Experience

Edology

• United Kingdom
• E-Learning Providers
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Business Head

  • Jul 2020 - Present

  Gurugram, Haryana, India •Accountable for the Business Revenue Growth and P&L of the Ed-Tech vertical of Global University Systems (GUS) •Accountable in building and managing GUS Online India business’s P&L, Product Strategy, New Product GTM, Business Growth & Operations, Technology, Academic Delivery and Student Success- that include UPES Online, Edvancer, Edology •Instrumental in building, marketing, selling and managing diverse portfolio of Higher Education Product Categories that includes MBA, PGDM, PGP… Show more •Accountable for the Business Revenue Growth and P&L of the Ed-Tech vertical of Global University Systems (GUS) •Accountable in building and managing GUS Online India business’s P&L, Product Strategy, New Product GTM, Business Growth & Operations, Technology, Academic Delivery and Student Success- that include UPES Online, Edvancer, Edology •Instrumental in building, marketing, selling and managing diverse portfolio of Higher Education Product Categories that includes MBA, PGDM, PGP, BBA, BCA, Upskilling Certifications from premier Universities/ Institutions like IIT Kanpur, UPES, Pearl Academy, London School of Business & Finance, Brunel University, GISMA, Industry certifications that include KPMG, IBM, Unreal Engine, Jolt; across domains like Technology, Management, Leadership, Design, Oil & Gas, Logistics & Supply Chain, Power, Aviation, Renewable Energy, Healthcare, etc. •Designed, implemented, monitored, and tracked B2C Sales & Digital Marketing Campaign Strategies; that include- building inside sales; managing various channels; developing campaigns; creating and measuring customer acquisition & retention strategies; building a strong recall and brand among customers •Built a highly profitable B2B business segment through Corporate L&D Tie-ups & Partner Network •Conceptualized and Implemented end-to-end Marketing, Communication & Branding Strategy across businesses, ensuring Brand consistency, marketing efficiency and scalability •As a part of Start-up Leadership at GUS Online, worked on long-term strategic vision & planning and have also translated organizational vision into time-bound goals •Built, coached, and led diverse large teams through first line managers who in turn manage next-level Show less



GUS Global Services India Pvt. Ltd.

• India
• Education Administration Programs
• 200 - 300 Employee

• Sr Director Global Sales & Marketing

  • Jul 2020 - Present

  India Global University Systems (GUS) is an international network of higher-education institutions, brought together by a shared passion for accessible, industry-relevant qualifications. We deliver a wide variety of programmes, including bachelor's and master's degree programmes, professional training, English Language courses, and corporate & executive education to over 75,000 students worldwide. Some of our institutions include: The University of Law, UK Arden University… Show more Global University Systems (GUS) is an international network of higher-education institutions, brought together by a shared passion for accessible, industry-relevant qualifications. We deliver a wide variety of programmes, including bachelor's and master's degree programmes, professional training, English Language courses, and corporate & executive education to over 75,000 students worldwide. Some of our institutions include: The University of Law, UK Arden University, UK GISMA Business School, Germany The Language Gallery London College of Contemporary Arts London School of Business and Finance (London and Singapore) InterActive St Patrick's College Finance and Business Training London Academy of Trading University of Applied Sciences Europe Berlin School of Business & Innovation University Canada West Toronto School of Management IBAT College Dublin Aspire College RDI Digital Unicorn UPES (India) Pearl Academy (India) http://www.globaluniversitysystems.com/ Show less



Conduira

• India
• Higher Education
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Chief Marketing Officer, Co-Founder- ConduiraOnline

  • 2015 - Jun 2020

  Hyderabad Area, India • As the Chief Marketing Officer and Co-founder, instrumental in scaling up the company from the very 1st client/ consumer to 200+ B2B clients and 4 lakh+ learner-base, through B2C & B2BC • As a Co-founder, responsible for building multiple training and e-learning products and services from the scratch, including conducting of market research, understanding client and consumer needs, ensure efficient content and product management, focused customer-centered marketing and bring about digital… Show more • As the Chief Marketing Officer and Co-founder, instrumental in scaling up the company from the very 1st client/ consumer to 200+ B2B clients and 4 lakh+ learner-base, through B2C & B2BC • As a Co-founder, responsible for building multiple training and e-learning products and services from the scratch, including conducting of market research, understanding client and consumer needs, ensure efficient content and product management, focused customer-centered marketing and bring about digital transformation- all this within tight budgets • Accountable for the Revenue line, I ensured product discipline & innovation; focused on user experience, user engagement, client servicing and retention; and exploration of new business opportunities & scalable revenue models • As a part of Business expansion plan, have conceptualized and built partner network, pan-India, thus increasing the offline reach of the organization, for customer acquisition and servicing • Some Key Metrics Achieved: 200 B2B Clients; 95% Client Retention; 40%-50% increase in yoy revenue per Client; 20+ Partners network; 4 lakh+ learner-base • Have built, coached and led multiple teams and processes across functional areas including B2B Sales & Servicing, Digital Marketing, Product Management, Customer Support, Course Management and Content Management • Considered as an Innovation Specialist & Thought Leader in Learning & Training domain, I am frequently invited as an Influential Speaker to various Education Technology Conferences and to various Institutions & Organizations across the country, through which I was able to positively influence a large set of institutions, companies and learners, to integrate innovative learning models into their system • Helped raise funds through Angel & Institutional Investment

• General Manager

  • 2012 - 2015

  Hyderabad Area, India • Joined Conduira as an Early Stage Employee • Played multiple Business Development and Operational roles, which included heading multiple Business Units of Conduira across various markets and geographies • Instrumental in setting up, building and making each of these Business Units profitable • Built, coached and led a team of leaders, who thereby were running these Business Units, thus enabling scale in revenue and operations • Identified the market opportunity, built the… Show more • Joined Conduira as an Early Stage Employee • Played multiple Business Development and Operational roles, which included heading multiple Business Units of Conduira across various markets and geographies • Instrumental in setting up, building and making each of these Business Units profitable • Built, coached and led a team of leaders, who thereby were running these Business Units, thus enabling scale in revenue and operations • Identified the market opportunity, built the prototype and conceptualized ConduiraOnline as a stand-alone business vertical which eventually led to forming a new corporate entity with independent P&L • Worked with multiple Institutions and organizations across India to understand learner needs and scope for disruption • Responsible for designing the branding, marketing and communication strategy for growing Conduira’s Business Units in offline business • Successfully developed and delivered learning and training modules as a part of business need and growth plan



Tech Mahindra

• IT Services and IT Consulting
• 700 & Above Employee

• Business Consultant Lead

  • 2011 - 2013

  Hyderabad Worked as Business Consultant Lead, to ensure seamless transition of systems, processes and human resources management, post Mahindra's acquisition of Satyam



Sony Pictures Networks India

• India
• Entertainment Providers
• 700 & Above Employee

• Asst. Manager- Corporate Services

  • 2009 - 2010

  Mumbai Area, India Responsible for the Marketing and Production of various Television shows of Sony Entertainment Television



Sony Entertainment Television India Limited

• Summer Internship

  • Apr 2008 - Jun 2008

  Mumbai Area, India • Was working in the Sales and Marketing division of SET and have been part of the IPL Season 1 Marketing Campaign. • One of the 2 Interns (out of 30), who was made a Pre-Placement Offer (PPO)



CSC

• United States
• Information Technology & Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• Software Engineer

  • 2005 - 2007

  Hyderabad Area, India As a software engineer I was working on Data Warehousing Tools (Informatica tool) supporting SUN Micro Systems.