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Karthik B.

Business Development Executive

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India16 yrs 9 mos experience
Most Likely To SwitchAI Enabled

Key Highlights

  • Led innovative sales development strategies at LinkedIn.
  • Built AI tools enhancing sales intelligence and collaboration.
  • Recognized as APAC MVP for outstanding performance.
Stackforce AI infers this person is a SaaS Sales Development Leader with expertise in data-driven strategies and AI implementation.

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Skills

Core Skills

Sales DevelopmentTeam LeadershipData-driven InsightsAi Implementation

Other Skills

CoachingTeam ManagementPre-Sales ConsultingSaaS salesData ScienceEngineeringArtificial IntelligenceSales IntelligenceBusiness DevelopmentSales Pipeline DevelopmentCustomer Relationship Management (CRM)Performance ManagementHuman ResourcesProject ManagementOperational Excellence

About

Karthik Badrinath is the India Head of Sales Development at LinkedIn—where data meets decision-making and sales meets storytelling. A LinkedIn Top Voice, Power Profile, APAC MVP, and certified in both Recruiting and Profile Mastery, he’s one of the platform’s most influential voices in the talent-tech space. He partners closely with CXOs to turn insights into outcomes—whether it's hiring smarter, learning faster, or building brand presence in a noisy world. His specialty? Helping leaders see Social Media not just as a platform, but a business growth engine. 📌 Equal parts strategist, storyteller, and social-selling evangelist. Occasionally answers to "LinkedIn guy."

Experience

16 yrs 9 mos
Total Experience
5 yrs 7 mos
Average Tenure
10 yrs 6 mos
Current Experience

Linkedin

6 roles

Head of Sales Development - Enterprise | Staffing | Academic

Promoted

Jul 2023Present · 2 yrs 10 mos

  • At LinkedIn, I lead a team of 12 Sales Development pros who don’t just pitch products—they open doors to transformation. From SMBs to Fortune 500s, staffing giants to educational institutions, his team helps organizations rethink their talent strategies through the power of data, learning, and insight-driven outreach.
  • In the process of redefining what GTM innovation looks like in Sales Development:
  • ➡️ Implementing & creating effective execution strategies with new tools that can empower SDs such as Salesloft, Gong, Dynamics & much more.
  • ➡️ Email and cadence automation with a human touch.
  • ➡️ Personalized video outreach at scale
  • ➡️ Industry-specific playbooks that speak the customer’s language
  • ➡️ A powerful re-nurture engine that reduces noise, boosts conversion, and protects pipeline integrity
  • ➡️ Own the distinction of driving over 50+ LinkedIn profile ambassador sessions with CXOs. Helping CXOs Treat LinkedIn as a Strategy, Not Just a Site.
  • ➡️ India’s Frontline for LinkedIn’s Hiring & Learning Growth.
  • But the real unlock? I have led initiatives alongside BizOps, Data Science & Engineering to build first-of-their-kind productivity tools—tools that cut research time, solve legacy inefficiencies, and hold the potential to unlock $200M+ in opportunity cost. What started as an internal sales pilot now has global eyes on it.
  • Built 2 AI Agents that would unlock stronger sales intelligence for Account Executives & another one that could help foster stronger collaboration & resolution management between sales teams.
  • From strategy to systems, he’s turning friction into flow and blockers into breakthroughs—for his team and beyond. Nicknamed Go/KGB for his resourcefulness
  • 🏆 *APAC MVP – 2023*
  • 🏆 *Team of the Year – APAC (Emerging Markets)*
  • 🏆 "Director's Call Out" - Iconic 2025
CoachingTeam ManagementPre-Sales ConsultingSaaS salesSales DevelopmentTeam Leadership

Manager - Sales Development (Enterprise)

Promoted

May 2022Jun 2023 · 1 yr 1 mo

  • I lead a team of rockstar SDR's as they take LinkedIn's Solutions & Products to Enterprise (Large) organizations, PSUs, Government & Academic Institutions in their efforts to fine tune their talent strategy.
Team ManagementPre-Sales ConsultingBusiness DevelopmentSales DevelopmentTeam Leadership

Senior Account Director

Apr 2021May 2022 · 1 yr 1 mo

Account Director - Talent & Learning Solutions, GLINT

Jan 2020Apr 2021 · 1 yr 3 mos

  • Play the role of a trusted adviser with a relentless focus on bringing value to our customers. I now bring in expanded focus on how LinkedIn's products & solutions can effectively enable my clients across business.
  • Now responsible for solutions across LinkedIn Talent Solutions, LinkedIn Learning Solutions & Glint

Relationship Manager

Jan 2019Dec 2019 · 11 mos

  • Solving Customer’s problems by delivering measurable results that help them grow their business.
  • I manage relationships with CXO’s at key accounts in India helping them leverage LinkedIn to the fullest; and grow their derived value from LinkedIn. My fast-growing territory of SMB accounts cuts across Tech, Manufacturing, BFSI & Internet. My goal with each of these accounts is to make LinkedIn an integral part of their talent strategy from acquisition to talent management and employer branding.
  • My role includes territory planning, relationship management, solution structuring and advisory, and most importantly collaborating with internal success partners to deliver customer success
  • I also author data & insight driven stories through #InsightsKBSize

Sales Manager - Staffing Solutions (South)

Sep 2015Jan 2019 · 3 yrs 4 mos

  • Manage LinkedIn’s fastest growth segment of staffing customers within Talent Solutions, LinkedIn’s largest and fastest growing business. Our key strategic objective at LinkedIn is to connect talent with opportunity at massive scale; Staffing Accounts are one of the key enablers of that strategy.
  • Part of a team that was judged the Best performing team Globally in 2017.
  • Key focus is on developing LinkedIn's valuable relationships within the recruitment consultancy market place. Work extensively with CXO's of these organizations in enabling them with the right LinkedIn solutions & products that would allow them to meet their business priorities.
  • Work closely & operationally with multiple stakeholders recruiters, talent acquisition teams, & support by enabling them with the right resources internal to the product & external.
  • Extensively work with our customers by drafting success plans that allow them to periodically evaluate usage & effectiveness.
  • Train, coach & mentor customers on how they can get the best out of the product.
  • Collaborate with colleagues across the world to provide the best for our members & customers & make LinkedIn a platform that would allow them to meet their business goals
  • Culture Champion!

Antal international

2 roles

Senior Recruitment Consultant

Promoted

Apr 2015Aug 2015 · 4 mos · London & Bengaluru

  • Antal International is a Global Executive Search firm with 118 offices operating in 32 countries and currently rated as one of the fastest growing privately held HR firms. With over 400+ top level consultants across Europe, Russia, China, Asia & Africa, Talent Search or recruitment has been globally made local by Antal.
  • Work closely with Top management of any firm to understand their leadership requirements
  • Develop new clients & Key accounts. Have extensively worked with clients based in India, Singapore, Malaysia, Philippines to help them hire key talent at Mid- Senior Positions
  • Connect with Market leaders to understand career advancement expectations & consult them with suitable opportunities
  • Actively develop market knowledge to enable you to generate business and business pipeline, through canvass calling, use of marketing, networking and lead generation
  • Marketing the company for business growth.
  • Development, monitoring and measurement of key initiatives and targets that drive and maintain business growth
  • Responsible for the development and execution of the business development strategy
  • Interaction with clients and partners

Executive Recruiter

Feb 2013Mar 2015 · 2 yrs 1 mo · London & Bengaluru

  • #SocialMediaRecruiter
  • #Headhunter
  • #TalentAdvisor
  • #HiringTrendExpert
  • My role encompasses interacting with Top Organizations in the space of Pharma, Healthcare, Automobile, Automobile anx, Engineering, Manufacturing & Chemicals & understand their Talent Acquisition challenges
  • I also work very closely with CXO's, VPs, GMs & Sr Managers in understanding their next "Career Advancement" & assist them in finding them.
  • If you are from the above mentioned Industries or Designations, we need to speak now whether you are a hiring manager or a candidate.
  • Trying to reach me? Email me on BKarthik@antal.com & you will have a response within 12 hours.

Quantum leap

Trainer & Recruitment Operations

Apr 2009Feb 2013 · 3 yrs 10 mos · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Miranda and co

Accounting Intern

Apr 2007May 2007 · 1 mo · Greater Bengaluru Area

Education

New York University

Inner MBA — Organizational Leadership

Sep 2021May 2022

Sikkim Manipal University - Distance Education

Masters in Business Administration — Human Resources Management and Services

Jan 2014Jan 2016

Christ University, Bangalore

Bachelor of Commerce — Commerce

Jan 2006Jan 2009

St Joseph's Indian High School

Commerce

Jan 2001Jan 2004

Tunbridge High School

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