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Ajinkya Burbure

CEO

Mumbai, Maharashtra, India15 yrs experience
Highly Stable

Key Highlights

  • 14 years of experience in business development.
  • Led significant revenue growth in fintech and travel sectors.
  • Expert in B2B sales and strategic partnerships.
Stackforce AI infers this person is a Fintech and B2B Sales expert with extensive experience in business development and strategic growth.

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Skills

Core Skills

Business DevelopmentSales ManagementKey Account ManagementMarket ExpansionSales GrowthMarket Strategy

Other Skills

Acquisitions & retentionAdvertisingBusiness Development StrategyBusiness Growth StrategiesBusiness PlanningBusiness StrategyBusiness-to-Business (B2B)CRMClient handlingClient relationship managementCompetitive AnalysisConcept sellingCross-functional Team LeadershipCustomer Relationship Management (CRM)Direct business partnerships

About

Award-winning business professional for over 14 years of progressive experience, thrived in diverse leadership roles, crafting and executing end-to-end business development strategies that drove exponential revenue growth. His expertise spans B2B sales, merchant acquisition & retention, strategic alliances & corporate tie-ups, vendor & seller onboarding, corporate sales and key account management. Adept at leading different sizes of teams & working with cross-functional teams, upselling and cross-selling and generating business revenues. With a strategic mindset and strong leadership capabilities, he has successfully expanded businesses, promoted products, excelled in negotiations, and adeptly managed brands, driving significant revenue growth to achieve organizational goals in varied sectors. Adfactors PR, as India’s largest PR & Communications firm, his focus lies in aiding entrepreneurs, CEOs & CXOs in formulating optimal strategies for reputation counsel, growth, issues & crisis management, IPO counsel and cultivating a strong brand reputation with the help of PR & communications. As the Associate Director-Growth & Strategy at Cashfree, Ajinkya spearheaded remarkable growth, leading the B2B sales and presales team for comprehensive business development. With a focus on effective market penetration and business intelligence, Cashfree, one of the rapidly growing fintech companies, offers relevant payment solutions across various business verticals and industries, facilitating seamless payment gateway integration for collections and disbursals. Previously serving as the Regional Head at Paytm, Ajinkya played a pivotal role in establishing the India-West market from the ground-up. His responsibilities included overseeing end-to-end business development, leading a team of seasoned professionals handling merchant acquisition, onboarding, key account management, client relationship management, new market development, people management, team building, concept selling, inventory management, and online business development. Sectorial experience: Fintech, Payments, Travel, PR & communications, Ecommerce, Marketplace, Internet, Ad sales, & Real Estate.

Experience

Adfactors pr

Group Head

Jul 2023Present · 2 yrs 8 mos · Mumbai, Maharashtra, India · On-site

  • Adfactors PR boasts a rich legacy as India’s largest PR & Communications firm since 26+ years, serving over 650+ retained clients across all sectors in 40 cities in India, Singapore & Srilanka. The credentials include some of the largest corporations, conglomerates, financial institutions and governments, as well as a host of bright, young start-ups and unicorns.

Cashfree payments

Associate Director - Growth and Strategy

Oct 2021Jul 2023 · 1 yr 9 mos · New Delhi, Delhi, India · Hybrid

  • Cashfree Payments is one of the top 3 Fintech/Payment Solutions company in India. Cashfree enables 3,00,000+ growing businesses domestically and across the globe to collect payments, make payouts, manage international payments, and more. Cashfree Payments is backed by SBI, Y Combinator, and Apis partners and was incubated by PayPal.
Business-to-Business (B2B)SaaS SalesFinTechKey Account ManagementLeadershipHunting+5

Paytm

4 roles

Executive Manager - Regional Business Development

Apr 2019Mar 2020 · 11 mos

Manager

Apr 2018Mar 2019 · 11 mos

Deputy Manager

Dec 2017Mar 2018 · 3 mos

Regional Head

Sep 2015Oct 2021 · 6 yrs 1 mo

  • It is incredible to see how we got Paytm Bus Business to India’s top 2nd position within a span of 1 year, kudos!!
  • In Travel vertical (bus business) being responsible for the overall business development of India-West including states like MH, MP, Goa & Chhattisgarh. My role started with building up this category from the ground up.
  • Few of my responsibilities being new market development, direct business partnerships with key accounts, people management & expansion, inventory & vendor management, product development, concept selling, acquisitions & retention, client handling & negotiations.
  • Furthermore, I'm accountable for planning & initiating new marketing initiatives in the region and heading various BTL activities to increase the user base & GMV. Delivering monthly progress reports, market research & feedback. My role includes traveling to the major cities as well as to the remote areas as and when required.
  • Manager - LittleApp.in (Acquired by Paytm)
  • Sep 2015 to Dec 2017
  • Amused by the work here with Little App, distinct targets each month, new initiatives & challenges coming up every now & then. Being a start-up, seen & observed the growth path from the very start, formed & expanded customer base in new/old segments thus increasing the Sales revenue potential within the organization, ensured 160%+ performance consistency in target achievements. Planning & forming new marketing strategies & successfully driving teams to attain the organisational goals. Recently awarded with Certificate of Excellence for my willingness to perform an active and hands-on role in every duty associated with the position. Well here, I was a target driven professional having a strong expertise in creating the entrepreneurial drive while leading teams, along with strategic and business planning processes.
New market developmentDirect business partnershipsPeople managementExpansionInventory managementProduct development+6

Quikr

Sales Manager

Jan 2015Aug 2015 · 7 mos · Mumbai Area, India

  • Responsibility for heading South Mumbai region for Automobile segment, which unfortunately was unable to reach the targeted revenues in the past. Took the challenge, with strategical planning & research, reached an awesome 230% increase in the revenue generation within a span of 3 months, my team played an enormous role as I was little new to the city. Product/Services being banner ads, listings, online spaces, leads & responses. Worked majorly in 2 verticals - Cars & Bikes and Real Estate.
Strategic planningRevenue generationTeam leadershipSales ManagementBusiness Development

Magicbricks

3 roles

Team Manager

Aug 2012Mar 2013 · 7 mos

  • Started leading a Team when I was promoted to this role. And I follow those words of Albert Schweitzer - "Example is not the main thing in influencing others, it is the only thing."

Area Sales Manager

Promoted

Jan 2011Nov 2014 · 3 yrs 10 mos

  • Got dual promotions in the span of 8 months. As ASM, this was a vast role with disparate tasks. From providing technical/functional guidance to the team to delivering highly critical projects with strenuous targets. Product/Services being Banner Ads, Listings, Online Spaces. In the start of 2014, the profile was upgraded to ASM-Retention, here I was responsible for handling a team of experienced professionals looking after retentions/renewals exclusively. Received a Long Service Award for completing 3+ Years with Times Group.

Account Manager

Jan 2011Jul 2012 · 1 yr 6 mos

  • This was the perfect hard core sales job. I believe - If you want to go to the Top, You gotto excel at your start. Its crucial to understand the market in-depth to effectively lead later. Product/Services offered were Banner Ads, Listings, Online Spaces. I was Awarded with a CEO Trophy as Best Performer of the Year in the very first year.

Education

MIT World Peace University

Master of Business Administration - MBA — Marketing

Apr 2009Apr 2011

Modern Education Society's College of Engineering, Pune

Bachelor's degree — Computer Science

Apr 2005Apr 2008

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