Santosh Naik

CEO

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India22 yrs experience
Most Likely To SwitchHighly Stable

Key Highlights

  • Led global teams driving digital transformation.
  • Expert in managing enterprise customer relationships.
  • Proven track record in delivering high-margin consulting revenue.
Stackforce AI infers this person is a MarTech expert specializing in digital transformation and customer engagement.

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Skills

Core Skills

Digital MarketingTechnical LeadershipConsultingBusiness TransformationTeam ManagementTechnical ArchitectureCustomer Requirements

Other Skills

Executive VisibilityBusiness Intelligence ToolsCustomer ValueAdobe Marketing CloudRevenue & Profit GrowthCreativity and InnovationManagement ProfessionalGroup ManagementCustomer EngagementCapacity PlanningOperational ExcellenceStakeholder ManagementLeadershipEmployee EngagementThought Leadership

About

As a seasoned leader, I cultivate a customer-focused culture within the practice, steering digital transformation initiatives that drive customer satisfaction across the entire operating unit. I excel in building and maintaining strategic relationships with key stakeholders, utilizing Voice of Customer (VoC) feedback to deliver actionable insights and systemic improvements. My expertise lies in leading direct engagements with large, complex customers, serving as a delivery sponsor, and ensuring service excellence. I am adept at developing and executing large-scale strategic plans that achieve consumption metrics and revenue targets. My leadership drives rhythm of business (ROB) around consumption, ensuring alignment with industry strategies and organizational goals. By managing a broad portfolio of accounts, I ensure the delivery of consulting engagements at the highest level, leveraging insights from cross-functional teams to lead intentional delivery activities. I am committed to building organizational capability by investing in professional development, conducting succession planning, and coaching team members to enhance their leadership and technical skills. My focus on driving margin targets through forecasting rhythms and proactive change-management plans enables me to predict business results and recommend changes that improve outcomes.

Experience

22 yrs
Total Experience
7 yrs 4 mos
Average Tenure
14 yrs 2 mos
Current Experience

Adobe

7 roles

Director

Promoted

Dec 2025Present · 6 mos

Group Manager

Feb 2022Dec 2025 · 3 yrs 10 mos

  • Customer-Centric Technology Leader | Adobe Experience Cloud Architect | Driving Digital Transformation & Scalable Growth:
  • I lead a global team of digital marketing and technology consultants, managing 500+ enterprise customers and delivering ~$20M in annual consulting revenue through Adobe Experience Cloud. With hands-on expertise in AEM, Adobe Analytics, Target, and Campaign, and architect-level experience, I bridge strategy and execution to deliver enterprise-scale digital transformation.
  • I excel in scaling capacity and partner ecosystems, building and managing multi-partner delivery models with global consultancies, subcontractors, and alliances. This enables agility, rapid ramp-up of capabilities, and consistent delivery of high-quality solutions across markets.
  • As a Technology Delivery Practice Leader, I drive workforce planning, capacity optimization, and talent incubation—balancing direct hiring with partner-led scaling to build resilient, future-ready teams. My teams consistently deliver cloud-native, AI-enabled, and data-driven solutions that create measurable business value.
  • I specialize in stakeholder management and ecosystem orchestration, forging strong partnerships with C-level executives and technology leaders. Using Voice of Customer (VoC) insights and data intelligence, I align technology strategies to evolving client needs, ensuring systemic improvements and customer satisfaction.
  • Passionate about business development and innovation, I identify opportunities in AI, personalization, automation, and customer data platforms, shaping next-gen offerings and keeping us ahead of industry demand. A core part of my role is organizational capability-building—driving certifications, change readiness, and professional growth so teams can deliver sustainable, high-margin, technology-led outcomes.
Digital MarketingExecutive VisibilityBusiness Intelligence ToolsCustomer ValueAdobe Marketing CloudTechnical Architecture+9

Senior Manager

Promoted

Feb 2019Jan 2022 · 2 yrs 11 mos

  • Led Product Consulting for Analytics, Target, and Audience Manager:
  • I specialized in guiding global enterprises through their digital business transformation journeys, with a focus on solution definition and delivery management. My expertise extended across consulting, professional services setup and scaling, and operations management, providing comprehensive support for global delivery needs across North America, EMEA, and APJ regions.
  • With a strong background in product consulting for Analytics, Target, and Audience Manager, I built a proven track record in structuring and executing market research, conducting competitive analysis, and driving product evolution. My approach was centered on creating innovative service offerings, developing sales differentiators, and establishing maturity continuums that set industry standards.
  • As a thought leader, committed to continually innovating our offerings by building tools and accelerators that enhanced time to value for our clients. Took pride in mentoring and coaching a large group of professionals, focusing on account ownership and value delivery, to ensure sustained success and growth within the organization.
ConsultingExecutive VisibilityBusiness Intelligence ToolsStakeholder ManagementAdobe Marketing CloudTechnical Architecture+5

Delivery Manager - Adobe Consulting

Jul 2016Jan 2019 · 2 yrs 6 mos

  • Managed Analytics Premium and Audience Manager Team | Provided Technical Expertise and Project Leadership:
  • Recruited, managed, mentored, and professionally developed a team of consultants, driving projects to successful completion. Managed utilization goals, ensuring performance aligned with plan objectives.
  • Provided technical, delivery, and operational support and guidance to consultants, addressing challenges and facilitating issue resolution.
  • Conducted regular 1-on-1 sessions with team members, delivering relevant feedback and updates to both team members and upper management. Reviewed and approved project proposals, including scope, level of effort estimates, and schedules to ensure alignment with business goals. Developed and maintained positive relationships with key client stakeholders, ensuring high levels of client satisfaction.
  • Reported client engagement status and other relevant business metrics to upper management on a regular basis.
  • Represented the Consulting team at conferences, industry events, and trade shows; actively sought speaking engagements to promote and brand professional services. Developed and implemented delivery processes to improve engagement efficiency, increase productivity, and mitigate risk.
  • Contributed to the development of strategic goals and planning for the Consulting organization.
  • Consistently maintained team morale, especially during periods of change, ensuring a positive and productive work environment. Upskilled both self and the team on emerging trends in digital marketing and analytics, fostering strong collaboration with product and enablement teams.
Thought LeadershipAdobe AnalyticsExecutive VisibilityBusiness Intelligence ToolsAdobe Marketing CloudTechnical Architecture+3

Technical Architect - Adobe Consulting

Promoted

Jun 2015Jun 2016 · 1 yr

  • Digital Marketing Architect working on multiple customer projects end-to-end to help customer realize the benefit of Adobe Products. Delivered some of the complex cross product implementations with success.
  • Part of many presales discussions to showcase product features with successful industry use-cases.
  • Provided product training to many customers to help them use the tools for their regular analysis.
  • Lead multiple customer projects with Architecture, digital transformation and governance.
Executive VisibilityBusiness Intelligence ToolsAdobe Marketing CloudTechnical ArchitectureCustomer Requirements

Sr Consultant - Adobe Consulting

Aug 2013May 2015 · 1 yr 9 mos

Executive VisibilityBusiness Intelligence ToolsAdobe Marketing Cloud

Lead Web Analytics

Nov 2011Jul 2013 · 1 yr 8 mos

Business Intelligence ToolsAdobe Marketing Cloud

Dell

3 roles

Analytics Advisor

Dec 2010Nov 2011 · 11 mos

  • Search Analytics Lead. Supporting Global search team through data mining, Dashboarding and providing analysis/Insights around SEO, SEM and Site Search.

Senior Business Analyst

Oct 2008Dec 2010 · 2 yrs 2 mos

  • Analyse and measure for search engine optimization of www.dell.com world wide and make recommendations to top management. Devise methods to improve profitability of online business. Provide Insights and recommendations to Business on Site Search. Leveraging omnitue tools(SiteCatalyst, Insight, Discover) to analyze the search specific metrics and to provide insights.

Analyst

Dec 2006Oct 2008 · 1 yr 10 mos

  • Worked as a database analyst for US Consumer and SMB team, Responsible for building and maintaining the database. Created new databases to support new online reports. Optimized the existing database to improve the database performance. Supported Online Demand Generation team with different datasets where i learnt so many things about Online marketing.

Hp

Software Engineer

Jan 2004Dec 2006 · 2 yrs 11 mos

  • Worked as a ETL developer, Responsible for building and maintaining the database, creating ETL packages(SSIS, Infomatica).

Education

The University of Texas at Austin

Postgraduate Degree — Artificial Intelligence For Leaders

Sep 2023Mar 2024

National Institute of Technology Karnataka

Computer Science

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