Rajat Tiwari

Business Development Executive

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India9 yrs 11 mos experience

Key Highlights

  • Established a sales department in 8 months.
  • Surpassed $15 million ARR at upGrad.
  • Doubled monthly revenue at Camp K12.
Stackforce AI infers this person is a Sales Leader in the EdTech industry, specializing in revenue growth and team management.

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Skills

Core Skills

Sales ManagementBusiness Development

Other Skills

Business StrategyPeople ManagementPublic SpeakingSales ProcessesTime ManagementRelationship BuildingTeam BuildingTeam LeadershipTeam MotivationNegotiationDirect SalesCommunicationStrategyAccount ManagementCustomer Satisfaction

About

๐Ÿš€ Seasoned Sales Leader | Revenue Growth Specialist | Strategic Visionary ๐Ÿš€ I am an engineer turned Sales & Strategy Professional With a proven track record in driving revenue growth and building high-performing sales teams, I bring over 10 years of expertise in the dynamic world of EdTech. Currently serving as the Head of Sales ( INDIA). At upGrad, I have successfully established and led a robust sales department that delivered outstanding results in just 8 months & consistently going EBIDTA + from last 2 quarters. ๐Ÿ” Key Achievements at upGrad: - ๐ŸŒ Set up the entire sales department, managing a diverse team of 100+ sales associates, TLs, managers, and operations associates. - ๐Ÿ’ฐ Surpassed 120 Crore ($15mn) ARR. - ๐Ÿ”„ Optimized the conversion funnel, increasing Lead to Enrollment (L2E) rates from 2.4% to 4.1%. - ๐Ÿ•’ Slashed Refunds from 8% to 4% quarterly - ๐Ÿ“‰ Took the average productivity in terms of revenue from 32 Lakhs/Associate to 47 lakhs/Associate in a quarter. - ๐ŸŒŸ Established processes around referral lead generation leading to 21% business contribution quarter on quarter. ๐Ÿš€ Previous Roles: - Vice President of Sales at Novatr - Led the sales department of 100+ members, driving a $10M ARR and improving key metrics, including L2E rates (2.4% to 4.1%) and TAT for fee completion (21 to 7 days). Implemented payment solutions and referral programs, contributing significantly to revenue growth and operational efficiency. - ๐ŸŽฏ Assistant General Manager at BYJU'S: Led a team of 248 in inside sales, piloted AI-based audit processes, and drove data-centric approaches for funnel management. - ๐Ÿ’ก Senior Manager at BYJU'S: Achieved revenue growth, managed a successful team merger, and improved order processing efficiency. - ๐Ÿ”ง Senior Manager at Camp K12: Built sales from scratch, implemented CRM strategies, and doubled monthly revenue to 5 Crores. Let's connect and explore synergies in driving sales excellence, fostering employee satisfaction, and achieving unparalleled business growth! ๐Ÿš€๐Ÿ“ˆ Ping me up on tiwarirajat69@gmail.com , if you'd like to discuss building B2C/B2B sales

Experience

9 yrs 11 mos
Total Experience
1 yr 7 mos
Average Tenure
2 mos
Current Experience

Emeritus

Sales Lead

Mar 2026 โ€“ Present ยท 2 mos ยท India ยท Remote

Upgrad

2 roles

Director of Business Development

Jan 2025 โ€“ Mar 2026 ยท 1 yr 2 mos

  • Leading Data , Tech & Finance Verticals within Domestic business.

Director - Business Development

Feb 2024 โ€“ Jan 2025 ยท 11 mos

Novatr

Vice President of Sales

Apr 2023 โ€“ Jan 2024 ยท 9 mos ยท Gurugram, Haryana, India ยท On-site

  • Building sales for Novatr !
  • Established the entire sales department by hiring, training, and deploying a team comprising sales associates, Team Leaders (TLs), managers, operations associates, and training & quality associates.
  • Spearheaded revenue growth, surpassing 80 crore ($10mn) ARR.
  • Elevated Lead to Enrollment (L2E) conversion rates from 2.4% to 4.1%, significantly enhancing the conversion funnel's efficiency.
  • Optimized order processing by creating an in-house payment management system, slashing the refund rates significantly.
  • Established a dedicated finance ops team, slashing the turnaround time (TAT) for registration to fee completion from 21 days to just 7 days.
  • Drastically reduced First Loss Default Guarantee cases (FLDG) to a mere 2% of total booked sales.
  • Successfully maintained an attrition rate of less than 15% annually, fostering increased employee satisfaction and bolstered productivity across the board.
  • Increased the Average ticket size (ATS) from 1.73 lakhs to 2.01 lakhs by curbing inappropriate discounting and implementing comprehensive sales pitch training refreshers for the frontline team.
  • Established the training vertical from scratch, resulting in reduction in Performance Improvement Plan (PIP) attrition.
  • Played a pivotal role in setting up payment and third-party loan portals, enabling a no-cost EMI option for customers .
  • Engineered robust inbound and referral sales processes, implementing the Novatr Circle of Excellence, which now contributes 1/4th of revenue month-on-month through referrals.
Business StrategyPeople ManagementBusiness DevelopmentPublic SpeakingSales ProcessesSales Management

Byju's (think & learn pvt. ltd.)

4 roles

Assistant General Manager

Promoted

Sep 2022 โ€“ May 2023 ยท 8 mos

  • Independently leading the inside sales project for North India k12 segment ( Aakash Byju's) with
  • a team of 248 sales associates,24 managers and 4 senior managers.
  • Handling end to end transition of direct sales associates into inside sales model by equipping
  • them with all required training.
  • Successfully piloted the AI based automated audit process for the calls made via cloud calling
  • tool ( ameyo) resulting into net increase of 30% in call pitch adherence by inside sales team.
  • Driving data based approach for inside sales funnel management and target setting for
  • associates.
  • Creating processes for routine reporting of the Manager's current performance ,inputs ,weekly
  • & bi-weekly revenue punched.
  • Driving regular town-halls / focused group discussions with the entire span to promote
  • communication around organizational policies to achieve efficiency & effectiveness in all
  • processes.
  • Reviewing Lead utilization factor & lead to sale factor at manager wise level on weekly & bi- weekly basis.
Time ManagementRelationship BuildingTeam BuildingTeam LeadershipTeam MotivationNegotiation+13

Senior Manager - Strategy & Business Development

Promoted

Feb 2021 โ€“ Sep 2022 ยท 1 yr 7 mos

  • Driving Revenue upwards of 150 crores with a team of 180 sales associates and 10 managers.
  • Handled end to end Merit nation( Aakash Digital) team merger with BYJUS sales team.
  • Delivered T vs A of more than 100 percent for 14 consecutive weeks resulting in 90 percent +
  • for complete year.
  • Increased DC2E from 13 % to 27 % .
  • Streamlined order punching process to first classroom experience flow resulting in reduction of
  • refund rates to just 5 %.
  • Handled a floor and field management responsibility for creating a pipeline of approximately
  • 1,80,000 unique customer meetings annually.
  • Planned and executed Employee engagement month on month for top performers resulting in
  • the increase of HR rating to 8/10.
  • Running on the attrition rate of 2.3 % annually leading to overall increase in employee satisfaction and productivity.
  • Successfully piloted the formation of regional pre sales team from existing set of non
  • performing sales associates. Leading to increase of 1.4 demo/sales associate on weekly basis.
Time ManagementRelationship BuildingTeam BuildingTeam LeadershipTeam MotivationNegotiation+13

Business Development Manager

Promoted

May 2018 โ€“ Apr 2020 ยท 1 yr 11 mos ยท Noida Area, India

  • Leading a team of 30 associates.
  • Revenue responsibility of 25 Cr + per annum.
  • Responsible for generating revenue from J&K market in direct sales set up.
  • Revenue generation responsibility by doing Hub & Spoke in regions of Himachal Pradesh , Haryana & Uttar Pradesh.
Time ManagementRelationship BuildingTeam BuildingTeam LeadershipTeam MotivationNegotiation+11

Business Development Associate

Mar 2017 โ€“ May 2018 ยท 1 yr 2 mos ยท Noida Area, India

Time ManagementRelationship BuildingTeam MotivationNegotiationDirect SalesAccount Management+6

Camp k12

Senior Manager- Strategy & Business Development

Apr 2020 โ€“ Feb 2021 ยท 10 mos ยท Gurgaon, Haryana

  • Building sales for Campk12 from Scratch !
  • Setting up CRM for the sales team from scratch - Implementation of Leadsquared across all functions.
  • Driving business and increasing revenue by 400 percent MOM.
  • Scaled up revenue to 5 cr per month from 3 lakhs with a team of 80 associates and 4 managers all hired by me.
  • Doubled ATS to 16k from 8k till May and eventually hitting an ATS of 33k from November onwards.
  • Handles revenue responsibility pan india.
  • Increased L2E from 1 percent to 4 % and demo to conversion percentage ( DC2E) is up to 12 percent.
  • Closely working with marketing team to drive campaigns for organic lead generation.
  • Implementation of referral programme hitting a conversion of 45 percent is the key part od organic lead generation with CAC as lower to 6k for these leads.
  • Strategising developments around the courses offerings with add on features as what to offer in which course.
  • Introduction of multipliers/kickers for promoting long term courses - Increasing our long term courses to 65 percent of the total sales volume.
  • working on zendesk ticketing system for understanding data around customer satisfaction - Resulting in increase of NPS to 51 ( best in ed tech space)
  • Ensuring timely closure of all sales escalations and tickets which is directly impacting Net promoter score.
  • Training and implementation of multiple emi options for increasing conversions and ticket size.
  • Net increase in ATS by 50 percent from 20k to 35k after introduction of No cost EMI on Cards and also with some partners such as zest, propelled, shopse and Bajaj.
  • Setting up pitch training for post sales team and how to drive renewals for exisiting customers .
  • Responsible for setting up Payment portal for CampK12, Razorpay with enabling of no cost emi on credit and debit cards.
Time ManagementRelationship BuildingTeam BuildingTeam LeadershipTeam MotivationNegotiation+12

Corpogenie pvt ltd.

Strategy and Business Development

May 2016 โ€“ Mar 2017 ยท 10 mos ยท Delhi NCR

  • Work with the management team to generate leads through developing contacts
  • Shortlisting the relevant potential clients and seeking appointment
  • Developing collateral for company's pitch to clients
  • Honoring the appointments and making the pitch to potential clients
  • Client onboarding and servicing
  • Key Account Management
  • Working with the management in raising funds
Time ManagementRelationship BuildingDirect SalesAccount ManagementSalesSales Management+1

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Intern

May 2015 โ€“ Jul 2015 ยท 2 mos ยท Rajasthan, India

Education

Amity University

Bachelor of Technology (B.Tech.) โ€” Mechanical Engineering

Jan 2012 โ€“ Jan 2016

Summer Fields school

high school โ€” Science and mathematics

Jan 2010 โ€“ Jan 2012

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