Aloke Sharma

Senior SEO & Digital Marketing Leader

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About

Aloke Sharma is a highly accomplished Senior SEO and Digital Marketing Leader with over a decade of experience driving significant organic growth and revenue for leading companies like ACKO Insurance and BrightChamps. Specializing in comprehensive SEO strategies, performance marketing, and team leadership, he has consistently delivered measurable results, including scaling organic traffic to 2.5M+ monthly sessions, generating ₹25 crore in annual organic revenue, and optimizing CPL by 10%. A proven innovator and team builder, Aloke is adept at leveraging data-driven insights to achieve ambitious business objectives and foster entrepreneurial ecosystems.

Work Experience

Deputy General Manager - SEO

ACKO Insurance

Apr 2025 - Present

Spearheading SEO initiatives for ACKO's primary Auto Insurance product, significantly driving organic revenue and market share.

  • Grew car & bike insurance quotes by 79% YoY in FY 2024-2025 through data-driven SEO experiments, enhancing traffic and CTRs.
  • Scaled Auto insurance organic revenue by 71% YoY in FY 23-24 and 28% in FY 24-25, optimizing channel performance.
  • Launched and scaled multiple value-added services (VAS) with the product team, generating 1M+ monthly sessions, 2.7M+ leads/year, and 500K app installs.
  • Directly manage SEO efforts for ACKO's main product, Auto Insurance, contributing approximately ₹25 crore in annual organic revenue.

Sr. SEO Manager

ACKO Insurance

Apr 2023 - Mar 2025

Led SEO and content strategy, driving substantial organic session growth and improving search engine rankings for critical keywords.

  • Directed an SEO & content team, overseeing strategies that generated 2.5M+ monthly organic sessions.
  • Improved highly competitive core insurance keywords from Google Page 2 to Top 3, boosting YoY traffic by 40%.
  • Developed and deployed thousands of localized and brand-specific insurance pages using templated content to capture high-intent traffic.

Sr. Growth Product Manager (Marketing)

BrightChamps

Oct 2022 - Mar 2023

Managed central growth initiatives across digital and offline channels, achieving rapid organic traffic expansion and marketing efficiency.

  • Managed a central growth budget of $1M/month across digital and offline marketing channels.
  • Scaled organic traffic from 0 to over 700K+ per month within a single year through strategic initiatives.
  • Oversaw a Performance Marketing budget of ~₹30 Mn per month, achieving a 10% optimization in Cost Per Lead (CPL).
  • Acquired 50K+ app installs via Universal App Campaigns (UAC) in India & MEA, maintaining a low CPI of ₹5.9/install in India.

Growth Manager (Marketing)

BrightChamps

Jan 2022 - Sep 2022

Single-handedly built the blogging platform and spearheaded the comprehensive SEO strategy to significantly grow organic traffic.

  • Engineered and launched the blogging platform from scratch utilizing WordPress CMS and DIVI theme with custom functionalities.
  • Led the entire SEO initiative autonomously, implementing large-scale technical SEO and content strategies to drive organic growth.

Head of Digital Marketing

Inspiria Knowledge Campus

May 2016 - Dec 2021

Established and led a multidisciplinary digital marketing team, successfully building brand presence and generating substantial revenue through online and offline campaigns.

  • Built and managed a 10+ member team spanning marketing, design, and tech, fostering cross-functional collaboration.
  • Drove brand growth from inception to market recognition through impactful online campaigns, digital marketing, and strategic brand partnerships.
  • Contributed ₹20 Cr in revenue every three years through lead generation efforts via digital strategy.
  • Delivered 500 Sales Qualified Leads (SQLs) in 2020, exceeding targets by 25%.
  • Organized community events with major tech partners (Adobe, Google, NASSCOM) to promote entrepreneurship in Northeast India.

Front End Engineer

Inspiria Knowledge Campus

Mar 2014 - Apr 2016

Developed and implemented responsive user interface components for various web applications.

  • Developed responsive UI components using HTML, CSS, JavaScript, Bootstrap, and jQuery, ensuring cross-browser compatibility and optimal user experience.

Education

Computer Science & Engineering

MAKAUT University

Jul 2010 - Apr 2014

Projects

RegexGSC

Apr 2023 - Present

Developed a unique Chrome extension designed to generate exact match RegEx patterns for Google Search Console queries.

Keyword Rank Model

Apr 2023 - Present

Created a sophisticated predictive traffic model utilizing Google Search Console inputs to forecast organic clicks and inform strategic planning.

Awards

R&R Award Winner

ACKO Insurance

Mar 2024

Recognized twice for outstanding contributions and performance within the organization.

ACKCEL Awardee

ACKO Insurance

Mar 2024

Awarded twice for exceptional initiative and innovation in projects and processes.

Top 5% Employee Ranking

ACKO Insurance

Mar 2024

Ranked among the top 5% of employees at ACKO for FY 2023-2024 with a 5-star annual rating.

Skills

Digital Marketing & SEO

  • SEO Strategy
  • Technical SEO
  • On-page SEO
  • Off-page SEO
  • Content Strategy
  • Keyword Research
  • Link Building
  • Local SEO
  • International SEO
  • Google Search Console
  • Google Analytics
  • A/B Testing
  • Conversion Rate Optimization (CRO)

Performance Marketing & Growth

  • Performance Marketing
  • Lead Generation
  • User Acquisition
  • Campaign Management
  • Budget Management
  • CPL Optimization
  • Universal App Campaigns (UAC)
  • Growth Hacking

Product & Web Development

  • Product Management
  • WordPress CMS
  • HTML
  • CSS
  • JavaScript
  • jQuery
  • Bootstrap
  • UI Development
  • Chrome Extension Development
  • Predictive Modeling
  • Data Modeling

Leadership & Management

  • Team Leadership
  • Cross-functional Team Management
  • Strategic Planning
  • Project Management
  • Stakeholder Management
  • Mentoring

Analytics & Tools

  • Google Search Console
  • Google Analytics
  • SEMrush
  • Ahrefs
  • Moz
  • Screaming Frog
  • Google Data Studio
  • Microsoft Excel