Rahul Balyan
Global Business Leader | Digital Strategy, Growth and Transformation | Spotify | Ex Coca-Cola, Asian Paints, Radio Michi
- Role
- Head of Market Strategy & Operations - Samea (South Asia, Middle East and Africa) at Spotify
- Location
- Mumbai, MH, IN
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Rahul Balyan
With 25 years of experience, I specialise in scaling traditional enterprises and leading disruptive digital businesses. My career spans market leaders across consumer goods (Coca-Cola, Asian Paints), traditional media (Radio Mirchi), and digital-first business (Spotify), delivering high-impact in each business.My professional journey has been defined by continuous reinvention. I have been successful across diverse leadership mandates: from leading regional strategy for Spotify across SAMEA (South Asia, Middle East, and Africa) and leading the Music function for Spotify India, to leading digital transformation as Chief Digital Officer at Radio Mirchi, to leading Decor Marketing and business development across international markets for Asian Paints, and pioneering rural marketing and regional sales at Coca-Cola.I thrive in fast-changing, unscripted environments where disruption is the norm. I lead through a blend of data-driven innovation and building resilient, high-performance teams.
Experience
Head of Market Strategy & Operations - Samea (South Asia, Middle East and Africa)
Jan 2024 — Present
I lead the business strategy for Spotify business across markets in South Asia, the Middle East, and Africa. I also lead consumer insights, building regional playbooks, knowledge sharing, innovation labs to test and scale new ideas, championing the product-market fit and innovations tailored to the SAMEA region, and also championing the AI-adoption for the region.
Education
Panjab University
BE (Chemical), Chemical Engineering
1993 — 1997
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