Angela Marakala

CEO

Udupi, Karnataka, India6 yrs 4 mos experience

AI Enabled

Key Highlights

Expert in strategic hiring for high-growth companies.
Proven track record in hospitality management and event coordination.
Strong background in client relations and solution selling.

Stackforce AI infers this person is a recruitment and hospitality management expert with a focus on B2B and customer experience.

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Skills

Core Skills

Hospitality ManagementBusiness DevelopmentRecruitmentTalent AcquisitionClient RelationsAccount ManagementSales DevelopmentLead GenerationGrowth ManagementCustomer Retention

Other Skills

hospitality operationsbusiness growth initiativescustomer experienceevent operationsvendor managementstrategic hiringcandidate engagementmarket mappingstakeholder managementtalent market trendsclient managementsolution sellingdata analysisproduct demosmarketing qualified leads

About

With a background in sales, account management, and talent acquisition, I enjoy building relationships, understanding businesses, and connecting the right people with the right opportunities. At Target HR, I partner with high-growth internet-first companies on strategic hiring across sales, GTM, business operations, and HR functions. My experience at LinkedIn played a key role in shaping my understanding of client management, solution selling, hiring strategies, and talent market insights. Alongside recruitment consulting, I am also a Director at Shambhavi Hotel & Convention Centre — a 24-key hospitality and events destination in Udupi featuring banquet halls, accommodations, and in-house restaurants. I am involved in hospitality operations, customer experience, business development, partnerships, and scaling the property as a preferred venue for weddings, celebrations, and corporate events. I bring together experience across talent, business operations, customer relationships, and hospitality, with an interest in building meaningful professional relationships and creating strong customer and candidate experiences.

Experience

6 yrs 4 mos

Total Experience

1 yr 3 mos

Average Tenure

Current Experience

Shambhavi hotel & convention centre

Director

Feb 2025 – Present · 1 yr 4 mos · Udupi, Karnataka, India · On-site

A premium hospitality and events property in Udupi, Karnataka with a 24-key hotel, five banquet halls, and two restaurants. The property caters to large-scale weddings, celebrations, social gatherings, and corporate events, hosting events ranging from intimate functions to gatherings of 1500+ guests. Officially inaugurated on February 8th, 2025.
● Overseeing hospitality operations, business growth initiatives, customer experience, and day-to-day functioning across the hotel, banquet, and restaurant divisions.
● Managing event operations for weddings, celebrations, and corporate events, ensuring seamless coordination and high service standards across large-scale guest experiences.
● Driving business development, local partnerships, marketing initiatives, and digital presence to position the property as a preferred hospitality and events destination in the Udupi region.
● Working closely on vendor management, operational planning, service quality, and process execution across accommodation, food & beverage, and event verticals.
● Supporting occupancy growth, brand visibility, and customer engagement initiatives while building scalable operational systems for long-term growth.

hospitality operationsbusiness growth initiativescustomer experienceevent operationsbusiness developmentvendor management+1

Freelance

Recruitment Consultant

Jan 2024 – May 2026 · 2 yrs 4 mos

Partnering with high-growth internet-first companies on strategic hiring across GTM, sales, business, operations, and HR functions across the US and India markets.
● Collaborate closely with founders, hiring managers, and leadership teams to understand business goals, define ideal talent profiles, and drive targeted hiring strategies.
● Lead end-to-end recruitment across sourcing, market mapping, candidate engagement, interview coordination, stakeholder management, offer negotiations, and onboarding.
● Advise clients on talent market trends, compensation benchmarks, hiring strategy, and candidate positioning using deep LinkedIn and market insights.
● Build and engage strong talent pipelines through proactive networking, strategic outreach, and relationship-driven candidate management.
● Focus on delivering high-quality candidate experience while helping companies build scalable, high-performing teams.

strategic hiringcandidate engagementmarket mappingstakeholder managementtalent market trendsrecruitment+1

Account Director

Jul 2022 – Jun 2023 · 11 mos · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

● At linkedIn, I was responsible to foster relationships with 200+ staffing agencies and corporate clients in the SMB Market, ensuring their satisfaction and driving their success.
● Collaborated with partners to develop effective hiring, learning, and sales strategies, aligning with their objectives using the Value Engagement Methodology framework.
● Helped partners Plan, Hire and Develop their footprint using LinkedIn Talent Solutions (LTS) for optimum and efficient functionality, predominantly in the areas of: LinkedIn Recruiter, LinkedIn Learning, LinkedIn Talent Insights, LinkedIn Job Posts (previously slots), Career Page(Branding), LinkedIn Sales Navigator among others.
● Executed Marketing Qualified Leads with a defined SLA to maximise revenue.
● Deliver impactful product demos and training sessions, driving increased product adoption and utilisation.
● Achieved $480,000+ renewal and expansion quota.
● Advocate for clients within internal product teams, providing valuable feedback and insights for new features and enhancements.
● Utilised advanced data analysis and reporting tools to deliver actionable insights and recommendations to clients.
The LinkedIn APAC layoffs that took place in June 2023, affected my role.

client managementsolution sellingdata analysisproduct demosmarketing qualified leadsclient relations+1

Chargebee

Sales Development Representative

Jun 2021 – Jul 2022 · 1 yr 1 mo · Hybrid

● Drove net new pipeline and revenue growth by qualifying inbound leads and identifying potential opportunities for Account Executives.
● Serviced major regions including North America, LATAM, and Europe.
● Conducted thorough account research to identify key decision-makers and engage them effectively, generating interest in Chargebee's solutions.
● Generated high-quality meeting opportunities, providing Account Executives with a strong foundation for successful sales engagements.
● Proactively contributed to team training sessions and provided comprehensive product knowledge training to new team members, ensuring rapid onboarding and success.

inbound saleslead qualificationaccount researchcustomer acquisitionsales developmentlead generation

Pyxis one

Growth Manager

Aug 2020 – Mar 2021 · 7 mos · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

● Strategically focused on customer acquisition, retention, and upselling, driving revenue growth and maximising customer lifetime value.
● Took ownership of post-demo processes, ensuring seamless closure of deals and managing all related procedures effectively.

customer acquisitionupsellingpost-demo processesgrowth managementcustomer retention

Dineout.co.in

Account Relationship Manager

Feb 2019 – Aug 2020 · 1 yr 6 mos · Bangalore

● As the account manager for top-tier restaurants in South Bengaluru, I cultivated and maintained relationships with over 150 restaurant partners, serving as a trusted advisor.
● Successfully onboarded new restaurants and significantly increased revenue for existing partners.
● Managed various product offerings, including the Dineout App (offers and table reservations), InResto (360-degree restaurant management solution), Torqus (restaurant POS systems), and diverse marketing solutions such as In-App marketing and Times of India newspaper advertisements.
● Educated restaurant partners about the importance of digitalising & effective marketing strategies. Undertook product training for staff & users and increased product stickiness.
● Successfully generated INR 3500,000 in expansion and renewal revenue, surpassed overall target by achieving 143% of the quota.
● Consistently exceed target expectations, delivering above 150% of the target in all quarters during tenure, demonstrating exceptional results.

relationship managementonboardingproduct trainingaccount managementclient relations