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Laksh Walia

Laksh Walia

Sales Development Representative
New Delhi

Summary

Hands-on professional displaying talents in Market Research and Strategizing. Experienced in successfully targeting new markets, setting up teams based on extensive market research. Highly adaptable, quick in learning new things, have a knack for research based problem solving and excellent communication skills.

Work History

Sales Development Representative

Skuad Lab Pte. Ltd.
Gurugram, Haryana
03.2021 - Current
  • Built and managed accurate sales pipeline to maintain high volume of activity, including social selling, emails and outbound calls.
  • Daily research through US-Canada markets, to look out for prospective clients, cold-selling remotely.
  • Participated in SEA-Asia Tech HR conference (remote) and events to generate leads.
  • Utilized HubSpot & Close to manage sensitive client information and update existing and new client profiles.
  • Branded products through effective salesmanship and maintained good relationships with clients.
  • Used consultative sales approach to understand customer needs and recommend relevant offerings.
  • Worked directly with CEO in first setup of the Inside Sales team,asked if could switch because of proven acumen and history in Research and Strategy, helped setup a smooth process and plan of action in under 15 days.
  • Strategized on market segment and approach, researched on platforms, CRMs, lead generation sources, market segment and plan of action to convert efforts into results.
  • Achieved sales goals and service targets by leveraging interpersonal communication skills and product knowledge to cultivate and secure new customer relationships.
  • Set up appointments with potential and current customers to promote new products and services.

Talent Success Executive

Skuad Lab Pte. Ltd.
Gurugram, Haryana
08.2020 - 03.2021
  • Conducted research, gathered information from multiple sources and presented results.
  • As Talent Executive, was involved in a variety of roles, to figure out the best way to reach out and retain talent, as an HR-Tech startup.
  • Researched about various Job Boards, Talent Pools and Lead generation ways and then helped in the setup end-to-end.
  • Optimized sourcing networks and used proactive methods to direct source candidates.
  • Was part of the social media team in understanding and working on ways to increase reach and build a brand name.
  • Acted as brand ambassador to educate candidates on culture, career growth, benefits and advantages of working for Skuad.
  • Reviewed employment applications and background check reports to facilitate hiring process.
  • Sourced and screened candidates for multiple technical roles and worked with hiring managers to coordinate interviews, offers and onboarding.
  • Developed and maintained strong working relationships with Analysts, HR team, Hiring managers and Tech Leads to foster partnerships that produced consistent results.
  • Built talent pipelines of more than 500 applicants to support efficient and effective hiring.
  • Set up an Applicant Tracking System (ATS) within LinkedIn, and then moved to private platform.
  • Evaluated resumes, interviewed and presented qualified candidates to hiring managers and solicited feedback to refine recruiting strategy.
  • Worked directly with the CEO for Skuad core team hiring- sourced, conversed, assessed and setup conversation calls of candidates with CEO.
  • Set-up and managed a team of 2, to build a smoothly running DevOps pipeline, hiring candidates from all geographies, including Eastern Europe, Canada and Africa.

Research Analyst Intern

Indian Angel Network
Delhi
01.2019 - 02.2019
  • Analyzed, interpreted and converted statistics into charts and graph reports to present research findings at meetings.
  • Developed and managed database to gather and streamline information throughout department.
  • Collected and organized economic data for reports, meetings and policies.
  • Made IRR(Internal Rate of Return) reports on startups across India, in various stages of their funding, to send to investors looking out for reports.
  • Made notes and minutes of meetings and calls that IAN team had with both investors and with startup heads.

Education

High School Diploma -

Delhi Public School
RamaKrishna Puram, New Delhi
07.2003 - 07.2017

Bachelor of Arts - Business Economics

College of Vocational Studies, University of Delhi
Sheikh Sarai, New Delhi
08.2017 - 07.2020

Skills

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Accomplishments

  • Won multiple awards for MUNs and Debate across school and college.
  • Team Lead and curator at first ever TEDxCVS
  • Team and curator at first ever CVS-YC
  • Supervised team of 2 staff members in Skuad and since then working directly with the core-team.
  • Received a Red-Badge in 2015 Extracurricular Excellence in Sanskrit Language.
  • Held various management positions across clubs and societies through school and college.

Timeline

Sales Development Representative

Skuad Lab Pte. Ltd.
03.2021 - Current

Talent Success Executive

Skuad Lab Pte. Ltd.
08.2020 - 03.2021

Research Analyst Intern

Indian Angel Network
01.2019 - 02.2019

Bachelor of Arts - Business Economics

College of Vocational Studies, University of Delhi
08.2017 - 07.2020

High School Diploma -

Delhi Public School
07.2003 - 07.2017
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