Pooja Gupta

CEO

New Delhi, Delhi, India18 yrs 8 mos experience
Most Likely To SwitchHighly Stable

Key Highlights

  • Over 20 years of experience in sales and business development.
  • Leader of Women@LinkedIn initiative promoting workplace inclusion.
  • Expert in building customer relationships and securing loyalty.
Stackforce AI infers this person is a Sales Leader in the SaaS and Talent Development industry.

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Skills

Core Skills

SalesTeam Leadership

Other Skills

Thought LeadershipRecruitingMarketingBusiness DevelopmentNew Business DevelopmentAccount ManagementSales ManagementTeam ManagementCRMMarketing StrategyNegotiationMarket ResearchManagementE-commerceStart-ups

About

As the Head of Sales for LinkedIn Talent and Learning Solutions across North and East India, I lead a team of high-performing sales professionals who help customers achieve their talent and learning goals. I have over 20 years of experience in setting up new business, formulating strategies, securing customer loyalty, and maintaining strong relationships in the online and media sectors. Leading with compassion, thinking with a growth mindset, and achieving with integrity are my personal core values. I am also passionate about empowering women in the workplace and serve as the India Lead for Women@LinkedIn, a global initiative that supports the advancement and inclusion of women at LinkedIn and beyond.

Experience

Linkedin

Head of Sales-LinkedIn Talent and Learning Solutions, North & East India: India Head Women@LinkedIn

Dec 2019Present · 6 yrs 3 mos · Gurgaon, Haryana, India

  • Leading a team of high performing sales professionals to grow existing business for LinkedIn Talent & Learning Solutions across North and East India.
SalesThought LeadershipTeam Leadership

Career break

Health and well-being

Feb 2017Dec 2019 · 2 yrs 10 mos

Employwise

Vice President - Client Services

Nov 2016Jan 2017 · 2 mos · Gurgaon, India

  • EmployWise™ is an award winning, integrated cloud based SaaS employee life-cycle management software. Its key modules can handle all aspect of human resource needs from recruitment to retirement.

Proptalkies

Co Founder

Jan 2011Oct 2016 · 5 yrs 9 mos · New Delhi Area, India

  • PropTalkies.com is India’s only Real Estate Social Media platform that brings investors, end users, residential communities, sellers, builders and agents together. It is the only structured pan-India platform where people can provide reviews and ratings on real estate projects. PropTalkies.com is a revolutionary concept that has all the ingredients to be meaningful in the prevailing buyers’ market scenario. We believe user-generated-content is of great essence. Users have access to advance features such as comparative analysis, builder’s report card, live chat rooms, expert advice, discussion forums, multilingual and many more relevant elements to help them take an informed and intelligent investment decision.

Bennett coleman and co. ltd. (times group)

Deputy Chief Manager

Dec 2009Nov 2010 · 11 mos · New Delhi Area, India

  • Vertical head for Times Ascent (Times Ascent is a weekly supplement of The Times of India newspaper, that is focused on human resource development, employment and job opportunities) in Bangalore and for DAVP (The Directorate of Advertising & Visual Publicity (DAVP) is the department that undertakes multi-media advertising and publicity for various Ministries and Departments of Government of India) in New Delhi.
  • Team of senior managers/managers/executives were reporting into me.
  • Growing the spends and the subsequent incremental value/ market share.
  • Strategically ideating with the Marketing Heads of these clients to conceptualize and implement plans which are co branded in nature.
  • To provide clients a customized solution on their advertising need with the incorporation of 360degree media plan including Print, Radio, Internet and Outdoor
  • Maintaining the market shares, relationship building with agencies, Government Department and Ministries.
  • Achievements:
  • Path-breaking RIS (Response Integrated Solutions) activities implemented with Several ministries like Dept of Post, M/o Labour, M/o Coal etc
  • Was made the Vertical head in less than 5 months time.

Naukri.com

Zonal Head

Nov 2003Nov 2008 · 5 yrs · Pune Area, India

  • Overall P&L, business and operation management for branches in Rest of Maharashtra (Pune, Nagpur, Aurangabad, Nasik and Goa).
  • Recruiting, leading, training and motivating big size team.
  • Proactively innovative to increase the sales.
  • Identifying prospective clients, generating business from the existing clientele, thereby achieving business targets.
  • Setting of targets for the team and ensuring that they are accomplished.
  • Designing customized recruitment solutions according to the requirements.
  • Building and maintaining healthy business relations with major clients, ensuring maximum customer satisfaction by achieving delivery & quality norms.
  • Achievements:
  • Consistently achieved the target and growth across branches quarter on quarter.
  • 40% annual growth across branches..
  • Awarded the outstanding performance award.

Il&fs education and technology services limited

Senior Manager

Jul 2001Mar 2003 · 1 yr 8 mos · New Delhi Area, India

  • Schoolnet India Limited is an Institution sponsored by IL&FS, HDFC and ORIX Corporation Japan as a broader initiative in the social infrastructure sector i.e. Education
  • The sales focus was on delivering interactive teaching and learning solutions (K-10 Program) to schools across the social-economic spectrum.
  • It involved understanding the learning system and philosophy of the school and customizing the program to suit their requirement.
  • Single point interaction with the schools, leading to presentation to the Managing Committee and finally negotiating the agreement.
  • Backend activities included updating SMS (Sales Management Software), which involves detailed clocking of sales calls.
  • Maintaining and updating centralized Database and reporting to the Business Head of Delhi Branch.
  • Having close co-ordination with offices in 16 major cities within India through E-mail, teleconferencing etc., to explore new opportunities and offerings to the schools.
  • Organizing in-house induction program / workshops.
  • Achievements: Signed on Chinmaya Vidhalya, Silverline School & Amrita Vidhalya for the K-10 Program.

Microland limited

Senior Marketing Executive

Jul 2000Jun 2001 · 11 mos · New Delhi Area, India

  • Microuniv as an independent unit of Microland Ltd has taken up the challenge to enable organizations world-wide, attain knowledge; build skills in networking, connectivity and communications by offering training in the cutting edge of technology. The key strength of the organization being its association with various world leaders in technology like Microsoft, Cisco, Sun, Prosoft, Lotus etc..
  • Manage existing accounts / projects; generate new accounts, be a single point of interaction between the customer and MicroUniv, customize the training requirements, manage customer expectations, responsible for sustaining business and managing receivable.
  • Reporting directly to the Corporate office in Bangalore.
  • Achievements:
  • Was awarded the “SPECIAL ACHIEVER” citation for exemplary performance.
  • Received the best “LOTUS FOCUS” achiever award in January, 2001.
  • Clientele Segment
  • HCL, Infosys, Reliance, Hero Honda, Ranbaxy, Gillette, Hughes Software, UNICEF, HFCL etc.

Pan american business solutions limited

Business Development Manager

May 1999May 2000 · 1 yr · New Delhi Area, India

  • Pre-Sales/ Marketing activities towards GIS (Geographical Information Systems) Implementation services and also providing marketing support for total IT solutions (viz. In GIS/GPS, E-Commerce/E-Business solutions & Software Development).
  • Collecting and managing the Database related to the Land Records for the State of Punjab and ensuring that the results are generated.
  • Project preparation, presentation and execution for various projects in private as well as public sector organizations. Formulating Strategies as part of Core Team for targeted clients in specific sectors such as Agro-based, Telecom Building, Banks, FMCG, Media Industry and Public Sector.
  • Involved in giving presentations to the corporate clientele for GIS & E-Commerce & total IT solutions.
  • Achievements:
  • Achieved the highest sales target for the financial yr. 1999-2000. (Clients: Tata Chemical Ltd., Mecon (IGL),& Land Records Department- Haryana& Jalandhar).
  • Clientele Segment
  • Public & private sector organizations i.e. NDMC, PWD, CWC etc., NGO’s, Agro-Based Industry, Consumer Durable Industry, Media, Aviation etc.

Education

Apeejay School Of Management

Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.) — Marketing and Finance

Jan 1997Jan 1999

Shaheed Bhagat Singh College

Bachelor’s Degree — B.Com (Hons.)

Jan 1994Jan 1997

Delhi Public School - R. K. Puram

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Jan 1992Jan 1994

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