Siddhartha Sharma

Senior VP @ OMD | Advertising, Media Strategy

South Delhi, Delhi, India

About

Experienced Client Partner with a demonstrated history of working in the marketing and advertising industry. Skilled in Marketing Management, Digital Strategy, Mobile Advertising, Integrated Marketing, and Media Buying. Strong business development professional graduated from The Delhi School of Communication.

Experience

  • Senior Vice President at OMD
    Aug 2022 - Present · 3 yrs 11 mos

  • General Manager at Wavemaker India
    Oct 2021 - Aug 2022 · 11 mos

  • Vice President Marketing at Max Life Insurance Company Limited
    Jul 2019 - Sep 2021 · 2 yrs 3 mos

  • Mindshare (12 yrs 2 mos)
    • Partner - Client Leadership
      Jul 2013 - Jul 2019 · 6 yrs 1 mo

      Successfully drove digital and content as the new core within media mix with 4x increase in spends on medium. Set up an actionable approach to leverage media audit by setting operational norms for quantitative and qualitative parameters.

    • Senior Director - The Exchange
      Jun 2011 - Jun 2013 · 2 yrs 1 mo

      Solely responsible for managing and delivering 360* media solutions for Pepsi Foods. Set up processes to increase productivity across traditional and non-traditional media. Orchestrated a differential buying approach on digital via consolidation using an eGRP model. Groomed the team across all levels to be able to lead independent categories with minimal escalations

    • Director - The Exchange
      Jan 2009 - Jun 2011 · 2 yrs 6 mos

      Strategic decision making for brands’ media solutions. Collaborated with internal teams and media partners to enable media neutral brand strategies. Established digital media as core for this FMCG brand. Closed all leakages at Pepsi foods across all media to truly live up to the AOR sentiment. Led the portfolio investment strategy and annual brand plans for Lay’s Kurkure, Aliva, Quaker, Uncle Chips & Lehar.

  • Business Manager at Motivator
    Dec 2005 - Jun 2007 · 1 yr 7 mos

    Servicing & media planning lead for VLCC, Havells, unicef, Hitachi and ESPN. Actively contributed to pitch presentations encompassing a 360* media strategy