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Indu
Behera

AI-Enabled Marketing Leader  ·  GTM & Growth Engines  ·  AI · SaaS · Pharma/Life Sciences · B2B Strategy

Complex AI products don't market themselves.
I build the narratives, systems, and growth engines that turn them into businesses buyers trust — and pipelines that convert.

Founding team member of Ariya.ai. 15+ years translating complex technology into market-ready GTM systems, sales enablement engines, and pipeline-focused growth — across AI-powered SaaS, pharma/life sciences, and enterprise B2B.

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15+ Years Experience Ariya.ai Founding Team AI GTM Leadership Pharma SaaS Pipeline Growth
Indu Behera — AI-Enabled Marketing Leader

Indu Behera

Head of Marketing · Associate Director

15+
Years
35%
Lead Growth
0→1
Ariya Build
AI SaaS Pharma B2B GTM Fractional CMO

phamax Group / Ariya.ai

Founding Team · Head of Marketing · 2019–Present

IIM Lucknow — CMO Programme

MBA · KIIT · B.Pharm · BPUT

Bengaluru, India

Work Exposure to Markets — EMEA · EU · US (Partially) · Asia Pacific

Who I Am
"

Most AI companies don't have a product problem.
They have a translation problem.

— and that's exactly where I work.

Enterprise SaaS and AI transformation leader with 15+ years of experience across strategic customer engagement, GTM execution, enterprise stakeholder management, and value realization in complex B2B environments. As a founding member of Ariya.ai, I have spent 8+ years working with pharma and life sciences clients to translate business priorities into AI-enabled transformation programs, solution roadmaps, adoption narratives, and measurable commercial outcomes.

I work best where ambiguity is high — turning complex AI capabilities into clear market narratives, sales enablement systems, and growth motions teams can execute.

Education & Credentials
Chief Marketing Officer (CMO) Programme
IIM Lucknow · 2023–24
MBA — Marketing & Technology Management
KIIT School of Management · 2009–11
B.Pharm
Biju Patnaik University of Technology (BPUT) · 2005–09
The Operating Model

Modern marketing isn't AI-assisted.
It's AI-orchestrated.

I architect marketing as a layered AI system — strategy at the top, execution in the middle, intelligence underneath.

Strategy
PRDs · ICPs · Positioning · GTM frameworks
Execution
Claude Projects · n8n · ChatGPT Agents · Microsoft Copilot
Intelligence
Veeva · Databricks · Apollo · CRM/AEO pipelines

Strategic Growth Leader

GTM strategy, product positioning, launch planning, stakeholder alignment, and business narrative for complex AI/pharma solutions.

Commercial Operator

Pipeline contribution, MQL-to-SQL conversion, sales enablement, CRM workflows, and EMEA revenue growth.

Pharma-AI Translator

Turns medical, commercial, and technical complexity into practical workflows, buyer narratives, and decision intelligence.

Cross-Functional Builder

Aligns product, marketing, sales, medical, client success, and leadership teams around shared GTM execution.

Career Arc

Science roots. Brand discipline.
AI marketing leadership.

Every sector was deliberate.

My journey began with a science foundation, moved through field sales and premium automotive brand experiences, deepened through pharma consulting, and came together at Ariya — where I now build the marketing systems that connect business needs to market-ready execution.

NOW
Jan 2019 – Present
Head of Marketing / Associate Director
phamax Group / Ariya.ai
AI in Pharma · SaaS
  • Built Ariya from earliest concept to market launch
  • Led end-to-end AI solutioning across Commercial and Medical Affairs — translating business needs into decision-making intelligence
  • Designed AI use cases and solution frameworks, converting business problems into structured requirements and implementation roadmaps
  • Acted as a strategic advisor to enterprise pharma clients, shaping AI-led transformation initiatives across commercial and medical functions
  • Enabled sales teams with product positioning, tailored value propositions, customer insight, campaign-driven opportunities, and sales-ready messaging
2018
Jul 2018 – Jan 2019
Senior Associate – Marketing
Indegene Ltd.
Pharmaceutical Consulting
  • Foundation in regulated pharma communications and healthcare content
  • Where the pharma-to-AI translation instinct began
2016
May 2016 – Jun 2018
Manager – Brand & Marcom
Eicher Trucks & Buses
Automotive · B2B
  • Led B2B brand communications, product rollouts, and omnichannel campaigns
  • Owned Excon 2016 and national launch programs
2014
Feb 2014 – May 2016
Manager – Marketing
Mercedes-Benz / Tristar Motors
Automotive · B2C · Premium
  • Led dealership launches in Bhubaneswar and Jamshedpur
  • Owned Mercedes Trophy 2014 and premium customer experience events
2013
Mar 2013 – Jan 2014
Sales Consultant
Audi Bhubaneswar
Automotive · B2C
  • Consultative premium selling and high-consideration customer engagement
  • Built the buyer instincts that still inform sales enablement today
2011
Aug 2011 – Mar 2013
Marketing & Sales Executive
Utkal Industrial & Safety Products
Industrial Safety · B2B
  • Where it all began — field-led B2B sales across Eastern India
  • Key account management, product demos, and RFP support
AI Use Case Studio

Three AI Products I Helped Build, Launch, and Take to Market

Not theory. Not frameworks. Actual AI products — end-to-end. Each started with a pharma commercial team that couldn't solve a problem with existing tools.

USE CASE 01

Ariya Compass
+ Content Wizard

SmPC → Compliant Content

Problem. Pharma teams can't produce compliant content fast enough.

Solution. AI content engine generating RTE and emails from approved SmPC and messaging logic.

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USE CASE 02

MSL Sales
Intelligence App

Databricks → WhatsApp Briefs

Problem. Medical Science Liaisons walk into HCP visits under-prepared.

Solution. Daily intelligence briefs with HCP prep notes, delivered straight to WhatsApp.

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USE CASE 03

Publications AI
Engine

Query → Evidence Gaps

Problem. Publications sit buried. Evidence gaps go undetected.

Solution. Natural language query across publications, with auto-generated competitor cards.

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USE CASE 01

Ariya Compass & Content Wizard

From approved SmPC and messaging logic to compliant marketing content — at scale

The Problem

Pharma marketing teams couldn't produce compliant content fast enough. Off-the-shelf AI tools didn't understand review constraints, approved source material, or the logic of regulated pharmaceutical communication. Every content cycle was a bottleneck.

What I Did

Worked end-to-end with the tech team — from project scoping and PRD writing through to GTM launch. Defined the content workflow architecture, the messaging logic layer, and the SmPC-to-content generation pipeline. Led stakeholder enablement, sales narrative development, and commercial launch positioning for medical affairs and marketing audiences.

What was built

  • Ariya Compass — AI content creation platform using approved source material
  • Content Wizard — generates RTE content and marketing emails from product SmPC
  • Review-aware prompt frameworks with messaging logic layer
  • Modular content block architecture for campaign deployment
  • Medical-marketing alignment workflow built into the system

Business value delivered

Compliant content in minutes, not days
Consistent messaging across all channels
Reduced review cycle dependency
Medical-marketing alignment built in
USE CASE 02

MSL Sales Intelligence App

From Databricks data to daily WhatsApp field briefings — MSL intelligence, automated

The Problem

Medical Science Liaisons were walking into HCP visits under-prepared. They didn't know what was discussed last quarter, which channel the HCP preferred, or where their own performance gaps were. CRM data existed but wasn't being activated at the point of need.

What I Did

Scoped and executed end-to-end with the tech team. Defined the KPI architecture, the Databricks data pull logic, the prep note structure, and the WhatsApp notification channel design. Owned the GTM narrative, sales enablement story, and commercial launch positioning for medical affairs audiences.

What was built

  • Field intelligence app pulling live data from Databricks
  • KPI analysis engine surfacing performance gaps by territory
  • Personalised HCP prep notes generated before every visit
  • Activity summary from last quarter per HCP relationship
  • Daily sales brief delivered automatically via WhatsApp

Business value delivered

MSLs arrive prepared — every visit, every time
Performance gaps visible before they compound
Field readiness transformed from manual to intelligent
Delivered in the channel reps actually use — WhatsApp
USE CASE 03

Publications AI Engine

From publication overload to evidence clarity — query, gap-detect, and convert to competitor cards

The Problem

Pharma medical affairs teams had hundreds of publications but no structured way to query them. Evidence gaps went undetected. Insights sat in PDFs. Field teams re-commissioned the same research repeatedly because no one could access what already existed. The problem wasn't a lack of data — it was a lack of activation.

What I Did

Scoped and executed end-to-end with the tech team. Translated medical affairs requirements into PRDs defining the query architecture, evidence gap detection logic, and the insight-to-competitor-card conversion workflow. Owned the GTM narrative, target audience positioning for medical affairs and evidence teams, and all sales enablement assets for commercial launch.

What was built

  • Natural language query engine across full publications library
  • Evidence gap detection and landscape mapping logic
  • Insight extraction and structured summarisation layer
  • One-click conversion of insights to communication assets
  • Automatic competitor card generation from publication signals

Business value delivered

Evidence gaps found — not just searched for
Duplicate research spend eliminated
Insights converted to field assets automatically
Competitive intelligence built from publication signals
The Operating Model

Modern marketing isn't AI-assisted.
It's AI-orchestrated.

I don't bolt AI onto marketing. I build marketing as a layered AI system — strategy, execution, and intelligence working as one engine.

01
Strategy Layer

Where the thinking happens. The frameworks that turn ambiguous business needs into structured, tech-ready briefs.

  • PRDs that bridge business and engineering
  • ICPs, personas, value propositions
  • GTM frameworks and launch playbooks
  • Positioning narratives for medical & commercial buyers
02
Execution Layer

Where the work happens — at scale, without bottlenecks. Agentic workflows running content, outreach, and field intelligence.

  • Claude Projects — voice-trained content agents
  • n8n — orchestrated workflow chains
  • ChatGPT Agents — research and drafting at scale
  • Microsoft Copilot — enterprise productivity layer
03
Intelligence Layer

Where the data lives. Connected pipelines that turn customer signals into commercial action.

  • Veeva & Salesforce — pharma commercial backbone
  • Databricks — KPI and field intelligence engine
  • Apollo & ZoomInfo — enrichment and outreach signal
  • SEMrush & GSC — AEO and search visibility

Strategy without execution is theory. Execution without intelligence is noise.
I build all three.

AI Frameworks
20+

AI frameworks and agentic workflows — shipped, not just designed.

Strategic systems: ICP Builder · Value Proposition · Positioning · GTM Launch · Sales Enablement · Thought Leadership Engine.
Agentic workflows: AI content creation · competitive intelligence · webinar-to-content repurposing · rep-triggered outreach · proposal narrative generation.

Custom agents and full framework library shown during engagement.

Past Work Credentials

Strategic Work Portfolio

A curated portfolio of strategic, GTM, sales enablement, creative, and business storytelling work. Some materials are blinded to protect client confidentiality — the thinking, systems, and execution are fully visible.

01 · Platform

AI Platform Website & Product Storytelling

Public-facing AI pharma platform — website narrative, solution positioning, product storytelling, and value communication for Ariya.ai.

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02 · Strategy

Strategic Documents

GTM thinking, market narrative, ICP frameworks, positioning, launch planning, AI use-case strategy, and commercial intelligence documents.

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03 · Presentations

Executive Presentations

Leadership storytelling, AI product communication, commercial narratives, webinar decks, and stakeholder-ready communication.

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04 · Business Narrative

Investor & Business Narrative Materials

Market opportunity framing, business storytelling, growth narrative, differentiation positioning, and executive-level value communication.

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05 · Application Proposals

Application Proposals

Live application simulations and proposal demos — built to show concepts in action, not just describe them. From conversion-focused proposal narratives to working tool prototypes.

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06 · Sales Enablement

GTM & Business Development Enablers

Pitch decks, one-pagers, objection-handling frameworks, discovery guides, and buyer-facing assets for enterprise deals.

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07 · Creative

Creative Campaign Assets

LinkedIn creatives, campaign visuals, event backgrounds, brand assets, and visual storytelling across B2B SaaS, pharma, and automotive.

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08 · Case Studies

Case Study Library

Problem-solution-impact storytelling, business outcomes, strategic execution proof, and applied marketing results.

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Track Record

What I've Shipped Across 15 Years

B2B-dominant career — PPE, automotive, pharma, AI.

Fifteen years of shipped output across pharma AI, automotive, industrial B2B, and pharma consulting. Platforms, products, brand launches, and AI workflows — built across sectors, taken to market, and made to perform.

1AI platform — positioned & shaped for pharma
5AI use cases — commercial & medical workflows
8Premium auto products — market entry
3Brand launches owned
15+Years across PPE · auto · pharma · AI

Before I built AI, I built brands.

Selected brand moments.

Excon 2016 Eicher Brand Activation
Eicher · 2016

Excon 2016 — Eicher Brand Activation

Lead brand communication & activation support

Supported Eicher's brand presence for Excon 2016 through communication planning, event activation, collateral, and PR/media coordination. A strong example of B2B brand execution in a high-visibility industry event setting.

Worked on Eicher's event communication and activation support for Excon 2016, aligning brand messaging, campaign assets, event touchpoints, and supporting PR/media content. A strong example of large-format B2B event execution and field-facing brand communication.

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Mercedes Trophy Bhubaneswar
Mercedes-Benz · 2014

Mercedes Trophy — Bhubaneswar

Regional execution support

Contributed to the regional execution of the Mercedes Trophy customer engagement event in Bhubaneswar. Supported premium experience delivery, brand visibility, and audience engagement for a flagship luxury brand event.

Contributed as part of the regional marketing team to the execution of Mercedes Trophy in Bhubaneswar, helping deliver a premium brand experience and strengthen customer engagement through event coordination and market-facing activation.

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S-Class GLE Launch at Mayfair
Mercedes-Benz · Premium Launch

S-Class / GLE Launch @ Mayfair

Product launch execution

Supported high-profile premium automotive launch events, including launch communication and event experience coordination. Helped reinforce product prestige, customer engagement, and local brand presence.

Contributed to launch execution for luxury automotive launches such as S-Class and GLE launch events, supporting the coordination of launch moments, premium display experience, and customer-facing engagement.

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GLA Offroad Star Drive Experience
Mercedes-Benz · Experiential

GLA Offroad / Star Drive Experience

Experiential activation support

Supported experiential drive events built around product immersion and live customer engagement. These events connected performance storytelling with direct, memorable brand interaction.

Worked on execution support for drive and display experiences such as GLA offroad and Star Drive activities, helping deliver product-led experiential engagement and strengthen premium automotive brand recall.

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Audi Q Drive
Audi Bhubaneswar · 2013

Audi Q Drive

Team execution support

Supported customer acquisition and premium engagement through Audi's Q Drive programme — test-drive engagement, lead generation, and brand introduction in an experience-led format.

Contributed to Audi Bhubaneswar's Q Drive programme — supporting test-drive-led customer engagement, lead capture from premium buyers, and brand introduction activities. Built foundational instincts around premium consultative selling that still inform every sales enablement asset designed today.

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Audi Race Drive Experience
Audi Bhubaneswar · 2013

Audi Race Drive Experience

Premium brand activation

Supported Audi's Race Drive Experience as part of customer engagement initiatives. These events connected performance storytelling with hands-on customer experience in a premium automotive context.

Worked on execution support for the Audi Race Drive Experience, helping coordinate the premium brand activation, customer experience moments, and performance-led storytelling. A key part of Audi Bhubaneswar's premium customer engagement strategy.

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Mercedes-Benz Showroom Launch Bhubaneswar
Mercedes-Benz · 2014

Showroom Launch — Bhubaneswar

Launch event support

Supported launch communications and event execution for the Mercedes-Benz showroom inauguration in Bhubaneswar. A key brand moment focused on visibility, experience, and launch readiness in a premium automotive setting.

Supported the showroom inauguration experience through launch communication and execution coordination, helping create a premium first-impression brand environment and support local market expansion for Mercedes-Benz in Eastern India.

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Audi Showroom Launch Bhubaneswar
Audi Bhubaneswar · 2013

Audi Showroom Launch

Launch event support

Supported the Audi showroom launch in Bhubaneswar — a flagship premium automotive arrival moment focused on brand introduction, customer experience, and market expansion in Eastern India.

Contributed to Audi Bhubaneswar's showroom launch through customer-facing event support, lead engagement, and brand introduction activities. Part of bringing the Audi brand experience to a new regional market.

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National Safety Day at Bhushan Steel
Utkal Industrial · ~2012

National Safety Day · Bhushan Steel

Field marketing & safety enablement

Supported industrial safety awareness and product demonstration activities at Bhushan Steel as part of Utkal Industrial's field marketing programme. A formative B2B execution moment in industrial safety.

Contributed to Utkal Industrial's field-driven marketing approach by supporting product demonstrations, safety awareness events, and direct customer enablement at industrial sites including Bhushan Steel. These engagements built the buyer instincts and B2B sales discipline that informed every marketing role since.

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PR, Media & Executive Communications

Across Mercedes-Benz, Eicher, and VE Commercial Vehicles — worked with regional and national media ecosystems for PR, product launches, brand visibility, and external communication.

Media ecosystem
Sambad Samaj Times of India Economic Times ET Auto Autocar CarWale Regional Odia media Automotive trade media
15+
YEARS

Pipeline-connected marketing — across 5 sectors.

Multi-channel demand generation across email, LinkedIn, paid media, webinars, and outbound. SQL volume tracking, MQL-to-SQL conversion optimisation, EMEA campaign execution, and lead generation operations with ZoomInfo, Apollo, HubSpot, and intent data.

Every campaign tied to pipeline. Every pipeline tied to revenue.

Capabilities

What I Build

The strategic and operational systems that take AI-led and B2B companies from ambition to market traction.

I don't just advise — I build. Every system below is something I've designed, shipped, and iterated in real engagements.

GTM & Product Marketing

AI GTM & Product Marketing

Market narratives, ICPs, launch plans, sales motions, and product positioning — from business requirement to market-ready story.

Sales

Sales Enablement Engines

Pitch decks, one-pagers, discovery guides, and battle cards — content that helps salespeople close.

Agentic AI · Scoping

AI Product Scoping & Execution

End-to-end with tech teams: PRD writing, use case definition, agentic workflows in Claude Projects and n8n, pilot design, and GTM launch.

Intelligence

CRM & Customer Intelligence

Connected pipelines across Salesforce, Veeva, and Pipedrive — enriched with Apollo, activated through ActiveCampaign.

Brand

Thought Leadership Platforms

AI Exchange is the proof — built from zero, led by a pharma marketer, for pharma marketers.

AEO & SEO

AEO & Content Optimisation

Answer Engine Optimisation with SEMrush and Google Search Console — schema design and search visibility.

Tools & Platforms

The Full Stack

The combination is the proof — pharma-native CRM, enterprise demand-gen stack, and AI-native execution layer.

Claude Claude Projects ChatGPT Agents Microsoft Copilot n8n Gemini Perplexity Salesforce Veeva CRM Odoo Pipedrive HubSpot LinkedIn Sales Navigator ActiveCampaign GetResponse Marketo Apollo.io ZoomInfo SEMrush Google Search Console GA4 Canva Notion Lovable Google Workspace Microsoft Office PowerPoint
AI & Agentic CRM & Sales Demand Gen SEO/AEO Content & Design
Communities & Influence

Where I learn, contribute, and stay sharp.

Senior marketing only stays senior if it keeps learning. Two communities I'm actively part of — one I founded, one I belong to.

AI Exchange — Powered by Ariya
Founder

AI Exchange

Powered by Ariya · AI in Pharma Marketing

Independent AI education forum founded for pharma marketing practitioners — webinars, executive roundtables, and community-building.

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LAN — Local Area Network
Member

LAN — Local Area Network

Marketing Community · Bangalore

Curated non-profit network of 1,500+ marketing, brand, and growth professionals — where senior marketers learn, debate, and stay sharp.

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Engagement Options

Available for full-time leadership roles and selective fractional engagements.

From founding-team marketing and AI GTM leadership to fractional CMO and AI marketing advisory — I work where strategy, AI execution, and commercial outcomes need to come together.

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30-min discovery call

Let's Work Together

Ready to build something that actually moves the market?

I work with teams that need more than a marketing plan — they need a clear position, an intelligent content engine, a sales team that can close, and a GTM system that connects strategy directly to revenue. If that's where you are, let's talk.

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