Aug 2024 – Nov 2024 · 3 mos

Jul 2023 – Aug 2024 · 1 yr 1 mo

• Looking at Fintech, SaaS, GenAI & ConsumerTech investments at Flipkart. If you are working on an idea, drop me a message or email to tessa.thomas@flipkart.com
• Select portfolio companies
• 1. Hyperface
• 2. Finbox
• 3. Castler
• 4. BeatO
• 5. GOAT Brand Labs
• 6. Rightbot
• 7. Nimblebox (Tune.ai)
• 8. SellerApp
• 9. LivWell
• 10. Neuropixel
• 11. FlexifyMe
• 12. Recircle
• 13. Algomage

Jan 2022 – Jul 2023 · 1 yr 6 mos

Jan 2020 – Dec 2021 · 1 yr 11 mos

• Designed a investment reallocation model across the FK portfolio to optimise opex, supply chain, headcount & marketing spend
• Built out the end-to-end long term grocery fresh strategy projected
• Identified partnership areas with a large tech giant including a 5 year cloud infrastructure hybrid partnership
• Built a revised customer strategy post COVID to address changing expectations, slowing new customer growth & high churn
• Evaluated impact of 70% penetration of 5G mobiles in India by CY23 and assessed Jio’s competitive threat in tier 2+ cities
• Delivered Private Label strategy through assessment of market, customer trends & business models
• Engaged with leadership on board discussions on topics like post Covid financial reengineering, IPO planning, supply chain design

May 2019 – Jan 2020 · 8 mos · Bengaluru Area, India

• Driving multiple new business/growth initiatives and developing long term strategies across businesses
• Identify, prioritize and drive cross functional projects & product development through data driven decision making
• Interact deeply with top management and take decisions which will benefit the overall company goals like sales, conversions and profitability

Dec 2016 – Apr 2018 · 1 yr 4 mos

• Managed the biggest category on the website – Broadway
• Launched cities like Milan and Naples on the website
• Managed business development accounts for Asia
• Managed Business relationships and negotiated prices with vendors in Asia and the US
• Owned and optimized the product sourcing mix across a wide variety of partners
• Owned category financial targets (e.g. GMV and margin), and identified (and execute upon) levers to achieve those targets
• Managed on-site product presentation and catalog data, and drove requirements into the search and browse experience
• Improved shopper experience and product work-flow and collaborated with product teams to execute
• Collaborated with cross-functional internal partners in marketing, technology and product to execute multiple category and central level projects

Jul 2016 – Nov 2016 · 4 mos

• From vendor on-boarding to setting up of new destinations in business.
• Managed resources ensuring products across cities are up-to-date and market ready
• Hiring responsibilities included preliminary & final dept-centric interviews as well as designing &
• evaluating the tests taken by applicants
• Mentored, coached & trained interns/contractors as well as new hires into the process and set-up
• basic metrics for the department
• Spearheaded the redesigning of city launch process eliminating existing inefficiencies
• Process improvements & coordinated projects with engineering teams to put efficiencies in place

May 2015 – Aug 2015 · 3 mos · Gurgaon, India

• Worked on creating a feasible franchise model for the business
• Helped develop pricing and business feasibility models

May 2014 – Aug 2014 · 3 mos · Bengaluru Area, India

• Conducted comprehensive evaluation of internal controls for an aviation firm to ensure compliance of Sarbanes Oxley Act’
• Performed testing of controls aimed at mitigating risks and deviations / exceptions were brought to the notice of stakeholders
• to prevent any potential conflict with the firm’s guidelines