Expert Business Development Head with top-notch abilities in inside sales. Skilled at achieving month on month growth by building tenacious partnership with all stakeholders and revenue-generation skills.
Overview
13
13
years of professional experience
6
6
years of post-secondary education
Work History
Associate Director - US Sales
Interview Kickstart
10.2022 - Current
Heading inside sales for Data, System and Management courses which cater to US market.
Responsible for P&L of $800k per month.
Consistently achieving 100% monthly and quarterly targets
Managing and scaling team right from Associate level till Sr. Manager
Responsible for 3x growth of all verticals since joining
Spearheaded development and launch of new product line, leading to increased market share and customer satisfaction.
Identified key metrics to be tracked on daily, weekly and monthly basis and transformed these into data insights which have been adopted organization-wide
Received 'Standout Chief Award' for Q4-2022, Q2-2023, Q1-2024 for more than 100% achievement of quarter targets.
Actively expanding offerings within verticals being handled by passing on customer feedback to product teams.
Developed and executed comprehensive marketing campaigns that boosted brand awareness and increased sales revenue.
AGM - Sales
Great Learning
10.2021 - 10.2022
Spearheading three new verticals which cater to both India and International markets.
Responsible for P&L of 5.2 cr. per month.
Structured sales team and process for these verticals. Planned and implemented key input parameters for BDs, Sr. BDS, Managers and Sr. Managers.
Delivered 50x - 100x growth in each vertical respectively in span of 3 months
Assessed big-picture department effectiveness with scrutiny and detail, analyzing metrics and providing recommendations for measured improvements.
Supervised geographically strategic sales and marketing teams to leverage resources for optimized productivity.
Created and implemented new business opportunities by utilizing strategic networking strategies.
Business Development Head
Gradeup, Gradestack Learning Pvt Ltd
04.2020 - 10.2021
Heading Inside Sales for test prep and K-12 segment at Gradeup
Managing team of 60 sales associates, 4 BDMs and 2 Sr. BDMs
Responsible for average monthly revenue upwards of 3.5 cr and annual revenue of 25 cr
Top performer with average target achievement of 90%+ month on month
Promoted from Managerial role to Business Development Head in short span of 6 months.
Built and continuously improved sales processes through Automation, CRM, and telephony integration
Scaled sales operations by building category, customer success, inside sales and support team of 100+ Full time employees
Developed short-term and long-term sales objectives and strategic plans to meet market needs.
Developed and executed strategic initiatives to implement key changes and improvements in business development and sales programs.
Identified revenue opportunities by collaborating with distribution partners.
Sales Head
NeoStencil, Inc
01.2016 - 04.2020
Building full-scale sales operation from ground up.
Creating sound sales strategies which resulted in achieving 2X revenue growth compared to previous years.
Achieved high conversion ratios for key sales activities.
Achieved month on month increase in the number of customers individually.
Adept at creating persona buckets for leads so as to identify the key decision-makers, influencing them by studying their buying behavior and retaining them resulting in deeper relations.
Establishing sales objectives by forecasting and developing annual sales quota Setting up the sales team and continually recruiting members who are result-oriented.
Enhancing existing revenue streams as well as developing new streams Forecasting and optimizing sales team expenditure.
Reviewing sales team performance, rewarding top performers and mentoring low performers.
Designing strategies and ensuring that renewals are handled effectively, and churn rate is considerably reduced.
Assistant Manager -II
ICICI Bank
08.2011 - 05.2012
Worked on Murex (Treasury Management Suite) Version Upgrade
Created Pre and post-trade Murex workflows Handled Murex environment management Responsible for end to end implementation of Murex Front office modules and OSP validation
Handled Datamart and VAR reporting Acceptance testing for Murex Functionalities Detailed historical VAR and stress calculations
Knowledge transfer of complex murex modules to team members.
Education
Master of Business Administration - MBA - Information Technology
SCIT - Symbiosis Centre For Information Technology
Pune, MH
03.2009 - 03.2011
B.E - Computer Science
Jammu University
Jammu
04.2005 - 04.2009
Skills
Business development strategy
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Additional Information
Honors & Awards: Winner-Leaders of Tomorrow - Leaders of Tomorrow on ET Now Feb 2020
Timeline
Associate Director - US Sales
Interview Kickstart
10.2022 - Current
AGM - Sales
Great Learning
10.2021 - 10.2022
Business Development Head
Gradeup, Gradestack Learning Pvt Ltd
04.2020 - 10.2021
Sales Head
NeoStencil, Inc
01.2016 - 04.2020
Assistant Manager -II
ICICI Bank
08.2011 - 05.2012
Master of Business Administration - MBA - Information Technology
SCIT - Symbiosis Centre For Information Technology
03.2009 - 03.2011
B.E - Computer Science
Jammu University
04.2005 - 04.2009
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