Abhishek Saraf

Operations Associate

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India6 yrs 7 mos experience
Highly Stable

Key Highlights

  • Designed impactful product enablement processes.
  • Achieved significant improvements in training efficiency.
  • Led cross-functional collaboration for enhanced product knowledge.
Stackforce AI infers this person is a SaaS Enablement Specialist with a strong focus on training and product management.

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Skills

Core Skills

Product ManagementSales EnablementProduct EnablementChange ManagementInstructional DesignTraining StrategySales StrategyTeam ManagementBusiness Development

Other Skills

ajile product managementDesign ThinkingFacilitationTraining Needs AnalysisTraining DeliveryNegotiationSales TrainingsUser Experience (UX)Product development lifecyclePresentationsAttention to DetailProduct LaunchAgile MethodologiesAgile Project ManagementScrum

About

An accomplished & hands-on Enablement professional with 6+ years of experience managing and delivering challenging projects in the fields of Product Management, Sales Enablement, Onboarding, and Technical Training Program Management. As a tested professional I have extensive knowledge of policies, methodologies, and procedures combining Product Management, Sales Enablement, Instructional Design, and project management. Currently, I am focused on product, go-to-market, and technical enablement initiatives, along with curating learning content and onboarding frameworks that accelerate new hire productivity and success. My goal is to empower teams to achieve their highest potential through strategic enablement and continuous learning.

Experience

6 yrs 7 mos
Total Experience
1 yr 8 mos
Average Tenure
1 yr 7 mos
Current Experience

Progress

Field Enablement Manager

Nov 2024Present · 1 yr 7 mos · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India · On-site

Progress sharefile

2 roles

Lead Enablement Specialist

Sep 2024Nov 2024 · 2 mos · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India · On-site

ajile product managementDesign ThinkingProduct ManagementSales Enablement

Senior Enablement Specialist

May 2023Sep 2024 · 1 yr 4 mos · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India · On-site

  • Growth initiatives:
  • 1) Designed and delivered a Product Enablement process for internal teams to enable them on new product/feature releases and create buyer personas with adoption and knowledge retention of 92%.
  • 2) Designed a half-yearly global workshop (India and Raleigh) named ShareX to bring the Support Escalation and Engineering team to collaborate and share knowledge. The workshop helped to reduce Jira tickets from Escalation to Engineering by 65%.
  • 3) Designed an Upskilling initiative focusing on skill gap analysis. Leveraged Pluralsight and LinkedIn learning to create Skill IQ assessments followed by training recommendations.
  • 4) Crafted a new onboarding journey for Customer Service Contractors(tenure 3 months) to bring training duration from 21 days to 10 days.
  • Change Management:
  • 1) I was instrumental in carrying out system transformation( CRM: Salesforce, Billing System: Hybris ) within the organization during the demerger of Citrix and ShareFile.
  • 2) Responsible for carrying out both self-paced & live session training( Instructor Led Training) and managing hypercare channels to resolve issues in real-time.
  • Stakeholder Management:
  • 1) Coordinated with cross-functional teams like Marketing, Sales, Product Manager, Product Marketing Manager, Support, Sales Engineers, and Customer Success Engineers to facilitate the application, practice, and coaching of various enablement topics such as new product releases and internal process improvement.
Facilitationproduct enablementProduct EnablementChange Management

Vedantu

2 roles

Associate Principal- Enablement

Promoted

Sep 2020May 2023 · 2 yrs 8 mos

  • Leadership:
  • Spearheaded the enablement function with a team of Trainers, Business Development Training Managers, and a Data Analyst.
  • Growth Initiatives:
  • 1) Developing and implementing sales enablement strategy that aligns with the overall business goals and objectives.
  • 2) Designed and executed a project across 150+ reps to improve sales funnel metrics to achieve 46% MoM improvement in Stage 1 & 40% MoM improvement in Stage 2 of the funnel
  • 3) Achieved 50% YoY improvement (2020 vs 2021) in training North star metric enabled by LMS deployment
  • 4) Working with sales leadership & key business leaders to Identify, develop, execute, optimize, and assess the sales enablement & cross-functional goals within the business.
  • 5) Driving cross-functional discussions with Product and marketing teams for a quality acquisition
  • Training Need Analysis & Change Management:
  • 1) Analyzing and applying trends and best practices in learning technologies and instructional design
  • 2) Revamped & Standardized training process for 4000+ new hires - reduced cost of training by ~45% YoY & improved overall productivity by ~29%
  • 3) Productized Training through Change Management, Data-driven experimentation & Process Standardization.
  • 4) Designed and implemented a new Fintech adoption training program for the business team which resulted in upfront collection improvement by 48% which in turn improved customer retention.
Sales EnablementInstructional DesignTraining Strategy

Sales and Training Manager

Feb 2020Sep 2020 · 7 mos

  • 1) Developing and implementing sales strategies with the senior management team that aligns with the overall business strategy. This includes setting sales targets, determining which markets to target, and creating a sales plan.
  • 2) Responsible for recruiting, training, and managing a sales team that can effectively execute the sales strategy. This includes setting performance expectations, providing coaching and feedback, and managing employee relations.
  • 3) Monitors market trends and customer behavior to identify new opportunities for growth and to ensure that the sales strategy remains relevant.
  • 4) Responsible for building and maintaining strong relationships with key customers, identifying their needs, and providing solutions that meet those needs.
  • 5) Drive revenue growth by increasing sales and maximizing profit margins by working with the sales team to identify new sales opportunities, negotiate deals, and close business
FacilitationNegotiationSales StrategyTeam Management

Tuted

Business Develpment(Founder's office)

Aug 2019Jan 2020 · 5 mos · Greater Kolkata Area · On-site

Sales TrainingsBusiness Development

Tata motors

Summer Intern

Jun 2018Jun 2018 · 0 mo · Jamshedpur, Jharkhand, India

  • Completed 4 weeks training program under Mr Anand Kumar Mandal(Senior Manager,Central Electronics,Foundry division,Tata Motors, Jamshedpur) and designed a 'Water detection alarm' using 555 timer for foundry division to overcome water logging in blast furnace.

Education

Institute of Product Leadership

Post graduation in product management

Jun 2024Jun 2025

Maulana Abul Kalam Azad University of Technology, West Bengal formerly WBUT

Bachelor of Technology - BTech — Instrumentation

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