Arun G Krishnan

Management Consultant

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India10 yrs 10 mos experience
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Key Highlights

  • Influenced over $150M in pipeline across multiple companies.
  • Consistently achieved 100%+ of quarterly targets.
  • Led successful GTM strategies for complex data products.
Stackforce AI infers this person is a SaaS Product Marketing Manager with expertise in GTM strategies and analyst relations.

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Core Skills

Analyst RelationsReal-time DataGtm StrategySales EnablementMarket IntelligenceProduct Management

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CamtasiaDemo EngineeringGartner Peer InsightsMessagingNew Business DevelopmentPipeline GenerationDBeaverInformatica CloudInformatica MDMApache KafkaSQLConfluent CloudApache Flinkdata streaming engineerAnthropic Claude

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I build GTM programs that generate pipeline. Over 10 years at Confluent, Informatica, and Catchpoint, I've taken complex data infrastructure products to market across NA and EMEA, influenced $150M+ in pipeline, and consistently hit 100%+ of quarterly targets. ๐†๐“๐Œ & ๐๐ซ๐จ๐๐ฎ๐œ๐ญ ๐‹๐š๐ฎ๐ง๐œ๐ก๐ž๐ฌ: End-to-end ownership across ICP definition, positioning, GA execution, sales enablement, and pipeline measurement. Consistently hit 100%+ of quarterly pipeline targets. ๐€๐ง๐š๐ฅ๐ฒ๐ฌ๐ญ ๐‘๐ž๐ฅ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ฌ: Gartner MQ and Forrester Wave strategy, evidence libraries, and C-suite advisory programs. Currently leading AR at Confluent across Gartner, Forrester, and IDC. ๐‚๐จ๐ฆ๐ฉ๐ž๐ญ๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐ฏ๐ž ๐ˆ๐ง๐ญ๐ž๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ข๐ ๐ž๐ง๐œ๐ž: Win/loss frameworks, battle cards, and objection handling that delivered double-digit improvement in sales win rates. ๐†๐ฅ๐จ๐›๐š๐ฅ ๐„๐ฏ๐ž๐ง๐ญ๐ฌ & ๐“๐ก๐จ๐ฎ๐ ๐ก๐ญ ๐‹๐ž๐š๐๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ๐ก๐ข๐ฉ ๐’๐ฉ๐ž๐š๐ค๐ž๐ซ at Informatica World, Snowflake Summit, AWS re:Invent, and Google Cloud Next. Open to senior PMM roles at high-growth SaaS companies in data, cloud, or security. Let's connect.

Experience

10 yrs 10 mos
Total Experience
3 yrs 3 mos
Average Tenure
1 yr 1 mo
Current Experience

Confluent

Technology Advocate- Analyst Relations

Apr 2025 โ€“ Present ยท 1 yr 1 mo

  • As a Tech Advocate at Confluent, I translate our data streaming roadmap into the business value industry analysts care about. I cut through the noise to show how data streaming solves real-world enterprise problems. I'm responsible for our positioning in the major market evaluations that shape the industry.
  • ๐…๐จ๐ซ๐ซ๐ž๐ฌ๐ญ๐ž๐ซ ๐–๐š๐ฏ๐ž ๐‹๐ž๐š๐๐ž๐ซ: Secured 2025 "Leader" rank and 25% YoY score increase through strategic evidence-mapping.
  • ๐€๐ˆ ๐ˆ๐ง๐ง๐จ๐ฏ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง: Identified $100M market gap. Built Agentic AI demos driving Confluent Cloud PoCs.
  • ๐‘๐ž๐ฏ๐ž๐ง๐ฎ๐ž ๐‚๐š๐ญ๐š๐ฅ๐ฒ๐ฌ๐ญ: Influenced $22M+ pipeline via executive keynotes and 3,000+ MQLs via global IDC/Gartner campaigns.
  • ๐€๐ง๐š๐ฅ๐ฒ๐ฌ๐ญ ๐ˆ๐ง๐Ÿ๐ฅ๐ฎ๐ž๐ง๐œ๐ž: Scaled advisory reach to 200+ analysts, resulting in a 60% lift in positive research sentiment.
  • ๐’๐ญ๐ซ๐š๐ญ๐ž๐ ๐ข๐œ ๐‘๐จ๐š๐๐ฆ๐š๐ฉ: Bridged the gap between analyst feedback and R&D to align product compliance with market demand.
Analyst RelationsReal-time Data

Informatica

Sr. Product Marketing Manager, Technical Marketing

Dec 2021 โ€“ Apr 2025 ยท 3 yrs 4 mos ยท Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

  • Led technical product marketing and GTM strategy for Informaticaโ€™s flagship MDM, Data Governance, and Marketplace portfolios. Served as the primary bridge between Product Engineering and Global Sales, translating complex technical architectures into value-driven narratives for highly regulated industries.
  • ๐†๐“๐Œ ๐’๐ญ๐ซ๐š๐ญ๐ž๐ ๐ฒ & ๐‹๐ž๐š๐ ๐†๐ž๐ง๐ž๐ซ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง: Spearheaded the technical GTM for the Intelligent Data Management Cloud (IDMC), driving a 25% increase in qualified technical leads within 24 months through targeted positioning and messaging.
  • ๐€๐ˆ ๐“๐ก๐จ๐ฎ๐ ๐ก๐ญ ๐‹๐ž๐š๐๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ๐ก๐ข๐ฉ: Pioneered the technical launch of CLAIRE (AI-powered metadata engine), positioning Informatica as the industryโ€™s first AI-driven data management platform and simplifying ML concepts for enterprise adoption.
  • ๐’๐š๐ฅ๐ž๐ฌ ๐„๐ง๐š๐›๐ฅ๐ž๐ฆ๐ž๐ง๐ญ: Produced 50+ high-fidelity technical assets including reference architectures and white papers that reduced the average sales cycle by 8% and equipped global presales for competitive displacements.
  • ๐Œ๐š๐ซ๐ค๐ž๐ญ ๐„๐ฑ๐ฉ๐š๐ง๐ฌ๐ข๐จ๐ง & ๐‚๐จ๐ฆ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐ข๐š๐ง๐œ๐ž: Tailored technical value propositions to address critical regional requirements, including HIPAA (Healthcare), BCBS (Banking), and ESG Compliance (Oil & Gas).
  • ๐‚๐š๐ญ๐ž๐ ๐จ๐ซ๐ฒ ๐‹๐ž๐š๐๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ๐ก๐ข๐ฉ: Secured market dominance in the Cloud Data Governance space by co-developing technical webinars and integration blogs that generated a 15% increase in event engagement.
  • ๐ƒ๐ž๐ฆ๐š๐ง๐ ๐†๐ž๐ง๐ž๐ซ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง: Directed high-touch technical workshops and hands-on labs at global flagship events, converting complex engineering features into digestible, value-based "how-to" content.
CamtasiaDemo EngineeringGTM Strategy

Catchpoint

Product Marketing Manager, Competitive & Market Intelligence

Jul 2019 โ€“ Dec 2021 ยท 2 yrs 5 mos ยท Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

  • ๐Œ๐š๐ซ๐ค๐ž๐ญ ๐ˆ๐ง๐ญ๐ž๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ข๐ ๐ž๐ง๐œ๐ž & ๐’๐ญ๐ซ๐š๐ญ๐ž๐ ๐ฒ: Orchestrated comprehensive analysis of the Digital Experience Monitoring (DEM) and Observability landscapes; identified critical 20% capability gaps that steered the 18-month Product Roadmap and long-term vision.
  • ๐๐ž๐ฐ ๐Œ๐š๐ซ๐ค๐ž๐ญ ๐„๐ง๐ญ๐ซ๐ฒ: Spearheaded deep-dive research into SASE and Endpoint Monitoring, driving Catchpointโ€™s successful GTM entry into two new categories and capturing market share during the 2020 remote-work pivot.
  • ๐‚๐จ๐ฆ๐ฉ๐ž๐ญ๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐ฏ๐ž ๐ˆ๐ง๐ญ๐ž๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ข๐ ๐ž๐ง๐œ๐ž & ๐–๐ข๐ง/๐‹๐จ๐ฌ๐ฌ: Built a foundational Win/Loss program for high-value deals ($20k+), uncovering churn triggers that boosted gross retention by 15% within one year.
  • ๐’๐š๐ฅ๐ž๐ฌ ๐„๐ง๐š๐›๐ฅ๐ž๐ฆ๐ž๐ง๐ญ & ๐‘๐ž๐ฏ๐ž๐ง๐ฎ๐ž ๐†๐ซ๐จ๐ฐ๐ญ๐ก: Developed a real-time Competitive Intelligence Academy and localized battlecards for 15+ rivals, increasing YoY sales win rates by 12% against primary enterprise competitors.
  • ๐€๐ง๐š๐ฅ๐ฒ๐ฌ๐ญ ๐‘๐ž๐ฅ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ฌ: Partnered with executive leadership to secure the Gartner Peer Insights โ€˜Voice of the Customerโ€™ distinction, leveraging customer advocacy to strengthen brand authority.
  • ๐„๐ฑ๐ž๐œ๐ฎ๐ญ๐ข๐ฏ๐ž ๐ˆ๐ง๐Ÿ๐ฅ๐ฎ๐ž๐ง๐œ๐ž: Delivered quarterly Market & M&A Intelligence Briefs to the C-suite, providing the strategic data required to recalibrate ARR targets and pricing models.
  • ๐…๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ฅ-๐‚๐ฒ๐œ๐ฅ๐ž ๐†๐“๐Œ: Managed the Go-to-Market strategy for 4+ major feature launches, ensuring competitor-proof positioning and value-based messaging derived from direct field research.
Gartner Peer InsightsMessagingMarket Intelligence

Sonata software

Product Manager

Jul 2015 โ€“ Jul 2019 ยท 4 yrs ยท Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

  • Defined the functional vision for the Halosys Enterprise Mobility Platform, translating complex client requirements into actionable product backlogs and high-fidelity user stories.
  • Conducted deep-dive competitive analysis and user research that led to the integration of API management and offline sync, increasing platform adoption across enterprise clients.
  • Acted as the primary bridge between technical teams and C-suite stakeholders, ensuring transparency in product velocity and ROI.
  • Spearheaded GTM strategies for the mobility practice, contributing to a 9% increase in year-over-year revenue through new logos and account expansion.
  • Nurtured key technical partnership with Microsoft, expanding Halosys' footprint in the Retail and Healthcare sector through Marketplace.
  • Led end-to-end pre-sales activities, including product demos and RFP responses, maintaining a consistent 40% win rate.
  • Leveraged deep product knowledge to provide technical consultancy to prospects, significantly shortening the sales cycle from lead to closure.
New Business DevelopmentMessagingProduct Management

Vodafone india

Intern

Apr 2014 โ€“ Jun 2014 ยท 2 mos ยท Kochi, Kerala, India

Education

Indian Institute of Management, Kozhikode

MDP โ€” Digital Marketing

Jun 2023 โ€“ Apr 2024

Christ University, Bangalore

Master of Business Administration (MBA) โ€” Marketing

Jan 2013 โ€“ Jan 2015

Amrita School of Engineering, Bangalore

Bachelor's degree โ€” Mechanical Engineering

Jan 2008 โ€“ Jan 2012

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