Thahzeeb Zubair

Thahzeeb Zubair

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  • Timeline

  • About me

    Product Marketing and Operations

  • Education

    • Riverdale International Residential School

      2009 - 2011
      High School ISC - Physics, Chemistry, Biology and Advanced Mathematics

      Activities and Societies: Debate Team, Audio/Visual Systems for cultural events

    • Deakin University

      2020 - 2022
      Master of Business Administration - MBA
    • Heriot-Watt University

      2011 - 2015
      Bachelor of Engineering - BE Electrical and Electronics Engineering 3.1/4

      Activities and Societies: Engineers4Life

    • GEMS Education

      1997 - 2009
      CBSE

      Activities and Societies: Robotics Our Own English High School, Abu Dhabi - 1997 to 2008Our Own High School, Dubai - 2008 to 2009

    • Institute of Management Technology, Ghaziabad

      2020 - 2020
      Post Graduate Diploma Management 7.2/10
    • Unlearn Product

      2023 - 2023
      PM in Residence Product Management

      Activities and Societies: Demo Day Finalist - Developed Googly and pitched to VCs and Founders. Accepted into a community of seasoned and aspiring Product Managers with a <1% acceptance rate.

  • Experience

    • Spice Bowl

      Mar 2016 - Apr 2018
      Co-Founder

      Established Dubai Mall’s first casual dining Indian restaurant with AED 5M investment, overseeing space design, menu creation, and operations, achieving AED 6M revenue and increasing profit margins from ~15% to ~25% by year 2.

    • Regalix

      Feb 2019 - Feb 2020
      Consultant

      Drove over US$650,000 in quarterly Google Ads revenue from SMBs in South Africa and boosted product engagement by increasing feature adoption by 50% through targeted sales collaboration and strategic feature pitches.

    • Google Operations Center

      May 2020 - Nov 2024

      Product Expert (pSME) and Pod Lead for Search and Performance Max in Google AdsManaged a 12-member Platinum Pod for Search & Performance Max, meeting all KPIs for top advertisers, created SOPs to enhance team efficiency, served as primary escalation POC, and led cross-site projects to boost operational effectiveness and upskill associates. Product Expert for Search ads and Performance Troubleshooter for Search and Performance Max in Google Ads.Set a benchmark in performance marketing by managing monthly budgets over US$500,000, consistently exceeding OKRs, enhancing Google AI/ML feature adoption by 3x, and collaborating with Product teams to refine Performance Max during its global rollout.

      • Product Operations Specialist

        Mar 2023 - Nov 2024
      • Digital Media Senior Associate

        May 2020 - Feb 2023
    • Googly

      Nov 2023 - Feb 2024
      Co-Founder

      Led a cross-functional team to rapidly design, build, and launch an MVP for a Cricket event opinion-trading app, complete with trading algorithm, revenue model, and user-tested prototype in just 3 weeks.

  • Licenses & Certifications

    • Lean Managmement for All Sectors (Dutch BKO Accredited)

      Udemy
      May 2020
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    • PG Program in Management

      Institute of Management Technology, Ghaziabad
      Mar 2021
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    • Microsoft Office User Specialist

      Microsoft
      Aug 2004
    • Adobe Certified Professional - Marketo Engage Business Practitioner

      Adobe
      Jan 2025
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    • Google Ads Search Certification

      Google
      Jan 2020
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  • Honors & Awards

    • Awarded to Thahzeeb Zubair
      Spark Award Google Nov 2025 This global award recognizes GOC'ers who demonstrate operational excellence and make significant contributions to our strategic goals: Excellent Operations, Successful Customers, and Thriving People. This award was to specifically recognize :1. My work on the Google Cloud Summit - Doha, Digital Sovereignty Summit in Munich, and Google Cloud Day in Turkey2. My contributions to improvements in process and stakeholder value
    • Awarded to Thahzeeb Zubair
      Star Award Google Dec 2023 This global award is given in recognition of my work and contribution to the global workflow, improving operations efficiency saving up to 30% headcount and upskilling existing associates in preparation for potential challenging problems in coordination with new product feature launch (Performance Max in Google Ads).
    • Awarded to Thahzeeb Zubair
      Demo Day Finalist Unlearn Product Nov 2023 Led a team of 6 and developing a product (Googly) from 0 to 1 in 3 weeks.
    • Awarded to Thahzeeb Zubair
      Touchstone Award Google Apr 2022 For exhibiting exemplary individual contribution and providing excellent operational support.
    • Awarded to Thahzeeb Zubair
      Engineers4Life Award Heriot-Watt University Jun 2012 This award was given as a part of a competition which required my team to accomplish an engineering task most efficiently with least resources.
    • Awarded to Thahzeeb Zubair
      Youth Leadership Program Toastmasters Jun 2005 This honor was given for successfully completing the program which was a cohort of young leaders with very low acceptance rate.