Umesh Krishna K

CEO

Toronto, Ontario, Canada0 mo experience

Key Highlights

Led marketing for two Unicorn startups.
Awarded Rising Star CMO by DMA.
Expert speaker on Brand and Digital Marketing.

Stackforce AI infers this person is a Marketing Leader with expertise in SaaS and Fintech sectors.

Contact

Skills

Core Skills

Product MarketingMarketing StrategyBrand MarketingDigital MarketingGrowth Marketing

Other Skills

Affiliate MarketingAffiliate NetworksBrand StrategyBrand TrackingBusiness StrategyBusiness-to-Business (B2B)Content StrategyCustomer AcquisitionDigital MediaE-commerceEmail MarketingFacebook MarketingFitness InstructionGo-to-Market StrategyGoogle Analytics

About

Marketing leader with expertise in product marketing, brand management, partner marketing and media/performance. Work experience spans listed firms and young technology companies including 2 Unicorns. Cross functional team management experience, managed small to large teams from diverse backgrounds. Worked in firms backed by the likes of Sequoia, Softbank, Accel, Bessemer, and Tiger Global in highly competitive categories going head-to-head with the likes of Uber and Amazon, outperforming them in their own game.Industry expert and Instructor for Ed-tech platforms and universities.Speaker at events covering Brand, Martech, Digital, and Data Analytics. Jury member for YoutubeWorks Awards by Google, BrandJam by Google, IDMA, IMA, Maddies, Emvies.Rising Star CMO awardee by DMA.Fractional-CMO experience in SaaS/Fintech across 3 brands valued at over 100 Mil.Master's Degree from a QS101+ Global Rank & FT75 Global Rank Business School.Also dons the hat of a Fitness Coach - certified by the American Council on Exercise, with work experience across multiple top US/CA fitness chains.

Experience

Aot technologies

Head of Marketing

Mar 2023 – Present · 3 yrs · Toronto, Ontario, Canada · Remote

Driving the build and go-to-market of AI products, working with a team of hard-core Engineers and savvy Marketers.
One of Canada’s fastest-growing tech firms, we combine our roots in Automation with the latest in AI.
We design enterprise-ready tools powered by ML, CV, GenAI, and Intelligent Agents—helping governments and businesses solve real-world problems with precision and scale.

Marketing StrategyGo-to-Market StrategyDigital MarketingProduct Marketing

Nora

VP & Head of Marketing

Jan 2022 – Mar 2023 · 1 yr 2 mos · Toronto, Ontario, Canada · Hybrid

Nora's portfolio spans AI driven consumer-tech gadgets, sleep education, and sleep analytics & wellness apps.
D2C & E-com(Active across search, social, programmatic, affiliates, TV and E-commerce)

Digital MarketingE-commerceBrand Marketing

Swiggy

Director - Marketing

Mar 2017 – Jan 2022 · 4 yrs 10 mos · Remote

Managed a team of skilled marketers for the central marketing team - built multiple core marketing functions from scratch as Swiggy grew 11X in valuation during the tenure to become a Decacorn, currently valued at over 15 billion USD.

Product MarketingGrowth MarketingDigital Marketing

Ola

Marketing Manager

Apr 2015 – Mar 2017 · 1 yr 11 mos

OLA is an MNC valued at 7 Billion $ with presence in multiple categories across India, Aus and UK.
Worked Across Ola Store [Hyperlocal Retail ] and Ola Cabs [ Urban Mobility ]
& supported initiatives like Ola Money [ Wallet ] and B2B.

Product MarketingAffiliate MarketingEmail MarketingBrand Marketing

Bajaj auto ltd

Assistant Marketing Manager

May 2013 – Apr 2015 · 1 yr 11 mos

Bajaj is world's largest ICE Motorcycle Manufacturer, retailing brands like Pulsar, KTM(Austria), Husqvarna(Sweden) + history of Joint Ventures/engineering partnerships with the likes of Kawasaki(Japan), present in over 100 Countries. Managed marketing responsibilities for multiple top product brands.