Headline

Director - Sales & Business Development

About

Enterprise Sales, Business Development, and Strategic Partnerships Leader | EV Ecosystem Specialist | Fintech & SaaS Innovator My expertise lies in scaling revenue, leading cross-functional teams, and launching market-disruptive products that deliver measurable results across industries, including electric vehicles (EVs), fintech, and SaaS. Key Highlights - #Fintech Expertise: Successfully onboarded 25 of India’s top 30 EV 2W brands in under 5 months. Built a revenue vertical delivering 100% month-on-month growth in consumer financing for EVs. - Startup Founder: Founded and scaled two startups, including EazyCred (last-mile fintech payments) and SMIDER (smart retractable road dividers), with SMIDER winning the 2018 Bosch Smart City Hackathon. - Enterprise Sales Success: Closed large accounts like Titan and major CXO-led deals in record time, consistently achieving above-target results through consultative selling and strategic pitches. - EV Industry Expertise: Business development, channel partnerships, retail and channel financing, OEM relationships. -B2B & B2C Growth Strategies: Consultative selling, inbound/outbound pipeline management, enterprise sales, and new revenue vertical development. - Startup and Leadership Experience: Team building, product ideation, and executing go-to-market strategies for emerging tech solutions.

Location

Bangalore Urban

AI stack

claude

deepseek

gemini

openai

ChatGPT

Work experience

Sales Director at Systemantics India Pvt. Ltd., Apr 2026 - Present · 6 mos, Bengaluru

Director of Business Development at GoComet, May 2025 - Nov 2025 · 7 mos, Bengaluru, Delivered an enterprise-scale customer in the Air Cargo segment by proposing an agentic AI solution for optimization, demonstrating expertise in AI-powered supply chain tech. Accelerated new enterprise deal cycles to revenue within 4 months, showcasing rapid revenue scaling and strategic business development.

General Manager Business Development at Greaves Cotton Limited, Oct 2023 - Jul 2024 · 10 mos, Led P&L for the L3 EV motor/controller division, delivering ₹1.5Cr+ monthly revenue and driving EV ecosystem growth.

Head of Partnerships at Greaves Cotton Limited, Mar 2023 - Oct 2023 · 8 mos, - Pioneered channel financing solutions for spare parts, resulting in a 5% increase in top-line revenue across the South region. - Launched retail financing initiatives in previously underserved areas, driving a 25% surge in end retail sales in the East region. - Led a team of three to successfully manage top-line revenue, margin optimization, dealer relations, pricing strategies, servicing solutions, billing, and financing for key OEMs in the electric 2-wheeler and electric 3-wheeler segments. - Evaluated and negotiated partnerships with new OEMs, securing a high-impact deal projected to triple EBITDA margins for the electric 2-wheeler portfolio.

Vice President Of Business Development at Eduvanz, Nov 2021 - Jan 2023 · 1 yr 3 mos, Bengaluru, Architected and scaled a new fintech revenue vertical for the EV ecosystem, demonstrating GTM strategy and business development leadership. Onboarded 25 of the top 30 E2W OEMs in under 5 months and led a 10+ member sales team to achieve 100% MoM growth, excelling in OEM partnerships and revenue scaling.

Head Business Development & Strategic Partnerships at Sezzle, Oct 2020 - Oct 2021 · 1 yr 1 mo, Bengaluru, Exceeded sales targets by 3x through strategic e-commerce alliances and partner-led sales initiatives. Demonstrated enterprise sales leadership by closing the largest account (Titan) in 40 days and negotiating 20% higher margins via consultative selling.

Head partnerships at MyShubhLife, Apr 2019 - Aug 2020 · 1 y 4 mo, Bangalore

Founder at Eazycred tech pvt ltd, Dec 2017 - Apr 2019 · 1 y 4 mo, Bangalore

Product Marketing Manager at TeleDNA Communications Pvt Ltd, Aug 2016 - Dec 2017 · 1 y 4 mo, Bangalore

Product Marketing Manager at Aris Global Software Private Limited, Bangalore, Jan 2014 - Jul 2016 · 2 y 6 mo, Bangalore

Product Marketing Manager at IBM India Pvt.Ltd., Jan 2012 - Apr 2014 · 2 y 3 mo, Bangalore

Program Manager at July Systems, Dec 2009 - Jan 2012 · 2 y 1 mo, Bangalore

Associate Program Manager at OnMobile Global, Nov 2006 - May 2008 · 1 y 6 mo, Bangalore

Education

Master in Business Administration, Marketing Management, Asian Institute of Management

Bachelor of Engineering, Industrial Engineering and Management, Visvesvaraya Technological University