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Akshay Bhama

Senior Program Manager Growth
Bangalore

Summary

Growth strategy and product professional with a passion for building, iterating and perfecting. Over 6 years of experience in scaling Market places in mobility industries. With a knack for data analytics, market research and project management, Akshay has led teams to launch and scale new products in different geographies for a vast set of users

Overview

10
10
years of professional experience

Work History

Senior Program Manager-Growth

Zoomcar
Bangalore
2020.11 - Current

• Conducted market sizing to assess category viability, drove C level alignment & negotiations with various external consultants including the Big 4, Legal advisors to launch India’s 1st P2P car sharing product.

• Currently leading marketplace supply side user acquisition and activation for Zoomcar with direct ownership of P&L and marketplace strategy.

• Driving category planning, charting out growth strategies for the market place business

• Responsible for product roadmap and execution on product strategy

• Driving key strategic initiatives and critical projects with the core leadership, technology and operations teams

• Improved overall funnel conversion for acquisition by 6x by identifying system needs and designed processes and defining clear road map for product CRM,Ops and Performance marketing teams to meet business requirements

• Spear headed overseas expansion strategy by conducting TAM SAM,SOM and launched 4 new countries (Vietnam, Philippines, Indonesia, Egypt).

Senior Business Manager

Zoomcar
Bangalore
2019.04 - 2020.11

• Owned end-end P&L for north west region. Achieved EBITDA positive P&L by rationalizing operational and capital expenditures in

• Conducted quantitative and qualitative data analysis to identify trends to balance demand and supply gaps in multiple geo zones and territory

• Policy & Government Relation Management-Liaison with Transport and Tourism Ministries&stroke relevant partnerships for getting govt. endorsements, licenses

Business Manager

Zoomcar
Jaipur
2016.06 - 2019.09
  • Led annual planning for 0-1 and 1 to 10 journey, built road maps for demand acquisition.
  • Launched 3 new territories for Zoomcar and Spearheaded recruitment and hiring process for new demographics.
  • Anticipated financial impact from operational issues and worked with leadership to develop solutions.
  • Enhanced and redefined organizational structure to maintain competitive edge across territories.
  • Identified market product demands and customer trends to bring in new customers and retain existing ones for sustainable profits.

Marketing and Partnerships Associate

Uber
Jaipur
2015.10 - 2016.06

• Planned and executed various BTL and CRM marketing campaigns directed towards increasing brand visibility, new customer acquisition and increasing wallet share of existing customers

Founder and Business Head

Step Out Abroad
Jaipur
2013.01 - 2015.08
  • Step out is an international internship facilitation agency aimed to provide accessibility of high-quality internship opportunities abroad for students
  • Investment planning &analysis | Business model creation |Establishing product market fit |P&L management
  • Delivered 100+ internships experiences for 5+ nationalities.

Education

Bachelors of Commerce -

St. Xavier's College
2001.04 -

Skills

SQL

Strategic planning

Go to market strategy

Program Management

P&L Management

Accomplishments

  • Served as Executive Board Member for AIESEC world largest Nor for profit as a Vice President leading a team of 50+ individuals from different countries.
  • Awarded founder's Rockstar of the year award for best performance at Zoomcar.

Timeline

Senior Program Manager-Growth

Zoomcar
2020.11 - Current

Senior Business Manager

Zoomcar
2019.04 - 2020.11

Business Manager

Zoomcar
2016.06 - 2019.09

Marketing and Partnerships Associate

Uber
2015.10 - 2016.06

Founder and Business Head

Step Out Abroad
2013.01 - 2015.08

Bachelors of Commerce -

St. Xavier's College
2001.04 -
Akshay BhamaSenior Program Manager Growth