HETAL SONPAL

Business Development Executive

Gurugram, Haryana, India24 yrs 3 mos experience
Most Likely To SwitchHighly Stable

Key Highlights

  • Over 25 years of experience in IT industry leadership.
  • Successful track record with major global MNCs.
  • Expertise in strategic sales and business development.
Stackforce AI infers this person is a seasoned leader in IT and business development across multiple sectors.

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Skills

Core Skills

EntrepreneurshipSales And MarketingInternational Business DevelopmentMarketing Strategy

Other Skills

Leadership DevelopmentCommunicationCoachingTeamworkCustomer RetentionBusiness Relationship ManagementProject ManagementBusiness DevelopmentCloud ComputingStrategyBusiness AlliancesCRMAccount ManagementManagementTeam Management

About

Dynamic and accomplished business leader with 25+ years of career track of delivering and sustaining revenue and profit growth in the IT industry. Been associated with leading Global MNCs, namely Intel, LinkedIn, Microsoft, and Wipro. I have held senior roles in Strategic Alliances, Sales, Strategy and Marketing, achieved business growth as well as a turnaround in global, regional, multi-cultural and rapid change environments. Experience of expanding business, building new business from scratch, growing revenue and margin, managing large multi-location consulting engagement teams. Have excellent team building, coordination & collaboration, and networking skills. With 25+ startups including many successful exits, my Angel Investment strategy has been to drive rigorous focus on sustainer growth and profitability in my portfolio companies. I bring the following value propositions to the table: • Devising and implementing strategic & tactical solutions to enable growth • Leveraging strategic sales planning, team building, new product/service advocacy, and client servicing expertise to deliver breakthrough sales results • Tracking emerging industry trends, developing new business, product/ market strategy • Selling to the CIO, CTO, HR and CMO divisions of large enterprises • Services sales in Large Enterprise & SMB in IT, Manufacturing, BFSI, Technology, Media, Govt., Telecom, and Retail • Selling IT hardware, IoT Solutions, Cloud Services, Recruitment Products, Advertising Solution, Application Development & Maintenance (ADM) Services, Strategic Outsourcing, ERP, SCM, CRM, and Managed Services • Strong Network and excellent contacts with CXOs for strategic alliances and building channel partners • Solid experience in software products and solution sales into a multitude of markets spanning across India, Japan, China, and APAC

Experience

24 yrs 3 mos
Total Experience
4 yrs 10 mos
Average Tenure
8 yrs 2 mos
Current Experience

Various business schools

Visiting Faculty

Jan 2024Present · 2 yrs 4 mos · India · Hybrid

  • I have conducted courses, workshops and given guest lectures and various Business Schools including Master's Union, Mesa, Ashoka University, Hari Shankar Singhania School of Business, Harappa Education and Upgrad.
  • The summary list of the courses include the following:
  • TIER 1: FLAGSHIP HIGH-IMPACT COURSES
  • (Deep immersion | Capstone projects | Industry firesides | 12–30 hours)
  • B2B Entrepreneurial Venture (30h)
  • Communication and Leadership: Influencing Without Authority (30 hours)
  • Entrepreneurship and Technology Ventures (30h).
  • Strategic Management (12h)
  • Entrepreneurial Strategy (14h)
  • Accelerated Management Program – Product Activity Track (~12h)
  • TIER 2: FOUNDATIONAL & SHORT COURSES
  • (Targeted | Practical | 1–7 hours)
  • Business Communication (7h)
  • Principles of Management (7h)
  • Strategy and Growth Fundamentals (5h)
  • Leadership Simulation Workshop (4h)
  • Entrepreneurial Mindset from a Researcher’s Lens (2h)
  • Scaling Up: Building a Smart Growth Plan (2h):
  • Having Difficult Conversations (2h)
  • Unique Value: Hetal’s teaching repertoire includes B2B SaaS scaling up, Entrepreneurship, VC pitch mastery, product lifecycle expertise, and family business dynamics.
  • All courses: experiential, global + Indian cases, industry-immersed.
  • Contact: For Entrepreneurship courses, Sales and Strategy Workshops, B2B focussed training, product strategy, family business, leadership, and business communication skill enhancement engagements.

Indian institute of management, kozhikode

Doctoral Student

Aug 2021Present · 4 yrs 9 mos · Kozhikode, Kerala, India

EntrepreneurshipLeadership Development

Atal innovation mission

Mentor of Change

Mar 2018Present · 8 yrs 2 mos · Gurgaon, India

  • As a Mentor Of Change, I am mentoring the young, bright and extremely talented Children of Amity International School, Gurugram. Under the Atal Mission, the School has set up the Atal Tinkering Lab (ATL). As the name suggest, ATL enables the children to come up with new ideas for innovation, and then work with teachers and mentors, to REALISE those ideas.
EntrepreneurshipLeadership DevelopmentCommunication

Various startups

Investor, Advisor and Mentor

Sep 2016Present · 9 yrs 8 mos · New Delhi Area, India

  • Companies invested in include: Babychakra, LeverageEdu, ImpactGuru, Vahdam Teas, Massblurb (acquired), AllIzHealth(Acquired), Advantage Club, Infeedo, Hoi Foods, Vtion, etc.
EntrepreneurshipLeadership DevelopmentCommunicationCoaching

Intel technology india pvt ltd

Head, Strategic Alliances

Oct 2012Aug 2016 · 3 yrs 10 mos · New Delhi Area, India

  • Leading Strategic Alliances with Intel's Eco-system partners in South Asia:
  • Strategic Alliances and Partnerships: Building long-term client engagement and managing sales with leading OEM partners; building and executing joint GTM plans for potential opportunities to GROW PC / Mobile business across Enterprise / Government / SME / Consumer / Retail channels;
  • Market Leadership: Developing a solid customer-focused strategy based on innovation and joint marketing program to target First time Buyer/ Re Fresh campaigns; building plan and executing for market expansion and counter competitive landscape in PC, Tablet & Smart phones
  • Relationship Management: Identifying solution opportunities for large products / solution / services projects; leading engagement (across Marketing, Retail & Enterprise) with software partners.
  • Startup Ecosystem Collaboration: Working with Intel Capital to identify Intel strategic investments that are in line Intel Business growth objective and build and execute collaboration programs.
  • Business Planning: Working with partners to create alignment between sales and marketing to devise business growth ideas and exceed sales targets.
TeamworkLeadership DevelopmentCommunicationSales and MarketingCustomer Retention

Linkedin

Director, Strategic Sales

Dec 2011Jul 2012 · 7 mos · Gurgaon, India

  • Conceptualize,Plan and execute Strategic deals within the Marketing & Recruitment ecosystems
  • Identify & execute business development partnerships with any partners who could accelerate the growth of revenues for LinkedIn within India.
TeamworkBusiness Relationship ManagementProject ManagementSales and MarketingCustomer Retention

Microsoft corporation

Lead- Telecom Alliances

Feb 2011Dec 2011 · 10 mos · Gurgaon, India

  • Alliance Engagement Lead for Microsoft in the Telecom Channel for Cloud Services. The activities included:
  • Conducted detailed analysis and built strategy to penetrate India SMB market through major Telcos in India
  • Devised business plan to target specific customer and building GTM strategy, and marketing and product plan for Microsoft Cloud Services through one of the largest Telecom companies
  • Worked with various product groups in Microsoft Cloud team to align products for the needs of the India SMB market
TeamworkBusiness Relationship ManagementInternational Business DevelopmentSales and MarketingCustomer Retention

Wipro infotech ltd

4 roles

Regional Sales Head

Promoted

Apr 2010Feb 2011 · 10 mos

  • Headed Managed Services business for Wipro Infotech for North/Fronteier and Central India Regions.
  • Was Responsible Strategy, Business Development and Sales for the Largest Services Business of Wipro Infotech.
TeamworkBusiness Relationship ManagementInternational Business DevelopmentSales and MarketingCustomer Retention

Director, Sales

Apr 2007Mar 2010 · 2 yrs 11 mos

  • Headed Sales for Wipro Technology Vertical and Testing Services in Japan
TeamworkBusiness Relationship ManagementInternational Business DevelopmentSales and MarketingCustomer Retention

Group Head, Sales

Promoted

Jun 2001Mar 2009 · 7 yrs 9 mos

  • Responsible for Sales/Business Develoment/Account Management for Testing Services of Wipro Across Japan and China Geography.
Business Relationship ManagementInternational Business DevelopmentSales and MarketingCustomer Retention

Marketing Manager

Mar 2000Jun 2001 · 1 yr 3 mos

  • Prepared Marketing Plan for Wipro Globally, focussing on activities like Web Strategy, Event Paricipation, Campaigns, Events, PR, etc.
Marketing StrategySales and MarketingCustomer Retention

Education

SVKM's Narsee Monjee Institute of Management Studies (NMIMS)

MBA — Marketing with Information Systems

Jan 1997Jan 1999

Devi Ahilya Vishwavidyalaya

BE (Electrical) — Electrical Engineering

Jan 1992Jan 1996

Shri G S Institute of Technology & Science

Bachelor of Engineering (BE) — Electrical and Electronics Engineering

Jan 1992Jan 1996

The Campion School

Jan 1980Jan 1992

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