Sagar Thankappan

Business Development Executive

Delhi, India9 yrs 11 mos experience
Highly Stable

Key Highlights

  • Proven track record in revenue growth and client retention.
  • Expert in aligning customer outcomes with business objectives.
  • Strong experience in managing complex enterprise accounts.
Stackforce AI infers this person is a SaaS Customer Success Leader with expertise in revenue expansion and client retention.

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Skills

Core Skills

Client SuccessRevenue ExpansionAccount ManagementBusiness DevelopmentSales ManagementTeam Leadership

Other Skills

Technology SalesClient OnboardingCustomer EngagementSales StrategyAnalytical SkillsCustomer RelationsTraining ManagementMarket ResearchOutbound SalesSales DevelopmentNew Business OpportunitiesBusiness NetworkingMid-MarketAd ServingCRM Software

About

Strategic Customer Success Leader with 9+ years of experience driving revenue growth, client retention, and scalable success across high-value enterprise accounts. Proven track record of managing complex portfolios, leading renewal and expansion strategies, and fostering long-term partnerships with marquee clients across recruitment, staffing, internet, and IT sectors. Expert in aligning customer outcomes with business objectives, negotiating mutually beneficial agreements, and collaborating cross-functionally to deliver results. Passionate about enabling customer success while consistently exceeding growth and retention targets to drive sustainable business impact.

Experience

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

Deltek

Senior Renewal and Expansion Consultant - Enterprise

Jun 2025Present · 1 yr · Remote

Adobe

Client Success Manager

Jan 2022May 2025 · 3 yrs 4 mos · Delhi, India

  • Develop understanding of Adobe's Digital Media line of products and lead with value-led conversations with customers for these solutions.
  • Increased ARR by 20% quarter on quarter for FY'24.
  • Building strong rapport and outcome conversations with customers and their key decision-makers, also collaborating with different department in helping them achieve their goals.
  • Create a value-based relationship with new & existing North American Adobe SMB customers.
  • Drive up-sell & cross-sell by prioritizing accounts with highest propensity to buy by clearly defining ideal customer profile and contact them via phones & emails.
  • Execute Marketing Qualified Leads with a defined SLA to maximize revenue.
  • Research customer contracts and purchasing history in Adobe's various customer management systems & external sources such as LinkedIn, ZoomInfo, etc. to figure out the expansion opportunity in an account.
  • Managing the opportunity pipeline from week to week, providing accurate and timely updates to management on progress and outlook.
  • Collaborate with Solution Specialists to maximize footprint of growing Adobe Solution streams like Adobe Sign, Substance, Stock, Frame.io, etc.
  • Engage as required, with the supporting functional teams to resolve issues raised by customers related to their Creative Cloud Subscriptions.
Technology SalesClient OnboardingClient SuccessRevenue Expansion

Careerbuilder

Corporate Account Manager

Apr 2021Jan 2022 · 9 mos · Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India · Remote

  • Prospecting and Blueprinting clients.
  • Prospected and conducted face-to-face sales calls with business executives and directors throughout assigned territory.
  • Met existing customers to review current services and expand sales opportunities.
  • Built relationships with customers and the community to promote long-term business growth.
  • Developed new business and maintained renewal business by networking with valuable customers.
  • Interacting with CIO, CEO, CFO, Top Management, Decision Makers to understand their recruitment needs and manage Lead Generation Process via cold calling & emails.
  • Prioritized daily workflows, including all calls, quotes, and sales-related inquiries.
  • Focusing on revenue generation by thorough Market Research, database building, and lead generation.
  • Contacted customers by phone and email in response to inquiries.
  • Promptly resolved all customer requests, questions, and complaints.
  • Built relationships with customers and the community to establish long-term business growth.
  • Identified and qualified customer needs developed sales strategies, negotiated and closes profitable projects.
Technology SalesAnalytical SkillsAccount ManagementBusiness Development

Info edge india ltd

Assistant Manager

May 2016Mar 2021 · 4 yrs 10 mos · Noida

  • ✔ Cultivating & motivating high-performance business teams, while nurturing customer relationships and building momentum in product sales results
  • ✔ Mentoring a team of 10-12 members in Process management.
  • ✔ Maintaining and sustaining cordial relationships & interaction with corporate clients for business generation
  • ✔ Managing the overall training operations with bottom line profitability by ensuring optimal utilization of resources for enhanced operational effectiveness within the budget
  • ✔ Assessing the learning and development needs and effectively aligning programs / interventions with business objectives to increase sales effectiveness
  • ✔ Imparting product knowledge to the team members and encouraging them through appropriate feedback
  • ✔ Handling various activities pertaining to Online Campaign Management, Web Analytics and E-Mail Marketing
  • ✔ Forwarding information to the clients related to the product offered by the company through e-mail, chat sessions and phone
  • ✔ Highly efficient in developing and delivering onsite training and webinars
  • ✔ Carrying out marketing activities for online leads provided by the organization as per process requirement
  • ✔ Ensuring maintenance of effective MIS reports for smoothing the decision making process of the management
  • ✔ Ascertaining enhancement in the profit margin of company through acquisition of new customers
  • ✔ Involved in organization of motivational activities like competitions and get-togethers, etc.
  • ✔ Sustaining regular check on call quality, job knowledge quiz & customer satisfaction index suggested by the Auditors
  • ✔ Conceptualising the strategies and implementing to expand the business & network though reference from the existing clients.
  • ✔ Generating growth in sales and revenue through conceptualizing and implementing excellent marketing strategies
  • ✔ Analysing market trends to provide critical inputs for business development initiatives and formulation of selling and marketing strategies.
Technology SalesAnalytical SkillsSales ManagementTeam Leadership

Education

Mahatma Gandhi University

Bachelor of Business Administration - BBA

Apr 2013Mar 2015

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