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Meera Iyer

Houston,TX

Summary

Meera Iyer brings the ability to leverage her experience in both FinTech and Financial Services to iterate, build and scale varied payment value propositions from B2B SaaS to Corporate card & web 3 to deliver measurable revenue growth. She is also a hands-on people leader, who is adept at motivating globally dispersed teams to build cohesive organizations that foster personal and professional growth. She has helped scale two startups in B2B SaaS & Web 3 in the capacity of a CMO & Partnerships Head and is adept at leveraging both B2B & B2C Tactics to break through to the Ideal Customer Profile, and scale revenue and profitability. She has also held roles with increasing responsibility to deliver results such as VP, Global Partnerships & Channel Mktg for American Express Corporate Services, Sr Director, Client Mgmt American Express, VP/Head Mobile Pay @ Shell as well as Sr Director of Europe SMB for Amex Europe. Meera has a Master’s in business from the University of Chicago specializing in General Management & Marketing. She also has a Ph.D. in Strategy (ABD) from Purdue University, and a Bachelor’s in physics from the University of Madras.

Overview

21
21
years of professional experience

Work History

Senior Vice President, Marketing

Exodus
11.2021 - 06.2022

(Exodus is a web 3 Wallet and Browser Extension allowing users to access non-custodial crypto DeFi, NFT, and Play To Earn applications based on blockchain technology; Led team of 30+ FTE to scale revenue from $68 to $133 Mn (Product Marketing, Growth Marketing, Brand & Content, & Social/Community))

  • Grew crypto wallet from 4 Mn to 10 Mn customers achieving 25% YTD revenue growth, despite tough market conditions
  • Built client partnerships with E Sports & Gaming Platforms to deliver frictionless user experience and drive acquisition & usage
  • Led definition of the Exodus brand platform positioning and messaging architecture; Translated this to develop content and digital campaigns to build a powerful “privacy centric” non-custodial brand within the crypto space with 89% retention of “core web 3” enthusiasts
  • Built campaign architecture to deliver Brand and Performance marketing across all digital properties, influencer channels, and earned channels to drive top of funnel digital acquisition & brand awareness
  • Managed annual budget of $40 Mn to deliver 40% revenue growth through full funnel marketing (SEO/M, Social, Content, Influencer, Affiliate Mktg, Digital Events, CRM & Core Web3 Channels – Reddit & Discord)
  • Led team of 30+ FTE across all digital marketing disciplines – Search, Product Mktg, Content, Growth, Social, Brand, & PR; Built high performing team through hiring, motivating & empowering the team across all marketing disciplines.

Student of Storytelling

The Novelry
04.2020 - 08.2021

- Wrote first draft of a Middle Grade novel "Lulu & the Earthly Beings" - a long held dream to work on narrative fiction

Fractional Chief Marketing Officer

Eka Software
06.2017 - 03.2020

(Eka is a Commodity SaaS Platform serving risk mgmt., trading & commodity firms with an innovative SaaS Platform to automate processes from sourcing to shipping & trading) - Grew revenue from $6 Mn to $60 Mn through launching Eka’s disruptive SaaS Commodity Platform in USA, Canada, EMEA and Australia using world class product marketing strategies targeting decision-makers in commodity & trading enterprises

  • Deployed and scale account-based marketing (ABM) strategies to grow MQL pipeline & SAL, building up to a $200 Mn + Pipeline
  • Analyzed campaign, channel, and pipeline performance, Built Mar tech stack and established processes, metrics & reporting to scale pipeline
  • Led Go To Mkt to relaunch Eka across all channels, digital, influencers, partners, and events
  • Launched breakthrough brand & product events strategy and won marketing accolades - Fin Tech Innovator, Global Grains Geneva, Nov 2018, 19; Energy Risk USA, March 2019
  • Tech Innovator, Bloomberg, April 2019, Com Tech Advisory - Commodity Disruptor 2019-20, Freight- Tech Disruptor -2020
  • Led 50+ FTE team globally to scale Lead generation, Marketing, PR & Communications across Asia, EMEA & US

VP/Head of Mobile Pay

Shell Oil (Retail Fuels)
10.2013 - 06.2016
  • Built 5-year digital strategy & customer roadmap based on customer insights, mkt trends & cultural norms; Launched & grew Mobile App Based loyalty program at Shell from zero to 17 Mn Customers worldwide to increase engagement & loyalty.
  • Prioritized roadmap in order to achieve product goals and metrics.; Analyzed user & product telemetry to assess user experience and iterated app versions to deliver brand value
  • Documented user stories, specifications, and product features into detailed work order to communicate across teams and build mandatory requirements.
  • Created a unique payment-loyalty program for Shell through linking Dynamic QR based “Chase Pay” API with Loyalty Program; Negotiated the Chase partnership for Shell & executed rapid acquisition of new Shell Pay users through the partnership
  • Led a global cross functional team of 33+ FTE across digital marketing, corporate communications, legal, product development, engineering and external partners to build, iterate and launch the Shell Payments App

Vice President, Strategic Marketing & Partnerships

AMERICAN EXPRESS
04.2001 - 04.2011


  • Worked in Payments & Corporate Travel across Europe & North America to increase card acceptance, launch innovative products to new segments and executed partnerships to drive growth
  • · Built out the Corporate Travel Mid Mkt partnerships organization through recruiting, coaching, and supporting team of 15 FTE in the US, UK, France & Australia


DIRECTOR, EMEA MERCHANT MARKETING

American Express I London

  • · Led performance marketing team in in nine countries across EMEA to drive efficient growth, activation and engagement through full funnel marketing from in person visits to telesales/digital follow-up
  • · Led team of Brand marketers to shape the American Express brand narrative in EMEA through launching brand campaigns designed to build & protect the Amex reputation with customers & merchants – increased Amex Brand recognition, trust & reputation to historic levels
  • · Built KPIs, Budgets, Annual marketing plans & Dashboards across all B2B channels for nine markets to monitor & optimize marketing funnel

MANAGER, STRATEGIC PLANNING

American Express, Global Commercial Services | New York, NY

  • · Negotiated & executed Travel Distributor agreements with GDS & Airlines to change Industry Revenue Model through redesigning ticketing product distribution

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Education

Master of Business Administration - General Management, Marketing

UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO, GRADUATE SCHOOL OF BUSINESS

Ph.D. - Strategic Management, Strategic Management of Technology, Entrepreneurship, Industrial Psychology

PURDUE UNIVERSITY, KRANNERT SCHOOL OF MANAGEMENT

Masters - international business, International Trade, Policy Formulation

INDIAN INSTITUTE OF FOREIGN TRADE (Ministry of Foreign Trade)

BSc - Physics, Mathematics

UNIVERSITY OF MADRAS, STELLA MARIS COLLEGE

Skills

  • Revenue Generation
  • Department Development
  • Strategy & Go To Mkt
  • Client Management
  • Marketing
  • Product Launch

Timeline

Senior Vice President, Marketing

Exodus
11.2021 - 06.2022

Student of Storytelling

The Novelry
04.2020 - 08.2021

Fractional Chief Marketing Officer

Eka Software
06.2017 - 03.2020

VP/Head of Mobile Pay

Shell Oil (Retail Fuels)
10.2013 - 06.2016

Vice President, Strategic Marketing & Partnerships

AMERICAN EXPRESS
04.2001 - 04.2011

Master of Business Administration - General Management, Marketing

UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO, GRADUATE SCHOOL OF BUSINESS

Ph.D. - Strategic Management, Strategic Management of Technology, Entrepreneurship, Industrial Psychology

PURDUE UNIVERSITY, KRANNERT SCHOOL OF MANAGEMENT

Masters - international business, International Trade, Policy Formulation

INDIAN INSTITUTE OF FOREIGN TRADE (Ministry of Foreign Trade)

BSc - Physics, Mathematics

UNIVERSITY OF MADRAS, STELLA MARIS COLLEGE
Meera Iyer