A growth-focused Business Development & Strategic Alliances professional with 9+ years of enabling revenue growth through co-sell acceleration, customer success, and high-impact technology partnerships.
Currently leading FinTech and Microsoft-led initiatives, working closely with Microsoft teams and C-suite leaders to shape GTM strategies and drive solution adoption.
Contributed to $5.5M+ in qualified pipeline across software engineering, cloud, AI/ML, and domain-led transformation programs over the career.
Specialize in unlocking new opportunities, guiding clients with clear, high-impact tech roadmaps, and mobilizing cross-functional teams to deliver measurable outcomes for SMEs, SaaS companies, and enterprises.
Overview
10
10
years of professional experience
5
5
Certifications
2
2
Languages
Work History
Associate Manager – Customer Success & Alliances
Rishabh Software
05.2023 - Current
As part of Rishabh Software’s global alliance team, I focus on building and scaling Microsoft partnerships that drive measurable business outcomes. My role centers on co-sell growth, joint go-to-market strategy, and strengthening collaboration across the Microsoft ecosystem.
Key Contributions:
Spearheaded Microsoft co-sell initiatives, resulting in $2.5 million qualified pipeline growth across multiple industries.
Drove joint go-to-market campaigns with Microsoft, increasing customer engagement by 32%.
Enabled strategic adoption of Microsoft solutions (Power Platform, Azure, Dynamics 365, BI, Copilot, and Fabric) for enterprise and mid-market clients.
Built and nurtured alliances with Microsoft partner managers and account teams, accelerating deal velocity and solution alignment.
Supported channel and ecosystem expansion, unlocking new revenue streams through partner collaboration.
Collaborated with cross-functional teams (sales, delivery, marketing) to ensure successful customer outcomes and long-term partnerships.
Senior Executive, Customer Engagement & Alliances
Rishabh Software
09.2021 - 04.2023
Focused on building technology roadmap, business consulting and long-term partnerships with SMEs, SaaS businesses, Consulting groups and Startups (ranging from early-stage to F500) - To enable growth, customer satisfaction & ROI realization.
Enabling demand generation for - dynamic consulting practices & skilled technology teams across technologies/tools: Microsoft, Analytics & Data Science, Power platforms, Enterprise Mobility
Engaging with product leaders, C-suite Executives to address & resolve their operational challenges through unique consulting practices & incumbent systems to meets business objectives and tailored needs.
Collaborating with cross-functional teams - consulting, delivery, operations, management teams to ensure successful deliveries & continued success.
Identifying partnership opportunities with businesses across retail industry
Understanding & analyzing operational challenges across all crucial touchpoints of the retail businesses
Pitching-in as a value & solution enabler to small and mid-sized businesses - Retail & E-commerce
As a senior executive, ensuring effective communications, deliveries, relationship and advocate project team to exceed client expectations.
Senior Business Development Executive
Softude
02.2019 - 05.2020
Focused on generating contract opportunities for tailored offerings of software development practices
Establishing first point of contact & relationships with C-suite executives of product companies, start-ups, SMEs that need vendor partners for their technology needs
Working closely with the MarCom to track & build opportunity pipelines & apply measures to expand reach
Enabling value propositions, tailored to client requirements, challenges & objectives
Developing growth strategy to achieve 100% customer satisfaction
Business Development Executive
Vinfotech
06.2017 - 01.2019
Actively prospect, consult, and qualify incoming and outbound leads into MQLs, and SQLs.
Support the full sales process — from initial contact to converting qualified SQLs into signed contracts.
Contribute to team targets by collaborating closely with sales, marketing, and delivery teams to maintain strong pipeline momentum.
Research industry trends, events, and communities to identify new partnership opportunities, and share insights during meet-ups.
Identifying trendsetting ideas by researching industry and related events, and pitching in meet-ups over potential partnership opportunities.
Business Development Executive
Canopus Infosystems Pvt. Ltd. (ISO 9001:2008)
03.2016 - 05.2017
Drive outbound prospecting through structured cold calls, targeted emails, and active LinkedIn outreach to generate qualified leads.
Research and identify suitable prospects, and schedule virtual introductions or discovery calls for the reporting manager to support partnership discussions and account conversions.
Engage in ongoing training and skill-building sessions to improve communication, product knowledge, and overall performance, while contributing to the team’s growth.
Education
Bachelor of Engineering (B.E.) - Computer Engineering