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Hunny Agarwal

Hunny Agarwal

Sr Sales Lead | Go-To-Market & ABM Strategy | Exp: SaaS, Digital & ITES /Tech Solution Sales | K12, HEd, Central & State Govts, Academic & Research Bodies, SMB & Large Ent | B2B, B2G, Solution, Consultive & Ent Sales, Strategic Alliances | Competition & Market Analysis | Executive Education- IIM Lucknow

Summary

  • Dynamic and accomplished sales leader with 18+ years of experience in Solution Selling of SaaS & IT/Tech-enabled solutions. Time-tested capabilities in leading business through various implications, tracking emerging market trends, building roadmaps, inking organizational presence, seeding revenue-generating streams, and propelling the business to pinnacle success.
  • Career history marked by rapid business growth delivered through P&L Management, Strategic planning, Client relationship management (CRM), Budgeting & Cost Control, Pipeline & Lead Generation, Sales Forecasting, Govt policies analysis, public relations advocacy in thought leadership forums, Marketing & Branding Campaigns/webinars.
  • Experience in driving companies to a growth trajectory beyond the existing operational footprint, achieving critical strategic goals, surpassing sales targets & propelling top-line and bottom-line business profitability through Data & market research-driven SWOT analysis to strategize the business planning for sustained competitive advantage.
  • Acknowledged for recruiting, training, leading, and mentoring high-performing sales teams for optimal productivity, fostering a culture of high performance and continuous improvement. Proficient in using independent decision-making, analytical problem solving skills and having Growth Mindset to positively impact in company's success. A Trusted Business Advisor to Top Management.

Overview

18
18
years of professional experience

Work History

Senior Manager, Sales- Regional Lead (North)

Turnitin India Pvt Ltd
9 2017 - 02.2024
  • Part of initially recruited team at India Office and covered the journey of business growing in SA from $870K in FY2017 to over $9Mn+ in FY'24 and showing strong growth momentum to hit excess of $10Mn by FY2025
  • Spearheaded New Accounts addition, Customer ARR Expansion (CLTV) & Campaigns Initiative led Market growth; Increase in BoB from $550K in N&W to $4.4Mn+ by FY'23, addition of New Logos, Cross-Sell & Upsell, High NRR & NPS score (90+) key indicators for the performance review; led both organic & inorganic GTM strategies for the region's growth including - Third Party & Own Events
  • Delivered YoY region growth; Customer engagement score up 40% as per TruVoice, developing & implementing strategic marketing initiatives helped Inbound Leads up by 30% and Outbound conversion improvement by 15%, SDR's engagement & performance review, strategy to up MQL to SQL rate by 35-40%, improving company's top & bottom line
  • Executed apt staffing and budgetary plans to align with business forecasts of ACV, NRR for Net ARR

Key Highlights:

  • Book of Business from $350K in FY'17 to $1.85Mn+ at FY'23 end vs FY'23 budgeted ARR Target $1.95Mn. Targeted ARR $2.7Mn+ by end of FY'24 as part of Long-Range Planning
  • 2017-2023: Allocated territories & region witnessed new business growth of 25% CAGR , renewal ARR growth 20%, churn ratio average under 5%
  • Highest ARR Consortia in SA in North for CSIR & DST labs, worth >$265K signed in FY'2020

Business Head- Digital (N&E India)

Oxford University Press
10.2016 - 09.2017
  • Launched & headed Digital Vertical Sales team of 6 people & amplified revenue for entire Digital Products Mix in assigned region
  • Steered efforts to creating a space for Hybrid Integrated Learning Sol at much higher price point and bundled stack from traditional OUP business which included motivating Print sales team & common buy-in

Key Highlights:

  • Positive, Problem solving & Collaborative mindset helped winning trust of Print Team people for supporting Digital Team since they saw it cannibalizing their traditional print sales.
  • Successfully got 20 New Logos under Digital Sol banner with billed sales in excess of INR 25 Cr in Y1 & established digital vertical as formidable revenue line for company

Senior Regional Manager

Educomp Solutions Ltd
08.2015 - 10.2016
  • Sales Lead in K12 Domain – Involved in selling & promotion of content-based digital solution assets, implemented the GTM strategy for the region and led the revenue growth
  • Supervised a team size of more than 5 sales members & more than 100+ resource persons in schools
  • Key Highlights: · Attained less than 10% of billing value as NPA, increased retention > 95% of customers, upsell > 45% growth, New Logos sign-up > 88% in region after 4 years and achieved 70% revenue under advance payment

Manager-Sales

Repro India Limited
08.2013 - 07.2015
  • Headed, initiated & built the Tab Education Ecosystem idea for K12 Institutions in Northern region
  • Introduced & spearheaded idea of Bag Less School concept to schools
  • Liaised with Content Partners, Solution Development, Multi level strategic alliances for feedback based solution customization.

Key Highlight: Awarded Best Salesman in 2014 – 1st salesman in company to get adoption from 2 schools in North under BYOD model, e-books cost as license + Add-On Annual Solution upkeep fees

Senior Area Sales Manager

Educomp Solutions Ltd
09.2007 - 08.2013
  • Developing territory as Profit Centre, promoting Smart Classrooms concept in K12 market, building revenue visibility for region & cemented Brand Image
  • Started as BDM and got awarded with team leading opportunity from 2010

Key Highlight: · Awarded Top 3 Salesman in 2010 and Top 5 AMs in 2011 ; from 2 schools in Ghaziabad in 2007 to 72 signed schools in 2013 & overall collection > 55Lacs/month from all signed schools tagged under supervision as Team Lead

Team Leader

National Inst of Management
12.2006 - 09.2007

Trainee Service Engineer

Sony India P.Ltd
02.2006 - 12.2006

Education

Executive Education - Strategic Management

Indian Institute of Management, Lucknow
04.2001 -

PGDM - Marketing

All India Management Association (AIMA)
04.2001 -

Bachelor of Science - Electronics & Communication

Maharishi Dayanand University (MDU), Rohtak
04.2001 -

Skills

    STRATEGIC- Market SWOT Analysis P&L Resource Allocation Risk Management Budget Oversight & Cost Control Agile Strategy Data Analytics Scenario Based Planning Revenue Forecasting Competition Analysis New Product Launch Pipeline Generation Campaign Design

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Timeline

Business Head- Digital (N&E India)

Oxford University Press
10.2016 - 09.2017

Senior Regional Manager

Educomp Solutions Ltd
08.2015 - 10.2016

Manager-Sales

Repro India Limited
08.2013 - 07.2015

Senior Area Sales Manager

Educomp Solutions Ltd
09.2007 - 08.2013

Team Leader

National Inst of Management
12.2006 - 09.2007

Trainee Service Engineer

Sony India P.Ltd
02.2006 - 12.2006

Executive Education - Strategic Management

Indian Institute of Management, Lucknow
04.2001 -

PGDM - Marketing

All India Management Association (AIMA)
04.2001 -

Bachelor of Science - Electronics & Communication

Maharishi Dayanand University (MDU), Rohtak
04.2001 -

Senior Manager, Sales- Regional Lead (North)

Turnitin India Pvt Ltd
9 2017 - 02.2024
Hunny AgarwalSr Sales Lead | Go-To-Market & ABM Strategy | Exp: SaaS, Digital & ITES /Tech Solution Sales | K12, HEd, Central & State Govts, Academic & Research Bodies, SMB & Large Ent | B2B, B2G, Solution, Consultive & Ent Sales, Strategic Alliances | Competition & Market Analysis | Executive Education- IIM Lucknow