Swiggy’s Sharad Gupta Joins GoKwik As Senior Director Products

GoKwik, India’s eCommerce enabler, has onboarded Sharad Gupta as Senior Director of products. With over a decade of experience, Sharad is set to drive GoKwik’s mission of enhancing digital shopping experiences, enabling brand growth and strengthening the overall eCommerce ecosystem in India by leading the custom checkout vertical, said the company.

His role will focus on enhancing and scaling solutions that simplify the checkout and payment journey for shoppers across diverse eCommerce platforms, reinforcing GoKwik’s commitment to providing tech-driven result-oriented solutions.

Before joining GoKwik, Sharad held positions at Swiggy, Dineout, and Paytm. At Swiggy, he spearheaded major growth initiatives, including a game-changing partnership with IRCTC that transformed food delivery services for train passengers nationwide. His contributions at Dineout advanced customer loyalty, engagement, and product innovation, while at Paytm, he played a critical role in advancing customer support infrastructure. Sharad’s diverse background in product strategy and consumer experience aligns seamlessly with GoKwik’s objectives, as per the press release.

Commenting on the new addition, Chirag Taneja, Co-founder, GoKwik, stated, “Having Sharad join our team is a significant step towards becoming deeply platform agnostic. We believe that every eCommerce brand should be able to provide a smooth, fast, and secure checkout experience regardless of the platform they are present in. That’s what Sharad is going to drive. Sharad’s expertise in building impactful products makes him an ideal leader to drive our checkout solutions forward. We’re excited about the potential his leadership brings in shaping GoKwik’s growth and increasing the value we deliver to our partner brands.”

GoKwik houses over 10000 brands in its network including Lenskart, Neemans, Man Matters, Shoppers Stop, etc, ranging from fashion, beauty, health and nutrition, electronics and other key categories of the online shopping space. The eCommerce enabler has over 120 million shoppers in its network of brands. Its leadership includes talents from Amazon, Myntra, Google, Nykaa and more.