Feb 2019 – May 2020 · 1 yr 3 mos · Gurgaon, India

• Founded a tech-driven platform enabling people to build holistically healthy lifestyles through structured micro-habit programs, combining behavioral science with expert guidance.
• What I Built:
• Structured habit ecosystem: Created comprehensive framework including scientific content, behavioral techniques, expert consultations, community support, and progress tracking
• Product development: Independently designed and launched user-facing platform, curating habit journeys with clear milestones and success metrics
• Expert partnerships: Collaborated with physiotherapy, ergonomics, nutrition, and fitness experts to design evidence-based habit programs
• Customer validation: Managed 20+ concurrent users over 3+ months during concept validation, achieving 88% positive feedback and 23% conversion to paid customers
• Community building: Grew social media presence and organized offline events (workshops at workplaces and residential communities) to drive awareness
• Key Learning: Validated the power of habit-based behavioral interventions in driving sustainable lifestyle change—insights that continue to inform my approach to building health-focused businesses.

Jan 2018 – Jun 2018 · 5 mos · Gurgaon, India

• Drove critical organizational infrastructure initiatives to enable Rivigo's hypergrowth, focusing on recruitment engine and business-critical products.
• Recruitment Engine (People, Process, Data, Tech):
• Team scaling: Scaled talent acquisition team from 4 to 20+ members in 3 months; designed organizational structures for multi-city operations with 3-year hiring roadmap
• Process transformation: Transitioned hiring from ad-hoc to systematic, implementing structured processes for recruitment drives, candidate management, and quality control
• Data & metrics: Established candidate experience tracking (improved from 2.4 to 4.5+ week-over-week within 8 weeks) and automated performance monitoring systems
• Technology implementation: Introduced and implemented Applicant Tracking System (ATS) in 9 weeks, negotiating vendor costs to one-sixth of initial quote

Jun 2017 – Feb 2018 · 8 mos · Gurgaon, India

• Led product strategy and development for Rivigo's part-truck load (PTL) business, one of two core revenue streams for the logistics unicorn.
• Key Achievements:
• Product portfolio: Managed suite of products including mobile apps for pickup/delivery captains and web platforms for clients, business partners, operations teams, and management
• Team leadership: Led team of 6 product managers, driving roadmap prioritization and execution
• Scale under pressure: Enabled products to handle 75% load increase (400T to 700T) smoothly during peak Diwali season
• Operational excellence through product: Used data-driven approach to eliminate fake pickup misses (reduced to zero), reduced shortages from 30/day to 1/day within 8 weeks
• Performance optimization: Improved POD upload times by 15%, reduced crash rate by 70%, and automated ~7 queries/day regarding serviceability and turnaround time
• Product Development: Among suit of products for internal users as well as corporate clients, built mobile product from scratch for Rivigo truck owners—hybrid app running seamlessly across all platforms, led team of 4

Nov 2016 – Jun 2017 · 7 mos

• Led product development for Ola's Employee Transportation Services (ETS), building daily commute solutions for corporate clients (B2B2C model).
• Key Achievements:
• 0-to-1 launch: Built complete product suite including new consumer app category, dedicated driver app, and enterprise admin web platform
• Strategic roadmap: Created three-quarter product vision balancing near-term launch requirements with long-term differentiation strategy
• Market research: Conducted extensive consumer and enterprise research to identify pain points and design differentiated offering
• Cross-functional leadership: Partnered with technology leadership for resource planning and team building; worked closely with operations for smooth product adoption
• End-to-end ownership: Managed prioritization, detailed specifications, execution, and impact assessment

Dec 2015 – Oct 2016 · 10 mos

• Part of launch team for Ola Corporate, building B2B platform enabling businesses to manage employee travel.
• Key Achievements:
• Product suite: Led development of web platform and Ola consumer app features enabling businesses to set policies, track usage, and manage employee travel
• Payment integration: Owned card payment feature in Ola consumer app for corporate users, enabling seamless expense management
• Competitive differentiation: Introduced features like post-ride approval workflows and API integrations for enterprise systems
• Marketing & sales enablement: Owned corporate website design and messaging; independently set up and trained 2-member content team and 10-member sales team
• Agile implementation: Established agile processes (Jira workflows, standups, spec reviews, release notes) for the team

May 2015 – Nov 2015 · 6 mos

• Part of launch team for Ola Store (hyperlocal grocery delivery), managing critical fulfillment and operations products.
• Key Achievements:
• Launch products: Built shipper app, customer portal, and allocation engine for launch
• Fulfillment systems: Launched and managed store selection, order fulfillment, and dynamic reassignment products for both immediate and scheduled deliveries
• Capacity management: Initiated and delivered capacity planning systems (order caps) and slot management products
• Growth initiatives: Owned customer engagement strategy including promotions and offers on consumer app

Oct 2014 – Mar 2015 · 5 mos · ISB, Hyderabad

• http://tedxindianschoolofbusiness.in
• TEDx is a TED like event organised in a community. I, along with my co-organizer, Anubhav Agarwal, put down an effort of 3-4 months to understand the process to get a TEDx license to conduct a TEDx event and apply for it. Through our preparations and impressive answers in the interviews, we managed to get the license to organize a TEDx at ISB campus.
• From coordinating among multiple stakeholders in the school administration and TED, to recruiting a whole team of 20+ ISB students to organize the event, the whole preparations were carried out along with my placement season.
• The document attached here has the details of the event.

May 2014 – May 2015 · 1 yr · Hyderabad Area, India

• Consulted for healthtech startup during MBA program, focusing on B2B and B2C growth strategies.
• Identified and developed partnerships and channels for schools and corporate wellness programs
• Interfaced with key clients to map requirements and align with product offerings

Feb 2013 – Mar 2014 · 1 yr 1 mo · Helios Fitness Center, Jubilee Hills

• Built and marketed independent venture offering professional dance and workout classes.
• Marketed through online media and organized public events and corporate workshops
• Built client base through community engagement and demonstration events

Jun 2009 – Apr 2014 · 4 yrs 10 mos · Hyderabad

• Started as software engineer and rapidly transitioned to technical program management, leading mission-critical infrastructure projects for one of the world's leading hedge funds.
• Key Achievements:
• Datacenter project: As youngest team member in 300+ person department, led end-to-end setup of company's first offsite datacenter in India (500+ servers), delivering mission-critical project within aggressive 6-8 month timeline
• Stakeholder management: Served as single point of contact across 5 cross-functional teams and external vendors; led contract negotiations with major vendors (TATA, Reliance, CtrlS) alongside Legal and Finance
• Storage migration: Proactively identified need and led 7-member team executing ₹30 lakh storage migration project
• Office migration: Co-managed technical migration of company's India office over 16-month period, ensuring zero business disruption
• Team performance: Recognised as "Best team performer & mentor," led initiatives reducing team's average request resolution time by 33% while mentoring 24 team members