Sumedha Mahajan

VP of Engineering

New Delhi, Delhi, India10 yrs 4 mos experience
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Key Highlights

  • Led successful GTM strategies for major brands.
  • Increased user subscriptions by 25% at Paytm.
  • Selected as a global talent for UNLEASH Innovation Lab.
Stackforce AI infers this person is a Marketing Professional with expertise in Brand Strategy and Growth Marketing.

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Skills

Core Skills

MarketingBrandingSustainabilityProject ManagementGo-to-market StrategyMarket Research

Other Skills

Brand AwarenessBrand MarketingBrand Positioning StrategiesBringing Order to ChaosBusiness StrategyCommunicationContent StrategyCreative StrategyCustomer AcquisitionDesign ThinkingDigital MarketingE-CommerceEmail MarketingEmoji maestroEngagement and Retention

About

I build brands. I enjoy the 0-1, 1-10 journey and have setup processes from scratch. A true believer in leveraging multiple channels, I have been fortunate to work across a spectrum of channels and scales. From doing co-branded campaigns with the likes of Coca Cola, to creating a GTM strategy focused only on user experience for Paytm's loyalty program. From driving promoter-led BTL campaigns in Rajasthan's by lanes to marketing and launching the Indian cricket team jersey twice. I am currently helping write the next big chapter for gaming in India, as head of marketing at Ampverse DMI, India. Skilled in Growth and GTM Strategy, Large scale campaigns, Partnerships, with a strong flair for written and oral communication. Proven leadership skills with an MBA focused in Marketing from Narsee Monjee Institute of Management Studies. I started studying psychology primarily because of my volunteer work in mental health, but found it to be of immense value in my marketing journey. The proudest moment in my career was seeing a footage of the WC Jersey launch led by me, being showcased in the middle of a live international match, for millions of fans worldwide. Apart from work, I spend my time on a few things which I believe continuously add value to my growth. One, I write weekly at https://shadesandmuses.substack.com/. Most of my writing is based on stories and observations from my daily life. This has been an excellent creative outlet and helps me communicate better. Two, I conduct sessions for women on negotiation skills. This is primarily because I realised women are terrible at it. A Yale course, many books and lots of research later, I realized how bad it really was. I now do my bit. Third, I continuously upskill and learn. Every year I take a full course (Yale's renowned negotiation course, GrowthX, M.A. Psychology, ) and some smaller ones for professional and personal development. Eg: World's most popular online course on The Science of happiness. I believe this is the only way to grow. As an extension of this, I've also represented India as a delegate in International conferences which have greatly contributed to my learning curve. Off work, I am a voracious reader, mental health advocate and foodie.

Experience

Ampverse dmi

2 roles

Head of Marketing, Growth and Operations

Mar 2025Present · 1 yr

Head of Marketing

Jul 2023Feb 2025 · 1 yr 7 mos

College rivals

Trendsetter in Chief / Director of all Things Fun

Jul 2023Present · 2 yrs 8 mos

  • Battling in the Esports arena, one campaign at a time.
  • Chief Meme and Emoji Maestro.
  • Translating Pixels into Profits.
  • Chief Referee for Brand calls.
Emoji maestroMeme marketingBringing Order to ChaosMarketingBranding

Unleash

Global Talent

Sep 2022Present · 3 yrs 6 mos

  • A passion project on the side.
  • Selected as one of the 1000 Global Talents among 20,000 applicants from 150+ countries for UNLEASH Innovation Lab 2022, to work on UN's sustainability goals.
  • My preferred SDGs were SDG 3.4 - Mental Health and well being, and SDG 6 - WASH. I was allocated the latter and worked on it using human design thinking framework.
  • UNLEASH is a global initiative that brings together passionate youngsters, problem solvers, and change makers to create solutions, become leaders, and drive networks to help reach the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) formulated by the UN for a better planet.
SustainabilityProject ManagementBusiness StrategyDesign Thinking

Mobile premier league (mpl)

2 roles

Associate Director - Marketing

Mar 2022Mar 2023 · 1 yr

Stakeholder ManagementTeamworkCreative StrategyProject ManagementNegotiationIntegrated Marketing+4

Senior Manager - Marketing

Mar 2021Mar 2022 · 1 yr

CommunicationMonetizationCreative StrategyIntegrated MarketingGrowth StrategiesBrand Marketing+2

Paytm

3 roles

Senior Manager - Marketing

May 2019Feb 2021 · 1 yr 9 mos

  • ● Led the GTM for Paytm first, Paytm's loyalty program increasing the subscriptions by 25%
  • ● Curated "Money can't buy experiences" like exclusive movie premieres, meet-and-greets with actors, and invite only events
  • ● Drove brand partnerships generating media value of ~100mn through barter marketing
  • ● Executed co-branded campaigns with Coke, Nestle etc with impressions crossing ~50 million, targeted through on-pack promotions and 360-degree IMC, increasing retention by 15%
  • ● Customer acquisition via UPI cashback promotions, leading to 10% increase in new sign ups at an incrementally lower CAC
  • ● Implemented vernacular media partnerships focused on penetrating rural areas
  • ● Brand Integration across movies and content pieces, to sharpen brand awareness and TOM
TeamworkBrand AwarenessGo-to-Market StrategyProject ManagementGrowth StrategiesStrategic Partnerships+2

Manager - Marketing

Dec 2017Apr 2019 · 1 yr 4 mos

  • Lead marketing alliances negotiations and their execution with major consumer and media brands
  • Building and scaling alliances as a strong and stable growth medium across all key verticals of Paytm
  •  Ideation with leading conglomerates, FMCG/D, media channels to develop co-branded marketing content for TVC, print, radio, in -cinema advertising through barter partnerships
  •  Front ended and executed massive alliances with individual campaign reach going up to ~ 30 million
  • customers, targeted through on pack promotions
  •  Designed a unique initiative for Biocrux, a reverse vending machine for gratifying the customer depositing plastic bottles in ~10 cities across India; organic media coverage by leading news channels like Zee, ANI etc
  •  Identified and developed potential partners for brand building and awareness & strategic initiatives like user acquisition, cross vertical user movement, increased on -platform engagement
  •  Implemented Vernacular media campaigns with a strategic focus on smaller towns and rural segment
  • through regional brand and region based partnerships
  •  Structured strategic partnerships with leading cable operators to tap the user base across Tier III -VI cities
  •  Established and maintained a strong direct relationship with strategic partners, engaging multiple
  • stakeholders (Internal and external) to integrate
  •  Managed the launch of UPI account linked cashback promos, Initial launch with a major hair care brand of India with a significant outdoor media campaign
  •  Developed Marketing Communication, Construct & Content which was easily consumable with a high
  • recall value
  •  Drive operational and execution support for the vision and strategy of the partnerships vertical
Stakeholder Management

Manager - Seller Marketing

May 2017Nov 2017 · 6 mos

  • ● Led a ~25-member team across 2 verticals
  • ● Owned the training & marketing communication for the entire Paytm mall seller base ~100K
  • ● Responsible for end-to-end seller related communication (email, SMS, forum communications), revamping the strategy and maintaining open rates at 40%
  • ● Increase in user traffic by 41% with development of Vernacular training content
  • ● 36% increase in NPS response rate with planned product and non-product interventions
  • ● Managed the training of ~ 2000 on-field Paytm executives, driving on ground merchant onboarding, during Paytm’s expansion phase
  • ● Fast-track promotion to Executive Manager and Senior Manager within 2 years
  • ● Selected for the “Emerging Leaders development Program” from over ~ 4k employees
Market ResearchBrand MarketingBranding

Demola

Project Intern

Jun 2016Jun 2016 · 0 mo · Hungary and Finland

  • Visited the incubation centers of startups based out of Hungary and Finland, understood their business culture and suggested ways for expansion into the Indian market.
  • Worked closely with businesses interested in exploring markets for their products in Indian markets at Demola's Budapest innovation lab
  • Worked with Demola's Tampere (Finland) team to come up with a business plan to get an approval from the Municipality of Sastamala for a theme-based children's park

Glenmark pharmaceuticals

Marketing Intern

Apr 2016Jun 2016 · 2 mos · Mumbai, Maharashtra, India · On-site

Stakeholder Management

Procter & gamble

Marketing Intern

May 2015Jun 2015 · 1 mo

  • 'Career ki hawa badal do'​ was a virtual internship opportunity offered by P&G for their brand Ambi Pur, to work virtually as a brand manager of Ambi Pur, P&G.
  • Was exposed to hands-on marketing experience; unlike theory led courses, in this is a learn-by-doing internship
  • Recipient of Certificate of Excellence for Ambi Pur "Hawa Badal Do" internship, signed by Marketing Director,P&G India
  • Deep understanding about product formation and utilization
  • Gained consumer insights for all of its variants
  • Persuaded friends and family to use Ambi Pur products
  • Product marketing through social media referrals
  • Won excellence award for completing higher levels of tasks.

Accenture

Software Engineer Analyst

May 2013May 2015 · 2 yrs · Gurgaon, India

  • Implemented the requirements on Salesforce.com using Configuration as well as Customization.
  • Pioneered the concept of lesson learnt document to remove the gaps identified in the process
  • Led a team in the deployment activities of the project using Ant migration Tool
  • Worked with the team to develop a detailed design of the overall Salesforce.com Solution.
  • Certified Salesforce Adm201 for maintaining and customising sales and service cloud
  • Certified Salesforce Dev401 for using force.com platforms to build custom applications

Education

SVKM's Narsee Monjee Institute of Management Studies (NMIMS)

Master of Business Administration (MBA) — Marketing

Jan 2015Jan 2017

GrowthX®

Dec 2022Present

Vision India Foundation

Public Policy Program for Executives — Public Policy Analysis

Jan 2019Jan 2019

KEDGE Business School

Student Exchange Program

Jan 2016Jan 2016

Devi Ahilya Vishwavidyalaya

Bachelor of Engineering (BE)

Jan 2009Jan 2013

St joseph's convent school

Jan 2000Jan 2007

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