Seetha Lakshmi PR
Strategic Growth Navigator
Bangalore
Summary
Inspirational Senior Program & Project Manager with 22 years in IT, driving high-impact enablement, DEI, and learning & development initiatives. Expert at designing and delivering scalable, data-driven learning journeys and inclusive programs that empower teams and elevate performance. A creative and analytical leader who manages complex portfolios end-to-end—overseeing strategy, budgeting, risk, timeline, and governance—to deliver measurable improvements in productivity, onboarding speed, and employee engagement.
Overview
22
22
years of professional experience
4052
4052
years of post-secondary education
Work History
Sr. Manager – Productivity (Sales & Distribution)
Salesforce India Pvt Ltd
BANGALORE
07.2024 - Current
- Partner with senior Sales leadership and GTM teams to define and own a strategic enablement roadmap aligned with revenue goals and quarterly priorities.
- Design and deliver role-based onboarding, training workshops, and reinforcement content—integrating product, messaging, and sales skills to accelerate seller readiness.
- Establish and track KPIs—onboarding ramp-time, content utilization, sales productivity metrics—and continuously refine programs based on data insights.
- Curate and maintain a centralized content repository with playbooks, competitive insights, and updated collateral for consistent field messaging and access.
- Champion cross-functional collaboration—aligning with product marketing, ops, and field to ensure enablement initiatives are integrated and scalable.
- Drive change management and adoption through executive communication, stakeholder coaching, and agile workflows.
- Manage operations and governance: quarterly enablement calendar, ticketing/prioritization processes, dashboards, and business reviews to demonstrate ROI.
Sr. Manager – Programs (VMinclusion Taara)
VMware Software India Pvt Ltd
06.2020 - 07.2024
- Spearheaded program management and implementation of VMinclusion Taara, a strategic, high-priority initiative aimed at reskilling women returning to the workforce.
- Demonstrated inclusive leadership by inspiring and empowering women on career breaks, resulting in over 35,000 registrations, and successfully reintegrating 8,000+ women into professional roles.
- Designed and executed innovative, scalable solutions to complex operational challenges, ensuring seamless delivery of program milestones.
- Oversaw end-to-end program operations—driving continuous improvement, scalability, and impact across women’s empowerment and disability programs.
- Championed diversity, equity, and inclusion through integrated strategies spanning processes, technology, and people.
- Applied foundational understanding of national equality legislation to inform program policies and frameworks.
- Even after the program’s formal closure Taara is widely recognized, as one of the industry’s premier return-to-work initiatives.
Projects and Program Manager
VMware
04.2018 - 04.2020
- Project management functions across-assess, plan, build and execution phases for APJ EUC Sales and Partner programs.
- Facilitate and lead planning sessions, maintaining communications of project and program status, and overall project and program plan of records with stakeholders.
- Proactively drive program execution and manage associated scope, timeline and resources with minimal supervision.
- Coordinate and manage development, delivery and execution of sales enablement projects and programs leveraging multiple delivery mechanisms and learning platforms.
- Drive continuous improvement of project processes-methodology, templates, best practices.
- Managed CSR asset library, including photos, videos, and written content archival.
Performance Consultant
VMware
01.2016 - 04.2018
- Managed and tracked project requests across business units, COEs, field/partner teams, and cross-functional stakeholders.
- Evaluated internal systems and designed targeted training plans to address operational gaps.
- Utilized learning metrics and learner insights tied to business outcomes for program refinement.
- Produced actionable reports to inform executive business decisions.
- Established and managed the Executive Briefing Center operating model.
- Collaborated with sales, channel, solutions, engineering, professional services, and marketing teams to deliver customer briefings that supported pipeline creation, acceleration, and deal closure.
- Led quarterly Executive Briefing Center business reviews, presenting to senior leadership to drive accountability and program innovation.
Enablement Manager
VMware
04.2011 - 01.2016
- Spearheaded and executed enablement initiatives in collaboration with APJ and Global Readiness teams.
- Led the delivery of the START program (Sales and Technical Arrival Readiness Training), including the development of the PROPEL onboarding plan and new hire welcome communications.
- Fostered strong engagement with Sales Excellence and APJ Readiness teams to manage programs, events, and projects tailored for new hires within the Sales Business Unit.
Program Manager- Academic Leader Engagement Program ( Teamlease)
Microsoft Corporation India Pvt Ltd
12.2006 - 04.2011
In Team Process Trainer, Process Trainer
Convergys India Pvt Ltd
08.2003 - 12.2006
Education
Basic Mountaineering Course -
Nehru Institute of Mountaineering
Uttarkashi, UT 04.2022 - 05.2022
Professional Certificate Programme - Data Analytics For Business Strategy
IIM Kochi
Kochi 06.2020 - 07.2021
Certified Product Marketing Manager - Product Marketing
PROSCI
Dubai10.2018
Masters - Masters Human Resource Management
Kuvempu University
Karnataka01.2017
Executive MBA - E-MBA
Kuvempu University
Karnataka 04.2001 - 03.2013
Diploma in Computer Science And Engineering -
Sandur Polytechnic
Karnataka 06.2000 - 05.2003
Skills
- Program Management
- Operations management
- Logistics Operations
- Vendor management
- Training and mentoring
- Sales Enablement Strategy
- GTM Alignment
- Metrics & Analytics
- Curriculum Design
- Stakeholder Engagement
- Workflow Integration
- Virtual & On-site Training
Timeline
Sr. Manager – Productivity (Sales & Distribution)
Salesforce India Pvt Ltd
07.2024 - Current
Basic Mountaineering Course -
Nehru Institute of Mountaineering
04.2022 - 05.2022
Sr. Manager – Programs (VMinclusion Taara)
VMware Software India Pvt Ltd
06.2020 - 07.2024
Professional Certificate Programme - Data Analytics For Business Strategy
IIM Kochi
06.2020 - 07.2021
Projects and Program Manager
VMware
04.2018 - 04.2020
Performance Consultant
VMware
01.2016 - 04.2018
Enablement Manager
VMware
04.2011 - 01.2016
Program Manager- Academic Leader Engagement Program ( Teamlease)
Microsoft Corporation India Pvt Ltd
12.2006 - 04.2011
In Team Process Trainer, Process Trainer
Convergys India Pvt Ltd
08.2003 - 12.2006
Executive MBA - E-MBA
Kuvempu University
04.2001 - 03.2013
Diploma in Computer Science And Engineering -
Sandur Polytechnic
06.2000 - 05.2003
Certified Product Marketing Manager - Product Marketing
PROSCI
Masters - Masters Human Resource Management
Kuvempu University
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