Sumi Dhody

Associate Partner

Delhi, India22 yrs 6 mos experience
Most Likely To SwitchAI Enabled

Key Highlights

  • 20+ years in Marketing and Product Management
  • Expert in Strategic Alliances and Business Development
  • Proven track record in New Product Launch and Brand Management
Stackforce AI infers this person is a seasoned professional in Marketing and Product Management within the Telecommunications sector.

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Skills

Core Skills

Business DevelopmentStrategic AlliancesMarket ResearchProduct Marketing

Other Skills

Senior Stakeholder ManagementGo-to-market StrategyStakeholder ManagementIntegrated MarketingBusiness Data CloudGenerative AICustomer RetentionCustomer EngagementCustomer ExperienceBusiness IntelligenceMarketing ResearchTelecommunicationsCompetitive AnalysisStrategyManagement

About

1) 20+ successful years in Marketing, Product Management and Sales functions with leading companies operating in the IT solutions and telecom domain - Tata consultancy services (TCS), Bharti Airtel Limited, Idea Cellular Limited and Spice Digital Limited. 2) Understanding of and experience in Alliances, Business Development, Stakeholder Management, New Product Launch, Product Management, Brand Management, Services Management, Media Planning, Channel Management, Consumer Research, Vendor coordination, Sales Promotions and Agency Management 3) Adept at building and nurturing partnerships and Alliances (retail and institutional) for monetization through the retail channel/ corporate channels. 4) Experienced in Strategising and implementing market communiques through PR agency management, deployment of Marketing and Brand Collateral .... 5) First hand experience of various technologies and standards like GSM, CDMA, and expertise in technology solutions and service architectures, IVR technologies etc.. Specialties: Building and Nurturing the third party ecosystem, Business Development, Stakeholder Management, Product consulting, Understanding of and experience in New Product Launch, Product Management, Brand Management, Media Planning, Channel Management, Consumer Research, Sales Promotions and Agency Management, Market communication...

Experience

Tata consultancy services

4 roles

Director Alliance SAP for TCS APAC and MEA

Mar 2024Present · 2 yrs 1 mo

Business DevelopmentSenior Stakeholder ManagementStrategic Alliances

Director Global Alliance at Tata Consultancy Services Limited

Promoted

Jun 2019Feb 2024 · 4 yrs 8 mos

Strategic AlliancesBusiness DevelopmentGo-to-market Strategy

Global Alliance and Business Development Manager at Tata Consultancy Services

Nov 2017May 2019 · 1 yr 6 mos

  • The role entails a Global footprint which is built on three pillars-
  • 1. Identification of emerging technologies
  • 2. Building up a strategic partnership
  • 3. Monetising such partnerships through creation of additional business opportunities.
Business DevelopmentSenior Stakeholder ManagementStrategic Alliances

Strategic Initiatives Lead for Life Sciences Marketing

Sep 2015Nov 2017 · 2 yrs 2 mos

  • The role entails a global footprint in the arena of Life Sciences marketing. The role is a manifestation of a thought process which believes in achieving results by diving into the dark waters of the unknown.
  • Broadly I am involved in:
  • 1. Institutionalization and streamlining the process of Participation in Confidence indicators like IDC Marketscapes/ Everest Group PEAK Matrices among others.
  • 2. Designing and Implementing strategic Governance across all recurring marketing activities like Asset Creation, Event participation across geographies, Client visits among others.
  • 3. Defining governance for evaluation and recommendation of vendors/ alliances/ events and agencies.
  • 4. Conduct and institutionalize comprehensive market research programs for providing actionable market intelligence, identification of new avenues, enhancing brand equity among others.
  • 5. Identify, Liaise, Position and Monetize strategic tie- ups like media houses, analyst and advisor bodies among others.
  • 6. Own responsibility for overall development and execution of the marketing plan with controls on the allocated marketing budget.
  • 7. Continuous engagement with multi disciplinary and multi geography teams for execution of marketing campaigns.
  • 8. Innovate collateral, branding and visibility for both indoors and outdoors.
  • 9. Govern multi-channel (Digital, Traditional, Events...) outreach to to gain maximum exposure at minimum cost.
Senior Stakeholder Management

Spice digital limited

4 roles

Head Strategic Alliances and Marketing (Digital + Conventional)

Jul 2014Aug 2015 · 1 yr 1 mo

Integrated MarketingSenior Stakeholder ManagementStrategic Alliances

General Manager(Sales and Marketing) Mcommerce @ Spice Digital Limited

Jul 2012Apr 2015 · 2 yrs 9 mos

Integrated MarketingProduct MarketingBusiness DevelopmentSenior Stakeholder Management

National Product Head, New Products

Nov 2009Aug 2012 · 2 yrs 9 mos

Integrated MarketingProduct MarketingBusiness DevelopmentSenior Stakeholder Management

Operational Head Product Development and Marketing

Jun 2007Oct 2009 · 2 yrs 4 mos

  • Key result Areas:
  • 1. To be a Solution and design architect.
  • 2. To be a presales consultant and a techno-commercial manager.
  • 3. To ensure product conceptualization, technical feasibility, design,
  • development, enhancements and monetization of the
  • products/solutions.
  • 4. To be the service manager for clients like Airtel, Idea, BPL etc…
  • 5. Undertake market research at global level to ensure availability of
  • updated and relevant product portfolio.
  • 6. To represent the organization in various CP-client meets, conferences
  • and exhibitions.
  • Deliverables:
  • a) Adhering to development schedules & timelines.
  • b) Responsible for mkt expansion, mkt development & mkt
  • optimization
  • c) Responsible for coordination between sales &R and D/technical
  • teams to ensure adherence to SLA’s for development and
  • deployment.
  • d) Managing development and enhancement requirements pertaining
  • to products encompassing all platforms- voice, data, signaling
  • etc…
Integrated MarketingProduct MarketingSenior Stakeholder Management

Idea cellular limited- an aditya birla enterprise

Vertical Head Postpaid Product(Marketing)

Jan 2006Jan 2007 · 1 yr

  • Key result Areas:
  • 1. Planning and strategizing new product offerings
  • 2. Strategizing and implementing a go-to-market product portfolio
  • 3. Streamlining and Managing the distribution channel.
  • 4. Conceptualizing and executing Alliances - Media Content Tie-
  • Ups/Negotiate all required agreements and contracts
  • 5. Market intelligence based on research, competition analysis and data
  • analysis.
  • 6. Developing Annual Operating Plan, revenue projections and
  • acquisition forecasts for Postpaid segment.
  • Deliverables:
  •  Ensure the targeted gross additions and revenue from the postpaid
  • business stream.
  •  Management of Franchisee, showrooms and distribution channel to
  • ensure smooth functioning of the distribution model.
  •  Defining, generation and core analysis of Daily Traffic reports,
  • Revenue reports based on different plans and subscriber categories
  • to determine the health of the business.
Product Marketing

Bharti airtel limited

Vertical Head Prepaid (Acquisitions- Marketing)

Jan 2003Jan 2006 · 3 yrs

  • Key result Areas:
  • 1. Ensuring the targeted acquisitions of new customers on the network.
  • 2. Conceptualize, innovate, design, launch and distribute new product
  • compositions, packaging and promotions .
  • 3. Identify, evaluate and create new revenue streams for the organisation
  • (within the scope of prepaid business)
  • 4. Identify, evaluate and operationalise the expansion of distribution
  • through new town roll outs.
  • Deliverables:
  •  Ensure the profit & volume growth.
  •  Developing and implementing marketing and promotion strategy for
  • each product and the brand as a whole.
  •  Media Planning and agency management
  •  New Product Development and Launch
  •  Product roll out and channel management
  •  Developing pricing and marketing strategies to promote product
  • awareness, build brand recognition; promote new trade channels for
  • increase in overall Brand and Market Share
  •  Develop and implement the communication strategy (Theme &
  • Topical)
Product Marketing

Education

Panjab University

MBA — Marketing and Finance

Jan 2001Jan 2003

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