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SUJITH VARMAN

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Summary

Presales & Solution Consulting leader with 11+ years of experience scaling enterprise SaaS presales across Europe and APAC. Proven track record of leading global presales motion, partnering with Sales and Product leadership, and influencing complex enterprise deals through value engineering, executive storytelling, and AI-driven automation. Mentor to team members and trusted advisor to C-suite stakeholders.

Overview

12
12
years of professional experience

Work History

Solution Consulting Manager / Lead - Presales APAC & Europe

Responsive
01.2021 - Current

Joined as a senior solution consultant and currently leading the EMEA & APAC presales solution consulting motion at Responsive. My job duties as follows,

  • Own end-to-end pre-sales execution for enterprise software deals, supporting Sales teams from deal qualification through proposal submission and closure.
  • Lead solution consulting and proposal development, coordinating with delivery, engineering, and product teams to ensure functional and non-functional alignment, scalability, feasibility, and ROI.
  • Anchor RFPs, RFIs, and complex proposals for software and platform services, ensuring compliance, accuracy, and competitive positioning.
  • Create pricing and licensing recommendations in collaboration with the sales eams, supporting structured and complex commercial models.
  • Execute product demos and Proofs of Values for CXOs, business leaders, and technical stakeholders, aligning solutions to business challenges and SDLC expectations.
  • Maintain CRM hygiene, ensuring pipeline stages, proposal status, and deal documentation are accurately updated in CRM and contract portals.
  • Collaborate with legal and security teams on contract structuring, compliance, and security considerations during pre-sales cycles.
  • Provide market research and competitive intelligence to Sales leadership to support opportunity qualification and deal strategy.
  • Mentor senior pre-sales consultants, reviewing proposals, demos, and solution approaches to improve execution quality and consistency.

Presales Consultant - Enterprise Solutions

Newgen Software
01.2018 - 01.2021
  • Supported enterprise and BFSI sales teams with solution design, demos, and proposal responses for BPM, DMS, and CCM platforms.
  • Owned RFP/RFI responses, solution architecture, effort estimation, and proposal documentation.
  • Worked closely with delivery teams to ensure SDLC alignment from solutioning through project handover.
  • Delivered value-driven automation solutions aligned to customer KPIs and operational outcomes.
  • Supported pricing discussions and commercial inputs during deal negotiations.

Account Manager & Presales Consultant

Mobius Knowledge Services
01.2014 - 01.2018
  • Supported enterprise sales and pre-sales for data and information services across strategic accounts.
  • Managed RFPs, bids, pricing discussions, and customer communications.
  • Conducted market research and competitive analysis to support sales pursuits.
  • Built strong grounding in commercial negotiation, solution positioning, and GTM execution.

Education

Master of Business Administration - Marketing

Anna University
India
03-2014

Bachelor of Engineering -

Anna University
India
03-2012

Skills

  • End to End Presales Ownership
  • Solution Consulting
  • Enterprise SaaS
  • AI-Driven Automation
  • Executive Stakeholder Management
  • RFP Response / Proposal Anchoring
  • Cross-Functional Collaboration
  • Team Mentoring & Coaching

Timeline

Solution Consulting Manager / Lead - Presales APAC & Europe

Responsive
01.2021 - Current

Presales Consultant - Enterprise Solutions

Newgen Software
01.2018 - 01.2021

Account Manager & Presales Consultant

Mobius Knowledge Services
01.2014 - 01.2018

Master of Business Administration - Marketing

Anna University

Bachelor of Engineering -

Anna University
SUJITH VARMAN