Priya Shivaram

Experience

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  180 Degrees Consulting

  Nov 2017 - Apr 2018

  Student Consultant

  Selected as one of 30 students (out of 230 applicants) to work in a team of five to increase 'The Bike Project''s customer volumes and reach through geographic and product portfolio expansion. The Bike Project is a low-cost bike retailer which seeks to improve refugees and asylum-seekers transport around London by donating bikes and running workshops. Training for this program was conducted by OC&C Senior Consultants.

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  Debate Mate

  Nov 2017 - Jun 2018

  Mentor

  Managed an after-school club in a low-income area which aims to teach year 8s, 9s and 10s the soft-skills required for debating, with the end-goal of improving ambition, structured thought and employability.

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  Roland Berger

  Jul 2018 - Jul 2018

  Junior Consultant Intern

  Worked on a portfolio assessment and cost benchmarking of one the largest alcohol beverage suppliers globally in order to better understand its performance vs. peers, on behalf of a leading global hedge fund.

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  Koru Kids

  Jun 2019 - Jan 2020

  Operations Analyst

  Responsible for analysing data to match after-school nannies to families requiring childcare, enabling parents to work; regular contact with customers was key to this role to ensure happy, long-lasting relationships were made.

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  UK House of Lords

  Jul 2019 - Apr 2022

  Worked on the Today for Tomorrow campaign, which sought to get Lord John Bird's and MP Simon Fell's Wellbeing of Future Generations Bill passed, and on The Big Issue’s Stop Mass Homelessness Campaign. Key achievements include:1. Stakeholder engagement - led on partner acquisition and engagement for The Big Issue's Recession Alliance and onboarded key partners such as Nesta and the Pret Foundation; presented to relevant stakeholder groups i.e., heads of NGOs and 100+ politicians; wrote a public facing report to express research conducted by Portland Communications - launched via a parliament event attended by 30 MPs and Peers; interviewed for events/podcasts to promote the campaign.2. Fluency in research, policy and communications - broke down legislation into workshops to collaboratively redraft Bill (chaired and incorporated feedback); rewrote legislation and explanatory notes; created excel model for the ‘cost of homelessness’; researched and briefed Lord Bird for parliamentary business; drafted quotes, op-eds and speeches for Lord Bird. Show less

  • Parliamentary Research Analyst

    Sept 2020 - Apr 2022

  • Research Assistant

    Jul 2019 - Sept 2020
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  Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

  Aug 2021 - Oct 2021

  Industrial Energy Intern

  Worked in the Strategic Coordination Team on industrial decarbonisation (on sabbatical from House of Lords); key achievements include:1. Produced and presented deck on how other countries are funding their net zero ambitions;2. Researched key project infrastructure failures to stress test Government hydrogen strategy targets;3. Organised BEIS stakeholder engagement with two orgs, discussing pathways to decarbonisation;4. Critiqued and marketed BEIS’ data catalogue; a tool designed to help analysts find appropriate data. Show less

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  Jumpstart

  Apr 2022 - Apr 2022

  Jumpstart Graduate

  Jumpstart takes the top 1% of 1,500+ applicants, gives them 40+ hours of hands-on training, covering communication, problem-solving, Excel, and more and places them into one of 50 of the UK’s most exciting start-ups.

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  This One

  May 2022 - Jul 2023

  Founder's Associate

  Fifth employee at Sequoia-backed start-up creating B2C machine learning based recommendation platform. Worked on Product from concept to app store launch. Key achievements include:1. Product discovery - led on user testing (created interview guides and conducted 60+ sessions); communicated findings to engineers to coordinate the rollout of 15+ app features; conducted 2 diary studies; created WhatsApp community for product’s superusers to streamline product discovery.2. Growth - planned and implemented experiments across 19 traction channels to achieve constant growth; created design assets and strategy for the app store launch; established social media accounts, strategy and content across 4 platforms.3. Strategy - conducted benchmarking and analysis of various consumer categories (SVOD, Podcasts, Music) to inform go-to-market strategy.4. People and culture management - point person for GDPR; organised weekly socials and offsites; facilitated stand-up and retrospectives. Show less

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  Ali Abdaal Ltd

  Aug 2023 - Oct 2023

  Writer & Repurposing Executive
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  Anqalab ⚡️

  Oct 2023 - Jun 2024

  Founder's Associate

  I helped the founders shape the company's vision and growth strategy. Key focus areas include:1. Strategy and Business Development (creating business plans, strategy roadmaps, financial models, and measuring KPIs)2. Sales (defining outreach channels, analysing sales pipeline metrics, identifying and applying for pilot programmes)3. Funding (identifying and applying for grants/funding - achieved a fully funded partnership in Taiwan via Innovate UK and a pilot program with Volvo)4. People and Culture (defining core values, monitoring team morale and implementing initiatives, supporting on team expansion efforts)5. Operations (accounting, logistics, and iterating on company processes to streamline ops) Show less