Experienced Director of Sales and Partnerships with 18+ years of multi - country experience in crushing quota's, creating sales strategies for new business development across SaaS/Software/adtech platforms.
Succeeded building multiple business from Zero to multi million dollars in global markets. Proven track record of international business development, surpassing revenue goals, managing sales pipelines and complex sales cycles across APAC.
Secured multi-million dollar ARR starting from Zero for global SaaS platform along with 32 new clients/logos in defined markets within 3 years along with new trade body partnerships.
Published market reports along with trade bodies to create market awareness along with revenue opportunities for new product platforms at both Vserv and App Annie.
Overview
18
18
years of professional experience
2
2
years of post-secondary education
Work History
Consultant - Digital Business
Self Employed Services
Mumbai
05.2023 - Current
.Collaborated with cross-functional teams to successfully deliver comprehensive solutions for clients across different projects.
Managed relationships of 60 HNI customers through regular check-ins and updates on project progress.
Developed innovative strategies for MSME clients for new social media platform for small business.
Created and managed project plans, timelines and budgets for social media platform.
Director - Partnerships
Indus Os (Phone Pe Group)
Mumbai
01.2022 - 3 2023
Led cross functional team for new SaaS project onboarding 16 new clients
Expanded into new markets, conducting thorough market analysis and establishing key local partnerships.
Improved project efficiency with strategic planning for apps for high velocity downloads along with elevated brand exposure on Indus OS Platform .
Leveraged data analytics insights for informed decision-making in critical areas such as download forecasting, budgeting, and campaign management.
Business Manager
Unity Technologies
03.2019 - 03.2020
Managed Unity Asset Store P&L in APAC(including promotions and partnerships) and managed to grow revenue by 17% with new clients.
Created new funnel of 100+ potential clients across APAC (China, Korea, Japan, Australia, Singapore) to partner with Unity Asset Store and closed multiyear partnerships.
Launched Unity distribution platforms - global ecosystem for alternate distribution of mobile games during GDC 2019 •
Successfully established pipeline of 75+clients from 0 which included developers, SaaS platforms, mobile apps and alternate app stores. Secured million dollar+ ARR from new clients and expanded UDP's reach into APAC and few other markets globally.
Mentor
FilmiDesh ( Regional OTT startup)
4 2018 - 2 2019
Worked on initial business model for FilmiDesh and helped lead negotiations with multiple vendors for white label OTT platform.
Worked with multiple content providers in both entertainment and educational genre for content partnerships.
Worked on pricing model with adtech partners for revenue generation .
Business Lead
App Annie(Data.AI)
05.2015 - 01.2018
Launched App Annie Mobile analytics suites in India • Rolled out pricing structure and GTM strategy for local markets. • Created sales funnel of 200 + clients to target and co created marketing events for greater visibility.
Grew business from Zero(0) - 32 new clients in short span of time with ARR increasing from Zero(0) to Multi million dollarsin 3 years with new business and strategic multi-client multi year renewals. • Set up and trained sales and account management team for wider market's across INSEA.
Senior Manager
VSERV Technologies
01.2013 - 01.2015
Developed new business through acquiring content partners across 17 different languages . • 60 app partnerships created across INSEA .
More than 50 new mobile apps created with regional content across INSEA to be integrated on Vserv ad tech platform.
Manager
Hindustan Times
06.2008 - 12.2012
Led Hindustan Times Digital Team for West and South. Created and launched HT App in market .
Secured business from 22 top brands like HUL, Mahindra automobiles, Tata and many more leading to multiple successful integrated ad campaigns on mobile.
Developed and maintained relationships with customers and suppliers through account development.
Education
MBA - Marketing
K J Somaiya Institute Of Management Studies And Research (2 Years Full Time)
Mumbai
05.2000 - 05.2002
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Technology
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Quote
Success is often achieved by those who don’t know that failure is inevitable.
Coco Chanel
Skills
Pipeline development
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Timeline
Consultant - Digital Business
Self Employed Services
05.2023 - Current
Director - Partnerships
Indus Os (Phone Pe Group)
01.2022 - 3 2023
Business Manager
Unity Technologies
03.2019 - 03.2020
Business Lead
App Annie(Data.AI)
05.2015 - 01.2018
Senior Manager
VSERV Technologies
01.2013 - 01.2015
Manager
Hindustan Times
06.2008 - 12.2012
MBA - Marketing
K J Somaiya Institute Of Management Studies And Research (2 Years Full Time)
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