Nikhil Jain — CEO

Mechanical Engineer and an MBA graduate from Symbiosis Institute of Business Management (SIBM - Pune), Nikhil is the Director at Mahratta Chamber of Commerce, Industries and Agriculture (MCCIA - Pune). In this role, he leads several key teams, including: - Strategic Alliance Team (SAT) - International Business & Foreign Trade Team - IT and ITes Team - Automotive Team - Center of Excellence for Women Entrepreneurs (CEWE) MCCIA, with its rich legacy of 89 years, serves a robust network of over 3000 members spanning various industry sectors. The Chamber has consistently aimed to strengthen and empower the industry in Pune and beyond, fostering a dynamic environment of innovation and nation-building. Nikhil is honored to contribute to these ongoing efforts, adding value through strategic initiatives and visionary leadership. As a first-generation entrepreneur, Nikhil has made significant strides by developing an ecosystem for pilgrimages through dharmashala.in. His extensive experience includes serving on the International Market Intelligence team at Fujitsu, where he was instrumental in driving market intelligence operations. With over 16 years of experience, Nikhil has honed his expertise in areas such as account-based marketing, automotive industry analysis, executive management reporting, Indian IT competitor analysis, and customer analysis for the EMEIA region. His proficiency extends to handling diverse projects in the automotive, transportation, and IT sectors, with adept use of databases like Gartner, IDC, TBR, PAC, Globaldata, Focus Economics, Tech Market View, and D&B. Nikhil's accolades include the "Spotlight Award" and the "ASTERIX Award'12" at Fujitsu. He is also an active member of "OORJA," Fujitsu's cultural group, and served as the Class Representative for the 2012-14 batch at SIBM - Pune. His journey reflects a commitment to excellence and a passion for driving transformative initiatives within the industry.

Stackforce AI infers this person is a strategic leader in the B2B sector with a focus on market intelligence and entrepreneurship.

Location: Pune, Maharashtra, India

Experience: 17 yrs 8 mos

Skills

Organizational Strategy
Project Management
Entrepreneurship
Ecosystem Development
Market Intelligence
Competitive Analysis
Market Research
Customer Analysis
Data Analysis

Career Highlights

Director at Mahratta Chamber of Commerce, leading strategic initiatives.
Founder of Dharmashala.in, enhancing pilgrimage hospitality.
Over 16 years of expertise in market intelligence and analysis.

Work Experience

Mahratta Chamber of Commerce, Industries and Agriculture, Pune

Director (2 yrs 11 mos)

Associate Director (1 yr 1 mo)

Deputy Director (6 mos)

Dharmashala Stays & Hospitality (India) Pvt Ltd

Founder (7 yrs 5 mos)

Fujitsu Technology Solutions

Market Intelligence Specialist - International Market Intelligence Team (Global Strategy & Ops) (7 yrs 4 mos)

Fujitsu consulting India ltd

Sr Business Enabler (2 yrs 3 mos)

Frost & Sullivan

Sr Research Analyst (2 yrs 7 mos)

Tech Mahindra

Technical Associate (3 mos)

Education

Certificate Programme in Project Management (PMP) at Indian Institute of Management Nagpur

Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.) at Symbiosis Institute of Business Management, Pune

Bachelor of Engineering (BE) at CSIT, Durg

H.S.C at SSS - VI, Bhilai

SSC at STVM, Itarsi

Nikhil Jain

CEO

Pune, Maharashtra, India17 yrs 8 mos experience

Most Likely To SwitchHighly Stable

Key Highlights

Director at Mahratta Chamber of Commerce, leading strategic initiatives.
Founder of Dharmashala.in, enhancing pilgrimage hospitality.
Over 16 years of expertise in market intelligence and analysis.

Stackforce AI infers this person is a strategic leader in the B2B sector with a focus on market intelligence and entrepreneurship.

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Skills

Core Skills

Organizational StrategyProject ManagementEntrepreneurshipEcosystem DevelopmentMarket IntelligenceCompetitive AnalysisMarket ResearchCustomer AnalysisData Analysis

Other Skills

Account Based MarketingAnalysisBusiness IntelligenceChange ManagementCompetitive IntelligenceConsumer BehaviourContemporary Project Management PracticesContracts and Legal Aspects of ProjectsData MiningDigitalizationERPEmerging Technology AnalysisIT Systems for Project ManagementManaging Project MaterialsMarket Analysis

About

Experience

Mahratta chamber of commerce, industries and agriculture, pune

3 roles

Director

Promoted

Apr 2023 – Present · 2 yrs 11 mos

The MCCIA legacy is enriched with 3000 members across industry sectors and a vast network of advisors, policymakers & industry leaders. Being the 87-year old Chamber, MCCIA has always been driven with a mission to strengthen and empower the industry of Pune and beyond.
Its an honor and privilege to add the values to the existing efforts of the Chamber in terms of driving Innovation and in Nation Building.
Nikhil is leading:
Strategic Alliance Team
International Business & Foreign Trade Team
IT and ITes Team
Automotive Team
Center of Excellence for Women Entrepreneurs (CEWE)

Stakeholder ManagementOrganizational StrategyProject ManagementChange Management

Associate Director

Promoted

Mar 2022 – Apr 2023 · 1 yr 1 mo

The MCCIA legacy is enriched with 3000 members across industry sectors and a vast network of advisors, policymakers & industry leaders. Being the 87-year old Chamber, MCCIA has always been driven with a mission to strengthen and empower the industry of Pune and beyond.
Its an honor and privilege to add the values to the existing efforts of the Chamber in terms of driving Innovation and in Nation Building.

Deputy Director

Sep 2021 – Mar 2022 · 6 mos

MCCIA is one of the few Chambers of Commerce in India which were established before independence, at a time when industrial activity in the country was yet to truly flourish.

Dharmashala stays & hospitality (india) pvt ltd

Founder

Oct 2018 – Present · 7 yrs 5 mos · Pune

Dharmashala.in
We are an Indian aggregator for Dharamshala of Tirth Kshetra (Pilgrimages) and Cities. Our Mission is to Digitalize all Dharamshalas in Tirth Kshetra and all Cities in India & Outside of India; and to Develop an Ecosystem to significantly improve existing System of Tirth Kshetras and Dharamshalas, so as to ensure that everybody gets a Neat, Clean and Affordable stay with Pure Food in Cities and at Tirth Kshetra.

EntrepreneurshipDigitalizationEcosystem Development

Fujitsu technology solutions

Market Intelligence Specialist - International Market Intelligence Team (Global Strategy & Ops)

May 2011 – Sep 2018 · 7 yrs 4 mos · Pune Area, India

Working under Global marketing & Strategy department, I am the only Indian within the International Market Intelligence team of 9 people, who support sales team, bid management team by providing insights and recommendation.
Key responsibilities include:
Competitor Analysis of Indian ICT players (TCS, Infosys, Wipro, Cognizant, HCL)
Industry analysis - Automotive vertical
Prospect customer analysis
Creating Bios of leadership team
Monthly International ICT news report
Monthly Economic market report
Monthly President report
Account Based Marketing (ABM)
Market Trends Analysis
Market research operational activities (Adhoc request)

Market IntelligenceCompetitive AnalysisAccount Based Marketing

Fujitsu consulting india ltd

Sr Business Enabler

May 2011 – Aug 2013 · 2 yrs 3 mos · Pune Area, India

Working under marketing team of Fujitsu India GDC, I was driving market intelligence team and handling all the Market research operational activities and queries from our stockholders and key decision makers in Fujitsu India.
I was responsible for Top 25 customer analysis for India and Middle east countries, competitor analysis, Country analysis, Emerging technology analysis.

Market ResearchCustomer AnalysisEmerging Technology Analysis

Frost & sullivan

Sr Research Analyst

Feb 2008 – Sep 2010 · 2 yrs 7 mos · Pune Area, India

Responsible for primary and secondary information gathering and thereby understanding usage practices and need gaps amongst key stakeholders in the industry. Understanding end user dynamics and their sourcing practices with a view to suggest an opportunity to the client in the market.
Mapping competition by understanding their business model, market size, industry trends and future course of action.
Analysis and cross check of the information gathered from other secondary sources like annual reports, company websites and trade associations.
Compiling reports and thereby assisting the clients in understanding the opportunity in the market, the size of the opportunity and strategies to exploit the opportunity.
Involved in client meetings and presentations and sharing key market insights that have emerged during the course of the project.

Primary ResearchSecondary ResearchData AnalysisMarket Research