Business transformation · Growth · Operations · AI enablement

Madhusudhan
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Business Transformation & Growth Leader

“Where others see operational complexity, I design systems that create clarity, growth, and measurable business outcomes.”

I work at the intersection of business strategy, operations, technology and customer acquisition, building practical systems that help teams scale and businesses perform better.

24,000+Monthly leads supported across five Indian markets
~40%Company revenue attributed to affiliate ecosystem
12,000Monthly leads from social/community scouting
>3×Target ROI across property listing marketplaces
01 / Executive profile

Building the systems behind sustainable growth.

I bring cross-functional experience across growth, sales, marketing, central operations, marketplace performance, customer engagement and technology-enabled process improvement. My work has included scaling acquisition channels, improving lead governance, expanding partner ecosystems, managing multi-platform listing performance and introducing new tools into customer-facing workflows.

I am most effective where teams need to connect the dots: clarifying a business problem, aligning people and process, choosing practical technology, and tracking whether the change improved the outcome.

My leadership philosophy is grounded in building good workplaces, creating ownership and helping people develop into leaders in their own right.

Business transformationGrowth & expansionRevenue operationsAI-enabled workflowsTeam leadership
02 / Where I add value

Business problems, solved end to end.

A broad operating toolkit, anchored in execution and measurable outcomes rather than a single functional silo.

01
Scale

Growth systems & market expansion

Build acquisition channels, partner ecosystems and repeatable workflows across cities, customer segments and markets.

02
Improve

Operational excellence

Reduce handoff friction, strengthen SLAs, improve response times and make processes visible to the teams responsible for outcomes.

03
Enable

AI & technology adoption

Evaluate tools in real workflows, balance automation with human oversight, and focus implementation on practical business value.

04
Optimize

Commercial & marketplace performance

Manage channel mix, listing investment and ROI targets while connecting marketing activity to qualified demand and bookings.

05
Connect

Revenue operations & customer journeys

Align lead generation, routing, telephony, CRM workflows and sales teams so customers receive faster, more consistent follow-up.

06
Develop

People & cross-functional leadership

Create clarity and accountability across teams, build new functions and help people grow through ownership and support.

03 / Functional breadth

Where I can lead, build or improve.

A cross-functional operator who connects strategy to execution. These are the business areas where my experience is most relevant, rather than a claim to be a specialist in every discipline.

Business & growth strategy

Business planning, growth strategy, new-market entry, 0-to-1 initiatives, business model testing and expansion.

Sales & revenue operations

Sales operations, funnel ownership, lead routing, conversion improvement, sales productivity, SLA management and performance cadence.

Marketing & demand generation

Performance-marketing collaboration, Google Ads, social/community lead generation, SEO exposure, campaign feedback and lead-quality improvement.

Operations & process excellence

Process design, SOPs, turnaround-time reduction, workflow redesign, operating cadence, productivity improvement and cross-functional execution.

Customer lifecycle & experience

Lead-to-sale journeys, customer communication, onboarding, post-sales coordination, retention/re-churn workflows and upselling.

Partnerships & channels

Affiliate and broker ecosystems, agency management, vendor negotiations, channel expansion and partner-led revenue.

Product & program delivery

Business-side product development, launch coordination, user-journey improvement, platform/e-commerce workflows and implementation follow-through.

People & team leadership

Building teams, coaching managers and frontline teams, performance frameworks, ownership, accountability and leadership development.

Commercial & P&L management

ROI discipline, unit economics, cost and vendor evaluation, zonal P&L exposure, GMV, commercial negotiations and resource allocation.

AI-enabled business improvement

Business-side evaluation of AI calling and automation, human-in-the-loop quality checks, workflow fit, latency and integration trade-offs.

Digital platforms & analytics

Marketplace listing operations, CRM/lifecycle platforms, cloud telephony, funnel analytics, performance tracking and experimentation.

Founder-led sustainability initiatives

EV charging infrastructure concepts, renewable-energy exploration, stakeholder coordination and early-stage business-model development.

04 / Selected transformation work

From business problem to operating change.

A selection of initiatives across acquisition, customer engagement, marketplace management and emerging technology.

Social & community lead-generation engine

Growth

Built a team to scout customer intent across Facebook, LinkedIn, Instagram and Telegram communities, qualify housing requirements and route leads to Sales. The function generated about 12,000 leads a month and around 80 bookings, against roughly 600 bookings overall in the month cited.

Redbaton: end-to-end B2C vertical build

B2C / Commercial

Led the B2C wing, 01design, across digital marketing, Google Ads lead generation, calling and sales conversion, e-commerce/product discoverability, procurement coordination, delivery, post-sales engagement and upselling. The first sale came within 15 days; the operating target was 30 sales a month. Used Hotjar insights to inform website and offer changes that doubled average ticket size, while order volume was lower. The focus was on improving the quality and value of the customer journey, not volume alone.

Marketplace portfolio & ROI discipline

Commercial

Managed performance across approximately 1,600 Housing.com listings, 300 Magicbricks listings and 300 99acres listings, with the key objective of achieving greater than 3× ROI on listing investment.

Cloud telephony migration

Technology

Moved cloud telephony from Exotel to Msgkart. The change reduced costs through 30-second rather than 60-second pulse billing and enabled WhatsApp messaging in a shared portal, improving organizational visibility into customer conversations.

AI-assisted calling evaluation

AI enablement

Evaluated Convin and Formi.ai for calling quality and workflow fit. Convin showed strong tonality but needed human monitoring to address repetitive or inaccurate responses. Formi.ai's CRM integration, latency and other issues delayed adoption. The approach prioritized practical quality over automation for its own sake.

India lead operations & leakage reduction

Operations

Supported a centralized lead engine handling about 24,000 monthly leads across Bengaluru, NCR, Mumbai, Pune and Hyderabad, with process and governance improvements associated with a 15% reduction in lead leakage.

UAE response workflow improvement

Expansion

Worked across the Dubai/Nestr.ae operating model with a team of 13 Dubai representatives and three India-based re-churn agents. Reported response turnaround improved from four days to around five hours, while connection rates rose from about 30% to 55%.

Metrics reflect figures shared for this portfolio draft and should be validated against source reports before external publication. “Target ROI” is described as a target, not a guaranteed or independently audited result.

05 / Career journey

Leadership across growth, operations and strategy.

A career built through progressively broader responsibilities in customer acquisition, operational systems and business growth. Earlier Nestaway experience also included Field Operations, Inside Sales and Business Analysis, which built the frontline and analytical foundation behind later program and leadership roles.

Apr 2025 – Apr 2026

Senior Director – Growth & Market Expansion

Nestaway Technologies Pvt. Ltd.
  • Led growth and acquisition initiatives across India and the UAE, supporting a 24,000-lead monthly engine across five Indian markets.
  • Scaled affiliate/partner-led acquisition to approximately 40% of company revenue and supported social/community sourcing of about 12,000 leads a month.
  • Improved lead governance, customer engagement workflows, marketplace investment oversight and AI-assisted calling evaluation.
  • For Dubai/Nestr.ae, worked across a roughly 700-lead/month funnel; response turnaround improved from about four days to five hours and connection rates rose from about 30% to 55%.
Mar 2024 – Mar 2025

Associate Director – Central Sales / Process, Growth & Operations

Nestaway Technologies Pvt. Ltd.
  • Owned central sales and process initiatives spanning owner/supply acquisition, tenant/demand acquisition, affiliate partners and lead generation.
  • Scaled supply acquisition to around 400 houses per month, improved onboarding turnaround from four days to one day and expanded the partner ecosystem from 25 to 60.
  • Strengthened funnel standardization, service levels and alignment between supply availability and conversion demand.
Jul 2022 – Oct 2023

Senior Manager – Strategy, Analytics & Sales Operations

BYJU’S – Think & Learn Pvt. Ltd.
  • Led analytics and operating performance for a pre-sales organization of approximately 1,200 agents.
  • Built data-driven performance frameworks associated with about 25% improvement in conversion productivity and an approximately 8% reduction in cancellations.
Sep 2020 – Jun 2022

Senior Program Manager – Strategy

Nestaway Technologies Pvt. Ltd.
  • Launched Video Tours, which contributed to approximately 60% of bookings, and worked with product teams to improve user journeys.
  • Helped launch Nestaway Lite, delivering about 5% month-on-month conversion uplift as reported in the resume.
Jun 2019 – Sep 2020

Program Manager – Strategy, Business Processes & Operations

Nestaway Technologies Pvt. Ltd.
  • Established more than 40 retail outlets across India, increasing visits by about 70% and conversions by 5%.
  • Improved agent productivity by 20% while reducing team size by 50% through operating-model and process redesign.
Apr 2018 – May 2019

Zonal Manager – Business Operations

Nestaway Technologies Pvt. Ltd.
  • Managed a zonal portfolio of 3,800+ properties, 1,000 owners and 8,000 tenants, with zonal P&L ownership.
  • Oversaw approximately ₹4 crore GMV while maintaining around 90% of tickets resolved within TAT.
Feb 2017 – Mar 2018

Marketing Product Development Manager · B2C Vertical Head

Redbaton Creative Marketing Solutions Pvt. Ltd. · 01design
  • Led the B2C vertical across marketing, Google Ads, lead generation, calling, sales conversion, product/e-commerce operations, procurement coordination, delivery and post-sales/upselling.
  • Built and improved a multi-page e-commerce platform and customer lifecycle tracking; achieved around 10% lead-to-sale conversion across inbound and outbound channels.
  • Used Hotjar-led website and offer improvements to double average ticket size, despite lower order volume; secured the first sale within 15 days of starting.
06 / Technology in service of business

Practical technology leadership.

Hands-on business-side experience evaluating platforms, improving workflows, coordinating migrations and helping teams adopt tools. This is technology-enabled business leadership, not a claim of software engineering specialization.

AI & calling workflows

Convin evaluation; Formi.ai evaluation; human-in-the-loop monitoring and quality considerations.

CRM & lead operations

CRM workflow experience, lead routing, customer lifecycle visibility and operational governance.

Cloud communications

Exotel, Msgkart, Twilio and MoEngage-related operating workflows and vendor transitions.

Digital acquisition

Facebook, LinkedIn, Instagram, Telegram communities, SEO and reputation management.

Marketplace platforms

Housing.com, Magicbricks and 99acres listing performance and ROI monitoring.

Analytics & collaboration

SQL and business analytics exposure; Jira, Trello and cross-functional delivery practices.

AI-enabled operations

Assess automation against accuracy, latency, integration effort, customer experience and human review needs.

Product & innovation

Founder-led concept development through EVATVA–HELIOS and EV infrastructure commercialization.

07 / Purpose beyond the role

Cleaner energy. Better cities. Practical progress.

I am interested in ideas that make everyday systems work better for people and the environment.

Renewable energy and EV infrastructure

My longer-term ambition is to contribute to practical clean-energy solutions that can be built, adopted and maintained sustainably. Through Evatva and the EVATVA–HELIOS concept, I have explored EV charging access and solar-energy system design. These are early-stage initiatives, and I see them as a learning and development journey rather than proven commercial technology.

A cleaner, less congested Bengaluru

I care about Bengaluru as both a global technology capital and a city people should be able to live in comfortably. I am enthusiastic about practical, measurable civic improvements: cleaner public spaces, better waste segregation and recycling, more thoughtful parking and traffic management, and technology-enabled complaint tracking with clear ownership and closure. The goal is not technology for its own sake, but a cleaner and more usable city.

08 / Leadership philosophy

Build good workplaces.
Build people who lead.

The professional legacy I value most is seeing people I have worked with grow into leaders, carry forward what they learned, and lead with respect and ownership of their own.

Build leaders, not dependencies.

Create space for people to take ownership, develop judgment and become capable of leading independently.

Design systems that scale.

Make processes clearer, more transparent and less dependent on individual heroics as teams and businesses grow.

Use technology with purpose.

Adopt AI and automation where they improve outcomes, while keeping human oversight where quality and trust require it.

09 / Founder mindset

Curiosity beyond the job description.

Evatva Technologies

Founder-led exploration of EV charging infrastructure and renewable-energy business models, including partnership-led deployment concepts intended to reduce upfront infrastructure burden.

EVATVA–HELIOS

An early-stage solar-energy concept exploring photovoltaic panels arranged as a reflective surface, sun-tracking mechanics, receiver cooling and thermal management, controls and potential AI-assisted optimization. It is presented here as a concept and development initiative, not as a commercially validated product or a proven efficiency gain.

10 / Let's connect

Good work starts with a useful conversation.

Open to leadership opportunities across business transformation, growth, revenue operations, business operations, commercial operations and AI-enabled operational improvement. I am also open to conversations around sustainability and practical civic innovation.

Email: aryanmadhusudhan2294@gmail.com
Phone / WhatsApp: +91 90365 63238 · Chat directly on WhatsApp
LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/madhusudhanra