schemes with channel partners & executing the same. - Decreasing revenue leakages by identifying process gaps and rectifying the same.
airtel
Sep 20121 yr 1 moSep 2013

India

Zonal Sales Manager - Prepaid & DTH Sales Led a Team of 8 Rural Territory Managers in Sikar & Jhunjhunu Managed 12 Rural Distributors with a combined monthly revenue of 8 Crores. ​Won Best Zonal Sales Manager in Rajasthan in July & Aug 2013
airtel
Dec 201110 mosSep 2012

Haryana, India

Territory Sales Manager - Prepaid (Yamuna Nagar) Managed 2 Distributors with a monthly revenue of 1.6 Crores and led a team of 10 Field Sales Persons
Bharti Airtel Limited
Apr 20103 mosJun 2010

Working in the Marketing Deptt. of Airtel Telemdia Services Division.

Education

Management Development Institute, Gurgaon

MBA, Marketing, IT

Management Development Institute, Gurgaon

20092 yrs2011
International Institute of Information Technology Hyderabad (IIITH)

B.Tech, Electronics & Communications

International Institute of Information Technology Hyderabad (IIITH)

20044 yrs2008

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Headline

Group SVP - Growth Marketing at ixigo | Ex- Lenskart & FreeCharge

About

15+ Years of experience across Growth & Marketing Specialties - Digital Marketing, User Acquisition, Marketing Strategy, Revenue & GMV Growth, P&L Management, Growth Hacking, Merchant Marketing, Product Marketing, Customer Life Cycle Management, Consumer Insights, Mobile Marketing, Strategic Alliances & Team Management

Location

Gurgaon

Work experience

Group SVP - Growth Marketing at ixigo, Feb 2026 - Present · 7 mos, Gurugram, Haryana, India

Group VP - Growth Marketing at ixigo, Apr 2023 - Feb 2026 · 2 yrs 11 mos, Gurugram, Haryana, India

VP - Growth Marketing & Analytics at ixigo, Jul 2021 - May 2023 · 1 yr 11 mos, Gurugram, Haryana, India

Head Of Growth Marketing at Lenskart.com, May 2018 - Nov 2019 · 1 yr 7 mos, Faridabad, Haryana, India, + Managing all Digital/Brand Marketing Campaigns across Google, Facebook/Instagram, Programmatic, Affiliates, Snapchat & TikTok + Scaled up App Installs & Omni App Revenue by 5x in 1 year + Responsible for Customer Lifecycle Management via Email, Push Notifications, SMS, In-app & Web properties. + Heading P&L – Managing monthly marketing budget of 8 Cr to maximize Revenue & ROI +Team Management – Effectively growing a team of Digital, CRM & Design marketers + Analytics - Optimising Conversion funnels using Omniture, Google Analytics, Appsflyer, CleverTap & ASO/SEO via Moz & AppTweak

Associate Director, Head of Growth Marketing at Freecharge, Apr 2017 - May 2018 · 1 yr 2 mos, Bengaluru Area, India, Heading User, Transactions & Revenue Growth at FreeCharge • Acquisitions & Traffic Growth – Bringing CAC down with steady focus on quality user growth & retention • Growth Hacking – SEM, Affiliates, Display, Push Notifications, Mailers, In-app & web properties, Social Media and more • Team Management – Effectively growing a team of digital, offline & design marketers • Heading P&L – Managing monthly marketing budget of 10 Cr to maximize MAUs & ROI • Driving user growth via strategic partnerships with Nestle, Britannia, Axis Bank, Vodafone, Hungama etc. • Analytics - Optimising Views, Clicks & Conversion funnels using Omniture, Google Analytics & CleverTap

Senior Manager, Growth Marketing at Freecharge, Jan 2016 - Mar 2017 · 1 yr 3 mos, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India, Heading marketing of all Offline & Online Merchants for FreeCharge wallet • Revenue/GMV Growth – Driving transactions & GMV through merchants • Marketing Strategy – Determining promotions, offers, schemes with merchants & executing the same • Brand Visibility – Ensuring adequate in-store branding across offline merchants • Growth Hacking – SEM, Affiliates, Display, Referral, Push Notifications, Mailers, Social and more • Campaign Management – Executing campaigns to drive GMV, Traffic and user acquisitions • Merchant Marketing & Transactions growth @ McDonald’s, Shoppers Stop, Cafe Coffee Day, Bookmyshow, Jabong & more

Product Marketing Manager, airtel digitalTV at airtel, Oct 2013 - Dec 2015 · 2 yrs 3 mos, Gurgaon, Responsible for standard definition portfolio of airtel digitalTV & pocket TV app at national level: - Increasing SD revenue by driving SD pack/topup upgrades. - Launched pocket TV app on Android, iOS & Windows - Increasing app installs & user base on pocket TV through SEM, SEO & Targeted Ads. - Leading Digital Marketing initiatives for upselling pack upgrades, topups & long duration packs through airtel.in & MyAirtel app. - Handling 4 upselling centres with a strength of 95 agents. - Partner Management: Determining promotions, offers, schemes with channel partners & executing the same. - Decreasing revenue leakages by identifying process gaps and rectifying the same.

Zonal Sales Manager at airtel, Sep 2012 - Sep 2013 · 1 yr 1 mo, India, Zonal Sales Manager - Prepaid & DTH Sales Led a Team of 8 Rural Territory Managers in Sikar & Jhunjhunu Managed 12 Rural Distributors with a combined monthly revenue of 8 Crores. ​Won Best Zonal Sales Manager in Rajasthan in July & Aug 2013

Territory Sales Manager at airtel, Dec 2011 - Sep 2012 · 10 mos, Haryana, India, Territory Sales Manager - Prepaid (Yamuna Nagar) Managed 2 Distributors with a monthly revenue of 1.6 Crores and led a team of 10 Field Sales Persons

Summer Intern at Bharti Airtel Limited, Apr 2010 - Jun 2010 · 3 mos, Working in the Marketing Deptt. of Airtel Telemdia Services Division.

Education

MBA, Marketing, IT, Management Development Institute, Gurgaon

B.Tech, Electronics & Communications, International Institute of Information Technology Hyderabad (IIITH)