Deepika Chandrashekar

Business Development Manager

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India15 yrs experience

Key Highlights

Over 10 years in business development and partnerships.
Expert in B2B alliances and go-to-market strategies.
Strong stakeholder management and consultative selling skills.

Stackforce AI infers this person is a Business Development expert in the EdTech sector.

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Skills

Core Skills

Customer SupportPeople Management

Other Skills

Business Relationship ManagementBusiness StrategyCustomer Relationship Management (CRM)Decision-MakingEmail MarketingLead GenerationLeadershipMarket ResearchMarketingOnline MarketingOperations ManagementPerformance ManagementPost-Sales SupportPowerPointProcess Improvement

About

Strategic business development professional with over 10 years of experience in building impactful partnerships across EdTech and higher education. I specialize in developing B2B alliances, driving go-to-market strategies, and enabling student-centric solutions through innovative education models. My work has empowered organisations to scale their outreach and operational growth while improving student access and engagement. With a background in education, admissions, and institutional partnerships, I bring strong stakeholder management, consultative selling, and regional expansion experience. 🔍 Currently exploring new opportunities in Business Development, Operations, Partnerships, or Strategic Growth roles within EdTech, higher education, or mission-driven organizations. Let’s connect if you’re looking for someone who can combine relationship-building, execution, and strategy to scale impact and revenue.

Experience

Edu-fin flex growth private limited

Head of Business Development

Nov 2024 – Present · 1 yr 4 mos · India · Hybrid

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Senior Manager Customer Support

Jun 2022 – Oct 2024 · 2 yrs 4 mos · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Customer Relationship Management (CRM)Customer SupportPeople ManagementRevenue GenerationProcess ImprovementLeadership

Vedantu

Manager Post Sales (Operations)

Mar 2020 – Jul 2022 · 2 yrs 4 mos

Unacademy

Content Manager

Jul 2019 – Mar 2020 · 8 mos · Bangalore

Intellipaat

Inside Sales Manager

Apr 2018 – Jun 2019 · 1 yr 2 mos · Bangalore

I was handling B2C and B2B clients across India and ROW region.

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Business Development Executive

Sep 2015 – Oct 2016 · 1 yr 1 mo · Banaglore

Working as BDE.
> Data prospecting & research
> Generating sales leads through cold calling & emails
> Converting the leads into deals
> Communicating with clients through Go-To Meeting, Web calls & Telephone
> Lead nurturing & industry research - Healthcare, Technology, Manufacturing, Education & Hospitality
> Handling existing clients through account management strategies
> Team management & generating reports on Excel
Certified by 'Kaleidoscope' on Sales Methodologies - Handling Gate Keepers, Probing, Negotiation, Objection Handling & closing.

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Subject Matter Expert

Jun 2014 – Jul 2015 · 1 yr 1 mo · Bangalore

Managing a team as supervisor & also managing customer support queues daily; directly supported customers with general inquiries & technical issues in a timely manner.
> Providing sufficient & accurate product knowledge to team & other co-colleagues for better performance.
> Preparing daily workloads for staff & coordinating the daily allocation of work.
> Motivating the team to achieve high standards & KPI targets
> Mentioning & training up junior & new staff
>Providing product training for trainees

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Operations Officer

Jun 2011 – Mar 2014 · 2 yrs 9 mos · Banaglore

> Generating leads
> Providing RWH solutions

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Advisor

Aug 2009 – Jul 2010 · 11 mos · Bangalore

1. Process Name - Overstock
> Solving customers issues & helping them to select the best products.
> Providing accurate information about our products & services
> Coordinating second & third line support
2. Process Name - Tutorvista
> Counsel & advice students and their parents on K12 & college preparatory academics.
> Providing information free trial/demo about our service
> Part of an end to end sales program

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Process Coordinator

Mar 2008 – Jul 2009 · 1 yr 4 mos · Banagalore

Data processing & Data Coordination for Devon Health & Devon IT, US Based Company.
> Data mining, data processing & compilation
> Data analysis & research.
> Report generation & presentation.
> Creating prospecting report for voice process for generating sales leads.