Ajay Damani

About Ajay Damani

I am a strategy leader with 18+ years of experience building enterprise growth systems across media, platforms, and digital ecosystems in India and APAC. I work with CXOs and management teams to design market strategies, growth architectures, and operating models that drive scalable business outcomes.My work spans platform strategy, market expansion, digital and AI transformation, customer value architecture, and enterprise monetisation models, thereby aligning product, technology, data, and commercial functions into unified growth engines.I have led large-scale strategic transformations across OTT platforms, media networks, and global ecosystems, delivering measurable impact in growth velocity, retention economics, and revenue efficiency.Recognised as E4M Digital 40 Under 40 (2024) and a Global Consumer Insights Influencer (2023), I combine long-term strategic vision with execution discipline. I am passionate about building future-ready organisations at the intersection of technology, data, and consumer value.Reachable at: d••••••••@gmail.com.

Experience

1. Head Strategy & Insights

   WPP Media

   Sep 2022 — Present · Mumbai, IN

   Lead growth and transformation strategy across platforms, consumer businesses, and digital ecosystems.Design integrated growth frameworks spanning market strategy, customer value, platform engagement, and monetisation.Build decision intelligence and forecasting models for investment prioritization and scenario planning.Partner with CXOs across product, tech, marketing, and revenue to align operating models with long-term growth strategy.Deliver large-scale cross-functional transformation programs across multiple portfolios.

Education

• Don Bosco High School - India

  S.S.C., Mathematics, Science, Social Sciences, English, French, Economics

• Mumbai Educational Trust, MET League of Colleges

  PGeMBA, Marketing

• University of Hull

  MSc, Marketing and Communication

• R. A. Podar College of Commerce & Economics

  H.S.C., Organisation of Commerce, Economics, Accounting and Finance

• MICA | The School of Ideas

  PG, Digital Marketing and Communications

• VESIM - Vivekanand Institute of Management Studies and Research

  Bachelors of Management Studies, Marketing, Econometrics

Skills

• Business Planning
• Crm
• Competitive Analysis
• Business Development
• Market Analysis
• Team Management
• Time Management
• Spss
• Management
• Brand Tracking
• Business Analysis
• Consumer Insights
• Consumer Insight
• Photoshop
• Consumer Behaviour
• Secondary Research
• Data Analysis
• Segmentation
• Microsoft Office
• Research
• Strategy
• Primary Research
• Marketing
• Quantitative Research
• Marketing Research
• Project Management
• Competitive Intelligence
• Marketing Strategy
• Advertising Research
• Market Research
• Team Leadership
• Customer Insight
• Analytics
• Business Strategy
• Advertising
• Analysis
• Customer Relationship Management (Crm)
• Marketing Communications
• New Business Development