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AKSHAYA RAMACHANDRAN

Senior Solutions Engineer
Tiruvallur

Summary

Solutions Engineer with 4+ years of experience in pre-sales, SaaS implementation, and enterprise technical consulting. Skilled at acting as a trusted technical advisor to customers, delivering tailored demos, and driving adoption of SaaS platforms. Proven track record in API integrations, automation-driven onboarding, and solution architecture, with achievements including a 30% reduction in go-live timelines and a 25% increase in sales closure rates. Adept at collaborating with sales, product, and engineering teams to translate business needs into scalable technical solutions, while contributing to RFPs, technical documentation, and customer enablement. Passionate about helping organizations maximize value from SaaS solutions and modern customer engagement platforms.

Overview

5
5
years of professional experience
2
2
Certifications

Work History

Senior Solutions Engineer

Freshworks
02.2021 - Current
  • Acted as a key technical point of contact in pre-sales cycles, building strong relationships with 100+ enterprise clients and ensuring product adoption and satisfaction.
  • Partnered with Corporate Sales to map customer requirements to Freshworks’ SaaS features, designing API-driven workflows and delivering tailored demonstrations.
  • Executed end-to-end onboarding and automation-led implementations, accelerating go-live timelines by 30% and improving customer retention.
  • Conducted live demos, proof-of-concepts, and technical workshops, showcasing integrations with SSO, SCIM, webhooks, and third-party tools.
  • Translated customer technical feedback into product insights, collaborating with Product & Engineering to shape roadmap priorities and enhance solution fit.
  • Authored RFP responses, solution documentation, and technical enablement guides to support adoption and internal knowledge sharing.
  • Educated client stakeholders through demo-led briefings and technical training, improving customer self-sufficiency and long-term adoption.
  • Collaborated on global initiatives: built customized demo environments (Device42, Intune), created global sales enablement documentation, developed storylines + POCs for Gartner/IDC demos, and designed product update decks for CSMs/AMs.

Education

Undergraduate, Bcom - Corporate Secretaryship

Justice Basheer Ahmed Sayeed College For Women
09.2021

Higher Secondary School - undefined

Anna Adarsh Matriculation Higher Secondary School
05.2020

Skills

  • ITILV4
  • Client Onboarding
  • Microsoft Power Point
  • SAAS Implementation
  • SSO/SCIM

Websites

Certification

ITIL V4 Certified

Accomplishments

  • 2022 President's Club Award
  • Recipient of the 2022 President's Club Award for outstanding performance, ranking in the top 2% of employees and achieving 150% of sales targets

Projects

Global Demo Environment Build

  • Built a customized demo environment for the global SE team, integrating apps like Device42 and Intune.
  • Populated demo data and managed integrations to enable consistent, high-impact demonstrations worldwide.

Sales Enablement Documentation

  • Developed reusable technical documentation and playbooks for global sales enablement.
  • Improved sales team effectiveness by streamlining onboarding and technical readiness.

Analyst Demos (Gartner, IDC)

  • Designed demo storylines and narratives aligned with industry trends.
  • Partnered with Product to build proof-of-concept environments, enhancing analyst perception and competitive positioning.

Customer Success Enablement Content

  • Created product update documents and pitch decks for CSMs and AMs.
  • Equipped client-facing teams to communicate product value effectively and drive upsells.

Timeline

Senior Solutions Engineer

Freshworks
02.2021 - Current

Higher Secondary School - undefined

Anna Adarsh Matriculation Higher Secondary School

Undergraduate, Bcom - Corporate Secretaryship

Justice Basheer Ahmed Sayeed College For Women
AKSHAYA RAMACHANDRANSenior Solutions Engineer