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Saurabh Wani

Business Development Executive

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India7 yrs 6 mos experience
AI ML PractitionerAI Enabled

Key Highlights

  • Led PnL growth for Zomato's Karnataka cluster.
  • Developed algorithms for ISRO projects improving efficiency.
  • Organized impactful alumni engagement initiatives.
Stackforce AI infers this person is a Data Science and Product Management professional with experience in Food Delivery and Education sectors.

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Skills

Core Skills

Product ManagementData AnalysisLeadershipEvent ManagementSoftware DevelopmentWeb DevelopmentData Science

Other Skills

PnL managementGrowth strategyDiscount optimizationCampaign managementTeam leadershipEvent organizationNetworkingSponsorship acquisitionApp designMarket researchStakeholder managementProduct developmentMVP buildingChatbot developmentBusiness analysis

About

With a background in software development, I’ve worked on projects that seamlessly integrate technology with real-world applications. My journey has included diverse roles - from crafting end-to-end software solutions to developing intuitive chatbot flows for enhanced customer experiences - each shaped by a focus on creating meaningful impact. My interest in Machine Learning, Data Science, and Applied AI has led to collaborations on pioneering projects, including contributions to innovations with ISRO and academic publications. These opportunities have allowed me to explore the intersection of research, technology, and problem-solving. At Microsoft, as a Product Management Intern with the Windows team, I worked on designing Safe Windows for Kids, a product aimed at ensuring safer digital experiences for children. This role offered insights into balancing user needs with market realities and brought together aspects of technical design, strategy, and execution. In leadership roles, such as Alumni and External Relations Secretary at IIM Ahmedabad and Coordinator of the Student Alumni Relations Cell at NITJ, I’ve had the opportunity to engage in relationship-building, strategic planning, and driving initiatives that connect communities. I’m inspired by opportunities that lie at the confluence of technology, strategy, and people, and I look forward to continuing to contribute in a meaningful way in the future.

Experience

7 yrs 6 mos
Total Experience
1 yr 9 mos
Average Tenure
1 yr 2 mos
Current Experience

Zomato

Generalist (State of Karnataka)

Apr 2025Present · 1 yr 2 mos · Karnataka, India

  • 1. PnL and Growth Owner for Karnataka Cluster (8 cities), contributing 500Cr.+ to Zomato’s annual revenue
  • 2. Managing 4000+ live Restaurant Partners (RPs) and 3000+ Delivery Partners (DPs) throughout the cluster
  • 3. Led zone activation for Manipal University | Launched doorstep delivery unlocking high-density demand
  • 4. 22% NOV growth in 3 quarters | Prioritized monetization - high impact cohorts, optimized discount allocation
  • 5. Improved cluster Take Rate (TR) by 0.3 percentage points in Q3-Q4 of 2025 by data backed value selling
  • 6. Optimized discounts by 14% | 26% increase in OV by investing in relevant customers across cuisines, mealtimes
  • 7. Initiated campaign to improve commissions revenue by 100%+ | Targeting non-discounting RPs - high AOV
  • 8. Influenced cluster monetization by working with central ads team to pilot new ads products for Karnataka
  • 9. Managed RMS & Exclusivity play from competition, retaining key RPs by applying first principles ROI logic
PnL managementGrowth strategyData analysisDiscount optimizationCampaign managementProduct Management+1

Microsoft

Product Management Intern

Apr 2024May 2024 · 1 mo · Hyderabad, Telangana, India

  • Worked with the Windows People Experiences (WPX) team to help create ‘Safe Windows for Kids’.
  • The product is designed to protect children from inappropriate online content among other safety features.
  • The product development involved:
  • 1. Market research
  • 2. Primary and secondary research
  • 3. Building MVP
  • 4. Stakeholder management - Engineering, Data, Design, Legal teams
Market researchStakeholder managementProduct developmentMVP buildingProduct Management

Indian institute of management ahmedabad (iim ahmedabad)

Alumni and External Relations Secretary

Jan 2024Feb 2025 · 1 yr 1 mo

  • As the Secretary for Alumni Relations, following are some highlights:
  • 1. Led a 53-member team to connect 1,000+ alumni with students through 20+ mentorship, networking, and speaker sessions.
  • 2. Organized 20+ events, mentorship for 800+, 4 podcasts engaging 40K+ alumni
  • 3. Secured a free 12-month Zomato Gold & Swiggy One memberships ~$1.5M for 30K+ IIMA community
  • 4. Raised $25K sponsorship (~3x YoY) for Synchrony from United Breweries (Kingfisher, Heineken), hosting 10 global events attended by 2.5K+
  • 5. Designed ‘Alumni Relations App’; wrote a PRD with 20+ scenarios in collaboration with ProdMan club.
  • 6. Hosted and organised the Young Alumni Achiever’s Award 2024, celebrating the success of our 13 alumni achievers. The event was attended by 200+.
  • 7. Recorded and released 4 video podcasts as a part of the ‘Redefine the Box’ podcast series featuring Harsha Bhogle (Renowned Cricket Commentator), Sanjeev Bikhchandani (Founder of InfoEdge), Partha Sinha (President, Times of India), Ravi Sreedharan (Founder, ISDM), and Monika Sood (MD, Phi Capital) with a reach of 10k+.
  • As the Secretary for External Relations, following are some highlights:
  • 1. Hosted 32-member African journalist delegation | Ministry of External Affairs’ cultural exchange, fostering global dialogue
  • 2. Organised flagship case competition event in collaboration with IIM Bangalore, Calcutta, Lucknow, and XLRI - Nexus 2024, with 1000+ participants, achieving a 70% growth in participation over the previous year (Nexus 2023). INR 1 lakh awarded as cash prize.
  • 3. Organised the 2nd edition of WIMWIONEERS event; Invited 10 founders of the IIMA Endowment Fund, including Deep Kalra - Founder and CEO of MakeMyTrip, Madan Mohanka - Executive Chairman of Tega Industries Ltd., Ramesh Mangleswaran - Senior Emeritus, McKinsey & Co., Abhinay Choudhari - Cofounder of BigBasket, and Rajesh Gopinathan - Former CEO, TCS.
  • 4. Coordinated, handled, and managed a delegation of 50+ international journalists from G20 nation
Team leadershipEvent organizationNetworkingSponsorship acquisitionApp designLeadership+1

Unilever

Changemaker 2023

Apr 2023Apr 2023 · 0 mo · Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

  • Among the top 45 candidates out of 1100+ across the country to attend a Pre-MBA Foundation School at HUL Headquarters in Mumbai.

Cadence design systems

2 roles

Systems Engineer

Promoted

Jul 2022Jun 2023 · 11 mos

  • Guided flow development that clarifies user intent for appropriate Chatbot responses. Worked on several projects performing the role of Business Technology Analyst as well as Developer.
Chatbot developmentBusiness analysisUser intent clarificationSoftware Development

Associate Systems Engineer

Jun 2020Jul 2022 · 2 yrs 1 mo

  • Web component development for SharePoint sites using SPFx and React JS. Handy experience with Microsoft Power Platform and Azure Services.
Web developmentSharePointReact JSMicrosoft Power PlatformWeb Development

S.a.r.c. nit jalandhar

President

Jun 2019May 2020 · 11 mos · Jalandhar Area, India

  • SARC (Student Alumni Relations Cell) is a bridge between NITJ alumni and students. SARC organizes various events throughout the year to establish and cherish the relationship between the alumni of NITJ and current students. As the Head of the committee, I was responsible for end to end management of the events and speaker sessions.

Indian statistical institute, kolkata

Research Intern

May 2019Jul 2019 · 2 mos · Kolkata Area, India

  • Summer research internship under the supervision of Dr. Swagatam Das.
  • 1. Smart initialization of Cluster Centers for K-Means clustering:
  • Developed a 20% efficient algorithm (Smart clustering algorithm) over the state-of-the-art algorithms. A deterministic approach to initialize cluster centers in order to fasten the convergence as well as improve the quality of final clusters.
  • 2. Sparse Clustering – Simultaneous feature selection and convergence :
  • Achieved a 12% jump in the efficiency of K-means clustering by utilizing the sparse clustering method. A relatively new method of clustering which considers feature weights for clustering and introduce a sparsity to fasten the algorithm and selecting the appropriate features simultaneously is implemented. Various distance metrics other than Euclidean distances are tested for better convergence and feature selection.
Machine LearningData analysisAlgorithm optimizationData Science

Mahindra group

Summer Intern

Jun 2018Jul 2018 · 1 mo · Nasik Area, India

  • Industrial automation and Robotics.
Clustering algorithmsFeature selectionData Science

Dr b r ambedkar national institute of technology, jalandhar

Research Assistant

Feb 2018May 2020 · 2 yrs 3 mos · Jalandhar, Punjab, India

  • ISRO Projects: (Collaborated with ISRO and received full funding)
  • 1. Forest fire detection using satellite images: Efficiency increased by 28% by optimizing an algorithm to detect Forest Fire using Satellite Images
  • 2. Single object detection and tracking: Improved accuracy by 35% for Single Object Tracking, which detects and tracks an object in a video
  • Other ML and NLP related projects:
  • 1. Disaster management and awareness system using Twitter data mining
  • 2. Standardized rating systems for ranking algorithms and recommendation systems
  • 3. Path optimization during disasters (Funded by Govt. of India)
  • 4. Recommendation system for Twitter users to help for the campaigns for disaster management using personalized content based recommendations
  • 5. Predictive analysis of TIDM patients
Event managementRelationship buildingLeadership

Education

Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad

Master of Business Administration - MBA

Jan 2023Jan 2025

Dr B R Ambedkar National Institute of Technology, Jalandhar

BTech - Bachelor of Technology — Instrumentation and Control Engineering

Jan 2016Jan 2020

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