Gopu S Shivashankaran 🧠

Partnerships Manager

Dubai, United Arab Emirates16 yrs 5 mos experience

Most Likely To SwitchHighly Stable

Key Highlights

Proven track record in driving revenue growth.
Expert in leading cross-functional teams for change management.
Passionate about optimizing sales processes and performance.

Stackforce AI infers this person is a Sales Leader in the SaaS industry with a focus on Customer Success and Business Development.

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Skills

Core Skills

SalesCustomer SuccessLeadershipBusiness DevelopmentLead Generation

Other Skills

Customer ServiceTeam LeadershipProblem SolvingMarketingManagementcold emailSales ManagementEmail MarketingNew Business DevelopmentProcurementProcess ImprovementSales OperationsStrategic PlanningProject ManagementMarketing Strategy

About

Results-focused and innovative leader who adds value by ensuring programs and processes are well-executed and deliver sustainable results that meet or exceed business objectives. Successful track record of advancing positive organizational change through performance-based sales programs, training, adoption, process improvement, and best practice sharing to elevate the engagement and consistency of sales and marketing teams. Recognized for leading and implementing change, demonstrating creative problem-solving skills and leading cross-functional teams across a wide range of initiatives. Passion for effective systems and processes that optimize productivity and boost revenue. SPECIALTIES/ENDORSEMENTS -- Global Sales -- Performance Optimization -- Sales Process Improvement -- Strategic Planning & Implementation -- Change Management -- Sales Team Building & Development -- Program Management -- Goal Attainment / Revenue Growth -- Program Financial Administration -- Execution, Measurement, & Reporting -- Cross-functional Collaboration -- Operational Efficiency -- Relationship Management -- Sales Effectiveness -- Team Leadership -- Revenue Growth -- Forecasting

Experience

16 yrs 5 mos

Total Experience

3 yrs 1 mo

Average Tenure

3 yrs 5 mos

Current Experience

Growthtoolkit.io

Head of Sales

Jun 2025 – Present · 1 yr · United States · Remote

Search any prospect; GrowthToolkit triple-verifies and enriches the contact in real time, putting prospecting on autopilot.

Whatchimp

Head of Sales and Business Development

Aug 2024 – Present · 1 yr 10 mos · United States · Remote

WhatChimp is the Smartest Whatsapp Marketing platform using the official WhatsApp API. We are the verified Meta Business Partners.

SalesCustomer Success

Sendmails.io

Head of Sales

Jan 2023 – Present · 3 yrs 5 mos · Dubai, United Arab Emirates · Hybrid

All-in-one platform to send emails, manage contacts, capture leads and automate your marketing. Engage your customers at every stage of their lifecycle with data-driven email marketing and trigger-based powerful marketing automation.

Growmeorganic

Head Of Sales

Jul 2022 – Present · 3 yrs 11 mos · Dubai, United Arab Emirates · Hybrid

We offer an all-in-one solution for sales reps, marketers, and startups who need to improve their email outreach or outbound research.
With GrowMeOrganic, you can find valid email addresses of your ideal prospect, send personalized emails with automated follow-ups, and track the results.

Practical methods

Head Of Business Development

Oct 2013 – Jun 2022 · 8 yrs 8 mos · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

⚡️ Led a team of Inside Sales, Marketing, Research, and Delivery professionals.
⚡️ Organically generated higher productivity through accretive responsibility areas like Education sales and marketing, database marketing, business intelligence, analytics, and learning and development.
⚡️ Responsible for driving policies, processes, systems, and services to support revenue growth.
Create and manage sales programs to encourage desired sales behaviors; recommend optimal strategies and next steps to drive revenue growth and seize unrealized opportunities.
⚡️ Utilize technical applications and automation to implement easy-to-use, high-value sales and marketing tools.

LeadershipCustomer ServiceTeam LeadershipProblem SolvingMarketingSales+7

Infovibez technologies private limited

Business Development Manager

Oct 2011 – Sep 2013 · 1 yr 11 mos · Bangalore Urban, Karnataka, India

💸 Closed over $10K monthly revenue while consistently exceeding team and personal quotas.
💡 2013 exceeded annual sales revenues - 15%
💡2012 exceeded annual sales revenues - 10%
📎Outbound lead generation: Identified, targeted, and penetrated new accounts to increase revenue.
📎Negotiating commercial agreements of highly complex opportunities in a competitive environment.

Business DevelopmentProblem SolvingProcess ImprovementSalesNew Business Development

Sagacious infosystems

Senior Business Development Specialist

Feb 2011 – Sep 2011 · 7 mos · Bangalore Urban, Karnataka, India

📌 Responsible for generating leads and managing clients.
📌 Developed relationships with new and current business partners.

Problem SolvingMarketingSalesSales OperationsLead Generation

Span global services

Business Development Executive

Sep 2009 – Jan 2011 · 1 yr 4 mos · Bangalore Urban, Karnataka, India

✏️ Managing campaigns for B2C and B2B clients, both local and international.
✏️ Manage both our existing sales pipeline and the development of new business opportunities
✏️ Take a lead role in developing new business proposals and presentations that create and nurture opportunities and partnerships.
✏️ Identify trends and customer needs, building a short/medium/long term sales pipeline according to targets.
✏️ Develop strategies and positions by analyzing new-venture integration.
✏️ Assist in the coordination and implementation of marketing strategies, and delegate tasks to achieve strategic goals.

Problem Solving