Google's Varun Sharma joins Netflix as Senior Director, Global Market Activation

In his new role at Netflix, Varun Sharma will be responsible for market and sales activation for all Netflix Ad launches

by e4m Desk
Published: Oct 13, 2025 1:35 PM | 1 min read

Varun Sharma joins Netflix as Senior Director

Varun Sharma has been appointed as Senior Director of Global Market Activation & GTM Strategy at Netflix, focusing on the Ads business.
He previously worked at Google for nearly 9 years, most recently as Managing Director of Product Strategy & Sales Operations for the Americas.
Sharma announced his new position on LinkedIn, expressing excitement about the transition and the challenges ahead.
In his role at Netflix, he will oversee market and sales activation for all ad launches, including product commercialization, marketing, and sales enablement.

Varun Sharma has been appointed as Senior Director, Global Market Activation & GTM Strategy a Netflix. In his new role, he will lead Global Market Activation & GTM Operations for the Ads business.

Prior to this, Varun Sharma was with Google for close to 9 years. He last held the role of Managing Director, Product Strategy & Sales Operations, Americas.

Sharma shared the news of his new role through a LinkedIn post. “To New Beginnings! After 17 incredible years, it’s time for me to say goodbye to Google and embark on a new adventure. As someone wise (and very successful!) said recently, life begins at the edge of your comfort zone. And that’s exactly where I’m headed next — thrilled to share that I’ll be joining Netflix to lead Global Market Activation & GTM Operations for the Ads business. Excited to dive into an incredibly creative, fast-moving culture and help shape what’s next”, the LinkedIn post read.

In his new role at Netflix, Vikas Sharma will be responsible for market and sales activation for all Netflix Ad launches. This includes end to end Product and Ads commercialization, Product Marketing, Global Sales Enablement, GTM strategy & operations.