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ANKUR MEHRA

ANKUR MEHRA

Senior Business Leader
San Francisco,CA

Summary

Entrepreneurial Global Leader with 20 years of experience in driving business growth, building successful ventures and leading cross-functional teams in dynamic and competitive markets. Proven track record of identifying market opportunities, developing innovative strategies, and executing plans to achieve organizational objectives. Adept at navigating complex business landscapes and fostering strategic partnerships to drive revenue generation and expansion. Committed to fostering a culture of collaboration, innovation, and continuous improvement to deliver exceptional results.

Overview

22
22
years of professional experience
5
5
years of post-secondary education

Skills

  • Entrepreneurial Mindset
  • Global Perspective
  • Strategic Planning
  • Communication & Influence
  • Leadership & Management
  • Stakeholder Management

Work History

Head - Scaled Partnerships NORAM & LATAM

Meta Platforms Inc
12.2022 - Current
  • Heading the scaled partnerships for Emerging and Aspiring content creators for North America (NORAM) & Latin America (LATAM)
  • Led a team of 25 ‘Media Experts’ managing 5000+ content creators across Facebook and Instagram achieving business results through various programs and performance goals
  • Disruptive problem solving approach and innovative program efficiencies have led to a 20x growth in partners managed with >50% reduction in OPEX and 3x daily productivity
  • Representing the Global Partner Management Team with XFN stakeholders and ensuring an influential share of voice leading to the best business outcomes
  • Established quality metrics to develop systems and procedures that improved operational quality and team efficiency standards
  • Evolved as a thought leader on industry trends with a unique perspective on partner needs and wants across markets

Head APAC - Media Partner Development

Meta Platforms Inc
01.2019 - 12.2022
  • Established the APAC mid-market presence for Media Partnership across News, Entertainment and Sports verticals
  • Brought true scale to APAC with 4000+ partners spread across 12 language/country markets
  • Cross-functional collaboration with a variety of teams, including Product, Marketing and Communications to ensure that partner value and product feedback is delivered
  • Led an 18 member team in achieving business results across laid program and performance goals
  • Formulated need-based market-entry strategy for each country market keeping the regional cultural sensibilities in mind and launched scaled program in 8 new country markets

Head India - Media Partner Development

Meta Platforms Inc
01.2016 - 01.2019
  • Established the vernacular market (45% India MAP) presence for Media Partnership team across News, Entertainment and Sports verticals
  • Brought true scale (BoB, 3400 partners) to the overall country market spread across 12 regional language markets
  • Led the charter for developing Media Community Development's regional cross functional team
  • Led the successful merger of the Regional and the Scaled media teams and directly managed a team of 30 partner managers

Country Manager

Rightster LLP
01.2013 - 01.2016
  • Established and Scaled YouTube MCN business operations in India
  • Led cross functional teams (Sales / Finance /Legal) to ensure smooth business ops
  • Succeeded in grossing 150Mn+ per month views with 40% profitability margins
  • Led the Publisher sourcing effort for India across leading media partners
  • Global Content Syndication of premium content across Entertainment, Sports, Fashion, News and music genres to multiple OTT and publisher platforms
  • Content aggregation, distribution, management and monetization of video properties online

Co-Founder

A2V Infosolutions
01.2010 - 01.2013

Launched - Guruvantage.com, India's first Training Ecosystem!

Lead – Digital Sales

Zee Turner Ltd
01.2008 - 01.2010

Established TV channel digital distribution vertical across India, Nepal and Bhutan.

Global PMO

CitiXsys Technologies
01.2006 - 01.2007

Led the global PMO and deployed software solutions for Retail and Hospitality.

Major

Indian Army
01.2001 - 01.2006

Officer in the Indian Army

Education

Bachelor of Commerce -

Allahabad University
Jun.1997 - Jun.2000

MBA -

Symbiosis University
Feb.2005 - Feb.2007

Diploma in Business Management -

Indian Institute of Management
Jul.2007 - Dec.2007

Certification

  • Inbound Marketing, HubSpot Academy - Jan 2016
  • Audience Development, YouTube - Aug 2014
  • PRINCE2, APM Group, UK - May 2012

Timeline

Head - Scaled Partnerships NORAM & LATAM - Meta Platforms Inc
12.2022 - Current
Head APAC - Media Partner Development - Meta Platforms Inc
01.2019 - 12.2022
Head India - Media Partner Development - Meta Platforms Inc
01.2016 - 01.2019
Country Manager - Rightster LLP
01.2013 - 01.2016
Co-Founder - A2V Infosolutions
01.2010 - 01.2013
Lead – Digital Sales - Zee Turner Ltd
01.2008 - 01.2010
Indian Institute of Management - Diploma in Business Management,
Jul.2007 - Dec.2007
Global PMO - CitiXsys Technologies
01.2006 - 01.2007
Symbiosis University - MBA,
Feb.2005 - Feb.2007
Major - Indian Army
01.2001 - 01.2006
Allahabad University - Bachelor of Commerce,
Jun.1997 - Jun.2000
ANKUR MEHRASenior Business Leader