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Abhay Sharma

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Head of Sales, Strategy & Partnerships - PhonePe Ads at PhonePe
📍 India

As the Head of Sales, Strategy & Partnerships for PhonePe Ads, Abhay Sharma spearheads revenue growth by scaling ad monetization and AI solutions. An MBA graduate from Symbiosis Institute, he excels at building high-value partner ecosystems and shaping go-to-market priorities. He is also an active participant in marketing industry alliances and summits.

Beyond his corporate role, Abhay has demonstrated a commitment to social causes, publicly encouraging and participating in national fundraising initiatives. He values professional networking, expressing enthusiasm for engaging with peers and building new connections at industry events, which he attends to reconnect with familiar faces and meet new people.

He holds broad P&L ownership for PhonePes programmatic advertising business, a role that spans sales, product strategy, and monetization.

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Experience
11 Years
Current Role
Head of Sales, Strategy & Partnerships - PhonePe Ads
Job Level
Mid-senior
Location
India
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Ad Monetization
He leads the sales, strategy, and monetization charter for PhonePe Ads, with direct ownership over the programmatic advertising P&L and revenue growth.
Strategic Alliances
His role focuses on developing, scaling, and optimizing high-value partner ecosystems and building trust-based relationships with senior stakeholders to accelerate solution adoption.
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Career

Work history

3-2025
Head of Sales, Strategy & Partnerships - PhonePe Ads
PhonePe
6-2024 - 3-2025
Head of Client Sales - PhonePe Ads
PhonePe
1-2022 - 6-2024
Revenue Lead - PhonePe Ads
PhonePe
11-2020 - 1-2022
Vertical Lead
PhonePe
10-2018 - 11-2020
Strategic Enterprise Manager
PhonePe
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Education
2014 - 2016
Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.)
Symbiosis Institute of Business Management, Pune
2008 - 2012
Bachelor of Technology (B.Tech.)
Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University
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