Yaswanth Palla

Experience

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  Fgrade Global Services

  Apr 2017 - Apr 2017

  Content Writer
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  Wooplr

  Apr 2017 - Feb 2018

  Ecommerce Specialist
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  MCaffeine

  Apr 2017 - May 2017

  Digital Marketing Specialist

  Assisted in developing social media strategies for promotion and in the layout of their website.

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  Eat My News

  May 2017 - Nov 2017

  Human Resources Intern

  Screened resumes, conducted telephonic interviews, shortlisted candidates based on the requirement and updated the internal databases with the new employee information.

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  Godrej Group

  Aug 2017 - Oct 2017

  Campus Ambassador

  Served as an ambassador towards the initiative of building India's first online platelet donor community.

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  Doordarshan Kendra

  May 2018 - Jun 2018

  Intern

  Key Learnings:* Learnt about existing technology which aids in transmission and reception.* Visits to various important sections in the office which includes Transmitter, Master Switching rooms, Earth station, Studio rooms, AC plants and Production vans.

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  Amazon

  Sept 2019 - Jun 2021

  • Spearheaded a pilot project aids in reducing the ‘Time to Resolution’ from 3-4 BDs to less than 9 minutes• Selected as the Primary POC (1 out of 19 members), to liaise between the team and the senior management • Determined existing e-commerce operational & high credit risk accounts by analysing transaction patterns • Identified and eliminated illicit financial activities by performing quality audits and RCA of the defects• Mentored and trained a batch of 8 new hires and 2 associates to improve and make them process ready• Handled and managed team data to roll out volume-based metrics and shrinkage reports (Capacity Planning)

  • Escalation Specialist (Payment Risk Operations)

    Jan 2021 - Jun 2021

  • Risk Management Specialist

    Sept 2019 - Jan 2021
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  RBL Bank

  Dec 2021 - Mar 2022

  Live Project

  Project Mudita : Assisted the CSR team in strategizing for a larger outreach at their flagship event, 'UMEED-1000,' and offered diversity-promoting solutions.

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  UltraTech Cement

  Feb 2022 - Mar 2022

  Live Project

  • Identified key issues and challenges (ESG) faced by the ABG group companies (Hindalco, UTCL, Grasim)• Performed gap analysis and benchmarked the existing practices followed by global cement companies• Compared top 3 ESG rating agencies by analysing their ranking formulae namely MSCI, Crisil, Sustainalytics

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  Legrand

  Apr 2022 - Jun 2022

  Marketing and Strategy (PPO Convert)

  • Assessed existing Indian & global solutions and identified market gaps to better position the new product• Conducted primary research by consulting stakeholders from 2 states across 4 Legrand branches, 3 B2B partners, 4 plant managers, 50+ customers, IGBC and 15+ industry players from all around the globe• Created exhaustive consumer profiles with consumption & media habits for the proposed new segment• Developed a comprehensive marketing strategy covering 4Ps, VRIO along with the future roadmap• Created a Dashboard using Tableau with all the must haves by examining the offerings from 14 vendors Show less

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  CO2CO Ltd

  Sept 2022 - Oct 2022

  Strategy Consultant
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  Legrand

  May 2023 - now

  Deputy Manager, Strategy and Development

  • POC for discussing all country policies with respect to real estate development, IGBC, green building initiatives, ESG.* Acquisitions and Partnerships:• Identified startups with similar goals & synergistic capabilities for potential acquisition or partnership opportunities and presented them to the Senior Management. * Strategy and Business Planning:• Supported commercial functions in articulating strategic opportunities and by documenting their action plan• Acted as the POC for the Business Unit to engage with external consultants, industry networks/partners, start-ups* Market Research and Intelligence:• Gathered first-hand market information by closely interacting with developers, engineers, and govt. contractors• Proactively monitored emerging market trends and macro environment, focusing on critical invest areas/categories• Initiated research projects in with comms teams to drive agendas viz., product launch, campaign conceptualization Show less