Chirag Lakhwani
Head of Business Development & Partnerships at STRABL- Claim this Profile
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Experience
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STRABL
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United Arab Emirates
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Financial Services
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1 - 100 Employee
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Head of Business Development & Partnerships
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Sep 2023 - Present
United Arab Emirates
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Spotii in a Box
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United Arab Emirates
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Financial Services
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1 - 100 Employee
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Partner Success Manager
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Sep 2021 - Aug 2023
United Arab Emirates - Successfully grew the revenue , Helping the company achieve their monthly targets - Successfully grew the revenue from inactive/ dead Enterprise and Mid level merchants - Responsible of managing new and existing merchants and building long lasting business relations - Responsible for partnerships with FinTechs/Banks/Payment Processors - Responsible of overlooking the process of new merchant onboarding - Collaborating with various departments (Sales,Ops,Marketing,Risk,CS) to… Show more - Successfully grew the revenue , Helping the company achieve their monthly targets - Successfully grew the revenue from inactive/ dead Enterprise and Mid level merchants - Responsible of managing new and existing merchants and building long lasting business relations - Responsible for partnerships with FinTechs/Banks/Payment Processors - Responsible of overlooking the process of new merchant onboarding - Collaborating with various departments (Sales,Ops,Marketing,Risk,CS) to efficiently onboard new merchants - Created incentive structure for existing Enterprise & Mid merchants and increased Gross Merchandise Value (GMV) - Responsible of creating strategy for less active merchants by collaborating with various departments (Sales,Ops,Marketing,CS) to increase their GMV - Improved and streamlined the process of all departments - Responsible of educating/training and solving any issues of merchants and becoming their main point of contact - Collaborate with marketing to create strategy and increase visibility - Responsible of sharing competitor feedback - Conduct mystery shopping to ensure that our merchants are well trained Show less
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Sales Manager
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Sep 2020 - Aug 2021
United Arab Emirates - Successfully grew the number of daily new paying users - Responsible of acquiring & onboarding new merchants on the platform - Responsible of building and managing the network of B2B & B2C Direct & Indirect sales partners (POS) across the UAE - Build a team of in-house professional's and managed a team of sales executives - Increased the market reach and availability in malls, hypermarkets & supermarkets - Onboarded new partner agencies to run promotional campaigns and… Show more - Successfully grew the number of daily new paying users - Responsible of acquiring & onboarding new merchants on the platform - Responsible of building and managing the network of B2B & B2C Direct & Indirect sales partners (POS) across the UAE - Build a team of in-house professional's and managed a team of sales executives - Increased the market reach and availability in malls, hypermarkets & supermarkets - Onboarded new partner agencies to run promotional campaigns and successfully promote the product & services Show less
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Velocity Events
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United Kingdom
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Events Services
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1 - 100 Employee
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Key Account Manager
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Mar 2018 - Aug 2020
United Arab Emirates - Responsible of Business Development - Client sourcing and management - Promoter/ hostess management - Event reporting & analysis - Event operations & logistics - Campaign strategizing
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Huawei
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Australia
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Renewable Energy Semiconductor Manufacturing
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1 - 100 Employee
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Sales Manager
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Dec 2015 - Feb 2018
Dubai, United Arab Emirates - Successfully achieved monthly targets of the assigned locations - Managed a team of 5 sales supervisors and 60 sales promoters - Build Huawei's presence in market from ground-up - Maintained strong relations with partners & managers - Responsible of setting monthly targets & achievements for the team - Terminal image building & maintenance - Marketing strategy planning - Outlet PSI management
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Sales Team Lead
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Oct 2014 - Nov 2015
United Arab Emirates - Managed a team of 40 sales promoters - Successfully achieved sales team targets - Responsible of sales team recruiting and training - Stock management and daily reports
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Microsoft
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United States
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Software Development
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200 - 300 Employee
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Brand Ambassador
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Jul 2011 - Sep 2014
United Arab Emirates - Promoted Microsoft/Nokia smartphones in various outlets across UAE - Achieved & Exceeded monthly sales target
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Education
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London City College
Bachelor of Business Administration - BBA -
Sharjah Indian School
Completed 12th CBSE, Business/Commerce, General