Kanan Gupta

Co-Founder

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India6 yrs 9 mos experience
AI EnabledHighly Stable

Key Highlights

  • 7+ years of experience in Product Management.
  • Founder of 180 Degrees Consulting MDI Chapter.
  • Granted 2 patents in AI and ML.
Stackforce AI infers this person is a Product Management expert in Media & Entertainment and Travel sectors.

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Skills

Core Skills

Product ManagementVideo StreamingUser ExperienceStrategy ConsultingProject ManagementMobility Solutions

Other Skills

AIAnalyticsBig DataBusiness DevelopmentBusiness Intelligence (BI)Cloud MobilityContent DiscoveryCustomer OnboardingData WarehousingDynamic RankingGlobal Product IntegrationsHadoopLeadershipMLMachine Learning

About

An alumnus of MDI Gurgaon (MBA) and NIT Kurukshetra (B. Tech.), Kanan brings an academically excellent profile. He has 7+ years of Product Management and Strategy experience across leading B2C product-based global organisations like Disney+Hotstar, MakeMyTrip, and Flipkart. He holds 2 Patents for working on AI and ML-based Video Personalisation product features. He has worked with Haryana Govt on a consulting project with the DC Office MCG (Municipal Corporation Gurugram). He is the founder of 180 Degrees Consulting MDI Chapter, 180DC is the world’s largest student-run consultancy. It works with organisations in the social consulting domain like Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, Red Cross and World Bank. Kanan is a passionate traveller and adventure sports lover, having been to 25+ Indian states and 20+ countries abroad across 5 continents. He is amongst India's Top 1% Google Local Guide, with 20 million+ content views. He is also a PADI-certified Advanced Scuba Diver, Aquasail India Certified Sailor and a mountain trekker with 10+ treks to places like Mount Everest Basecamp (5364 m).

Experience

Google

Product Manager

Aug 2025Present · 7 mos

  • Land Great Product, Create magical moments

Disney+ hotstar

Senior Product Manager

Jun 2022Jul 2025 · 3 yrs 1 mo · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India · Hybrid

  • Granted two (2) Patents in both the USA and India for solving Video Streaming and Personalization problems in novel and innovative ways
  • Building for a billion users - Disney+ Hotstar owns Disney+ platforms in emerging markets in Asia and Africa
  • Streaming to 500M+ Users, 60M+ CCU on seamless Multi CDN, SSAI and AdTech stack
  • + Product Owner - Video Streaming
  • + Content Discovery - Off-platform Partnerships and engagement, Global Product Integrations
  • + Disney Inventor Award 2024
Video StreamingPersonalizationProduct OwnershipContent DiscoveryGlobal Product IntegrationsProduct Management

Makemytrip

Product Manager

Jun 2021Jun 2022 · 1 yr · Gurugram, Haryana, India

  • + Pricing and Dynamic Ranking Product - Card UX, Customized Badging, ML Based Supply layout, Cohort Personalisation
  • + User-Centric Design - Improved similar hotel recommendations by implementing a contextual ranking model based on user search parameters
  • + Go-Tripper of the Quarter'OND - International Hotels End-to-end Product Ownership for increase in PnL and funnel conversion (Look to Book)
PricingDynamic RankingUser-Centric DesignMachine LearningProduct ManagementUser Experience

180 degrees consulting

Founder and Secretary - MDI Chapter

Oct 2020Mar 2021 · 5 mos · Gurugram, Haryana, India

  • Led the founding team for MDI chapter of world’s largest consultancy for non-profits
  • Spearheaded a team of 8, built successful relationship with 10+ clients getting 5+ projects
  • Served as the Secretary of 180 DC MDI Chapter for the year 2020-21, led the consultant recruitment

Flipkart

Management Intern

Apr 2020May 2020 · 1 mo · Bengaluru, Karnataka

  • Flintern Leaderboard Award Runner Up among 50+ interns
  • Built geolocation functionality in User Rating Product Feature for Large Electronics, empowering customer purchase journey and trust for High AOV items
  • Strategised 2cr+ GMV addition by building a product roadmap case of Electronics Global Marketplace

Municipal corporation of gurugram

Strategy Consultant

Dec 2019Jan 2020 · 1 mo · Gurgaon, India

  • Conceptualised Youth for Earth, a 2.5cr+ sustainability initiative by Haryana Government
  • Developed a 4 level marketing strategy & outreach database leading to a footfall of 1lakh+
  • Realised $30k carbon footprint saving by establishing UNEP ILiveSimply NCR city chapter
SustainabilityMarketing StrategyOutreachStrategy ConsultingProject Management

Ford motor company

2 roles

Associate Product Manager

Oct 2017Jun 2019 · 1 yr 8 mos

  • Worked in the Smart Mobility Vertical solving Cloud Mobility Product and Business Problems
  • Created Customer Onboarding Flow for 'FordPass', a Smart Mobility solution for Business Travellers in North America
  • Managed user journey for various sources, including Ford's Smartlink, a plug-in device to ensure 100% connectivity in North America
  • Systematized TMC, a transportation mobility cloud platform which is manufacturer agnostic and will be managed by Ford as a PaaS
  • Leveraged analytics for deeper insights into customer behaviour and defined KPI’s to monitor operational & vehicle performance
Cloud MobilityCustomer OnboardingAnalyticsProduct ManagementMobility Solutions

Ford College Graduate

Jul 2017Sep 2017 · 2 mos

  • Chief Editor of the Ford College Graduate’s annual newsletter 'Impressions 2017'
  • Interviewed managers, wrote excerpts, reviewed and edited the articles written by batchmates
  • Organized sports & cultural events for underprivileged children of 13 schools during CSR month
  • Won Ford Credit Innovation Challenge 2018, a global level competition organised by Ford Motors

Techspardha, nit kurukshetra

Co-Convener

Jul 2016May 2017 · 10 mos · Kurukshetra, Haryana, India

  • Techspardha is a platform for students for implementing the knowledge of management, science & technology
  • Organised the annual techno-managerial festival of NITK with a footfall of 9000+ and budget of 15 lakhs
  • Headed the Hospitality, Transportation and Event Management Committee during the event
  • Planned 10 Guest Lectures and 25 Exhibitions from Brahmos and 30+ reputed organisations
  • Formulated scheduling of 100+ events spread across 4 days to ensure smooth execution

Oyo

Strategy and Operations

Jun 2016Jul 2016 · 1 mo · Gurgaon, India

  • Designed a self-serve lead generation process of pan India long stays project - 'Studio Stays by OYO' and helped to expand it from 1 city to 15 cities
  • Generated 650+ leads, 400+ Room Night; strengthened outreach by 43%, likes by 63%
  • Automated the occupancy report and published demand, visit and inventory dashboards daily to pinpoint the proper action required
  • Leveraged SEO, SEM, Google Ads, Facebook Ads and other digital marketing methods to gather leads & increase the online presence

Industry cell, nit kurukshetra

Coordinator

Jul 2015May 2016 · 10 mos · Kurukshetra, Haryana, India

  • Planned 10 Guest Lectures and 25 Exhibitions from Brahmos and 30+ reputed organisations
  • Organised National Level B-Plan competition judged by Angel Investors & Venture Capital firms
  • Launched Entrepreneurship & Management events, 200+ participant teams from 30+ colleges

Indian railways

Summer Training

Jun 2015Jul 2015 · 1 mo · Chandigarh Area, India

  • Worked on the realisation of Head on Generation Transmission mode for AC locomotives of Indian Railways at Chandigarh substation
  • Learnt Transmission & Distribution Network, Train Lighting and Air Conditioning of various locomotives deployed for Shatabdi trains

Education

Management Development Institute, Gurgaon

Master of Business Administration - MBA

Jan 2019Jan 2021

National Institute of Technology, Kurukshetra, Haryana

Bachelor of Technology (B.Tech.)

Jan 2013Jan 2017

Aggarsain Public School - India

Science

Jan 2008Jan 2013

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