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Swati Sawnani

Associate Partner

New Delhi, Delhi, India15 yrs 9 mos experience
AI Enabled

Key Highlights

  • Over 9 years of market research expertise.
  • Skilled in AI tools for consumer insights.
  • Recognized for leadership and client service.
Stackforce AI infers this person is a Market Research professional specializing in AI-driven consumer insights.

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Skills

Core Skills

Consumer InsightsMarket ResearchClient Services

Other Skills

AI-Enhanced InsightsResearch ManagementFacial codingEye TrackingAIQualitative ResearchQuantitative ResearchConsumer ResearchConsumer BehaviorUX ResearchConcept testAd testArtificial Intelligence (AI)Brand EquityAnalytics

About

A results-driven and dynamic Market Research professional with over 9 years of expertise in delivering data-driven insights and exceptional client service. Skilled in leveraging AI tools, including facial coding and eye tracking, to generate deeper consumer insights. Recognized for strong leadership, effective communication, team-building, and a proven ability to manage projects with creativity, efficiency, and a client-first approach.

Experience

15 yrs 9 mos
Total Experience
2 yrs 2 mos
Average Tenure
1 yr 1 mo
Current Experience

Thelightbulb.ai

Assistant Vice President

Apr 2025Present · 1 yr 1 mo · New Delhi, Delhi, India · Remote

  • Our Vision at 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁𝗯𝘂𝗹𝗯.𝗮𝗶
  • To drive human-centric innovation, by leveraging the power of ‘full-stack emotion ai' to deliver emotion-aware SaaS for target global markets.
  • 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗱𝘂𝗰𝘁𝘀
  • A) Insights Pro (Quant & Qual)
  • Video-first emotion aware SaaS for Consumer Insights, that helps consumer brands & agencies conduct quantitative & qualitative research projects with faster TATs, lesser cost & emotion insights including unstated & unbiased responses!
  • Emotional Intelligence to research smarter!
  • B) Virtual Meetings Pro
  • Video-first emotion aware SaaS for B2B Sales teams, that uses a smart Virtual Assistant to reduce admin tasks & enables sales teams to understand customer intent & behavior using visual & conversational cues on emotion & engagement!
  • Emotional Intelligence to sell smarter!
  • 𝗢𝘂𝗿 𝗧𝗲𝗰𝗵𝗻𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗴𝘆 𝗣𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺
  • 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁𝗯𝘂𝗹𝗯.𝗮𝗶 full-stack emotion ai platform uses a combination of visual ai technologies (facial coding, eye-tracking, etc) & conversational ai technologies (speech transcription, text sentiment & audio tonality analysis) to generate real-time emotion & engagement analytics for live or async digital interactions.
  • Compatible with all leading video-conferencing platforms, it operates via both an integration-based model with APIs & SDKs & a stand-alone web application.
  • 𝗢𝗻 𝗜𝗣
  • With 4+ patents in the pipeline and over 14 Mn faces scanned globally, our face-detection, matching, emotion-recognition & engagement mapping capabilities display high accuracy and compare favourably with industry giants while being extremely affordable for large-scale deployment.
  • 𝗢𝗻 𝗗𝗮𝘁𝗮 𝗣𝗿𝗶𝘃𝗮𝗰𝘆
  • Our products and platform are compliant with all leading regulatory requirements across markets including ISO 27001-27017-27701, GDPR & SOC2
  • 𝗟𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗻 𝗠𝗼𝗿𝗲: 𝘄𝘄𝘄.𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁𝗯𝘂𝗹𝗯.𝗮𝗶
Consumer InsightsAI-Enhanced InsightsResearch ManagementFacial codingEye TrackingMarket Research

Career break

Voluntary work

Jun 2024Mar 2025 · 9 mos · New Delhi

  • Took a short break from full-time work after relocating, and wanted to stay meaningfully occupied during this time. I've always had a passion for teaching, so I spent these months tutoring both underprivileged and privileged children in English and Math — something that kept me both engaged and fulfilled.

Thelightbulb.ai

2 roles

Assistant Vice President

Promoted

Apr 2024May 2024 · 1 mo · Remote

  • Process Improvement: Led efforts to streamline consumer insights processes, optimizing workflows to enhance efficiency in a dynamic startup environment.
  • Team Building: Contributed to growing the Consumer Insights team, supporting the company’s early growth and development.

Senior Manager Consumer Insights

Dec 2022Mar 2024 · 1 yr 3 mos · Remote

  • Comprehensive Research Management: Managed end-to-end Primary Research projects, including UI/UX, ad testing, product and concept testing, narrative evaluation, and mobile app testing, utilizing both quantitative and qualitative methodologies to meet diverse client objectives.
  • AI-Enhanced Insights: Leveraged AI tool to deliver cutting-edge consumer insights. Employed advanced facial coding and eye tracking to reveal both stated and unstated consumer responses, providing clients with deep, actionable data.
  • Research Excellence: Proud to have contributed to an AI-driven research paper selected for presentation at the 31st Market Research Society of India (MRSI) Annual Seminar, showcasing the forward-thinking work in AI and market research.
Consumer ResearchQualitative ResearchConsumer BehaviorUX ResearchEye TrackingConcept test+6

Insights by kantar

Account Manager

May 2022Nov 2022 · 6 mos · Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

  • During my time at Kantar, I specialized in ad testing projects, where I was responsible for managing the projects from start to finish. This involved designing questionnaires, analyzing data, creating presentations, and ensuring outstanding client service throughout the process. I have worked closely with clients to deliver high-quality results that provided valuable insights into consumer behavior and preferences.
Client ServicesAd testBrand EquityConsumer BehaviorMarket ResearchQuantitative Research+2

Cub

Front End Associate

Nov 2016Oct 2017 · 11 mos · Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States

  • As a part-time cashier during my stay in the US, I was responsible for handling financial transactions and interacting with customers in a retail environment. This job provided me with valuable insights into consumer behavior and how people shop, which has been useful in my work as a market researcher.

None

Stay-at-Home Mom

Sep 2014Apr 2022 · 7 yrs 7 mos · Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

  • As a mom, I have gained valuable transferable skills such as time management, multitasking, prioritization, empathy, listening, communication, problem-solving, leadership, and creativity. These skills have helped me achieve my professional goals by enabling me to juggle multiple responsibilities, communicate effectively, build strong relationships, make decisions, and come up with creative solutions.

Kantar millward brown

Sr. Research Executive

Jun 2014Aug 2014 · 2 mos · Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

General mills

Consumer Insights - Executive Analysis

Jun 2010Feb 2014 · 3 yrs 8 mos · Mumbai

  • I had a primary focus on conducting primary research activities, which involved concept testing, product testing, volume estimation, brand equity tracking, and mobile research. I was responsible for managing a range of projects from start to finish, which included designing questionnaires, analyzing data, creating presentations, and ensuring outstanding client service.
  • As I was working for General Mills, which is an FMCG company, I was involved in testing food ideas across several categories. These included baking, meals, breakfast, snacks, fruit snacks, yogurt, and other areas. By conducting these tests, I helped the company gain valuable insights into customer preferences and expectations, which ultimately helped to shape their product development and marketing strategies.

Willis re

Associate

Jun 2009May 2010 · 11 mos · Mumbai

  • Calculating and managing risk involved in the insurance industry due to catastrophic events

Org ims

Intern

May 2008Jun 2008 · 1 mo · Mumbai Metropolitan Region

Education

University of Mumbai

Master of Science (MSc) — Statistics

Jan 2007Jan 2009

Ruparel College

Bachelor of Science (BSc) — Statistics

Jan 2002Jan 2007

Canossa Convent High School

SSC

Jan 1989Jan 2002

Gurukul

Japanese Language and Literature

Jul 2021Present

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