Ravi Shankar L

CEO

Gurgaon, Haryana, India24 yrs 9 mos experience

Highly Stable

Key Highlights

Over 20 years of experience in e-commerce leadership.
Cofounder of major hyperlocal platforms in India.
Expert in driving innovation and customer loyalty.

Stackforce AI infers this person is a seasoned leader in E-commerce and digital payments with a strong entrepreneurial background.

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Skills

Core Skills

Product ManagementCustomer LoyaltyBusiness DevelopmentSalesBusiness Relationship ManagementTechnical Product Sales

Other Skills

Advertising SalesBusiness StrategyCEOCRMCloud ComputingCross-functional Team LeadershipE-commerceEnterprise SoftwareEntrepreneurshipExecutive LeadershipKey Account ManagementLeadershipManagementMarketingNew Business Development

About

With over 20 years of work experience, I am a seasoned business leader and entrepreneur in the e-commerce space. I am currently the Senior Vice President at Paytm, India's leading digital payments and financial services platform, where I enable commerce for customers and merchants through deals, e-gift cards, and points loyalty program. I am also the cofounder and board member of nearbuy.com and Little Internet Private Limited, two of India's largest hyperlocal discovery and deals platforms. I have successfully built and led teams across business functions, and worked closely with a diverse range of stakeholders, including customers, investors, board members, and CXOs. I am passionate about creating value, solving problems, and driving innovation in online commerce space.

Experience

Wadhwani foundation

Executive Vice President

Sep 2024 – Present · 1 yr 6 mos · Gurugram, Haryana, India · Remote

At Wadhwani Foundation, our mission is to accelerate job growth in India & other emerging countries, to enable millions to earn a family-sustaining wage
Creating Jobs | Changing Lives

Paytm

Senior Vice President

Jul 2020 – Sep 2024 · 4 yrs 2 mos

Enabling Commerce @Paytm [Merchant Marketing Services]
Deals, e-Gift Cards & Points Loyalty program
Helping Merchants grow their business by enabling commerce products
Helping Consumers discover hyper local merchants on Paytm and get value (save money!)

MarketingProcess ImprovementNew Business DevelopmentLeadershipCEOProduct Management+1

Nearbuy.com

3 roles

CEO

Apr 2019 – Mar 2022 · 2 yrs 11 mos

Cofounder & Board Member

Aug 2015 – Sep 2024 · 9 yrs 1 mo

Chief Operating Officer

Aug 2015 – Apr 2019 · 3 yrs 8 mos

Little internet private limited

3 roles

CEO

Apr 2019 – Mar 2022 · 2 yrs 11 mos

Board Member

Dec 2017 – Sep 2024 · 6 yrs 9 mos

Chief Operating Officer

Dec 2017 – Jul 2019 · 1 yr 7 mos

Groupon

Business Director

Sep 2011 – Jul 2015 · 3 yrs 10 mos

Manage & Grow Groupon India Sales & Business Operations

Wipro

3 roles

National Sales Manager

Jul 2008 – Sep 2011 · 3 yrs 2 mos

Profile involved building an outsourcing proposition for mid-market customers of our India business
Achievements:
1. Started the business from scratch and grew it to a Rs 1000+ Mn TCV in 3 Yrs time
2. Bagged customers across multiple verticals - Banking, Financial Services, Education, etc
Key Responsibilities:
Responsible for India Geography sales for our new proposition
Ensuring market reach, value positioning, pricing & financial modeling of our new business

Operations ManagementCross-functional Team LeadershipPartner Relationship ManagementBusiness DevelopmentSalesAdvertising Sales

Regional Practice Manager

Jan 2006 – Jun 2008 · 2 yrs 5 mos

Led a team and was responsible for growing 2 businesses (Sun & Oracle) in Maharashtra & Gujarat
Responsible for Quarterly & Yearly revenue targets
Responsible for the Pre-sales technical consultant practice
Grew the Sun business in West for Wipro by 250% in 4 years
Drove focus on key verticals of Oil & Gas, BFSI and Retail

Business Relationship ManagementTechnical Product SalesPre-Sales ConsultingPortfolio ManagementEnterprise Software

Presales Technical Consultant

May 2003 – Dec 2005 · 2 yrs 7 mos

1. Technology architecting for customers on Sun Server, Storage and Software platforms
2. Was responsible for generating Revenue & GM for key large customers at West (Sun Platforms)
3. In depth knowledge of Server & Storage technologies like virtualization, consolidation, HPC, etc