Harshit Kalra

Director of Engineering

Gurgaon, Haryana, India7 yrs 11 mos experience

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Key Highlights

Led strategic initiatives for American Express's Executive Committee.
Two-time OPJEMS Scholarship recipient, top 20 MBA students in India.
Expertise in growth strategies and market entry.

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Skills

Core Skills

Strategic PlanningManagement ConsultingStrategyMarket Research

Other Skills

Adobe AnalyticsAgile MethodologiesAnalytical SkillsArtificial Intelligence (AI)Business AnalysisBusiness StrategyCCRMClusteringCommunicationDecision MakingEngineeringEvents CoordinationFactoryGoogle Analytics

About

With 6 years of experience in strategy consulting, project management and digital acquisition, I currently head the India Strategy team as part of internal strategy consulting division of Amex serving the Executive Committee, CEO, Board, Group Presidents and other key leaders within Amex. My role involves working on critical strategic initiatives, help address challenges the company is faced with, and explore new avenues of innovation I'm a two-time OPJEMS Scholarship recipient (Amongst top 20 MBA students in India) with various national and international level accolades encompassing corporate and b-school competitions. With active interest in Football (fighting weekly battles in Fantasy and playing) Chess , Formula 1 and a penchant for singing, I mostly spend my weekends deep diving into these areas and testing waters of the world of cryptocurrency.

Experience

7 yrs 11 mos

Total Experience

2 yrs 7 mos

Average Tenure

7 yrs 3 mos

Current Experience

American express

5 roles

Director - Enterprise Strategy

Promoted

Nov 2024 – Present · 1 yr 7 mos

Senior Manager - Enterprise Strategy

Promoted

Aug 2023 – Oct 2024 · 1 yr 2 mos

Strategic PlanningManagement ConsultingGrowth StrategiesMergers & Acquisitions (M&A)Market EntryProject Management

Manager - Enterprise Strategy

Mar 2022 – Jul 2023 · 1 yr 4 mos

Serving the Executive Committee, CEO, Board and other key leaders within American Express. Working on mid to long-term strategic initiatives and exploring new areas of innovation.

Strategy

Assistant Manager - Digital Acquisition

Aug 2020 – Feb 2022 · 1 yr 6 mos

Strategy Analyst - Digital Acquisition Experience

Nov 2018 – Jul 2020 · 1 yr 8 mos

Berger paints india

Management Trainee

Jun 2018 – Oct 2018 · 4 mos · Pune, Maharashtra, India

Dcm shriram ltd

Strategy Intern

Apr 2017 – May 2017 · 1 mo · Gurgaon, India

Strategizing the expansion of PVC Compounds in Automotive Segment as a part of expanding the vision for the company in collaboration with Boston Consulting Group
Extensive Secondary Market Research conducted of PVC Industry, Polymer Industry, Automotive Industry in India
Market Sizing done following a Top-Down Approach
Primary research conducted across Tier-I and Tier-II suppliers of OEMs
Segmentation and Clustering done on previous years' Sales Data
Recommendations on portfolio rebalancing and diversification provided with cash flow projections and profitability analysis
RFM Analysis done using SPSS with specific marketing recommendations on different client categories

World business dialogue (official)

Delegate

Mar 2017 – Mar 2017 · 0 mo · Cologne

Chosen as a delegate to participate in the World Business Dialogue and won the International Science Slam Award

Oxfam

Pro -bono Consultant

Nov 2016 – Mar 2017 · 4 mos · Raipur, Chattisgarh, India

Proposed and planned marketing solutions for the tribal communities living in the areas of Kamepur and Chhindola of Non-Timber Forest Products and provided inputs on NTFP market linkages and a forum to sell with all the assumptions and risks involved.
All the relevant investment options were analyzed in order to maximize the return to the communities and improve their standard of living. Finally, presented the proposal to the Regional Manager of Oxfam India Chhattisgarh for further implementation of the recommendations.

National taiwan university

Research Intern

May 2015 – Jun 2015 · 1 mo · Taipei City, Taiwan

My research project title was "SYNTHESIS AND CHARACTERIZATION OF MAGNESIUM-TIN SOLID SOLUTION DOPED STRONTIUM SILICIDE FOR THERMOELECTRIC APPLICATIONS AND BASIC THERMOELECTRIC TRAINING".