Anant Nath Sharma
@anantnathsharma
Product Lead driving AI-powered consumer growth and monetization for digital news platforms.
IndiaWhat I'm looking for
I’m a seasoned Strategic Product Leader (15+ years in Media-Tech, Telecom, Social Impact), currently leading product vision and execution for the Indian Express website. I drive global user expansion and multi-stream revenue while building high-calibre Product Management teams aligned to C-suite objectives.
I’ve championed AI innovation that delivers measurable growth: Express Shorts (Gold at WAN-IFRA 2024) and My Express, which increased engagement and month-on-month registrations. I also optimize personalization and monetization through a recommendation engine and multi-tier ad strategy, while managing cross-functional squads and scaling audio/multimedia products.
Experience
Work history, roles, and key accomplishments
Product Lead, Consumer Growth
Indian Express Online
Mar 2019 - Present (7 years 1 month)
Owned the end-to-end product roadmap for the Indian Express website, leading a 10-member squad to drive MAU/DAU and registration growth. Championed AI innovation with Express Shorts (Gold at WAN-IFRA SE Asia Digital Media Awards) and My Express, increasing engagement by 20%, registrations by 5% MoM, pages per session by 20%, and ad impressions by 25% via tiered monetization.
Editorial Head - Podcasts
Indian Express Online
Mar 2019 - Mar 2023 (4 years)
Led editorial and product strategy for podcasts and multimedia, scaling 3 Things to 400,000+ monthly listens with 70% average consumption on Spotify and Apple. Served as Executive Producer for Love Matters (Silver at WAN-IFRA SE Asia Digital Media Awards), and launched Text-to-Speech across articles, generating ~2M monthly plays from 600+ audio bulletin updates.
Head of Hindi Content
Josh Talks
Apr 2017 - Mar 2019 (1 year 11 months)
Established and scaled the Josh Talks Hindi channel to 1 million subscribers and 42 million views, surpassing the flagship's viewership. Set up the audio flagship (43 podcasts), which later evolved into a Spotify Original.
Led a team of 10 testing engineers for complex telecom billing products serving global clients including Telekom Deutschland and Vodafone India. Managed engineering delivery and quality for billing systems used in enterprise telecom environments while coordinating cross-functional work across sites.
Education
Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework
Ramdeobaba College of Engineering
Bachelor of Engineering, Electronics Design Technology
Earned a Bachelor of Engineering in Electronics Design Technology at Ramdeobaba College of Engineering.
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