Mrinal Chopra

Mrinal Chopra

8 Years 6 Months Overall Experience
With over 8.5 years of experience in strategy and operations roles in the manufacturing, automobile and technology sectors, have executed CXO driven projects for change management, process improvement, digital transformation and strategic partnerships. As co-founder of a seed funded technology startup, I spearheaded its end-to-end growth and led development of its product vision, financial models, business plans, and go-to-market strategies

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Education

VIT Vellore
B.Tech Mechanical Engineering

2011-15

IIM Indore
MBA

2024-25

Certification

Experience

Culturedge Technologies Private Limited (Ombre)

2 Years 11 Months

Co-founder And Growth Lead

Jun'21 - Apr'24

Strategy and operations - Launched a B2C live streaming mobile app called Ombre in the media tech domain

  • Developed a scalable business model and financial forecast, aligning strategic objectives from inception to growth stage
  • Conducted market research and competitor analysis for the media tech space in India and the US to shape strategic initiatives
  • Developed go-to-market strategy targeting Tier 1 & Tier 2 cities, aiming for an addressable USD 36.2M revenue potential
  • Established product vision, KPI's, success metrics, and scalable business processes to support sustainable growth
  • Secured INR 35 Lakhs in seed funding at a pre-money valuation of INR 2 Crore, by networking with over 200 VCs/ Investors
  • Managed stakeholder alignment and regulatory complaince with board members and investors

Product management

  • Led product ideation and strategy, product research, feature prioritization, and MVP release in 4 months through agile methodologies
  • Conducted data driven user research and A/B testing to gather insights for customer-centric product enhancements
  • Designed and implemented key metrics for tracking customer acquisition, engagement, and retention, supporting continuous optimization of user experience and data-informed decision-making

Led business development and digital marketing campaigns for product market fit, reaching 10 lakh creators/viewers, achieving 25K monthly active users, 20% MoM growth, 50% retention, and average content engagement of 16 minutes

  • Led a cross-functional team team of 250 Business Dev. Associates, and in tandem with digital marketing, onboarded 3000 content creators
  • Optimized performance marketing campaigns, dropping CAC by 30% in 4 months
Tata Motors Ltd.

2 Years

Sr. Manager, Design And Development Sourcing And Strategic Partner Engagement

Jun'19 - May'21

Strategy, operations and project management- Spearheaded a value delivery disruption to provide small landholding Indian farmers with on-demand pay-per-use agriculture mechanization services. Directly contributed to the generation of INR 75 Lakhs of revenue with 2600 delivered services in the FY 19-20

  • Managed induction of new pay-per-use ag mechanization service lines – hydroponics, drone spraying and baling
  • Prepared the business plan, budget, financial model, and project roadmap for INR 6 Cr worth of projects for CXO
  • Prepared an operations plan for the delivery of services across 12 districts with a revenue potential of INR 1.2 Cr
  • Conducted market research, and laid down service catalog and dynamic pricing strategies for new markets
  • Led INR 4 Cr project for turnkey development of India’s first climate-controlled hydroponic polyhouses, with 48-acre production capability per day

Digital Transformation

  • Mapped end-to-end customer journey processes - customer booking, service delivery, and invoicing processes for the development of the "Deltaverge" CRM mobile app platform in tandem with third-party developer, Wipro
  • Led UX framework development with Wipro and conducted field testing for 100 farmers, delivering 300 hours of services to ensure platform usability and alignment with user needs
  • Coordinated with EY to establish MIS workstreams, aligning regulatory compliance and service delivery workflows for optimized process management and data-driven insights

Led operational excellence projects, such as IoT integration, to Increase asset utilization by 30% in the rabi season of FY 2019

Escorts Group

1 Year 9 Months

Assistant Manager, Manufacturing Engineering

Jun'15 - Feb'17

Established manufacturing processes and managed TQM “Kaizen” projects for “continuous improvement” of new component machining