Nov 2025 – Present · 4 mos · Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India

• Overseeing business strategy and growth for hirist, Info Edge’s premium technology hiring platform.

Nov 2025 – Present · 4 mos · Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India

• Overseeing business strategy, P&L and market expansion for NaukriGulf, Info Edge’s international recruitment brand.

May 2022 – Oct 2025 · 3 yrs 5 mos

• Leading the B2B & B2C product portfolio for India’s #1 recruitment platform (₹1500cr+ revenue, 25M+ users). Driving the AI-powered future of recruitment with a team of 30+ PMs, 2 category heads, and 100+ product ops.
• AI-FIRST LEADERSHIP
• Rolled out enhancements boosting recruiter productivity (~25%) and shortlist quality (~70%)
• Upgraded job discovery and relevance powering 100cr+ applications annually, resulting in ~60% growth in monthly applications
• Piloting AI Rex, the company’s first agentic recruiter AI, architected as a foundation for future monetization
• PORTFOLIO TRANSFORMATION
• Orchestrated launch of Naukri Talent Cloud, unifying portfolio brands (iimjobs, hirist, AmbitionBox, Naukri Campus, DoSelect & Zwayam) into a single AI-powered recruitment suite
• Drove expansion in flagship product Resdex by designing persona-specific variants and innovating outreach offerings
• BUSINESS GROWTH ENGINES
• Scaled employer branding into a multi-hundred-crore business line via new formats, mobile-first upgrades & flagship events (Women@Work)
• Accelerated online customer acquisition through a free-to-premium posting strategy and mobile-first experience upgrades
• Building Naukri 360, a GenAI-powered career services vertical, with ambition to reach hundreds of crores ARR
• Championed Naukri’s first rebrand in 25 years, dropping “.com” from the identity and re-launching the platform brand alongside Naukri 360
• PRODUCT INNOVATION
• Pioneered an industry-first innovation “Early Access Roles,” surfacing the hidden job market to unlock engagement
• Currently rolling out “TopTier,” an invite-only premium experience for elite jobseekers
• Building Naukri MINIs, India’s first career content feed, powering engagement with millions
• RECOGNITION & THOUGHT LEADERSHIP
• Recipient of Inspirational Leadership Award at Info Edge Merit Awards (2024)
• Keynote speaker at HR tech forums and customer roundtables, evangelizing Naukri Talent Cloud and the AI-native hiring vision

Apr 2021 – May 2022 · 1 yr 1 mo

• Led 9 PMs through a foundational transformation of Naukri’s jobseeker platform, rebuilding taxonomy, UX, discovery and monetization to create a truly modern seeker experience
• Evangelized creation of the recruitment ‘lingua franca’: a taxonomy spanning 50L+ skills, 50L+ titles, 80L+ companies, and 10cr+ entity relationships, creating the foundation for all future product & AI innovation
• Reimagined homepage user experience from a legacy, ad-driven model (GIFs, pop-ups) into a modern design that elevated brand perception and sustained engagement
• Redefined employer branding from static homepage ads into structured, scalable offerings that seeded a long-term monetization pillar
• Delivered best-in-class app experience, improving rating from 4.4 to 4.6 (highest in the category)
• Earned three fast-track promotions in four years, becoming the youngest EVP in Naukri’s leadership team

Apr 2019 – Mar 2021 · 1 yr 11 mos

• Steered the jobseeker platform through rapid scale and broad product modernization, building on earlier foundations to deliver major growth in users, applicants, and retention
• Grew app users by more than 50% and boosted retention by 30%
• Increased daily applicants by ~50% through relevance & discovery enhancements
• Revamped onboarding flow, improving conversion by ~15%
• Strengthened seeker-side foundation to enable later AI-led and taxonomy-driven innovations

Mar 2018 – Mar 2019 · 1 yr

• Led a team of 4 PMs through a transition phase, kick-starting data-driven practices and UX upgrades that began modernizing Naukri’s jobseeker platform and seeded later large-scale transformation
• Improved search relevance by >20% with ML-driven ranking
• Introduced chatbot registration, lifting acquisition 15%
• Drove 30% app installs growth via Android Instant App & acquisition optimizations
• Integrated AmbitionBox ratings into job listings, seeding growth of India’s largest employer review platform

Aug 2017 – Mar 2018 · 7 mos

• Led Naukri’s paid candidate services business spanning job search and resume offerings (~₹70cr annual revenue), managing a team of 2 PMs in my first people leadership role
• Grew mobile revenue by over 100% year on year
• Improved conversion through launch of lead management system and optimization of lead funnels

Jan 2017 – Aug 2017 · 7 mos · Gurgaon, India

• Led Uniware, Snapdeal's warehouse management backbone processing 75%+ of orders, while continuing its role as a multi-channel SaaS platform serving external clients like Myntra & Lenskart with 8M+ monthly orders
• Led GST transition on Uniware, ensuring seamless overnight migration for thousands of SMBs and enterprises during India’s largest-ever tax reform
• Fast-tracked to Director; the only PM in peer group promoted

Apr 2016 – Jan 2017 · 9 mos · New Delhi Area, India

• Embedded in Snapdeal’s supply chain org post-acquisition, managing Uniware as the WMS while leading broader delivery and customer experience initiatives
• Managed new feature development for warehousing platform driving Order to Ship in <24h for over 150k orders per day
• Designed lane prioritization engine enabling next day delivery for top 80 cities as part of SD Gold (similar to Amazon Prime) with 99% SLA adherence
• Led hyperlocal delivery innovation with 4-hour service (SD Instant) pilot in Gurgaon; early precursor to quick commerce market
• Scaled warehouse productivity through launch of Android app and designed custom workflows to support 200cr B2B fashion business arm launch (E-Agility Solutions)

Apr 2015 – Mar 2016 · 11 mos · New Delhi Area, India

• Drove growth & seller engagement for Uniware, a SaaS platform enabling e-commerce sellers to have a centralized, real-time view across 30+ marketplaces (e.g., Amazon, Flipkart) and their own websites
• Launched freemium model (Lite) achieving significant seller growth
• Built seller engagement suite including communication portal and Android app serving thousands of e-commerce merchants
• Led integrations with Tally, QuickBooks and Ginesys POS systems to expand SMB adoption
• Piloted Collection Centers enabling omnichannel fulfillment through pickups from retail stores as part of early transition to Snapdeal’s supply chain org

Dec 2011 – Mar 2015 · 3 yrs 3 mos · Navi Mumbai

• Founding product team member delivering breakthrough innovations across OTT, connectivity, communication and identity during India’s largest telecom launch
• Conceived and launched multi-profile OTT feature (predating Netflix profiles) enabling personalized cross-device entertainment
• Defined and piloted a unified data offering across mobile, broadband, and Wi-Fi; an industry-first shared plan concept (precursor to Airtel Black)
• Built Jio’s Rich Communication Services (RCS) platform to deliver HD voice/video and messaging across devices, designed to extend VoLTE-like quality to non-4G phones
• Launched JioNet app (Android & iOS) & embedded Smart Client (in Jio routers), enabling
• seamless mobility across any Wi-Fi network
• Built federated identity platform with device/user mapping at unprecedented scale across all Jio services
• Gained direct exposure to C-suite strategy discussions (e.g., free voice calling as a market disruptor), shaping systems thinking and appetite for big bets

May 2011 – Dec 2012 · 1 yr 7 mos · Navi Mumbai

• Founding CX team member responsible for user insights & experience design principles for Jio’s digital services ecosystem
• Developed customer personas, journeys and experience principles in collaboration with Frog Design team, shaping overall service design blueprint
• Ran design research with over 200 respondents from household & SMB segments, informing product strategy and market positioning for entertainment, broadband, and communication services

Apr 2010 – May 2010 · 1 mo

May 2008 – Jul 2008 · 2 mos