Jan 2021 – Present · 5 yrs 2 mos · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

• Meyrahkee Advisors (https://www.meyrahkee.com/) is a Talent Advisory Firm focussed on helping VC-funded startups with Talent Solutions that are effective and workable. We are a "boutique search firm" with a focus on engaging and working closely with "high growth startups”. Our approach is to partner with startups to understand the business and its growth trajectory. Based on the same we help with the most viable talent acquisition solutions.
• We started operations in March 2019 and over the last ~6 years have worked with 175+ startups with whom we have closed 200+ roles (leadership and lateral) across sales, marketing, customer success & support, technology, product, design, finance, strategy and HR.
• To name a few, we have engaged with startups within:
• B2B Enterprise Tech such as Whatfix, SaaS Labs, Zomentum, iMocha, TopLyne, Atlan, Spry, Freightify, Vieu.AI, Cooby, Rattle, and Blend
• Deep Tech B2B SaaS such as Amnic, Astra Security, Appknox, PingSafe, Last9, and Privado
• Fintech such as FamPay, Branch, and Tinvio
• Edtech such as Toddle, BYJUs, Unacademy, and Teachmint
• D2C Brands such as DaMensch, MyMuse, and Bombay Shirt Company
• Others such as Lightmetrics, Atlys, OpenBorder, Zetwerk, SiLQ, SuprDaily, and Toothsi
• We pride ourselves on the knowledge that we have built in the talent space within the startup ecosystem. Our focus and expertise lie in collaborating with the technology-enabled ventures growing at a fast pace and looking at scaling their operations.
• Read about our successful partnership with SaaS Labs - https://www.meyrahkee.com/blog/navigating-growth-a-case-study-on-saas-labs-and-meyrahkee-advisors-collaborative-talent-strategy

Jun 2020 – Dec 2020 · 6 mos

Jul 2018 – May 2020 · 1 yr 10 mos · Bengaluru Area, India

• Worked as a Product Owner and Strategy lead to design and execute the roadmap of Business (Commercial) Transformation programs in APAC and Africa (~£ 4 billion net sales, 2019) including new technologies, process methodologies, and architectural constructs.
• Impact/Benefits Delivered
• Agility in Decision Making - Increased velocity in decision making driving the right behaviour and capability build enabled a 1% uptake in net sales
• Cost Savings - automation enablement led to 100% FTE savings and internal capability build attained savings of US$ 150k/annum vis-a-vis the external approach
• Scalability - replicated the capability in other markets: 75% time efficiency and 50% productivity gains
• Simplification - Integrated and timely data visibility supported proactive opportunities identification

Jun 2016 – Jul 2018 · 2 yrs 1 mo

• Sales and Business Development Lead for Asia (Break in and Sold to New Markets)
• Led the execution of Asia strategy roadmap and acted as firm’s primary interface in Asia with client organizations – closed USD$ 288,000 in revenues during Oct’16 - Jan’18
• Worked as Global Lead for two of TSC’s product sales spearheading customer development and product awareness (including running products’ demo for senior stakeholders)
• Interfaced with clients and internal teams’ requirements to remove ambiguity and deliver value to clients via solution-oriented selling

Apr 2012 – May 2016 · 4 yrs 1 mo

• Global Client Engagement Lead
• Co-led the client engagement team of 13 members - worked as the global lead for all TSC proposals (retainer/ad-hoc clients) and led all communication, coordination, and compliance
• Provided sales team with all the needed content to enable sales development (case studies, competition fact sheets, industry trends, detailed solutions offerings, etc.)
• Led joint account planning of key accounts on performance objectives / targets as Client Lead

Sep 2011 – Mar 2012 · 6 mos · New Delhi Area, India

• Responsible for the group’s advisory business across NCR & the North India market
• Advised clients on their real estate portfolios with the focus on valuation reports and feasibility studies
• Managed and worked on research publications issued by BNP Paribas Real Estate

Jan 2009 – May 2010 · 1 yr 4 mos · Gurgaon, India

• Conceptualized and led the business development strategy of Infrastructure vertical of Evalueserve in India
• Developed 06 key Infrastructure client accounts (potentially more than USD 01 million) and more than 10 on-demand client accounts. Led the end to end project delivery for all projects

Jun 2006 – Dec 2008 · 2 yrs 6 mos · Gurgaon, India

• Led an engagement team of 06 members for a UK Real Estate HR Consulting firm for 15 months
• Analyzed client’s current market expansion (India) issues and conducted market due diligence to validate the client’s findings of market potential
• Assigned as ‘Career Manager’ for 02 analysts; responsible for career growth and development