Swetha Susan Elias

Business Development Executive

Mumbai, Maharashtra, India15 yrs 1 mo experience
Most Likely To SwitchHighly Stable

Key Highlights

  • Awarded 'Superwomen 2019 - Top 50 women in India'
  • Achieved 100% growth in TikTok's content partnerships
  • Highest revenue generator for Facebook's Scaled Media Partnerships
Stackforce AI infers this person is a Digital Marketing and Media Partnerships expert with a strong focus on B2C growth strategies.

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Skills

Core Skills

Program ManagementStrategic PartnershipsDigital MarketingTeam LeadershipProduct MarketingLeadershipSeoMarket Research

Other Skills

Go-to-market StrategyPartner Relationship ManagementCross-functional Team LeadershipPublic SpeakingAdvertisingContent StrategyInfluencer MarketingMarket AnalysisMarket IntelligenceMedia StrategyTeam BuildingPeople DevelopmentPartner DevelopmentCampaign PlanningProduct Adoption

About

Strategic Media & Partnerships Professional with 15 years of experience scaling ecosystems at Google, Meta, and TikTok with expertise in Content, Creator and Publisher Partnerships, Program Management, New Product development life cycle, Digital Marketing, Branding, and Business Development. Strong decision making ability, talent for managing complex projects, strategic planning, attention to details with a demonstrated ability to prioritize and multitask, handling teams and mentoring them, leading cross functional projects, scaling user growth are my key areas of expertise. Passionate about launching and building products that address customer problems, scaling partnerships & programs, driving campaigns and delivering growth across diverse markets and the incredible possibilities that open up in digitizing the consumer journey. Achievements: * ๐ˆ๐ง๐๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ซ๐ฒ ๐‘๐ž๐œ๐จ๐ ๐ง๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง: Was awarded for "Superwomen 2019 - Top 50 women in India" for the "Media Leader" category by Social Samosa * ๐Œ๐š๐ซ๐ค๐ž๐ญ ๐„๐ฑ๐ฉ๐š๐ง๐ฌ๐ข๐จ๐ง (๐“๐ข๐ค๐ญ๐จ๐ค): Architected the content partnership strategy for TikTok India, achieving 100% growth in diversified verticals. Was part of the launch team for "Edutok," successfully repositioning the platform as a hub for regional learning and innovation. * ๐‘๐ž๐ฏ๐ž๐ง๐ฎ๐ž ๐„๐ฑ๐œ๐ž๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ž๐ง๐œ๐ž(๐…๐š๐œ๐ž๐›๐จ๐จ๐ค/๐Œ๐ž๐ญ๐š): Highest revenue generator for the Scaled Media Partnerships team, Facebook India in the 1st two months of the Ad-breaks rollout in India in Nov 2018. Core Competencies: Branding | Digital Marketing | Social Media Marketing | Corporate Communications | Social Media Advertising | Web and Social analytics | Search Engine Optimization | Display / Banner Advertising | Event Management | Promotion | Market Research | Business Development | Agency Partnerships I strongly believe that "Hardwork and Sincerity hold the key to Success"

Experience

15 yrs 1 mo
Total Experience
2 yrs 6 mos
Average Tenure
4 yrs 11 mos
Current Experience

Google

3 roles

Strategic Partner Development Manager, News & AI Partnerships

Promoted

Mar 2025 โ€“ Present ยท 1 yr 3 mos

  • Leading Strategic Partnerships for Indiaโ€™s West and South news ecosystems โ€” I partner with legacy, broadcasters and digital-native publishers to navigate the AI-driven evolution of news and drive the future of news through strategic product adoption, digital transformation, and sustainable monetization.

Content Partnerships Manager, Entertainment, Youtube (20% Project)

May 2023 โ€“ Dec 2023 ยท 7 mos

Digital MarketingStrategic PartnershipsAdvertisingContent StrategyGo-to-market StrategyInfluencer Marketing+4

Program Manager, News

Jul 2021 โ€“ Mar 2025 ยท 3 yrs 8 mos

  • Leading programs for Googleโ€™s India News Partnerships team, driving strategic initiatives that empower news publishers (Legacy, Digital Natives and Startups) through technology, training, and innovation.
Program ManagementStrategic PartnershipsGo-to-market StrategyPartner Relationship ManagementProduct MarketingCross-functional Team Leadership+2

Tiktok

Lead - Content Partnerships & Growth (India & South Asia)

Feb 2019 โ€“ Jun 2021 ยท 2 yrs 4 mos ยท Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

  • One of the 1st few recruits and core team member of the Tiktok Content Partnerships team in India, Played a key role in building the Content & Partner ecosystem for Tiktok India, handling and scaling partners across different diversified content verticals, building a great team of partner managers and working with some of India's top creators and partners across Entertainment(TV Channels, Radio), News, Edutok, Food, Fashion, Travel, Art & Craft, Tech and TV Celebrities ensuring their success on the platform and empowering them on their Tiktok journey.
  • Key Responsibilities:
  • Scaled Partner Programs
  • Mentoring partner managers & interns
  • Launched Edutok
  • Partner Acquisition
  • Content Growth & Strategy
  • Campaign Planning & Execution
  • GTM for Product launches & Product adoption
  • Supporting Monetisation Projects
Team BuildingTeam LeadershipPeople DevelopmentInfluencer MarketingPartner Relationship ManagementStrategic Partnerships+2

Meta

Strategic Partner Manager - Creators & Media Partnerships (Facebook & Instagram)

Dec 2016 โ€“ Jan 2019 ยท 2 yrs 1 mo ยท Mumbai, Maharashtra, India ยท On-site

  • Led Creator Partnerships(Emerging) and build the creator ecosystem for Facebook/Instagram India (diversified non-entertainment verticals) for the Scaled team, focusing on Scaling Partnerships across (Tech/Food/Fitness/Parenting/Motivation/Travel/Kids/Auto), scaled from 0 - 500 partners in my 1stย  6 months at Facebook, laying foundation for creator growth in India market.
  • Also supported Entertainment, News & Creator partnerships for the South India Market
  • Key Responsibilities:
  • Partner Acquistion
  • Partner Education & Scaled Partner Programs
  • Scaling content verticals
  • Optimising partner & platform revenue streams
  • Develop & drive strategies to scale product adoption
  • GTM strategy and execution for FB Monetisation launch for India
LeadershipCross-functional Team LeadershipProduct MarketingInfluencer MarketingSocial Media MarketingPartner Relationship Management+2

Syntel

Digital Marketing and Communications Specialist

May 2016 โ€“ Dec 2016 ยท 7 mos ยท Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

  • || Service and Product Marketing
  • Responsible for development and execution of marketing initiatives for horizontal services and industries (BFSI, Retail, Healthcare)
  • Designing and executing end to end communication plans and logistic support for events, webinars, targeted emails and social media campaigns
  • Coordinating with the SME and Content team for creation of Case studies, Brochures, Emailers, Flyers and One pagers
  • || Social Media Management
  • Manage Syntelโ€™s Content strategy for all the Social Media Channels (Twitter, Facebook, Linkedin)
  • Ideation for audience engagement campaigns esp. for Instagram, Twitter & Facebook
  • Create and Execute campaigns on Facebook and Twitter to increase followers, promote services and engage the followers
  • Prepare monthly reports (Hootsuite, Brightedge) on Syntelโ€™s Social Media performance for Facebook, Linkedin, Twitter
  • || SEO and Website
  • Syntelโ€™s Corporate Website Revamp - Competitor Analysis, Site Map Creation and Wireframes and Design Benchmarking, Coordinating with agencies and internal teams for the webpage designs and content
  • Develop, execute & manage online strategies that include Search Engine Optimization, Keyword
  • Search, Search Engine Marketing & Social Media Optimization for Syntel's Corporate Website
  • Create monthly reports for SEO keyword Ranking and Website Visitors using tools such as Pardot & Brightedge
Digital MarketingSocial Media MarketingSearch Engine MarketingSEOMarketingSearch Engine Optimization (SEO)

Clover infotech

Assistant Manager - Marketing (Digital & Product)

Sep 2013 โ€“ Apr 2016 ยท 2 yrs 7 mos ยท Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

  • || Digital Marketing
  • Manage Corporate Website and Social Media Channels(Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, Instagram)
  • Generate (Quarterly/ Monthly / Weekly) actionable web & social statistics reports
  • Create and Monitor Social Media Campaigns
  • Search Engine Optimization
  • Search Engine Marketing
  • Client Demos (Social Media Strategy, Website Designs, Mobile App Designs)
  • || Product Management and Channel Marketing for Slonkit - India's 1st Money Management App linked to a VISA card for Youngsters)
  • Contributing actively into concept development, brand strategy ideation, logo creation, Strategic positioning & enablement for the product launch
  • Design product messaging & innovative ways to educate audience about the product
  • Coordinating with agencies for website design and development, videos, events
  • Product Launch through Events and Email Campaigns
  • Developing a channel marketing strategy for the brand
  • Analyzing and determining key insights from business drivers, competitive environment, trends and operating metrics across countries.
  • || Branding and Communications
  • Creating Marketing Collaterals ( Case Studies,One Pagers, Brochures )
  • Providing design and direction for collateral, web, social media and other visual
  • communications media for the company.
  • Drive employee involvement & engagement through a combination of internal communication vehicles & channels including blogs, e-newsletters, events, mailers
  • ACHIEVEMENTS
  • Successful execution of launch of new product - 'Slonkit'
  • Developed and executed SEO strategy that achieved and sustained top 3 rankings on Google for key services and generated business worth 2+ cr
  • Established presence of Clover Infotech on Youtube, Facebook & Instagram
  • Created an alternate channel for hiring through social media - 'ehire'
  • Revamp of Clover Infotech Website in adherence to latest Web and SEO guidelines
Market ResearchDigital MarketingSocial Media MarketingSearch Engine MarketingSEOMarketing+1

Intelliswift

Senior Executive - Marketing & Business Development

Feb 2011 โ€“ Sep 2013 ยท 2 yrs 7 mos ยท Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

  • || Marketing (Branding & Communications)
  • Managing and Creating content for the Company Website
  • Participating in Events to promote and showcase Intelliswift's capabilities
  • Preparing Proposals, Presentations, Emailers, Brochures, White papers, Case studies, Contracts, Agreements and similar business development related documents that will showcase Organizationโ€™s capabilities to the customers
  • Analyzing, Identifying, Executing and Monitoring Social Media Campaigns
  • Plan, develop, coordinate and participate in various marketing research activities to identify customer preferences and attitudes and to enhance products and services
  • Performed a major role in making our clients website Go Live. Worked closely with the design team for finalizing the design templates for the website, worked single handedly on the content for the website and now its successfully running live.
  • || Business Development
  • Playing a key role of representing the company in front of business prospects with initial meetings and presentations
  • Develop marketing plans and strategies, formulate long range plans for marketing activities, create strategies for the introduction of new web based products, participate in overall departmental strategic planning and management activities
  • Capturing new market segments and conducting detailed market study to analyze the latest market trends and track competitor activities and providing valuable inputs for product development and the marketing strategies
  • Adept in conducting qualitative research involving interviews, gathering market data, consumers, competitors and product / service data
  • Responsible for relationship development with existing clients, partners and alliances
  • Preparing contracts, agreements, proposals, presentations,product notes,wireframes
  • Conceptualizing & Designing solution architectures of web based Document Management Solution
  • Preparing Bid/RFP/RFI.
Market ResearchDigital MarketingSocial Media MarketingSearch Engine MarketingSEOMarketing+1

Metric global

Market Research(Trainee)-Internship

Feb 2009 โ€“ May 2009 ยท 3 mos ยท Pune, Maharashtra, India

  • To measure the satisfaction level of the vendors of "Tata Power" in Mumbai.
  • > To identify the opportunities of the market through primary research.
  • > Categorize them into dissatisfied, satisfied and delighted customers.
  • > Recommendations to the company to improve upon various levels.
  • I had also been associated for the project of new service development for the launch of the programme โ€œManagement for doctorsโ€ conducted by Metric Consultancy Ltd.
Social Media Marketing

Education

Harvard Business School Executive Education

Disruptive Strategy - Certificate Program

Jan 2019 โ€“ Jan 2019

ICFAI Business School, Pune Official

MBA โ€” Marketing

Jan 2008 โ€“ Jan 2010

Padre Conceicao College of Engineering, Verna (PCCE)

B.Tech โ€” Computer Engineering

Jan 2004 โ€“ Jan 2008

Carmel Higher Secondary, Goa

HSSC

Jan 2002 โ€“ Jan 2004

Fatima Convent High School, Goa

SSC

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