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Varun Bhardwaj

Product@ShareChat | Axis Bank | IIT-Guwahati

Rohtak

4+ years of work experience

ShareChat
Apr 20265 mosPresent

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India · Hybrid

Feed Recsys and Relevance - Identified churn of new user in early lifecycle due to fixed ads strategy. - Improved New user retention by dynamic ads strategy increasing new user DAU by 10K. - Building better experience for short drama consumption on MOJ.
ShareChat
Jul 20241 yr 10 mosApr 2026

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India · Hybrid

Notifications - 500k+ DAU increased by automated trending news notification. - 11L/month saved by system simplification. - Improved relevance by redefining user affinity for content and using genre based CTA. - Reduced uninstalls and optouts Gamification - Started and Scaled gaming experience based on monetary goods. - 10x growth in user's spend over 4 months - 45% and 27% D1 and D30 retention respectively.
Axis Bank
May 20233 mosJul 2023

South Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

Handled project DeepMind - (Enhanced behavioral analysis of Consumer data and Revenue); Applied post-campaign tracking analysis to enhance customer communication efficiency for 14 products, resulting in improved engagement; Implemented a cross-channel attribution model to understand the contribution of each channel in overall conversions for improved resource allocation; Strategically assessed 15 campaigns, pinpointing enhancement opportunities for superior outcomes; Methodically tracked diverse engagement metrics.
Alcheringa, IIT Guwahati
May 20221 yr 1 moMay 2023

Spearheaded and managed a 3-tier team of 250+ people; Conceptualized and executed the entire budget of the festival with 25% YoY growth; Introduced new revenue stream: Ticket selling; Managed all the administrative tasks and vendor-client communication for the festival; Decision making in marketing, sponsorship planning, media and branding; Devised and executed the strategies for Crisis Management while coordinating with top management of CRPF to ensure safety of 100k+ people.
UiT- The Arctic University of Norway
May 20225 mosSep 2022

Tromsø, Troms og Finnmark, Norway

Presented at The 43rd Symposium on Ultrasonic Electronics (USE2022), held in Japan in November 2022. Published Conference Paper. Developed finite element models for acoustic transducers; Application driven research interests in area of nanotechnology and acoustics imaging; Contributed in research of acoustic wave propagation in Lithium Niobate crystal.
IITG.ai
Sep 20219 mosMay 2022

Guwahati, Assam, India

Alcheringa, IIT Guwahati
Jun 20211 yrMay 2022

Approached various 100+ Corporates and PSUs for sponsorship; Mentored a team of 10+ executives; Coordinated with 6 different functional teams; Executed security plans for the festival.
Alcheringa, IIT Guwahati
Jan 20216 mosJun 2021

Market research for sponsorship; Executed sales of official merchandise of the festival.

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Education

Indian Institute of Technology, Guwahati

Bachelor of Technology - BTech, CST

Indian Institute of Technology, Guwahati

20204 yrs2024

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Product@ShareChat | Axis Bank | IIT-Guwahati

About

Working as Product Analyst at ShareChat towards creating value for users. Graduated with B.Tech from IIT Guwahati majoring in Chemistry. I have keen interest in Machine learning, Artificial Intelligence, Analytics, Business Strategy and Product management. I have always been passionate about identifying problems and solving them. I got introduced to machine learning during my initial years at IIT Guwahati. I have undertaken several projects like multi class image classification and organic chemical reaction predictions etc. Apart from this I am also passionate about Business strategy and analytics as a result of which I worked on several case studies like Growth of EV market in India. I also interned at Axis bank as Business analyst putting my analytical skills to test. I contributed in making data driven business decisions. I leveraged my technical skills along with business and product sense to improve overall product experience for 14 different products. Also, I strategically assessed 15 campaigns to improve engagement. I contributed in implementation of a cross channel attribution system to understand conversions from different channels to improve efficient resource allocation. I have been Convener at Alcheringa 2023 - The Annual cultural festival of IIT Guwahati where I spearheaded and managed a 3-tier team of 250+ people to plan, organize and execute the 27th edition of the largest student-organized cultural fest of North-East India. I conceptualized and executed the entire budget with 25% YoY growth. Introduced a revenue stream by implementing an online ticketing solution for the festival. I managed all the administrative tasks and vendor-client communication. I had decision making in marketing and sponsorship planning for PSUs and corporate companies, media and branding of the various segments. I devised and executed the strategies for Crisis Management in coordination with top management of CRPF and Institute Security Force to ensure safety of 100k+ people.

Location

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AI stack

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Work experience

Senior Product Analyst at ShareChat, Apr 2026 - Present · 5 mos, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India · Hybrid, Feed Recsys and Relevance - Identified churn of new user in early lifecycle due to fixed ads strategy. - Improved New user retention by dynamic ads strategy increasing new user DAU by 10K. - Building better experience for short drama consumption on MOJ.

Product Analyst at ShareChat, Jul 2024 - Apr 2026 · 1 yr 10 mos, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India · Hybrid, Notifications - 500k+ DAU increased by automated trending news notification. - 11L/month saved by system simplification. - Improved relevance by redefining user affinity for content and using genre based CTA. - Reduced uninstalls and optouts Gamification - Started and Scaled gaming experience based on monetary goods. - 10x growth in user's spend over 4 months - 45% and 27% D1 and D30 retention respectively.

Analyst - Business Intelligence Unit at Axis Bank, May 2023 - Jul 2023 · 3 mos, South Mumbai, Maharashtra, India, Handled project DeepMind - (Enhanced behavioral analysis of Consumer data and Revenue); Applied post-campaign tracking analysis to enhance customer communication efficiency for 14 products, resulting in improved engagement; Implemented a cross-channel attribution model to understand the contribution of each channel in overall conversions for improved resource allocation; Strategically assessed 15 campaigns, pinpointing enhancement opportunities for superior outcomes; Methodically tracked diverse engagement metrics.

Convener at Alcheringa, IIT Guwahati, May 2022 - May 2023 · 1 yr 1 mo, Spearheaded and managed a 3-tier team of 250+ people; Conceptualized and executed the entire budget of the festival with 25% YoY growth; Introduced new revenue stream: Ticket selling; Managed all the administrative tasks and vendor-client communication for the festival; Decision making in marketing, sponsorship planning, media and branding; Devised and executed the strategies for Crisis Management while coordinating with top management of CRPF to ensure safety of 100k+ people.

Research Intern at UiT- The Arctic University of Norway, May 2022 - Sep 2022 · 5 mos, Tromsø, Troms og Finnmark, Norway, Presented at The 43rd Symposium on Ultrasonic Electronics (USE2022), held in Japan in November 2022. Published Conference Paper. Developed finite element models for acoustic transducers; Application driven research interests in area of nanotechnology and acoustics imaging; Contributed in research of acoustic wave propagation in Lithium Niobate crystal.

Club Member at IITG.ai, Sep 2021 - May 2022 · 9 mos, Guwahati, Assam, India

Corporate Relations and Marketing Executive at Alcheringa, IIT Guwahati, Jun 2021 - May 2022 · 1 yr, Approached various 100+ Corporates and PSUs for sponsorship; Mentored a team of 10+ executives; Coordinated with 6 different functional teams; Executed security plans for the festival.

Marketing Executive at Alcheringa, IIT Guwahati, Jan 2021 - Jun 2021 · 6 mos, Market research for sponsorship; Executed sales of official merchandise of the festival.

Education

Bachelor of Technology - BTech, CST, Indian Institute of Technology, Guwahati