Rajiv Thapar

Associate Partner

Delhi, Delhi, India26 yrs 5 mos experience
Highly Stable

Key Highlights

  • Over three decades of IT Business Value Chain experience.
  • Recognized for leadership skills and team building.
  • Expert in channel management and business strategy.
Stackforce AI infers this person is a SaaS expert with extensive experience in partner business and channel management.

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Other Skills

Director levelSales ManagementStrategic PlanningProduct DevelopmentProduct MarketingMarket ResearchOperations ManagementBusiness PlanningNew Business DevelopmentCompetitive AnalysisMarket AnalysisManagement ConsultingCross-functional Team LeadershipChange ManagementStrategic Partnerships

About

Over three decades of experience in IT Business Value Chain with exposure to General Management with P&L responsibility, Direct and Channel sales in Commercial and COnsumer space, Product Management and Project Management.. I have been recognized for my leadership skills, building teams, creating businesses and sustaining growth. Specialties: Business Head, Channel Management, Enterprise and SMB Sales, Business Strategy, P&L Management, Marketing Management, Customer & Partner Relationship Management, Managing and collaborating across complex, cross cultural work groups.

Experience

26 yrs 5 mos
Total Experience
5 yrs 1 mo
Average Tenure
10 mos
Current Experience

Confluent

Senior Director -WW GSIs Partner Business

Aug 2025Present · 9 mos · Delhi, India · Remote

Quadrafort technologies

Board Advisor

Jul 2025Present · 10 mos · Greater Delhi Area · Remote

Mongodb

3 roles

Senior Director - Global Partner Business SIs & Consulting Partners

Feb 2024Aug 2025 · 1 yr 6 mos

Senior Director - Partner Business - India, APACJ and LATAM

Feb 2023Mar 2024 · 1 yr 1 mo

Senior Director - Partner Business - India / APACJ

Aug 2022Feb 2023 · 6 mos

Lacework

Senior Director - WW GSI Partners and India & APAC Sales

Jul 2021Jul 2022 · 1 yr · New Delhi, Delhi, India

Mongodb

2 roles

Senior Director WW GSIs and APACJ Channel Sales

Promoted

Oct 2019Apr 2021 · 1 yr 6 mos

Director Channel Sales - APACJ and GSIs

Feb 2015Oct 2019 · 4 yrs 8 mos

  • Responsible for Global SIs Partner Sales at MongoDB.
  • Additionally Establish and Grow Partner Ecosystem and Business through Channel and Alliances partners; this includes all Global System Integrators, ISV, OEM and Technology Alliances for APAC
  • MongoDB is the next-generation database that helps businesses transform their industries by harnessing the power of data. The world’s most sophisticated organizations, from cutting-edge startups to the largest companies, use MongoDB to create applications never before possible at a fraction of the cost of legacy databases. MongoDB is the fastest-growing database ecosystem, with over 15 million downloads, thousands of customers, and over 1,000 technology and service partners. Learn more at www.mongodb.com.

Oracle

2 roles

Director – Head Alliances and Channels Business – Primavera Global Business Unit - JAPAC

Jun 2012Feb 2015 · 2 yrs 8 mos

  • Was responsible for Indirect Sales and Channel Development for
  • India, Australia and Newzealand
  • JAPAC for Global System Integrators and Regional System Integrators

Key Partner Director - Alliances and Channels

Jun 2010May 2012 · 1 yr 11 mos

  • Drive Strategic Business Integration with Global SI partners through strategic consulting, including business plan, sales strategy development & enabling Oracle practice and integrating with world wide partner programs.

Hcl infosystems ltd

2 roles

Associate VIce President - Country Head SMB Business

Jun 2005May 2010 · 4 yrs 11 mos

  • Key responsibilities include -
  • Formulating long term strategies to create sustainable, scalable business model for accelerated growth, increased market coverage and improved profitability in Enterprise and Emerging market space.
  • Establish and Build HCL brand in SMB space through innovative Marketing and GTM startegies, IT Adoption for CII SMB Clusters.
  • Develop short and long term Channel Strategy for both Tier2 & Tier3 partners for channel Solution sales to SMB customers, Brand loyalty, channel productivity & market coverage – differentiated strategy for metro & non metro markets.
  • Conceptualize and implement comprehensive Channel policy for commercial channel appointment, business enablement through channel engagement, city coverage through managed partners, product mix and channel promotions
  • Develop ICT and Cloud Computing solutions and channel network for SMB Clusters thru MSME (Ministry of Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises) and CII
  • Develop and maintain effective relationship with alliance partners..
  • Managing a team of 100+ members for generating sales revenue of Rs 250+Crores
  • Develop a productive and efficient organization structure to manage SMB business
  • Responsible for P&L for SMB Business

National Manager

Jan 1999Jan 2005 · 6 yrs

  • Responsible for defining and executing strategy to support sustained business growth of all products and services through the direct and indirect route to market. Highly successful track record in developing and managing IT Solutions business, Channel partners, Systems Integrators, Business Engagement with Principals and ISVs and VARs in developed as well as emerging markets.
  • Account Management ( and enabling channel partners) for Key strategic and large customers for the organization
  • Formulation and Integration of Consumer Broadband Device with large telecom companies – BSNL, Airtel to increase PC and Broadband penetration.
  • Spearheaded establishment of Retail Automation (POS) business making HCL as number one point-of-sale company in its category in India. Created largest business category for PC based POS customers for HCL.
  • Introduction of most successful HCL PC brand in India – “ HCL Ezeebee “ and brought radical change in business model by introducing the multi tier channel model through national distributor.

Education

Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi

MBA

Jan 1999Jan 2002

Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani

Master of Science — Software Systems

Jan 1992Jan 1994

XLRI Jamshedpur

Management Development Program

Jan 1994Jan 1994

Institution of Engineers

B.E. — Electronis and Communications

Jan 1987Jan 1991

State Board of Technical Education and Training

Kendriya Vidyalaya

XII Class — Science

Jan 1982Jan 1984

Kendriya Vidyalaya

X class — Science

Jan 1975Jan 1982