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Building Circle - your fav C2C Marketplace | Imperial College London

About

I build things that scale and fix the things that don't. Currently on the founding team at Circle, India's C2C marketplace, where I took the electronics category from zero to meaningful scale in under six months. Along the way, I dramatically cut logistics costs, slashed fulfilment time, and brought return rates to near zero. My background spans product management, growth marketing, and operations across companies like MakeMyTrip, Anaglyph, and BTomorrow Ventures (BT Group's venture arm). I work at the intersection of data and execution, as comfortable writing SQL queries as presenting strategy to senior stakeholders. I started out as a Computer Science engineer and went on to do my MSc in Management at Imperial College Business School. That combination is probably the most useful thing about me. I can talk to engineers in their language, understand what is technically feasible, and still zoom out to think about business impact, market strategy, and what actually moves the needle for users. Outside of work, I am an internationally rated chess player, which probably explains why I enjoy thinking several moves ahead. I also love to travel and have explored six countries so far, with no plans to stop. If you are building something ambitious in product, growth, or marketplace ops, let's talk.

Location

Bengaluru

Work experience

Generalist at Circle, Aug 2025 - Present · 1 yr 2 mos, Bengaluru, Built and scaled the electronics category from 0 to ₹1Cr monthly GMV within 6 months, owning category P&L across electronics, lifestyle, toys, and kids & baby verticals. Designed logistics and route optimisation playbooks that reduced cost per order by ~70%. Built TACO, an internal ops dashboard, and redesigned QC processes that cut fulfilment time by 60% and brought return rates down to 0.1%. Launched a pay-on-pickup model and credit-note system that doubled sales, increased pickups by 15%, and reduced seller cancellations by 30%. Operationalised seller onboarding processes, with key sellers contributing ~40% of category GMV.

Market Research Consultant at Btomorrow Ventures, Jun 2024 - Aug 2024 · 3 mos, City Of London, England, United Kingdom, Conducted in-depth industry analysis on 50+ market players, delivering actionable market-entry insights that strengthened client strategic decision-making. Led 20+ expert interviews and leveraged Excel-based models for trend identification, resulting in a 25% improvement in stakeholder decision-making efficiency. Additionally, presented data-driven findings to senior management, demonstrating a strong ability to communicate complex insights and enhance operational strategies.

Shift Manager at Imperial College Union, Aug 2023 - Jan 2024 · 6 mos, London Area, United Kingdom, Probably the best time of my life, made really great drinks and managed a team of 5. Ate a lot of curly fries and 2 beers a day kept the troubles away.

Growth Associate at Anaglyph, Jul 2022 - Apr 2023 · 10 mos, Bengaluru, Spearheaded referral campaigns leveraging SQL and Excel to boost key user deposits by 50% in just six weeks, optimised A/B testing for email marketing to achieve a 30% uplift in open rates and a 20% increase in click-through rates, and collaborated with a cross-functional team for a Product Hunt launch that drove a 30% rise in deposits and secured a top-3 overall ranking. Working in a dynamic startup environment, I embraced trying out new strategies every day and adeptly handled unexpected challenges—all while having fun and contributing to the company's success.

Product Operations at Weekday (YC W21), Dec 2021 - Jan 2022 · 2 mos, Bengaluru, Managed recruitment pipelines by converting over 70% of contacted prospects, which reduced onboarding time by 25%. I also optimised hiring processes to lower drop-off rates by 10% while enhancing the overall candidate experience. Additionally, I delivered high-volume candidate engagement, consistently demonstrating strong communication and stakeholder management skills.

Education

Master's, Business Administration and Management, General, Imperial College London

Bachelor of Technology - BTech, Computer Science, Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology, Bhubaneswar