Sharad Sharma

CEO

Gurgaon, Haryana, India25 yrs experience

Most Likely To SwitchHighly Stable

Key Highlights

Led global expansion strategy achieving 30% CAGR growth.
Pioneered AI innovation in B2B products.
Built high-performance teams across diverse markets.

Stackforce AI infers this person is a B2B Product and Technology Executive with a focus on AI-driven solutions.

Contact

chaustsher@gmail.com LinkedIn

Skills

Core Skills

Product ManagementAi InnovationMobile Technology

Other Skills

AIAdvertisingAgile MethodologiesAgile Project ManagementAnalytical SkillsAnalyticsAndroidBusiness StrategyBusiness-to-Business (B2B)Competitive AnalysisComplianceContinuous IntegrationCross-Functional CollaborationGlobal Product ManagementGlobal Strategy

About

Product & Technology Executive with 25 years of experience transforming product portfolios and driving business growth across global markets. I've led the evolution of AI-driven B2B products achieving 30% CAGR growth while expanding from primarily Indian operations to a truly global footprint across APAC, Middle East, Europe, and the US. My expertise lies in: • Crafting product vision and strategy that aligns C-suite stakeholders with market opportunities • Pioneering AI innovation that creates competitive advantage and new revenue streams • Scaling global products across diverse markets and Privacy & AI regulatory environments • Building high-performance teams and developing the next generation of product leaders At Mercer Mettl, I've driven the transition from a regional assessment platform to a global AI-powered solution trusted by 500+ enterprise clients. My dual focus on innovation and commercial outcomes has delivered consistent growth while positioning us as industry pioneers in AI proctoring technology. Previously, I've held leadership positions at Motorola, Nokia R&D, Wipro and Nimbuzz Internet, where I developed expertise in consumer & mobility products reaching hundreds of millions of users across diverse global markets. I'm passionate about leveraging emerging technologies to solve complex business challenges and create sustainable competitive advantage on a global scale.

Experience

25 yrs

Total Experience

4 yrs 2 mos

Average Tenure

8 yrs 9 mos

Current Experience

Mercer mettl

Chief Product Officer

Sep 2017 – Present · 8 yrs 9 mos · Gurgaon, India

Leading product strategy and innovation for a global B2B assessment and proctoring platform serving enterprise clients across 100+ countries.
Key Achievements:
Architected global expansion strategy & scaled products that transformed revenue mix from 90:10 to 55:45 (India : International)
Pioneered AI innovation roadmap in Computer Vision, NLP, and Audio Analysis as well as Gen AI enabled workflows, creating industry-first capabilities
Led strategic pivot to EdTech during COVID ("Mettl for Education"), achieving 130% CAGR growth from 2020-2025
Built and mentored a world-class product & tech organization across product management, AI, engineering, and UX functions
Championed global compliance strategy (GDPR, SOC2, WCAG 2.1 AA) that enabled enterprise-level trust and international market entry
Double-hatted as CPO & CTO (2020-2022), providing technical leadership across architecture, scalability, and performance optimization

User ExperienceManagementPeople SkillsStrategyProduct Lifecycle ManagementLeadership+4

Motorola

Product Leader - SW Innovation & Experiences

Jun 2017 – Sep 2017 · 3 mos · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

It was a short but fulfilling stint at Motorola. I product managed & launched Moto Key experience on Motorola X4 - https://www.cnet.com/products/motorola-moto-x4/preview/ .
The effort involved working with various functional teams(Ux, Engineering, Research, Marketing, QA etc) spread across the world(US, Brazil, China & India). This was a challenging yet rewarding experience which involved development & launch of 3 separate components on 3 different platforms, namely - Android APK, Windows OS exe and Google Chrome Extension.
Moto Key is a signature Motorola experience which enables users to use fingerprint sensor on Motorola phones to :-
unlock PC/laptops,
login to website & apps on PC/Laptops & smartphone
manage passwords across connected devices(smartphone, PC, Tablets etc)

Nimbuzz

Product Head - Nimbuzz Messenger & Mobile Ads

Feb 2012 – Nov 2016 · 4 yrs 9 mos · Gurgaon, India

Head of Product management for Nimbuzz instant messenger, Masque anonymous chat app and Mobile Advertising(Mobile AdTech) at Nimbuzz Technologies.
Responsible for defining product strategy, vision, managing product roadmap, partnerships and working closely with Engineering, QA, Distribution & other groups.
(Nimbuzz - acquired by New Call Telecom in 2015 - valuation 250 million USD)

Accenture

Senior Product Manager

Oct 2011 – Feb 2012 · 4 mos · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

This was part of Nokia's Symbian business unit transfer to Accenture. My role and responsibilities remained same.

Nokia

Product Manager - Multimedia

Jan 2009 – Sep 2011 · 2 yrs 8 mos · Bangalore, India

Set up the Multimedia Middleware team at Bangalore, India and managing work transition from Dallas, US.
My role included interacting with various global teams(Dev, Marketing, Sales & PM group etc) for defining, planning, executing & delivery of features to smartphone product lines.
Product managing Image Editor App for Nokia Pure View (World’s first 42 megapixel smartphone).
Product managing Multimedia Framework (MMF) for Nokia Smartphone programs.
Creating, prioritizing & managing the product backlog for audio & imaging features for various product programs
Working with technical, project management & requirements management teams in successfully planning, execution and delivery of feature sets to product programs
Interfacing with various global smartphone program teams and operators for North America & China for regional market requirements.

Wipro limited

5 roles

Senior Technical Project Manager

Promoted

Jul 2007 – Jan 2009 · 1 yr 6 mos

As a Project Manager for Samsung Camera development, I led a team of 35 engineers & delivered two smartphone products.
Apart from project managing this effort from Wipro, I also took care of Product Management for Camera module which included interfacing with Samsung HQ(S. Korea) Ux design team, product planning group and the commercialization team to manage the project life cycle right from conception to launching of devices.

Technical Project Manager

Promoted

Jun 2006 – Jul 2007 · 1 yr 1 mo

As Head of Symbian/S60 competence centre I led a specialized group of Symbian engineers and we were responsible for Symbian competence development, innovation in mobile apps to be showcased at Mobile Expos around the world as well as consulting technology groups working on smartphone platforms for various mobile OEMs(Nokia, Samsung, Sony Ericsson etc.)