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Saurabh Priyadarshi

Regional Director - India & SAARC, OPSWAT Inc.
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Saurabh Priyadarshi

Summary

Dynamic executive with over 22 years of experience in enterprise/strategic/key account management, hunting new accounts, sales, business development, and consulting in the IT and OT cyber security, cloud application (SAAS), platform (PAAS), infrastructure (IAAS), containers (CAAS), digital transformation, and customer experience domains. Currently serving as the regional director for OPSWAT Inc. in India & SAARC, responsible for managing BFSI, NBFCs, enterprise, IT & ITeS, manufacturing & hitech, government, defence & PSUs sectors. Widely recognized as a specialist and business leader in the industry for expertise in cybersecurity (IT & OT), zero trust access, network access control, file security, application security, email gateway security, developer tools security, threat intelligence, supply chain security, emulation-based real-time sandbox technology, file upload security, and managed file transfer. Proven track record of safeguarding critical infrastructures from zero-day attacks. Adept at driving digital transformation initiatives and enhancing customer experience through AI/ML-based sales engagement platforms for BFSI sector and implementing end-to-end smart city solutions including disaster management and emergency number solutions, integrated command and control centre (ICCC), computer aided dispatch (CAD), city surveillance solutions. Skilled in emerging technologies such as containerization, virtualization, artificial intelligence, machine learning, blockchain with a specific focus on core cloud/hybrid applications with customer experience at the forefront of cybersecurity and digital transformation efforts.

Overview

22
years of professional experience
8003
years of post-secondary education

Work History

OPSWAT Inc.

Regional Director -India & SAARC
05.2024 - Current

Job overview

  • Responsible for INDIA & SAARC – Private and Public BFSI & NBFCs, Enterprise, IT & ITeS, Manufacturing & Hitech, Govt., Defence & PSUs Verticals Sales and Business Development.
  • Portfolio includes IT Cybersecurity, OT & Industrial Cybersecurity, Zero-Trust Access, Network Access Control, Application Security, Malware Analysis, Email Security, Storage Security, Developer Tools Security, Threat Intelligence, Supply Chain Security, Emulation based real time Sandbox, File Upload Security, Managed File Transfer.
  • Protecting critical Infrastructures from Zero-day attack.
  • Have achieved more than 100% of annual numbers in first 4 months.
  • Won President Club Award and more that 100% achievement award for FY 24.
  • Some Key Accomplishments: HDFC Bank, ICICI Bank, AXIS Bank, IDFC Bank, RIL, Adani, JSW, Yokohama, TATA Capital, Aditya Birla Capital, Kotak Mahindra Bank, Kotak Securities, SEBI, NSE, BSE, IIFL, WNS, Motilal OSWAL, Shoppers Stop, Sharekhan, NPCI, DCB Bank, RBI, IFTAS, Yantra India, CBI, SBI, BOB, BOI, Mahindra & Mahindra, Maharashtra Cyber, Maharashtra Forensic Labs, Kokilaben Dhirubhai Ambani Hospital, Asian Paints, KEC, Pidilite Industries, TATA Power, TATA Motors, TATA AIA Life Insurance, LIC, PSB Alliance, AllCargo Gati, Blue Star, Jio Platforms, ICICI Prudential, ICICI Lombard, SBI Life, SBI Capital, PGP Glass, Welspun, Jio Disney Hotstar, VFS Global, Yes Bank, Yes Securities.

AVAYA India Private Limited

Business Leader - BFSI, Govt., PSUs & Defense, Enterprise & BD Lead – India & SAARC
07.2017 - 04.2024

Job overview

  • Responsible for BFSI, Govt., Défense & PSUs Verticals and Central Govt. Sales and Business Development and overall, 10 Mn USD of Annual revenue number.
  • Portfolio includes AVAYA’s cloud customer experience applications, cloud Sales Engagement and productivity application including LMS, PRM, Collection, Customer 360 , AI/ML based nudges, CRM, custom software platforms, Unified Communication, Contact Centers, iLca8 smart CAD application, ICCC, Omnichannel CX applications and working with ISVs.
  • Top Achievement in Net New Business Acquisition in FY 2020 & 2023 across AVAYA International.
  • Some Key Accomplishments: State Bank of India – Contact Center win Largest in BFSI space for AVAYA, Rajasthan Dial 100, Bank of Baroda Collection Management Solution, IDBI Bank Sales Engagement, LMS and CRM, SIDBI Sales Engagement, Productivity and Lead Management Solution, PNB MetLife Sales Engagement, PRM and Collection Management Solution, SBI Life Sales Engagement, Productivity, PRM ad Lead Management Solution, Nashik Disaster Management, Diu Smart City, NTPC UC, IOCL UC, ONGC UC, SEBI, NABARD, NDA, Southern Command, Air Force, HERML, Pune, Mhow Cantonment, Military Station Jodhpur UC, NSDL, National Stock Exchange, LIC UC and Sales Engagement Solution, UBI, Axis Bank, HDFC Bank, MCX, Won statewide Gujarat SICN – Largest UC deal in government space for AVAYA, Won Nashik Smart City bid for citizen engagement component for AVAYA, Won Maharashtra Dial 112(statewide Emergency Management System) for AVAYA, Won MAHANET UC component for AVAYA, Won Dahod Smart City for AVAYA, Won Dial 108 Maharashtra for AVAYA, Won PCMC smart city for AVAYA, Won BPCL Mumbai Refinery UC Order, Won Dholera Smart City, Won PMO – India communication Order, Won Dial 108 and Dial 100 Rajasthan, Won Dial 112 Bhutan, Won Dial 117 Sri Lanka, Won Dial 999 Bangladesh, Won Bihar High Court VC order, Navi Mumbai Smart and Safe City.

ORACLE India Private Limited

Senior Business Manager – Oracle Cloud Applications – Named Enterprise Accounts & PSUs
07.2015 - 07.2017

Job overview

  • Senior Business Manager handling cloud Human Capital Management ‘HCM’ Applications, (SAAS/Cloud/PAAS) and Oracle Policy Automation solution across Named Enterprise Accounts and PSUs in West India (Maharashtra, Gujarat, Goa, and Daman & Diu).
  • Some Key Accomplishments: Won DCB Bank Learning Management System order, Won RBL Bank HCM order, Yes Bank HCM order, Won Accelya Kale HCM order, Won Phoenix Mills HCM order, Won S P Jain Institute of Management HCM order, Won Arvind Mills Limited HCM order, Won MSRTC HCM order along with organization wide training.

TATA Interactive Systems

Assistant General Manager
03.2013 - 07.2015

Job overview

  • Was responsible for business in Enterprise Accounts and Government, Defense and Public Sector units across India.
  • Product formats included creation of L1, L2, L3 customized eLearning contents, Games, Simulation, 2D-3D animations, story based learning, Online examination, Learning Management System, TOP Management Training Simulations, Virtual Classrooms, Class Edge and Consulting for Learning effectiveness measurement and Identifying learning needs.
  • Some Key Accomplishments: Won “IDRBT” order for the development of simulations, Won RBI order for ELearning, Won IDBI Bank Learning Management System order, Won Axis Bank Learning Management System order, Won National Defense Academy “NDA” order for 3D animations for weapon training, Won Department of Social Welfare and Justice, Govt. of Rajasthan, Bihar and MP order for Virtual Classroom and Digital Contents, Won MP Police training order through games and simulations.

Sify Technologies Limited

Business Manager – BFSI
05.2012 - 03.2013

Job overview

  • Was responsible for BFSI & Public Sector Units in West India for Enterprise Services comprising of MPLS international and domestic connectivity, IPV6 implementation, Network Security, System integration, Data center services including DR, Hosting, virtualization, unified communication, Enterprise cloud applications like DMS, LMS, EMS, eLearning and online examination and Managed IT Services.
  • Some Key Accomplishments: Won Rastriya Chemical fertilizers “RCF” and won their MPLS connectivity order across India, Won Dena Bank MPLS Connectivity order across all branches in India, Won Bank of Baroda LMS Order.

Wipro Limited “InfoTech Group”

Strategic Account Manager – Government Vertical
08.2010 - 04.2012

Job overview

  • Was responsible for West India Govt. and defense business in Maharashtra including Mumbai and Chhattisgarh.
  • Some Key Accomplishments: Led State Government team to win CCTNS “Crime and criminal tracking network system” under NeGP for Maharashtra in year 2011-2012, WON large projects like Maharashtra State Data Centre, UID, SSDG, MWRD” ERP”, Sales Tax, Military Hospital (Kirkee) Project.

Wipro Limited “InfoTech Group”

Account Manager – Wipro Systems and Technology
08.2007 - 03.2010

Job overview

  • Was responsible for acquisition of new accounts in SME, Government, Defense, PSUs and Urban local bodies for Wipro Systems and technology product offerings, as well as farming existing accounts.
  • Some Key Accomplishments: Recognized for developing the Wipro Customer Base by 5 times, Instrumental in developing the Key account width by 4 times, Led the region to be recognized as the No. 1 Region for Wipro S&T offerings.

Wipro e Peripherals Ltd., Nagpur

Area Business Manager
01.2006 - 05.2007

Job overview

  • Was responsible for identifying new businesses and sales of DMPs, LMPs, UPSs, IT networked services in SMB, SMEs and Channel.
  • Was responsible for achieving allocated top-line, bottom-line targets within the prescribed budgets while making decisions on Product-Mix, Pricing, and Promotion, etc.
  • Some Key Accomplishments: Bagged award for Best Debutant in Consumer Product Unit, Awarded Best Region in terms of Consistent growth in revenue, Rewarded as Best Region in terms of Consistent increase in partners and customer, Honoured for Excellent Sales Performance in Consecutive Quarters, Awarded for Consistent growth in DMP numbers.

SQL Systems Services (I) Pvt. Ltd

Technical Consultant
11.2002 - 05.2004

Job overview

  • Worked as pre-sales and did network solution for clients from various verticals like retail, utility, health care, micro finance, telecom, BFSI, media to identify and conceptualize Networking solutions and IT networked services for them.
  • Some Key Accomplishments: Won sponsorship by company for CCNA and got certification with 94%.

Education

BIMM – Pune . Then IIMM, Pune
Pune, India

MBA from Marketing

University Overview

GPA: 64%

LPS, IGNOU
New Delhi, India

Bachelor of Information Technology

University Overview

GPA: 64.03%

Patna Central School
Patna, India

12th

University Overview

GPA: 62%

Patna Central School
Patna, India

10th

University Overview

GPA: 72.6%

Skills

Proven track record in meeting sales targets

Professional Highlights

OPSWAT Inc., 05/01/24, Present, Regional Director - India & SAARC, Responsible for INDIA & SAARC – Private and Public BFSI & NBFCs, Enterprise, IT & ITeS, Manufacturing & Hitech, Govt., Defence & PSUs Verticals Sales and Business Development., Portfolio includes IT Cybersecurity, OT & Industrial Cybersecurity, Zero-Trust Access, Network Access Control, Application Security, Malware Analysis, Email Security, Storage Security, Developer Tools Security, Threat Intelligence, Supply Chain Security, Emulation based real time Sandbox, File Upload Security, Managed File Transfer. Protecting critical Infrastructures from Zero-day attack., Have achieved more than 100% of annual numbers in first 4 months., Won President Club Award and more that 100% achievement award for FY 24., HDFC Bank, ICICI Bank, AXIS Bank, IDFC Bank, RIL, Adani, JSW, Yokohama, TATA Capital, Aditya Birla Capital, Kotak Mahindra Bank, Kotak Securities, SEBI, NSE, BSE, IIFL, WNS, Motilal OSWAL, Shoppers Stop, Sharekhan, NPCI, DCB Bank, RBI, IFTAS, Yantra India, CBI, SBI, BOB, BOI, Mahindra & Mahindra, Maharashtra Cyber, Maharashtra Forensic Labs, Kokilaben Dhirubhai Ambani Hospital, Asian Paints, KEC, Pidilite Industries, TATA Power, TATA Motors, TATA AIA Life Insurance, LIC, PSB Alliance, AllCargo Gati, Blue Star, Jio Platforms, ICICI Prudential, ICICI Lombard, SBI Life, SBI Capital, PGP Glass, Welspun, Jio Disney Hotstar, VFS Global, Yes Bank, Yes Securities, AVAYA India Private Limited, 07/01/17, 04/30/24, Business Leader - BFSI, Govt., PSUs & Defense, Enterprise & BD Lead – India & SAARC, Responsible for BFSI, Govt., Défense & PSUs Verticals and Central Govt. Sales and Business Development and overall, 10 Mn USD of Annual revenue number., Portfolio includes AVAYA’s cloud customer experience applications, cloud Sales Engagement and productivity application including LMS, PRM, Collection, Customer 360, AI/ML based nudges, CRM, custom software platforms, Unified Communication, Contact Centers, iLca8 smart CAD application, ICCC, Omnichannel CX applications and working with ISVs., Top Achievement in Net New Business Acquisition in FY 2020 & 2023 across AVAYA International., State Bank of India – Contact Center win Largest in BFSI space for AVAYA, Rajasthan Dial 100, Bank of Baroda Collection Management Solution, IDBI Bank Sales Engagement, LMS and CRM, SIDBI Sales Engagement, Productivity and Lead Management Solution, PNB MetLife Sales Engagement, PRM and Collection Management Solution., SBI Life Sales Engagement, Productivity, PRM and Lead Management Solution., Nashik Disaster Management, Diu Smart City, NTPC UC, IOCL UC, ONGC UC, SEBI, NABARD, NDA, Southern Command, Air Force, HERML, Pune, Mhow Cantonment, Military Station Jodhpur UC, NSDL, National Stock Exchange, LIC UC and Sales Engagement Solution, UBI, Axis Bank, HDFC Bank, MCX, Won statewide Gujarat SICN – Largest UC deal in government space for AVAYA, Won Nashik Smart City bid for citizen engagement component for AVAYA, Won Maharashtra Dial 112(statewide Emergency Management System) for AVAYA, Won MAHANET UC component for AVAYA, Won Dahod Smart City for AVAYA, Won Dial 108 Maharashtra for AVAYA, Won PCMC smart city for AVAYA, Won BPCL Mumbai Refinery UC Order., Won Dholera Smart City, Won PMO – India communication Order, Won Dial 108 and Dial 100 Rajasthan, Won Dial 112 Bhutan, Won Dial 117 Sri Lanka, Won Dial 999 Bangladesh, Won Bihar High Court VC order, Navi Mumbai Smart and Safe City, ORACLE India Private Limited, 07/01/15, 07/31/17, Senior Business Manager – Oracle Cloud Applications – Named Enterprise Accounts & PSUs, Senior Business Manager handling cloud Human Capital Management ‘HCM’ Applications, (SAAS/Cloud/PAAS) and Oracle Policy Automation solution across Named Enterprise Accounts and PSUs in West India (Maharashtra, Gujarat, Goa, and Daman & Diu)., Won DCB Bank Learning Management System order., Won RBL Bank HCM order., Yes Bank HCM order., Won Accelya Kale HCM order., Won Phoenix Mills HCM order., Won S P Jain Institute of Management HCM order., Won Arvind Mills Limited HCM order., Won MSRTC HCM order along with organization wide training., TATA Interactive Systems, 03/01/13, 07/31/15, Assistant General Manager, Was responsible for business in Enterprise Accounts and Government, Defense and Public Sector units across India., Product formats included creation of L1, L2, L3 customized eLearning contents, Games, Simulation, 2D-3D animations, story based learning, Online examination, Learning Management System, TOP Management Training Simulations, Virtual Classrooms, Class Edge and Consulting for Learning effectiveness measurement and Identifying learning needs., Won “IDRBT” order for the development of simulations., Won RBI order for ELearning., Won IDBI Bank Learning Management System order., Won Axis Bank Learning Management System order., Won National Defense Academy “NDA” order for 3D animations for weapon training., Won Department of Social Welfare and Justice, Govt. of Rajasthan, Bihar and MP order for Virtual Classroom and Digital Contents., Won MP Police training order through games and simulations., Sify Technologies Limited, 05/01/12, 03/31/13, Business Manager – BFSI, Was responsible for BFSI & Public Sector Units in West India for Enterprise Services comprising of MPLS international and domestic connectivity, IPV6 implementation, Network Security, System integration, Data center services including DR, Hosting, virtualization, unified communication, Enterprise cloud applications like DMS, LMS, EMS, eLearning and online examination and Managed IT Services., Won Rastriya Chemical fertilizers “RCF” and won their MPLS connectivity order across India., Won Dena Bank MPLS Connectivity order across all branches in India., Won Bank of Baroda LMS Order., Wipro Limited “InfoTech Group”, 08/01/10, 04/30/12, Strategic Account Manager – Government Vertical, Was responsible for West India Govt. and defense business in Maharashtra including Mumbai and Chhattisgarh., Led State Government team to win CCTNS “Crime and criminal tracking network system” under NeGP for Maharashtra in year 2011-2012., WON large projects like Maharashtra State Data Centre, UID, SSDG, MWRD” ERP”, Sales Tax., Military Hospital (Kirkee) Project., Wipro Limited “InfoTech Group”, 08/01/07, 03/31/10, Account Manager – Wipro Systems and Technology, Was responsible for acquisition of new accounts in SME, Government, Defense, PSUs and Urban local bodies for Wipro Systems and technology product offerings, as well as farming existing accounts., Recognized for developing the Wipro Customer Base by 5 times., Instrumental in developing the Key account width by 4 times., Led the region to be recognized as the No. 1 Region for Wipro S&T offerings., Wipro e Peripherals Ltd., Nagpur, 01/01/06, 05/31/07, Area Business Manager, Was responsible for identifying new businesses and sales of DMPs, LMPs, UPSs, IT networked services in SMB, SMEs and Channel., Was responsible for achieving allocated top-line, bottom-line targets within the prescribed budgets while making decisions on Product-Mix, Pricing, and Promotion, etc., Bagged award for Best Debutant in Consumer Product Unit., Awarded Best Region in terms of Consistent growth in revenue., Rewarded as Best Region in terms of Consistent increase in partners and customer., Honoured for Excellent Sales Performance in Consecutive Quarters., Awarded for Consistent growth in DMP numbers., SQL Systems Services (I) Pvt. Ltd, 11/01/02, 05/31/04, Technical Consultant, Worked as pre-sales and did network solution for clients from various verticals like retail, utility, health care, micro finance, telecom, BFSI, media to identify and conceptualize Networking solutions and IT networked services for them., Won sponsorship by company for CCNA and got certification with 94%.

Extra-Curricular Activities

Class Representative during MBA. Held the post of General Secretary for FORCE (BIT). Member of MBA college student committee. Higher National Diploma from EDEXCEL Foundation – UK. Awarded for writing & quiz contests.

Executive Summary - Summary

  • A Dynamic executive with outstanding Enterprise/Strategic/Key Account Management, Hunting New Accounts, Sales, Business Development and Consulting experience of 22+ years in IT and OT Cyber Security, cloud Application (SAAS), Platform (PAAS), Infrastructure (IAAS), Containers (CAAS), Digital Transformation and Customer Experience.
  • Currently working as Regional Director – India & SAARC with OPSWAT Inc. handling BFSI, NBFCs, Enterprise, IT & ITeS, Manufacturing & Hitech, Government, Defence & PSUs.
  • An acknowledged Specialist & business leader known across industry as expert for Cybersecurity (IT & OT), Zero Trust Access, Network Access Control, File Security, Application Security, Email Gateway Security, Developer Tools Security, Threat Intelligence, Supply Chain Security, Emulation based real time Sandbox, File Upload Security, Managed File Transfer. Protecting critical Infrastructures from Zero-day attack. Digital transformation, Customer experience, AI/ML based Sales Engagement Platform for BFSI, Enterprise wide Security, Cloud Applications (HCM and CRM), Contact Centre and Unified Communication Solution, Customer Experience evangelist, Disaster Management and Emergency number solutions, Integrated Command and Control Centre (ICCC), Computer Aided Dispatch (CAD), End to end Smart City Solutions and implementation, City Surveillance Solutions, Containerization, virtualization, Artificial intelligence, Machine Learning, Block Chain, and other emerging technologies with a specific focus around Core Cloud/Hybrid Applications with Customer Experience, Cybersecurity and Digital transformation.
  • Vertical Expertise– BFSI, NBFCs, Enterprise, IT & ITeS Govt, PSUs, Defense, BPO/KPO, Manufacturing & Hitech, Retail, Pharma, Telecom, Media, Energy & Utilities, Oil & Natural Gas and Education.
  • Experience in Enterprise-wide Cybersecurity (IT & OT), SDLC, ISVs, Mission Mode Project, Core including CX and Sales Engagement cloud Applications and Digital Transformation & Lean IT.

Personal Information

  • Passport Number: L9947829
  • Date of Birth: 01/13/82

Photography, Gardening, Animal Lover, Geopolitics, Emerging Technologies

A Dynamic executive known for overachieving numbers with outstanding Enterprise/Strategic/Key Account Management, Hunting New Accounts, Sales, Business Development and Consulting experience of 22+ years in IT and OT Cyber Security,  cloud Application (SAAS), Platform (PAAS), Infrastructure (IAAS), Containers (CAAS), Digital Transformation and Customer Experience.

Timeline

Regional Director -India & SAARC

OPSWAT Inc.
05.2024 - Current

Business Leader - BFSI, Govt., PSUs & Defense, Enterprise & BD Lead – India & SAARC

AVAYA India Private Limited
07.2017 - 04.2024

Senior Business Manager – Oracle Cloud Applications – Named Enterprise Accounts & PSUs

ORACLE India Private Limited
07.2015 - 07.2017

Assistant General Manager

TATA Interactive Systems
03.2013 - 07.2015

Business Manager – BFSI

Sify Technologies Limited
05.2012 - 03.2013

Strategic Account Manager – Government Vertical

Wipro Limited “InfoTech Group”
08.2010 - 04.2012

Account Manager – Wipro Systems and Technology

Wipro Limited “InfoTech Group”
08.2007 - 03.2010

Area Business Manager

Wipro e Peripherals Ltd., Nagpur
01.2006 - 05.2007

Technical Consultant

SQL Systems Services (I) Pvt. Ltd
11.2002 - 05.2004

BIMM – Pune . Then IIMM, Pune

MBA from Marketing
01.2006

LPS, IGNOU

Bachelor of Information Technology
01.2002

Patna Central School

12th
01.1998

Patna Central School

10th
01.1996
Saurabh PriyadarshiRegional Director - India & SAARC, OPSWAT Inc.