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Vijay Iyer

Energizer · DISC type I
VP & GM, Flipkart Ads at Flipkart
📍 Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Digital media leader with extensive experience building advertising businesses at both Flipkart and Amazon. He specializes in ad monetization, social media, and video, with full P&L ownership. Colleagues consistently describe him as a meticulous, visionary, and team-motivating strategist.

He once ran revenue and marketing for India’s largest ad-enabled mobile application for farmers, connecting advertisers to 2 million rural users.

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Experience
17 Years
Current Role
VP & GM, Flipkart Ads
Job Level
Senior
Location
Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
Personality Overview

How Vijay shows up

Informal
Big Picture Person
Full Of Energy

They excel at seeing the bigger picture, and the long-term impact of their decisions. They are naturally enthusiastic, so take their promise with a pinch of salt. Unlike C or D types, they are vocal with their opinions but not so much with their questions.

Priorities

Topics Vijay cares about

Retail Media
As the head of Flipkart Ads, he is a key voice in India's retail media landscape, frequently speaking at industry events on its growth and evolution.
Ad Monetization
Has led ad monetization for two of India's largest e-commerce platforms, Amazon and Flipkart, building significant revenue streams from the ground up.
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Career

Work history

1-2025
VP & GM, Flipkart Ads
Flipkart
12-2019 - 1-2025
India Head - Ad Monetisation
Amazon
4-2016 - 12-2019
India Head - Agency Business
Amazon
11-2013 - 3-2016
VP - Enterprise Revenue
RML (RML Information Services Pvt Ltd)
12-2012 - 11-2013
Sr Vice President - APAC
AdNear
In the press

Media appearances

Amazon Ads' Vijay Iyer joins Flipkart Ads - Exchange4Media. Featured in Exchange4Media
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Education
1999 - 2001
Education details unavailable
SIES College Of Management
1996 - 1999
Education details unavailable
K J Somaiya College
Social presence
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Behavioral profile

DISC profile (public)

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Influence (I)

Influence (I) reflects the degree to which a person prefers to work by influencing or persuading others. Those scoring high tend to be people oriented, motivated by social recognition and building relationships.

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