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Sahil Borate

@sahilborate

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Senior operations and digital leader scaling teams, delivery and SEO-driven growth for SMBs and startups.

India

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What I'm looking for

I seek leadership roles where I can scale operations and teams, integrate SEO/content as growth assets, and drive measurable revenue and process improvements.

I am a senior operations and digital leader with 25+ years scaling service-based SMBs, agencies, and startups, primarily serving North American markets. I combine P&L ownership, delivery governance, and hands-on expertise in SEO, content and digital marketing to stabilize fast-growing operations.

I've built and scaled cross-functional teams of 50–75+ across SEO, content, performance marketing, design, UX/UI and web development, and implemented AI-enabled workflows, capacity planning, and KPI-driven performance tracking. I led efforts that grew group publishing sites from ~10K to 6M+ monthly organic visitors and monetized large-scale traffic to create new revenue streams.

My leadership is people-first and execution-focused: I own budgeting, resource allocation, proposal/RFP management, client escalation resolution, and the transition of organizations from cost-focused setups into strategic growth engines.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

Head of Operations

Everest Web Solutions Pvt. Ltd.

Jan 2025 - Dec 2025 (11 months)

Provided fractional operational leadership and continuity during transition and restructuring, advising on delivery governance and scaling priorities.

Fractional Leadership Operations & Strategy Transition Management Stakeholder Management Capacity Planning Process Optimization

Head of Operations

Everest Web Solutions Pvt. Ltd.

May 2014 - Dec 2024 (10 years 7 months)

Led end-to-end operations and digital delivery with full P&L responsibility, scaling teams to 75+ and growing group publishing organic traffic from ~10K to 6M+ monthly visitors while launching new revenue streams.

Operations Leadership P&L management SEO Content Strategy Capacity Planning Scaling Teams KPI Tracking

Head of Operations

Dharne Systems Pvt. Ltd.

May 2005 - Apr 2014 (8 years 11 months)

Built and led operations from inception, scaling cross-functional teams and establishing delivery systems that supported sustained client growth and retention for North American SMBs.

Operations Team Building SEO Content Digital Marketing Budgeting Proposal Management

Product Manager

Vital Link Outsourcing Pvt. Ltd.

Apr 2004 - Apr 2005 (1 year)

Researched data digitization market and defined product positioning for US healthcare and mortgage records, translating insights into execution plans and process maps.

Product Research Product Positioning Cross Functional Collaboration Process Mapping Product Strategy

Web Promotions & Inventory Manager

Telegenisys India Pvt. Ltd.

Dec 2002 - Mar 2004 (1 year 3 months)

Built and led SEO, content, and design teams to develop 200+ destination websites and managed inventory/pricing for 4,000+ hotel properties while executing multi-channel marketing campaigns.

SEO Content Management Inventory Management Multi channel Marketing Team Leadership Pricing Strategy

Team Lead - Web Promotions

iTrisom India Pvt. Ltd.

Aug 2000 - Nov 2002 (2 years 3 months)

Early hire who developed SEO and PPC expertise, managed daily PPC spends of ~$20,000 with strong ROI, and recruited and led SEO/PPC teams to improve traffic quality and conversions.