Ajit Shinde — Business Development Executive
I am a Senior Enterprise Sales Leader experienced in building and growing software businesses across India and South Asia. Over the years, I’ve helped both global technology leaders and early-stage start-ups expand their footprint, win large enterprise accounts, and deliver consistent growth. My focus has been on complex enterprise sales — engaging CXOs, navigating long sales cycles, and aligning solutions to customer priorities in Banking & Financial Services, Stock Exchanges, Manufacturing (Life Sciences/Pharma, Auto, FMCG/CP), Supply Chain & Distribution, Retail, Telecom, Conglomerates and IT. Along the way, I’ve also built strong partner ecosystems with global and regional SIs, cloud service providers, distributors, and resellers to extend market reach. Career highlights include: • Set up and scaled India sales operations from scratch for global early stage start-ups and leading technology companies - including Confluent, Acceldata, Yugabyte, ILOG, Magic Software - delivering strong year-on-year growth. • Consistently ranked among top performing Account Managers at SAP, IBM, Informatica - closing first-of-its-kind enterprise deals across technologies such as HANA, Hybris, MDM, iPaaS, Data Catalog, Data Governance, Data Streaming, SuccessFactors, Ariba, Manufacturing Intelligence and Supply Chain Optimization, while securing new logos in Banking, Stock Exchanges, Manufacturing, Conglomerates and Retail. Core Strengths: Enterprise Sales Strategy, CXO engagement, Consultative solution selling, SaaS and Data platforms, Market development, and Partner collaboration. I value discipline, integrity, and performance — and I bring the same energy to my work as I do to my personal passions in fitness, travel, and learning.
Stackforce AI infers this person is a Senior Enterprise Sales Leader in SaaS and Cloud Computing.
Location: Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Experience: 26 yrs
Skills
- Enterprise Sales And New Market Development
- Data Management & Cloud Platforms
- Open-source Software
- Saas
- Customer Satisfaction
- Business Development
- Business Strategy
- Direct Sales
- Sales
- Sales Management
- Leadership
- Team Management
Career Highlights
- Consistently ranked among top performing Account Managers.
- Built strong partner ecosystems to extend market reach.
- Achieved multi-million revenue scale in multiple roles.
Work Experience
IBM
Regional Sales Lead - HashiCorp (6 mos)
Career Break
Personal goal pursuit (3 mos)
Acceldata
Sales Lead - India SG & SA (1 yr 5 mos)
Yugabyte
Regional Sales Lead - India (9 mos)
Confluent
Strategic Account Executive - Enterprise Business (1 yr 11 mos)
Informatica
Account Manager Enterprise Sales (2 yrs 6 mos)
IAMSecVision
Senior Vice President - Sales & Business Development (11 mos)
EY
Vice President - Business Development (1 yr 5 mos)
SAP
Account Director - Enterprise Business (3 yrs 6 mos)
Infor
Senior Manager - Enterprise Sales (8 mos)
IBM
Country Sales Specialist, ILOG Portfolio (2 yrs 1 mo)
ILOG
Country Sales Manager (1 yr 5 mos)
Magic Software Enterprises
Country Sales Manager (Team Leader) (3 yrs 7 mos)
Sales Manager (4 mos)
Various Companies
Senior Sales Professional (5 yrs)
Education
Master of Business Administration (MBA) at Department of Management Sciences (PUMBA), Savitribai Phule Pune University
Bachelor of Engineering (BE) at Savitribai Phule Pune University