Anil Kanwar — Sales Executive

A results-oriented sales leader with an excellent track record in developing, executing and managing technology sales, SDR teams, alliance and business development plans for organizations that market enterprise business solutions. Excellent leadership, communication, team building, and problem-solving skills focused on analyzing complex business solutions and delivering business value. Global, National and Regional experience including direct and indirect sales for Enterprise to Mid-Market lines of business. Experience at all levels of Sales Management from the first-line leader to Sales Executive to SDR. Experienced in both large and small organizations that have an appetite for rapid growth or those that are challenged with a turn-around situation in Enterprise software sales. Annual attainment of quota and corporate objective accomplishment. Demonstrated strategic leadership by defining business growth & development strategies, implemented global best in class sales processes, systems and emerging technologies across operations & processes. Focused on adopting a customer-centric approach and achieving qualitative outputs across all deliverables. Drove innovative, cost-effective sales and marketing strategies, programs and initiatives that produce dynamic results in evolving market scenarios. Demonstrated excellence in conceptualizing and implementing various business strategies. An effective communicator with exceptional presentation skills and abilities in forging business partnerships, leading cross-cultural teams & establishing beneficial relationships with key players in the industry. A visionary, with expertise in Business Operations, Sales Development Team, multidimensional profile, capable and experienced in handling sales and marketing, business development and solutions management Across Customers & Partner Ecosystems. Result oriented, decisive leader, with proven success in establishing a lasting presence in new markets, Startups, identifying growth opportunities and initiating strong business alliances.

Stackforce AI infers this person is a SaaS sales leader with extensive experience in big data and cloud computing.

Location: Delhi, India

Experience: 26 yrs 3 mos

Skills

Sales Management
Business Development
Big Data
Cloud Computing

Career Highlights

Proven track record in technology sales leadership.
Expertise in driving business growth and development strategies.
Successful in establishing strong business alliances.

Work Experience

Confluent

Sales Leader APAC & MEA Specialty Solutions and Sales (8 mos)

Country Manager India (5 yrs 3 mos)

Qubole

Sales Leader APAC (2 yrs 9 mos)

Randstad India

Vice President - Randstad Technologies (2 yrs 1 mo)

PROCOS AG

VP & Global Head Sales & Business Development (1 yr 6 mos)

Microsoft India

Director - DevOps & ALM Tools (6 yrs 11 mos)

Telelogic ( an IBM company )

Regional Director - India & SAARC (1 yr)

Serena Software Europe Limited

Director - India & SAARC (1 yr 1 mo)

Sonata information Technology Limited

Assistant Manager , (5 yrs)

Zee Interactive

Assistant Manager (1 yr)

Education

MBA at Faculty of Management Studies

Anil Kanwar

Sales Executive

Delhi, India26 yrs 3 mos experience

Most Likely To SwitchHighly Stable

Key Highlights

Proven track record in technology sales leadership.
Expertise in driving business growth and development strategies.
Successful in establishing strong business alliances.

Stackforce AI infers this person is a SaaS sales leader with extensive experience in big data and cloud computing.

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Skills

Core Skills

Sales ManagementBusiness DevelopmentBig DataCloud Computing

Other Skills

Solution SellingData StreamingData AnalyticsP&L ManagementMarket ResearchGlobal Alliance ManagementSales DevelopmentPre-salesStorageCRMNetworkingVendor ManagementGo-to-market StrategyBusiness IntelligenceSaaS

About

Experience

26 yrs 3 mos

Total Experience

3 yrs

Average Tenure

5 yrs 11 mos

Current Experience

Confluent

2 roles

Sales Leader APAC & MEA Specialty Solutions and Sales

Promoted

Sep 2025 – Present · 8 mos

In my 6th year at Confluent, I’m honored to step into my fourth role, spanning across APAC and MEA, each chapter reflecting new opportunities and growth. Thank you, Confluent, for entrusting me with such remarkable chances to learn, to lead, and to collaborate with some of the best minds in our industry.
This new role is where the real magic unfolds DSP — joining forces with a world-class team to unleash the full power of fully managed, real-time stream processing. Together, we’re transforming what’s possible for our customers, driving business value at the speed of data, and redefining what innovation looks like in modern enterprises.
I’m excited for what lies ahead in this journey, as we continue to break boundaries and deliver data streaming solutions that matter.

Sales ManagementSolution SellingBusiness DevelopmentCloud ComputingData Streaming

Country Manager India

May 2020 – Aug 2025 · 5 yrs 3 mos

Qubole

Sales Leader APAC

Jul 2018 – Apr 2021 · 2 yrs 9 mos · Gurgaon / Bengalore

Qubole dramatically monetizes Big Data at Scale for half the cost of available alternatives. Qubole's Cloud-Native Big Data Platform is the fastest, easiest and most reliable Big Data Engine Compute Solution available in the Cloud. We provide a complete Analytics Platform that can is leveraged by Global Companies to integrate Data from multiple sources, analyze Data using a variety of Technologies like Spark, Hive, Hadoop and Presto and runs on all the major Public Clouds like AWS, Azure, Oracle and Google Cloud.
Businesses across a diverse set of Industries including Technology, AdTech, Media, FinTech, Retail, Travel & Hospitality, Finance and Healthcare use Qubole every day to power their Big Data Analytics and to empower Data Analysts, Data Engineers, Data Scientists and Data Administrators to Self-Serve and access Data directly delivering Workload Projects faster, with fewer Resources while saving millions of dollars in Operating Costs.
A wealth of information including case studies and product overviews are available at www.qubole.com.

Big DataCloud ComputingData AnalyticsSales Management

Randstad india

Vice President - Randstad Technologies

May 2016 – Jun 2018 · 2 yrs 1 mo · India

I was heading end-to-end responsibilities for Enterprise business with accountability for revenue generation, P&L, strategy planning, managing Sales team ( Direct & Indirect ), customer acquisition and management, operations, process improvements, cost optimization and stakeholder for Randstad Technologies India. Also managing an Inside Sates team ( IST) for APAC & India, ensuring optimum performance.
I have successfully turned-around and improved the performance of the Enterprise business. Lead as a Cloud Evangelist, speaker in various customer forums and acquired/on-boarded various new customer accounts, while significantly increasing the wallet share of the existing customer portfolio. Conducted market research, competitive intelligence and industry benchmarking adopted a customer-centric approach and performed outcome-based business planning.

Sales ManagementBusiness DevelopmentP&L Management