Headline

JioHotstar • MICA

About

I help organizations move with speed and scale across markets, functions, and growth stages. Over the past decade, I've worked in marketing, partnerships, product, and strategy roles with organisations ranging from early stage startups to publicly listed enterprises, with a footprint spanning India, EU, MENA, North America & ANZ. My experience spans domains of consulting, consumer tech, commerce, climate tech and content. I operate like a deliberate amateur: someone who brings curiosity to every field rather than defaulting to what worked last time. This philosophy has made me a useful sparring partner for founders and leadership teams navigating inflection points. Outside of work I am an avid quizzer/quiz setter, enjoy cooking and community building. If you're on to something where clarity, cross-functional understanding and a bias for action matter, I'd love to connect.

Location

Mumbai

AI stack

antigravity

codex

cursor

Work experience

Director at JioHotstar, Feb 2024 - Present · 2 yrs 7 mos, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India, Monetizing India's largest premium streaming platform. Supporting the Head of Entertainment Ads on strategy, operations, digital transformation, business intelligence and new initiatives. Previously a part of the CEO's Office at Disney+ Hotstar, where I worked on strategy & operations for the platform on the path to profitability & the Disney-Star merger with Viacom18.

Engagement Manager at Zinnov, Feb 2023 - Jan 2024 · 1 yr, Hyderabad, Telangana, India, Partnering with private equity clients to identify global talent hotspots & establish world class Product, Engineering and R&D centres of excellence for their portfolio cos. I worked with regional leaders (Country MD, VP & GCC heads) as the on site Chief of Staff to drive strategy, operations and cross-functional alignment. Additionally, I established the firm's Hyderabad office and hired the early team.

Chief of Staff at TerraviewOS, Mar 2021 - Feb 2023 · 2 yrs, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain, Built a unified platform to assist growers of specialty crops (wine grapes, olives, nuts) take fast & reliable data-backed decisions across yield estimation, precise irrigation, disease prognosis and weather intelligence. Served as the Chief of Staff to the CEO and Regional Manager, ANZ.

Product Manager at Flipkart, Apr 2019 - Mar 2021 · 2 yrs, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India, Solving user acquisition and retention by giving users in a non-shopping mindset a reason to visit and engage with Flipkart. Was a part of the Central Events team previously handling all platform level sale events including monthly pay day sales, festive sale events and the flagship Big Billion Days.

Partnerships Manager at Xiaomi Technology, May 2017 - Apr 2019 · 2 yrs, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India, Founding team member for the regional internet services business. Built customer utility services & contributed to the top line through 3P product partnerships. Previously part of the marketing team for Xiaomi’s smartphones, IoT devices and D2C channel in India. I led marketing & promotion partnerships with leading e-commerce platforms, banking and retail brands.

Education

PGDM, Communications Management, MICA | The School of Ideas

B.Tech, Information Technology, Nirma University