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Deepika T

Summary

Senior Pre-Sales Consultant with extensive global experience in delivering impactful product and technical demonstrations. Skilled in managing client relationships across US, EU, ME, APAC, and India. Demonstrated success in consultative selling and C-level engagement, with a strong focus on SaaS, AI/ML, and cloud-based IoT solution's specialized skills in solution design, customer needs analysis, and product demonstration.

Overview

6
6
years of professional experience

Work History

Senior Presales Consultant

Zoho Corp
06.2022 - Current
  • Delivered high-impact product demonstrations and technical presentations across global markets, directly influencing purchase decisions and expanding the customer base.
  • Spearheaded a series of targeted technical demo campaigns, driving a 50% increase in new client acquisition within key enterprise segments.
  • Managed the end-to-end pre-sales lifecycle, including solution positioning, value proposition development, documentation, RFP/RFI responses, bid management, and stakeholder alignment.
  • Led a team of demo developers to support custom feature development with respect to the demo and product roadmap.
  • Built and nurtured C-level relationships, driving cross-sell and upsell strategies across accounts and industry verticals.
  • Led strategic Proof of Concept (PoC) and Proof of Value (PoV) initiatives with enterprise clients and partners, validating technical feasibility and business impact.
  • Onboarded and enabled 50+ channel partners across diverse industries, creating a collaborative partner ecosystem that improved solution reach and end-user satisfaction.
  • Drove strategic partner engagement through regular on-site visits, joint planning sessions, social events, webinars, and aligning partner goals with company objectives.
  • Led technical enablement initiatives by delivering hands-on training, demos, POCs, and best-practice workshops, empowering partners to independently position, sell, and deploy Zoho's solutions.
  • Acted as a primary advisor to regional sales teams for Growth & Collaboration, driving pipeline development and achieving high opportunity closure rates.
  • Mentored peers and provided product training sessions for sales & pre-sales team developing consultative sales approaches, objection handling, and solution mapping to increase deal win rates.

Key Achievements

  • Identified key customer pain points and collaborated with product teams to implement new features, resulting in a 20% reduction in post-sales complaints.
  • Successfully managed complex product demos and solution integrations, increasing overall client satisfaction by 30% and contributing to customer retention efforts.
  • Developed and implemented a structured pre-sales support framework that enhanced internal sales readiness, directly contributing to the closure of five enterprise contracts valued at $5M+ each.

Presales Consultant

HCL Technologies
11.2020 - 01.2022
  • Managed and Coordinated RFI/RFP responses for Top 10 Global CE and Telecommarket leaders from deal initiation to completion.
  • Created and analyzed 40+ business documents by focusing on the customer pain points.
  • Created and presented 50+ Technical Solution Presentations tailored with clients and internal stakeholders.
  • Collaborated with Sales and Delivery SPOC's to identify the win theme for various deals - Achieved 95% of winning rate.
  • Configured and delivered customer demos and onsite user workshops.
  • Created 40+ detailed RFP responses in response to customer inquiries.
  • Prepared technical proposals, cost estimates, and other documentation as required by customers.

Pre-Sales & Inside Sales Associate

LateShipment.com
02.2020 - 08.2020
  • Generated leads through cold calling and email campaigns.
  • Conducted market research to identify new leads and opportunities.
  • Conducted daily cold calls and emails to potential clients to generate new sales opportunities.
  • Built strong relationships with clients through regular follow-ups, resulting in repeat business and referrals.
  • Boosted customer satisfaction by providing timely and accurate information about products, pricing, and promotions.

Business Analyst

In22 Labs.
06.2019 - 08.2019
  • trends with business strategy implications.
  • Conducted competitive analysis to inform strategic planning and positioning.
  • Assisted with the development of standardized templates for use in preparing tenders.
  • Created visual representations of data findings for presentations to stakeholders.
  • Gathered and documented requirements for e-tenders.

Education

MBA - Marketing and HR

SSN SCHOOL OF MANAGEMENT
10.2020

B.E - Electronics & Communication Engineering

RMK College of Engineering and Technology
05.2018

Skills

  • Enterprise Pre-Sales Strategy
  • Solution Selling & Value Engineering
  • RFP/RFI Management
  • Technical Demos & Product Evangelism
  • C-Level Stakeholder Engagement
  • Channel Partner Enablement
  • CRM & Pipeline Forecasting
  • Digital Transformation Solutions
  • IoT, IIoT, AI/ML, SaaS Expertise
  • Cloud & Edge Computing
  • CRM (Zoho, HubSpot, FreshSales)
  • Sales Enablement & Cross-functional Collaboration
  • Proposal Development
  • Global Market Engagement
  • Communication skills
  • Team Building
  • Leadership

Timeline

Senior Presales Consultant

Zoho Corp
06.2022 - Current

Presales Consultant

HCL Technologies
11.2020 - 01.2022

Pre-Sales & Inside Sales Associate

LateShipment.com
02.2020 - 08.2020

Business Analyst

In22 Labs.
06.2019 - 08.2019

MBA - Marketing and HR

SSN SCHOOL OF MANAGEMENT

B.E - Electronics & Communication Engineering

RMK College of Engineering and Technology
Deepika T