Global Risk Operations 

January 2024 to November 2024
- Helped 6 students get admission to their school of choice in Europe and the US for the MiM and MBA program.
- Helped 2 B2B clients, and 1 B2C client build their brand value, increasing following by 3x on Instagram and 1.7x for LinkedIn, and boost revenue on average by 1.4X

September 2023 to December 2023
- 4 month Career Break

A little bit of this & that

Ingenico

I help develop innovative business models for new products in Crypto, Low-Code No-Code, Instant & Biometric Payments, and Autonomous Retail space. 

My day-to-day activities involve conducting extensive market research and competitor analysis, identifying strategic partners, and creating go-to-market solutions. 

I also develop & execute marketing campaigns across videos, blogs, and webinars for new product launches & external communication. 

I also cold-call and email potential partners globally to forge highly effective synergies between disruptive innovation projects.

Innovation & Marketing Operations

Transformation Factory

As a Marketing and Communications Intern working closely with the CEO, I worked on growing the customer base through a custom marketing plan and boosted LinkedIn page visits by 300% with targeted content. To further enhance the customer experience and onboard more clients, I reinvented our website for international clients by optimizing it for SEO and removing any slow JSS scripts.

Marketing and Branding Intern

Deloitte Consulting

• $10 Million SAP Implementation for German Automotive clients for their new SAP System across multiple European and APAClocations, ensuring successful project delivery and adherence to budgetary constraints

• Deployed wide-scale consolidations of legacy ERP systems into a single ERP based on SAP S/4HANA

• Optimized EWM & SCM business processes by 20% by automation in modules by mapping new solutions to their business goals

• Trained 70+ new hires on SAP S/4HANA and received the Best Team award at on-site training simulations at DeloitteUniversity, demonstrating expertise in training and knowledge transfer

Business Technology Analyst

The Souled Store Pvt. Ltd.

• Designed various merchandise including but not limited to T-Shirts, Posters, Mugs, Fridge Magnets, etc

Freelance Graphic Designer

Hardluck

♦ Designed various products such as T-shirts, Hoodies, Posters et cetera for different student bodies at MIT Manipal

Creative Head

Webloom Solutions

♦ Designed UI/UX for Android application of LEUK, an in house project
♦ Designed Flyers, Posters, Banners for Clients and Student Body Clubs of MIT, Manipal
♦ Designed Merchandise for The Loom Store

Graphic Designer

Arif is a seasoned professional with a proven track record in the Innovation, Marketing, Operations, and Consulting domains at Ingenico and Deloitte.

With a career dedicated to the tech industry, Arif has navigated corporate and startup landscapes across India and France, contributing significantly to advancing technology-driven initiatives. 

Beyond his professional endeavours, Arif has also coached 100+ students, freshers and young professionals on choosing and applying to their dream study abroad programs or making career transitions from one industry to another.

Here on LinkedIn, Arif regularly shares insights and lessons on Marketing, Storytelling, Growth Mindset, and how you can make a great life for yourself.

Outside work, he finds solace in fiction, through the pages of a gripping novel or as he works on his crime thriller masterpiece. 

When not immersed in books, Arif enjoys indulging his culinary creativity in the kitchen, whipping up delicious cuisines to delight his palate.

Cheers 🙌

Syed Arif Ahmad

Throne

Trusted by 400,000+ Creators, Throne is the leading gifting platform for creators on Twitch, Instagram, YouTube, TikTok and Co.

🔸Led investigations for potential Fraud cases by verifying creators’ legitimacy, to mitigate financial risks
🔸Engaged with 30+ influential journalists (Forbes, and Business Insider) to strengthen Throne’s PR Outreach
🔸Contributed to in-depth research and comparative analysis of banking solutions, providing Strategic insights to the CFO to enhance financial operations

Founders Associate Intern

🔸Built a paid marketing Dashboard using SQL to enable accurate tracking of key marketing KPIs (Eg. customer acquisition costs and user activation rates)
🔸Analyzed user data for 'Throne Wrapped 2023' (inspired by Spotify’s popular annual review), extracting insights for 280,000+ creators and preparing them for marketing campaigns
🔸Managed outreach and sales for 300+ Australian apparel and F&B brands
🔸Oversaw Email campaigns from start to finish, handling copywriting, A/B testing, and tracking success

Business Development Intern

baby vc

🔹Selected as one of the 22 fellows out of over 400 candidates from the DACH region for an intensive 3-month boot camp, acquiring profound knowledge about the sourcing, screening, and due diligence processes
🔹Project: Conducted Due Diligence for Yokoy, a Swiss AI-based FinTech solution, for the Series B Round

Fellow

YouTube

Maven Talks is a YouTube channel where we invite professionals from many fields to share their personal experiences around their growth, challenges, and shortcomings LIVE with the audience!

🔹Invited over 25 Speakers from domains such as Entrepreneurship, Marketing, Sales, Design and Consulting
🔹Recorded 11,000+ Views with 570+ hours of Watch Time

Key Speakers: 
🔸Mr Terry Torok (Chief Innovation Officer, Enactus Global)
🔸Mr Saurabh Jain (Founder, Fun2Do Labs)
🔸Ms Aanya Wig (Co-founder Covid Fighters India, TEDx Speaker)
🔸Mr Devan Bhalla (Brand Builder, TEDx Speaker)

Fun Fact: The term "Maven Talks" is derived from the words: Maven (an Expert) and Talks (from the word Talkshow)

Content Creator

Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO)

Centre for Fire, Explosives and Environment Safety (CFEES) is an Indian Defence Laboratory of the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO), Government of India

Developed an intelligent surveillance system using Artificial intelligence and the Internet of things to
🔹Provide surveillance in restricted areas without the need for human intervention
🔹Trigger an alarm in case of any suspicious activity inside the DRDO premises
🔹Maintain attendance of people entering and leaving along with timestamps on an excel sheet
🔹Register a newly joined personnel to the database without any hassle

Engineered Oscillators for the generation of pulse wave signals of multiple frequencies

Summer Intern at CFEES Lab

What After College

What After College is a renowned media startup connecting students, educators and institutions

🔸Trained over 20 students with 140+ hours of live sessions on the Internet of Things (IoT)
🔸Curated course content on Machine Learning (ML), Robotics and IoT
🔸Delivered workshops to 150+ students at IIT Bombay, IIT Kharagpur and IIIT Allahabad
🔸Ensured students felt attended to with personalized feedback, class discussions and encouragement

Instructor and Course Developer

PyData Global

The PyData Global Online Conference is a platform for users, contributors, and newcomers to communicate best practices, innovative techniques, and developing technologies for data management, processing, analytics, and visualization

As the team's youngest member in the first edition of PyData Global 2020
🔹Worked with a group of 9 to craft social media campaigns for over 165 speakers
🔹Devised tier-priced model strategy based on attendee's geographical location
🔹Implemented a content schedule for social media updates, attracting 1900+ people
🔹Created promotional content for PyData's Twitter handle (over 65K followers)

Marketing Team

World Saving Hustle

WSH is a networking organization that works towards creating a better world by fighting for nature, animal, and human rights

🔸Designed and delivered wireframes, mockups, and prototypes for the Pick-a-Bag mobile application
🔸Collaborated with cross-functional international teams to create simple, easy-to-use digital solutions
🔸Iterated upon designs in feedback with user feedback and updated goals
🔸Utilized user-centered design approach to identify design problems and devise elegant solutions

UI/UX Design Intern

Greetings! 👋 Welcome to my LinkedIn profile. 

I'm Rakshit Kharbanda, a Master's in Management - Grande Ecole Student at ESSEC Business School, Paris 🇫🇷

At present, I'm an MBA Exchange Student at the Rotman School of Management, University of Toronto specializing in Strategy and Finance 🇨🇦

Prior to this, I served as a Founders Associate & Business Development Intern at Throne, the leading gifting platform with over 300,000+ creators from Twitch, Instagram, YouTube, TikTok, and Co., in Berlin 🇩🇪

I was recently chosen as a Fellow for Baby VC, a 10-week program for aspiring Venture Capitalists. I was also fortunate to be invited by LinkedIn London for a Create & Connect Bootcamp with LinkedIn Creators from the UK and Europe region 🌎

Before starting my Masters, I completed my Bachelor of Technology from Bharati Vidyapeeth's College of Engineering, New Delhi where I was recognized as the Best Outgoing Student among a cohort of 600 peers, with a GPA of 9.25 (on a scale of 10.0) 🇮🇳

To summarise my academic and professional experiences, you could define me in 3 ways:
I am an Analytical Problem-Solver 🔍
I am passionate about Inspiring Others 🚀
I am a Social Connector 🌍

If you want to collaborate, explore exciting opportunities, or connect, I would be delighted to hear from you. 

Let's connect on LinkedIn and start our journey towards mutual growth and success 📩

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