Saurabh Ukil

About Saurabh Ukil

Most businesses don’t fail because of lack of effort.They fail because of lack of clarity.I work at the intersection of brand, business strategy, and growth, helping leadership teams make decisions that hold up not just at launch — but years later.Over the last decade, I’ve led high-stakes growth and marketing mandates across: • Luxury & aspirational real estate • Automotive & lifestyle brands • Enterprise & technology-led businessesFrom Cr launches to category repositioning and legacy brand transformations, my work has consistently focused on one question:“Will this still make sense five years from now?”What I believe:•Marketing is not communication. It is decision-making made visible.•Brands are not built in campaigns. They are built in trade-offs.•Growth without structure is noise. Structure without empathy is fragile.On LinkedIn, I write about:•Long-term brand and business thinking•Real estate beyond price-per-square-foot•Leadership, clarity, and building durable systemsIf you’re building something meant to last —you’ll feel at home here.

Experience

1. Head of Marketing

   Pristine Properties

   Sep 2025 — Present · Pune, IN

   Led brand transformation of a 40-year legacy developer from affordable housing to aspirational and luxury real estate.2. Delivered 30% sales volume growth in 4 months through sharper GTM strategy, pricing alignment, and launch phasing.3. Built and scaled the corporate marketing, brand, and presales teams, owning hiring, mentoring, and performance.4. Drove integrated GTM across ATL, digital, PR, channel partners, and experiential marketing, partnering closely with leadership on demand forecasting and inventory planning.5. Managed ₹2.5 Cr+ annual budgets, strengthened corporate communications (+30% engagement), and improved marketing ROI by 45% through data-driven execution.

Education

• Apeejay School Nerul

  School, science

  1995 — 2009

• Welingkar Institute of Management

  PGDM, Business Design (Marketing)

  2016 — 2018

• SSGMCE, Shegaon

  Bachelor of Engineering (BE), Electrical, Electronics and Power Systems

  2009 — 2013

Skills

• German
• Branding
• C
• Social Media Marketing
• C++
• Marketing Strategy
• Tfs
• Git
• Digital Marketing
• Marketing
• Testing
• Sprint Planning
• Team Management
• Photography
• Scrum
• Event Planning
• Agile Methodologies
• Sql
• Linux
• Market Research
• Ge Cimplicity
• Quality Assurance
• Scvmm
• Test Lab Management