Ajit Nayak

Director - Growth Strategy & Operations at SmartQ

Ajit Nayak is a seasoned professional with extensive experience in strategy and operations across various sectors. Currently serving as Director of Growth Strategy & Operations at SmartQ since July 2024, Nayak previously held the position of Director of Strategy in the CEO's Office at Vedantu from 2020 to 2024, focusing on corporate strategy, new growth initiatives, and market strategies. Prior experience includes working at KPMG India in Deals Strategy, where commercial due diligence was conducted for a private equity client, and earlier roles at Parikrma Humanity Foundation as a Teacher and at Infosys Technologies Ltd as a Systems Engineer. Educational qualifications include a GrowthX Fellowship (2023-2024), an MBA in Strategy and Finance from SVKM's Narsee Monjee Institute of Management Studies (2013-2015), and a Bachelor of Engineering in Telecommunication from Ramaiah Institute of Technology.

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Bengaluru, India

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SmartQ

Backed by the world’s largest food contract company, Compass Group, SmartQ offers the finest food experiences powered by seamless technology in the B2B segment, ultimately flowing to B2C. Striving beyond quality food, SmartQ believes in the principle of serving clients and the ultimate consumers wholeheartedly. This principle is then brought to life by aggregating a wide variety of food partners, from local heroes to glorious gourmets, to offer the widest choices for the end users. In addition to the delicacy, an end-to-end digital cafeteria suite is installed at corporate companies, tech parks, and universities that displays a two-pronged advantage-a seamless ordering process and an efficient order management system at the food court. SmartQ crosses boundaries to leisure segment by partnering with mega events, like Lollapalooza, Sunburn, MotoGP Bharat, to provide a complete food and beverages experience.


Headquarters

Bangalore, India

Employees

501-1,000

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