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Chetan Kumar

@chetankumar

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I'm a business leader in tech seeking a new hands-on operating role based anywhere

India

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What I'm looking for

I am looking for a disruptive, growth oriented role. Agnostic to verticals but lean towards services in wellness, mindfulness, health and fitness, travel, food. Also, messaging and communications and mobile finance.

I've gained over 20 years of work experience globally in leading companies like Google, WhatsApp, Flipkart and Citi. I am a general manager with a focus on problem solving for growth, innovation and partnerships. I've got domain experience in SaaS, mobile payments and e-commerce and driven strategy, business planning, research, product development, revenue lines and hired teams. I'm seeking my next adventure in high growth stage diverse global tech companies.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

Head of Search & Assistant Product Partnerships

Google

Dec 2021 - May 2023 (1 year 5 months)

Led product partnerships for Google Search and Assistant for India, worked with senior leadership in product and other functions to drive better user experiences on Google Search, worked on vernacular Search and application of large language models amongst other projects, mentor at Google for Startups Accelerator.

Leadership User Experience Language Models Mentorship

India Region Head

Dec 2017 - Dec 2021 (4 years)

Part of the core founding product and business team where I helped craft the product GTM strategy for WhatsApp Business Messaging. 1st hire in India; launched the business messaging pilot in India, did product testing and took it through the full life cycle from beta to full-scale commercialisation from first $ to $MM ARR.