Harshavardhan T
@harshavardhant
Consumer tech product leader driving growth, engagement and AI-enabled product transformation.
IndiaWhat I'm looking for
I am a consumer tech product leader with 17+ years building and scaling products across e-commerce, fintech, ed-tech, OTT and digital media. I specialize in 0-1 builds, growth-stage product-led expansion, and large-scale platform transformation.
As a startup co-founder and senior leader, I’ve launched category-first products (Scootsy), led consumer super-app engagement at Paytm for 100M MAU, and delivered a subscription product to 1M+ subscribers within a year. My work consistently drove user acquisition, retention and monetization gains.
I led global launches and cross-functional distributed teams at Emeritus, building a short-format learning product that reached 1M+ downloads, and I drove product, content and revenue transformations at Times Internet and Indian Express Online. I focus on data-led optimization, product education and operational efficiency.
I accelerate AI-driven product development and platform efficiencies (GPT-powered growth tools, LLM pilots) and build high-performance teams through mentorship, process design and stakeholder collaboration to deliver measurable business outcomes.
Experience
Work history, roles, and key accomplishments
Ownership of the Paytm Consumer App Product as well as Platform Product mandates.
Building and managing product experiences for 100+ million MAU
Spanning Core App Product, Customer Lifecycle Management (CLM) Product, Promo & Engagement Products, Search & Discovery, User Education, Accessibility and OS/OEM Product.
VP & Head of Product
Emeritus
Nov 2020 - Jun 2022 (1 year 7 months)
Led zero-to-one development and global launch of a short-format video learning platform, achieving 1M+ downloads in four months and launching in 15 countries with subscription-based monetization.
Head - Consumer Product
Viacom18
Jun 2019 - Nov 2020 (1 year 5 months)
Led consumer product and publishing for VOOT, launched VOOT Select in four months driving 1M+ subscribers in 12 months and doubled Smart TV adoption while improving content merchandising efficiency by 60%.
Vice President (Product)
Indian Express Online
Feb 2018 - Jun 2019 (1 year 4 months)
Led product management and design across eight digital news verticals, revamped product strategy and relaunched the Indian Express app to improve user experience and engagement.
Head of Product & Growth
Scootsy
Apr 2014 - Jan 2018 (3 years 9 months)
Co-founding product leader for hyperlocal e-commerce Scootsy; led product, growth and operations, delivering 33% MoM growth and 1146% transaction growth in 12 months with 3X category AOV.
Head - Indiatimes.com
Times Internet
Aug 2010 - May 2014 (3 years 9 months)
Led change management across the
Indiatimes.com business over a 6 month period;
Transitioned the first major product strategy shift for Indiatimes.com in 2012 from a one-page ‘group news’ aggregator to ‘infotainment’ portal, driving 239% growth in content consumption over 1 year with MoM growth
Product Head - IN.com
Network18 Media
May 2009 - Aug 2010 (1 year 3 months)
Responsibility to drive product management & turnaround strategy for IN.com (Horizontal web portal of Network 18) that involved holistic product transformation
Education
Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework
Lancaster University Management School
Master of Business Administration, Strategy & Brand Management
2007 - 2008
Completed an MBA with specialization in Strategy & Brand Management at Lancaster University Management School.
Loyola College, Chennai
Bachelor of Science, Visual Communication
2001 - 2004
Earned a Bachelor of Science in Visual Communication from Loyola College, Chennai.
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Location
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