Harish Padmanabhan

Business Development Executive

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India11 yrs 6 mos experience

Key Highlights

  • Proven track record of driving growth in competitive markets.
  • Expert in digital marketing strategies and performance optimization.
  • Strong leadership in cross-functional team collaborations.
Stackforce AI infers this person is a SaaS and Digital Marketing expert with a strong focus on growth strategies.

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Skills

Core Skills

Business GrowthStrategic ConsultingPerformance MarketingLead NurturingDigital MarketingCustomer AcquisitionGtm StrategyMarketing AnalyticsCross-functional CollaborationsProject Management

Other Skills

Revenue & Profit GrowthGrowth ManagementSEOHubSpot AutomationCampaign ManagementMulti-Channel MarketingMarketing StrategyCustomer Lifecycle ManagementPowerPointMicrosoft WordMicrosoft OfficeMicrosoft ExcelCustomer ServiceTeamworkResearch

About

Learning - Exploring - Experimenting - Executing - Re-learning

Experience

11 yrs 6 mos
Total Experience
1 yr 10 mos
Average Tenure
11 mos
Current Experience

Orange health labs

Senior Manager II

Jul 2025Present · 11 mos · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India · On-site

Legup

Growth Consultant

Mar 2025Jul 2025 · 4 mos · Remote

Business GrowthStrategic ConsultingDigital MarketingRevenue & Profit GrowthGrowth Management

Otpless

Associate Director - Growth

Nov 2024Mar 2025 · 4 mos · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

  • Built growth loops for a zero-friction, WhatsApp-first authentication product powering modern digital onboarding.
  • Scaled adoption of OTPLESS, a B2B SaaS platform simplifying phone-number based authentication via WhatsApp and SMS – no OTPs, no passwords.
  • Grew inbound leads 3x through performance marketing (Google, Meta), and SEO-led landing page optimization.
  • Drove high-quality lead nurturing and HubSpot automation for enterprise and mid-market sales.
  • Conceptualized and ran a bold 50% discount campaign across LinkedIn and industry verticals – positioning OTPLESS as the easiest and most affordable authentication alternative in India and Indonesia.
Performance MarketingSEOLead NurturingHubSpot AutomationCampaign Management

Licious

Senior Marketing Manager

Mar 2022Oct 2024 · 2 yrs 7 mos · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

  • Licious is India’s first absolute fresh meat brand offering its prized consumers a wide selection across all meat categories. Utmost care and personal attention go into ensuring that you get the most prime meat.
  • Driving Licious's growth through impactful digital marketing strategies and innovative product marketing initiatives.
  • Spearheaded the development and execution of high-performing digital performance marketing campaigns across various channels, resulting in significant increases in customer acquisition, engagement, and retention.
  • Managed a substantial marketing budget to optimize return on investment and drive sustainable growth.
  • Led the ideation and implementation of successful product marketing campaigns, including referral programs, that fostered strong customer advocacy and amplified brand reach.
  • Collaborated closely with cross-functional teams, including product, engineering, and creative, to ensure seamless alignment and maximize the impact of marketing efforts.
  • Leveraged data-driven insights and analytics to continuously evaluate and enhance marketing performance, ensuring maximum efficiency and effectiveness.
  • Mentored and developed a high-performing team of marketing professionals, fostering a culture of collaboration, innovation, and continuous learning.
  • Proven track record of delivering measurable results and exceeding growth targets in the competitive food-tech industry.
Digital MarketingCustomer AcquisitionMulti-Channel MarketingMarketing StrategyMarketing Analytics

Threedots

Growth Consultant

Jan 2022Apr 2022 · 3 mos

  • Threedots is a games platform that allows users to play real-money Stock market and crypto Games through prediction, polls & and betting!
  • Formulated the GTM strategy at an MVP stage that included Organic, Paid, and content-led growth channels
  • Set up marketing and analytics stack that is needed for end-to-end tracking by onboarding the right tools
  • Work and iterate closely with the product team on reducing onboarding drop-offs, and establishing customer lifecycle journeys.
  • Team structure and hiring across product and growth functions.
GTM StrategyMarketing AnalyticsCustomer Lifecycle Management

Khatabook

2 roles

Senior Product Manager

Oct 2021Mar 2022 · 5 mos · Bangalore Urban, Karnataka, India

  • Built the initial version of Khatabook Web App that is being transformed into a paid product today.
Cross-functional Collaborations

Senior Growth Manager

Sep 2019Sep 2021 · 2 yrs · Bangalore Urban, Karnataka, India

  • Currently handling Brand, Marketing Analytics, and new projects.
  • End to End setup of the marketing stack. Choosing the right attribution partner to work with, negotiating at a contract level, working closely with the tech team, and implementing the same.
  • Choosing and implementing the tools required for marketing analytics. End-to-end planning and implementation of events to be measured, setting up objectives and campaign studies.
  • Closely collaborating with Product, Insights, Tech, analytics, and other functions and align relevant stakeholders
  • First mover of new organizational initiatives. Take ownership of product launch and market estimation.
  • Digital Performance Marketing Strategy and implementation of campaigns with partners like Google, Facebook, and other Ad networks.
  • Hands-on experience on Attribution, AdFraud coupled with Business Intelligence and analytics.
  • Hands-on experience on Market Study, Brand positioning, measurement, and execution
Cross-functional Collaborations

Quicko

Digital Growth Consultant

Jul 2021Nov 2021 · 4 mos · Australia

Project Management

Grocerapp

Digital Growth Consultant

Jul 2020Jan 2022 · 1 yr 6 mos

Bharatpe

Marketing Manager

Apr 2019Aug 2019 · 4 mos · Greater Delhi Area

  • Kick started the entire marketing effort for BharatPe
  • Part of the Brand launch campaign which included on-boarding brand ambassador, working on the media pitch, content, design and media buying.
  • Devising strategies for branding/performance led campaigns across channels. Defining the business KPI and working towards achieving it through various external partners, also improving the conversion funnel by thought through communication and product changes.
  • Implementing analytical/attribution tools to better measure campaign performance and scale specific platform/partner meeting the business KPI.
  • Responsible for managing and planning budget on digital channels

Blinkit

5 roles

Deputy Manager Marketing

Apr 2018Feb 2019 · 10 mos

  • Digital & Beyond:
  • Responsible for Digital Brand Campaigns & improving the brand health metrics score
  • Plan and achieve various business metrics via various digital mediums
  • Frame and evaluate Digital Campaign Strategy for both user Acquisition and Reengagement
  • Evaluate SEO strategy
  • Segmentation and profiling of audiences on digital platforms
  • Selection of the right measurement partner & tools
  • Setting up the measurement metrics/kpi in sync with our marketing efforts
  • Evaluation and promotion of Product initiatives for achievement of business goals
  • Enable automation of marketing campaigns with Technology
  • Data analytics, consumer insights SPOC for marketing team
  • Monitoring Marketing effectiveness by constantly analysing the performance of mass media campaign. Ensure that the analytical process addresses the business needs and adds value to the  organisation.
  • Hunting for the improvement area across media and messaging.
  • Generate insights for marketing teams basis database and app analytics.
  • Having a check on Marketing and business metrics and reporting the same.
  • Identifying the impact of competition campaigns on the business metrics.
  • Responsible for actionable and implementation of the findings
  • Providing support in areas of analytics, customer targeting, Business Management, Visualisation etc.
  • Deliver well organised data analysis through reporting, dashboards and trend analysis.
  • Ability to do drill down analysis of key business problems, interpret results, generate insight and recommend strategies.
Cross-functional Collaborations

Assistant Marketing Manager

Aug 2017Apr 2018 · 8 mos

  • Data analytics, consumer insights SPOC for marketing team
  • Monitoring Marketing effectiveness by constantly analysing the performance of mass media campaign. Ensure that the analytical process addresses the business needs and adds value to the  organisation.
  • Hunting for the improvement area across media and messaging.
  • Generate insights for marketing teams basis database and app analytics.
  • Having a check on Marketing and business metrics and reporting the same.
  • Identifying the impact of competition campaigns on the business metrics.
  • Responsible for actionable and implementation of the findings
  • Providing support in areas of analytics, customer targeting, Business Management, Visualisation etc.
  • Deliver well organised data analysis through reporting, dashboards and trend analysis.
  • Ability to do drill down analysis of key business problems, interpret results, generate insight and recommend strategies.
Cross-functional Collaborations

Assistant Marketing Manager

Oct 2016Jul 2017 · 9 mos

  • Handling and in charge of all facets of marketing for Grofers in Chennai and Hyderabad
  • Vendor Management
  • Strategic Consulting, including business plan & sales strategy development
  • Work with cross-functional teams on development and execution of marketing campaigns.
  • Work closely with In house Sales, operations and design team to ensure smooth execution of activities.
  • Manage day to day communication with third-party ad networks and key partners
  • Maintain Cost Efficacy.
  • Perform Post Analysis and work on the growth curve.
  • Communicating with target audiences and managing customer relationships

Senior Marketing Executive

Promoted

Jan 2016Oct 2016 · 9 mos

  • Handling and in charge of all facets of marketing for Grofers in Chennai
  • Vendor Management
  • Strategic Consulting, including business plan & sales strategy development
  • Work with cross-functional teams on development and execution of marketing campaigns.
  • Work closely with In house Sales, operations and design team to ensure smooth execution of activities.
  • Manage day to day communication with third-party ad networks and key partners
  • Maintain Cost Efficacy.
  • Perform Post Analysis and work on the growth curve.
  • Communicating with target audiences and managing customer relationships

Assistant Fulfillment Manager - Operations

Jul 2015Jan 2016 · 6 mos

  • Manage a team of 8 in covering all fulfillment and order management tasks.
  • Work closely with the marketing team in evaluating demand forecasts and manage master distribution plans to ensure that efficient stock ordering and planning.
  • Maintain the highest levels of customer service.
  • Ensuring customer satisfaction and working towards achieving zero delays with prompt services.
  • Develop a strategy the team will use to reach its goal.
  • Manage the flow of day-to-day operations.
  • Ability to look deep into a problem, perform ‘Root Cause Analysis’ and identify constraints to recommend a solution
  • Ability to deal with ambiguity – use discretion and judgment to take decisions on critical business tasks based on available information

Fa labs

Managing Partner

Mar 2017Nov 2021 · 4 yrs 8 mos · Tamil Nadu, India

  • We apply Consumer & Market Insight to develop Brand Strategy, Technology, Engineering and enable it with the use of Digital Marketing, eCommerce and Design Capabilities to give Startups a headstart.

Sutherland global services

Consultant

Jul 2014Jul 2015 · 1 yr · Tamil Nadu, India

  • Non voice process for customer queries. Handling Amazon US, Canada, UK and India.
  • Worked in various domains within Amazon such as customer’s first touch point through chat & email, escalations, Kindle troubleshooting and warehouse staff sourcing(US) during my tenure.

Air india limited

Student Intern

Apr 2012Jun 2012 · 2 mos · Tamil Nadu, India

  • Hands on experience in working with the Ground Services Department .
  • Working, Maintenance and Commercials of:
  • 1. Ground Power Unit (GPU)
  • 2. Ground Air Conditioning Unit
  • 3. Air Starter Unit

Education

Harvard Business School Online

Leadership Principles

Jan 2020Jan 2020

Rajalakshmi Engineering College

Jun 2010Sep 2014

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