Headline

Enterprise SaaS GTM Talent Partner - Michael Page | 15 yrs in CX, Customer Success & contact centre ops | Ex-Founder, AI contact centre | I talk to CROs, CS, Sales & Marketing leaders every week.

About

I’ve sat in the seat you’re hiring for. Fifteen years building and running GTM and CX teams — at PhonePe, ZestMoney, Kinara Capital — before I co-founded an AI startup and learned firsthand what a single wrong leadership hire costs a company. That’s the lens I bring to executive search today. At Michael Page, I lead our Enterprise SaaS and Fintech GTM leadership practice across South India — Bengaluru, Chennai, Hyderabad. I help founders and CXOs hire the Sales and Marketing leaders who actually move the number, not just the ones who interview well. What makes me different from someone who’ll send you a JD and a shortlist: I’m an operator who happens to run search. I’ve carried a quota. I’ve missed one. I’ve built pipeline from zero and rebuilt a team after it broke. So when a founder tells me what “good” looks like for a VP Sales or a Head of Growth, I don’t need it translated — I’ve lived it. What that means for you: → Hiring? I map the market, not just my database. The leader you want is usually already employed and not looking. Reaching them well is the job. → A GTM leader yourself? I’ll give you a straight read on a role and the org behind it — even when the answer is “don’t take this one.” I’d rather have ten honest conversations than fill one role badly. If you’re building a GTM leadership team in SaaS or Fintech — or you’re a leader wondering what’s out there — let’s talk. Worst case, you get a useful hour and an honest opinion.

Location

Bengaluru

AI stack

claude code

github copilot

openai

Work experience

Associate Manager at Michael Page, Apr 2026 - Present · 6 mos, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Building Scrabble | Executive Search at Scrabble, Jan 2026 - Mar 2026 · 3 mos, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India, Own the P&L for the leadership search vertical, driving revenue growth, forecasting accuracy, and profitability. Partner with founders, CXOs, and boards to design and execute leadership hiring strategies aligned with business transformation and growth objectives. Deliver complex, high-impact searches across C-suite, VP, and business-critical roles with a consultative, research-led approach. Build and deepen long-term client relationships, resulting in repeat mandates and strategic advisory engagements. Lead and mentor a high-performance consulting team, embedding structured performance management, accountability, and commercial discipline. Strengthen operational rigor through pipeline governance, reporting cadence, search methodology, and stakeholder communication frameworks. Balance commercial ambition with delivery excellence to ensure sustainable growth and brand credibility.

Director at Jigsaw, May 2025 - Jan 2026 · 9 mos, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Practice Head at Jigsaw, Jun 2024 - May 2025 · 1 yr, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India, Led a high-performing search team with full ownership of the business unit’s P&L, revenue targets, and delivery outcomes within a fast-scaling executive search environment. Owned financial performance including revenue planning, forecasting, and profitability for the team. Served as a strategic partner to clients, aligning talent solutions with business objectives and organizational growth plans. Directed complex search engagements from scoping through closure while ensuring exceptional stakeholder experience. Drove account growth through relationship expansion, repeat mandates, and consultative advisory. Managed and mentored consultants, establishing clear performance metrics and a culture of accountability. Balanced commercial priorities with delivery excellence to consistently achieve business targets. Strengthened operational rigor through structured reporting, pipeline management, and search governance. Operated at the intersection of client success, team leadership, and financial performance.

Co-Founder & CEO at Ekholine, Dec 2023 - Jun 2024 · 7 mos, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India, At Ekholine, we set out to revolutionize customer support by building an AI-driven contact center—designed to solve manpower constraints and enhance efficiency. As Co-founder and CEO, I led from the front, building high-performing teams and driving operations to bring this vision to life. From strategy to execution, I was deeply involved in scaling teams, optimizing processes, and ensuring our technology delivered real impact.

Vice President Customer Experience at White.Inc, Jun 2023 - Nov 2023 · 6 mos, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India, At Palette (formerly White.Inc), I joined as Vice President of Sales and Customer Experience with a mission to redefine the CX function. I scaled the team 2x, transforming its structure and efficiency while leading a high-performing team of 50 across sales and service. Focused on driving growth, enhancing customer satisfaction, and building a culture of excellence, I played a key role in strengthening the company's sales and support ecosystem.

Education

Bachelor's degree, Bachelor Of Computer Applications, Bhartiya Shiksha Parishad

Higher National Diploma, Mechanical Engineering, AE & CS Pavan College Physical Education, Kolar-563 101.