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Skills
Certification
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Vishal Gupta

Vishal Gupta

Bengaluru

Summary

Results-driven Senior Consultant with six years of experience in bid management, pre-sales, sales strategies and commercial modeling for managed services and IT outsourcing. Proven track record of leading complex RFP processes, developing winning commercial constructs, and managing stakeholder relationships across large-scale transformation deals. Strong analytical capabilities, with expertise in financial modeling, risk assessment, and sensitivity analysis.

Overview

6
6
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Presales Consultant

Cognizant
Bangalore
08.2022 - Current

Google Cloud – Client.

  • Created detailed RFP responses in response to customer inquiries.
  • Prepared technical proposals, cost estimates, and other documentation as required by customers.
  • Led and supported bid management across all stages of RFIs and RFPs for large-scale IT and managed services engagements.
  • Coordinated with business leaders to collect relevant data, artifacts, and solution inputs.
  • Facilitated risk and compliance checks, ensuring proposals met organizational guidelines.
  • Reviewed and validated effort estimations with subject-matter experts.
  • Developed multiple pricing and cost scenarios tailored to client needs.
  • Conducted industry and competitor research to strengthen proposals and solution positioning.
  • Collaborated with sales teams to identify customer requirements and tailor solutions.
  • Established overall marketing and go-to-market strategy.
  • Maintained an up-to-date knowledge of industry trends to inform content creation strategy.
  • Collaborated with cross-functional teams to implement cloud strategies effectively.

Pre-Sales Engineer

Wipro
Bangalore
07.2020 - 07.2022
  • Analyze and build RFX requests – RFP, RFQ, and RFI.
  • Proposed solutions using best-of-breed practices and technology alignment with market trends.
  • Collaborated with technical and functional teams to define win themes and value propositions.
  • Assisted in crafting commercial models and validating key commercial terms.

Test Engineer

Wipro
Bangalore
06.2019 - 07.2020
  • Executed manual and automated tests in different environments.
  • Engaged in quality assurance testing.
  • Developed test plans and strategies for products.
  • Documented defects found during testing process.
  • Collaborated with development teams on fixing bugs and improving existing features.
  • Ensured the quality of software applications before release to customers.

Education

Bachelors - Telecommunication Engineering

BMSIT Institute of Technology and Management
Bangalore
04.2019

Secondary Schooling -

DAV Hehal
Ranchi
05.2014

Primary Schooling -

GTPS
Lohardaga
05.2012

Skills

  • Bid management and solution positioning
  • Technical collaboration and requirements analysis
  • Effective communication and problem solving
  • Strategic thinking and analytical skills
  • Proof of concept and value proposition
  • Sales enablement and strategy
  • Sales support
  • Go-to-market strategy
  • Data analysis

Certification

  • Cloud digital leader
  • AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner
  • PMP certification training course
  • Introduction to generative AI and LLMs

Leadership And Personal Attributes

  • Adaptability: Thrives in ambiguous environments and manages competing priorities effectively.
  • Growth Mindset: Actively seeks learning opportunities and shares knowledge with team.
  • Strategic Thinking: Ability to align tactical execution with broader business objectives.
  • Stakeholder Management: Proven track record of influencing senior leadership and building lasting relationships.

Languages

English, Native

Timeline

Presales Consultant

Cognizant
08.2022 - Current

Pre-Sales Engineer

Wipro
07.2020 - 07.2022

Test Engineer

Wipro
06.2019 - 07.2020

Bachelors - Telecommunication Engineering

BMSIT Institute of Technology and Management

Secondary Schooling -

DAV Hehal

Primary Schooling -

GTPS
Vishal Gupta