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Education
Skills
Certification
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Languages
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Arka Prabha Ghosh

Arka Prabha Ghosh

Hyderabad

Summary

Results-driven Senior Business Development Manager with a knack for highly productive and efficient task completion. Possess specialized skills in strategic planning, market analysis, and client relationship management that contribute to sustainable business growth. Excel in communication, leadership, and problem-solving, ensuring successful collaboration and project outcomes.

At NxtWave, my team's focus on Learning and Development is transforming employee performance and business outcomes. We're designing new training plans, accelerating intern to employee conversions, and fostering power performers across various languages. Our adoption of the GROW model is enhancing quality for all employee levels and significantly reducing Customer Acquisition Costs. My journey began with an MBA in Marketing from Adamas University, which laid the foundation for my business development strategies. Prior roles have honed my skills in lead generation and sales leadership, culminating in my current position where strategy and implementation converge to create dynamic growth for the company's LG and LQ teams.

Overview

10
10
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Head of Learning and Development for LG and LQ Teams

NxtWave
Hyderabad
04.2024 - Current
  • I am currently looking into the L&D Process across all states as per business requirement to reduce attrition, Increase more number of intern to employee conversion and increase Bucket 1 performers
  • Designing new raining plans and ensuring smooth implementation across the languages through my L&D team
  • Reducing TAT for employee conversion and ensuring Interns are able to achieve their given metrics across the languages
  • Identifying funnel gaps and provide solutions for improvement
  • Improve overall quality with GROW(Goal Reality Obstacles way-forward) model for Interns, Employees, Managers and Sm's
  • Creating more number of Power Performers across the Languages
  • Overall CAC reduction across the languages.

Senior Business Development Manager

NxtWave
Hyderabad
01.2023 - 04.2024
  • I built three states Bengal, Gujarat and Odisha from scratch and did 0-1 phase.
  • I was responsible for Lead Generation from different sources and successfully nurturing them into a prospect with intent so that Sales team can close it easily
  • I was also responsible for training across all three states
  • I was also responsible for meeting entire business target, Planning and execution.

Assistant General Manager

Tutopia Learning App
Kolkata
12.2021 - 01.2023
  • Designing Business and Revenue Model
  • Responsible for Planning and Strategic Implementation of Business Model for both Channel Partners and Direct Sales
  • Handling a team of 160 BDA's and 14 managers for Direct Sales
  • Handling a team of more than 400 channel partners(Distributors and Sub-Distributors)
  • Recruitment process monitoring and final selection
  • Coordinating with marketing team and Mis for Lead generation and Data Management
  • Developing New Sales models for higher market penetration and Revenue Generation.

Senior Business Development Manager

Tutopia Learning App
Kolkata
08.2021 - 12.2021
  • Developing the overall strategy for Inside Sales and Direct Sales in alignment with the organisational goals
  • Recruitment of BDAs and BDMs from different sources (internally and externally both)
  • Implementation of LMS and Calling Software for proper monitoring of inputs and maintaining a proper hygiene of LMS
  • Setting Weekly, monthly, quarterly and annual targets
  • Coordinating with Marketing Team for driving lead generation through different Digital Campaign
  • Developing a world class team 80+ (BDAs & BDMs) through constant mentoring, coaching and individual counseling
  • Formulating the Sales Pitch and selling methodology for higher conversion rate.

Business Development Manager

BYJU'S
Kolkata
11.2020 - 08.2021
  • Mentoring and coaching a Team of 18 BDAs for generating revenue and maximizing profit for the Company
  • Met and exceeded weekly targets
  • Reviewing weekly KPIs of all reportees and ensuring the performance metrics are satisfactory.

Senior Business Development Associate

BYJU'S
Kolkata
06.2020 - 11.2020

Business Development Associate

BYJU'S
Kolkata
06.2019 - 06.2020

Business Development Intern

BYJU'S
Kolkata
02.2019 - 06.2019

Summer Intern

DTDC Express Limited
Kolkata
06.2018 - 07.2018

Senior Manager

Oriflame Cosmetics
01.2015 - 02.2016

Education

MBA - Sales and Marketing Education

Adamas University
kolkata
07.2019

Skills

  • Sales Coaching
  • Attrition Reduction
  • Performance Management
  • Organizational Development
  • Sales Enablement
  • Lead nurturing
  • Webinar Hosting
  • Revenue Generation
  • Employee Development
  • Performance Improvement
  • Cost Reduction
  • Multitasking
  • Business Development
  • Project Management
  • CRM Platforms
  • Pipeline Management
  • Mentoring and Coaching
  • Sales and Marketing
  • Process Improvement
  • Cross-Functional Collaboration
  • Training and Development

Certification

  • Business Development Foundations
  • Becoming Head of Sales: Developing Your Playbook
  • Project Management Professional: Agile and Scrum Management

Accomplishments

  • Top Performing Senior Manager in my current Organization
  • Top performing BDM in Byjus
  • Sponsored trip to Europe for overachieving sales target
  • Achieved super incentive program in Byjus as a BDA

Languages

Bengali
First Language
English
Proficient (C2)
C2
Hindi
Proficient (C2)
C2

References

References available upon request.

Timeline

Head of Learning and Development for LG and LQ Teams

NxtWave
04.2024 - Current

Senior Business Development Manager

NxtWave
01.2023 - 04.2024

Assistant General Manager

Tutopia Learning App
12.2021 - 01.2023

Senior Business Development Manager

Tutopia Learning App
08.2021 - 12.2021

Business Development Manager

BYJU'S
11.2020 - 08.2021

Senior Business Development Associate

BYJU'S
06.2020 - 11.2020

Business Development Associate

BYJU'S
06.2019 - 06.2020

Business Development Intern

BYJU'S
02.2019 - 06.2019

Summer Intern

DTDC Express Limited
06.2018 - 07.2018

Senior Manager

Oriflame Cosmetics
01.2015 - 02.2016

MBA - Sales and Marketing Education

Adamas University
Arka Prabha Ghosh