Vijay Balakrishnan — CEO
I work at the intersection of growth, transformation, and product-led scaling within the education, assessment, and employability ecosystems. Throughout my career, I have helped organisations move from ideas to outcomes. This includes building and scaling products related to learning, assessment, and workforce readiness, designing go-to-market and partnership strategies, and aligning universities, employers, and platforms to drive sustainable growth. My experience encompasses early-career employability, partnerships, alliances, and large-scale education and assessment businesses, where I have operated in both 0→1 product development and scale-up phases. A consistent focus of mine has been translating product strategies into measurable impacts and scalable revenue models, while maintaining credibility and long-term value. Currently, I am most engaged in senior growth and transformation roles, collaborating with leadership teams on: - Growth and transformation strategies for EdTech, higher education, and workforce platforms - Building and scaling products in learning, assessment, and employability - Designing revenue models, go-to-market strategies, and partnership ecosystems By connecting early-career talent outcomes with institutional and enterprise needs, I bring an operator’s perspective combined with a strategist’s approach. This enables a clear direction and practical execution across complex stakeholder environments. If you are building or scaling learning, assessment, or employability platforms, rethinking early-career hiring and university partnerships, or driving growth at the intersection of education and workforce transformation, I would welcome the opportunity for a conversation.
Stackforce AI infers this person is a strategic leader in EdTech and HR Tech, specializing in growth and transformation.
Location: Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
Experience: 17 yrs 10 mos
Skills
- Program Management
- Business Strategy
- Product Development
- Sales
- Business Development
- Corporate Sales
- Assessment
- Strategic Planning
- Direct Sales
- Sales Operations
- Market Research
- Fmcg Sales
Career Highlights
- Expert in scaling EdTech and employability platforms.
- Proven track record in driving growth and transformation.
- Strong leadership in cross-functional team management.
Work Experience
Tata Consultancy Services
Head -SMB Strategy and solutions (2 yrs 5 mos)
Business Head - National Qualifier Test (1 yr 5 mos)
CALYXPOD
Associate Vice President (2 yrs 5 mos)
HireMee
Head - Corporate Partnership (1 yr 4 mos)
ExpertRating Inc.
Head of Strategic Planning (1 yr 4 mos)
Self-employed
Co-Founder (2 yrs)
Aspiring Minds
Senior Manager (5 yrs 4 mos)
NIIT Limited
Business Executive (1 yr 4 mos)
CavinKare
Management Trainee (2 yrs 2 mos)
Education
PGP at The University of Waikato
Graduation at Landmark worldwide
Bachelor of Commerce - BCom at Thiagarajar College
12 th grade at TVS Matriculation Higher Secondary School