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Anurag  Anuj

Anurag Anuj

Pre Sales Solutions Consultant
Bengaluru

Summary

A results-oriented professional with over 11+ years of extensive experience in shaping strategies across diverse domains, including Pre-Sales, Customer Consulting, Sales Management, Project Management, Cyber Security, Cloud Computing, Process Improvement, and People Management. expertise extends to managing customer integration, product adoption, and customer engagement with SaaS products. I have successfully navigated the complexities of researching and presenting technical solutions to stakeholders.

My career highlights include a proven ability to analyze and evaluate business processes, identify needs, and provide recommendations, coupled with a knack for building strong client relationships and aligning solutions for business growth. Throughout my tenure, I actively contributed to organizational strategic initiatives, developing key performance indicators (KPIs) to support these initiatives. Working collaboratively with cross-functional teams, including sales, marketing, and technical units, has been a cornerstone of my approach, ensuring seamless

client engagement and successful pre-sales activities. I proactively engage with clients through workshops, presentations, and demonstrations to gain a profound understanding of their challenges and deliver impactful solutions.

In the realm of Cybersecurity and Cloud Computing, I have garnered recognition from both superiors and peers for my solid experience and proficiency in designing and implementing multiple cybersecurity products. My technical acumen facilitates effective communication between technical and non-technical stakeholders, ensuring a clear understanding of product capabilities. I excel in crafting tailored solutions, backed by strong presentation and communication skills, translating complex technical concepts into clear and compelling value propositions for clients.

Known for conducting comprehensive needs assessments, analyzing client requirements, and recommending optimal solutions to meet business objectives, I possess a keen awareness of industry trends and competitor offerings. This knowledge is leveraged to position products effectively and provide valuable insights to clients. I am eager to contribute my skills and experience to your team and welcome the opportunity to discuss further in a meeting.

Overview

11
11
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Senior Pre Sales Solutions Consultant

Akamai Technologies
10.2022 - Current
  • Working closely with sales to develop sales opportunities & revenues evangelizing Akamai's technology through presentations, consultations, demonstrations, analysis reports and proof of concepts.
  • Understanding customers' business goals & requirements, translate them to technical problems, and map them to Akamai solutions.
  • Overseeing delivery of projects with Service Delivery teams, & ensure the project is on track, and is aligned with customer's original requirements.
  • Building trusted relationships with customers' decision-makers to articulate Akamai's value proposition and build future revenue opportunities.
  • Supporting & communicating effectively to Sales, Marketing & other internal departments to ensure customers get appropriate updates, upgrades and event-oriented solutions.
  • Working closely with Product Management, Product Marketing and associated teams to develop future product direction and strategy - providing valuable input from the field.
  • Showing high standards of leadership - proactively developing and mentoring staff within Solutions Engineering, Sales and the larger Service & Support organization.
  • Empower customers in their Security adoption journey, helping them to define a Secure strategy, Architecture of necessary security controls aligned with Akamai Security and Performance product suites.
  • Maintaining long-term trusted adviser relationships with the peers at the customers and work together with the other Akamai teams to ensure your customers are delighted with Akamai offerings.
  • Leading sales opportunities through Technical Demos and Proof of Concepts

Senior Technical Account Manager

F5
11.2021 - 10.2022
  • Driving the implementation of transformation and architectural roadmaps.
  • Creating operational objectives for product and service improvement.
  • Developing best practices for F5 product implementation and support.
  • Managing enterprise client accounts, including major business partners.
  • Leading meetings with enterprise partners and internal stakeholders.
  • Contributing to sustained account growth, renewal, and customer retention.

Technical Account Manager

Akamai Technologies
09.2020 - 11.2021
  • Managing pre-sales technical processes and demonstrating Akamai's technology.
  • Leading technical proposal processes and ensuring accurate technical information.
  • Tracking account activity for business analysis and designing technical solutions.
  • Steering sales activities, including Technical Demos and Proof of Concepts.
  • Maintaining trusted advisor relationships with key customer stakeholders.
  • Achievements: Managed a portfolio of accounts worth $1 million, awarded for best onboarding and account growth.

Solutions Architect

Akamai Technologies
12.2015 - 08.2020
  • Collaborated with global cross-functional teams to boost customer acquisitions by 20% by conducting competitor analysis & designing iterative solutions to improve customer satisfaction
  • Overseen the development of customer proposals, design, and delivery, ensuring all expertise, information and recommendations are concisely defined while meeting quality control standards
  • Identified service enhancements and potential problems, ensuring continuous improvements to the quality of our customer's digital properties
  • Analyzed customer traffic as well as systems and customizing Akamai security solutions to answer customers' security issues
  • Dealt with new web application, bot attacks, and Web Application Firewall (WAF) evasion techniques to enhance the security posture
  • Enabled Akamai DevOps Capabilities
  • Ensured our anti DDOS solutions are configured and provisioned correctly for our customers
  • Participated in ongoing training initiatives as mentor and speaker

Senior Software Engineer

Capgemini
06.2013 - 12.2015
  • Utilized Microsoft's .NET infrastructure to create software solutions that meet clients' requirements.
  • Collaborated with coworkers to facilitate the creation of large, complex developments, as required.
  • Reformulated existing code to ensure adherence to stipulated guidelines.
  • Checked the code to detect and remedy errors and omissions.
  • Testing the outputs to ensure that they are in excellent working order.
  • Ensuring that outputs are visually appealing, user-friendly, and engaging.
  • Deploying developments and monitoring uptake by the target audience.
  • Using clients' feedback to inform the creation of subsequent versions of each development.
  • Remaining abreast of coding and technological changes that will impact the work.

Education

MBA - Sales

Liverpool John Moores University
Liverpool, United Kingdom
04.2001 -

Bachelor of Engineering - Computer Science

Chitkara University
Solan, Himachal Pradesh, India
04.2001 -

Skills

Product Evangelism

Accomplishments


Titans 2024 - Akamai Technologies Received the president's club or titans of the year pre sales 2023 across APJ

Customer Acquisition Champion - Pre sales 2023 - Akamai Technologies
Received customer Acquisition Champion - Pre sales across India for acquiring 15 new logos in the year 2023


Certification

Sap certified development assoicate

Timeline

Senior Pre Sales Solutions Consultant

Akamai Technologies
10.2022 - Current

Senior Technical Account Manager

F5
11.2021 - 10.2022

Technical Account Manager

Akamai Technologies
09.2020 - 11.2021

Solutions Architect

Akamai Technologies
12.2015 - 08.2020

Senior Software Engineer

Capgemini
06.2013 - 12.2015

MBA - Sales

Liverpool John Moores University
04.2001 -

Bachelor of Engineering - Computer Science

Chitkara University
04.2001 -
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