Saif Akhtar

CEO

Delhi, India10 yrs 2 mos experience
Most Likely To SwitchHighly Stable

Key Highlights

  • Led global sales transformation initiatives.
  • Expert in strategic planning and account development.
  • Passionate about fostering innovation and growth.
Stackforce AI infers this person is a Strategy Consultant with expertise in Sales Transformation and Business Strategy.

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Skills

Core Skills

Sales StrategyStrategic PlanningBusiness StrategyMarket ResearchLeadershipEvent ManagementProduct ManagementMarketingProduct StrategyStrategySalesBusiness DevelopmentBusiness AnalysisProject Management

Other Skills

Account DevelopmentAccount Development ProgramsApacheAutomation TestingBrandingBusiness-to-Business (B2B)C (Programming Language)Competitive AnalysisCorporate StrategyCross-functional ProjectsData AnalysisDigital MarketingEntrepreneurial CultureFinancial AccountingFinancial Analysis

About

As a Strategy Consultant at Capgemini, I bring over four years of experience in strategy and consulting with a total of seven years of experience in the industry. My role focuses on driving global sales transformation by enhancing account development programs, sales enabling initiatives, and go-to-market strategies. Collaborating with CXOs and global leaders, our team executes cross-functional projects that streamline processes and tools, delivering growth and operational efficiency in strategic accounts. My expertise includes managing product launches, executing corporate programs, and leveraging data-driven insights to facilitate impactful business decisions. Passionate about fostering innovation, I aim to empower organizations to achieve sustainable growth through collaborative solutions and strategic initiatives.

Experience

10 yrs 2 mos
Total Experience
2 yrs 4 mos
Average Tenure
3 yrs 11 mos
Current Experience

Capgemini

Strategy

Jul 2022Present · 3 yrs 11 mos · Mumbai, Maharashtra, India · Hybrid

  • 1. Led the planning and execution of product launches as Project Manager.
  • 2. Supported CXOs and Global Sales Leaders in a multi-faceted role, driving Group Sales Transformation, Account Development Programs, and Thought Leadership.
  • 3. Managed cross-functional strategic initiatives and special corporate projects.
  • 4. Developed and executed account development programs and sales plans for strategic accounts.
  • 5. Contributed to Sales Enabling initiatives, including Sales Strategy & Transformation, POVs, and GTM Strategy.
  • 6. Enhanced Sales Enabling Processes and Tools at the Group level to drive growth and efficiency
Sales TransformationAccount Development ProgramsSales StrategyGTM StrategyCross-functional ProjectsStrategic Planning

Persistent systems

Senior Strategist

Aug 2021Jul 2022 · 11 mos · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India · Hybrid

  • 1. Assisted the CEO's office in identifying key focus areas and supported my team on strategic initiative programs for high-value reach deals
  • 2. Executed cross-functional strategic growth initiatives, corporate strategy and planning, and people transformation programs to achieve short and long-term financial goals and identify new revenue streams
  • 3. Led market research analysis for various initiatives, including sales strategy and planning
  • 4. Collaborated with the tech team to automate processes involved in high-value reach initiatives
  • 5. Partnered with the data team to create dashboards for high-value reach deals initiatives
  • 6. Utilized tools such as Draup, CapitalIQ, and Pitchbook
Market ResearchStrategic Growth InitiativesCorporate StrategyData AnalysisBusiness Strategy

Raymond limited

Marketing & Strategy Intern

Sep 2020Oct 2020 · 1 mo · Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

  • Product Management-Digital Consumer Centre Team
  • Worked with cross-functional teams for a new web application right from prototype development to manufacturing integration hence aligning all the business process interlinked to its customer journey.
  • Researched and developed report on market competitive scenario and positioning for commercial launch for the app.
  • Category Management- Suiting
  • Conducted on-the-ground market research, evaluated business scope and implemented changes in the existing selling model and placement strategy for the upcoming Ceremonial Collection across PAN India stores.
  • Ideated and executed branding solutions including logos, color scheme, look-book and packaging for the Ceremonial Category.
  • Contributed in the conceptualization and execution of the marketing campaign for the Ceremonial Category.
Product ManagementMarket ResearchBrandingMarketing

Sutherland

Product Management Intern

Aug 2020Oct 2020 · 2 mos · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

  • 1 Assisted in setting the product's vision and strategic direction
  • 2 Responsible for assisting in gathering and prioritizing product and customer requirements
  • 3 Worked on product collaterals through in depth market research for the product
  • 4 Collaborated with internal teams to work on product requirements
  • 5 Gathered and analyzed market and competition research data
Product ManagementMarket Research

Ogilvy

Strategy consulting intern

Apr 2020Jun 2020 · 2 mos · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

  • 1. Initiated a category analysis of the personal music accessories in Indian market through interviews and in depth research
  • 2. Assisted in devising marketing campaigns for a client by conducting various primary and secondary research and interviews
  • 3. Performed requirement gathering and analysis and conducted research, surveys and interviews to deliver efficiently
  • 4. Prepared questionnaire and conducted a thorough primary and secondary research
  • 5. Conducted a detailed study using 4 C's of advertising that are Competition, Customer, Category and Communication
Market ResearchMarketing CampaignsMarketing

Gematlas

Marketing and Strategy Intern

Apr 2020Jun 2020 · 2 mos · Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

  •  Responsible for conducting detailed analysis for new product/service launch
  •  Initiated in depth primary and secondary research to study past and future trends thoroughly
  •  Succeeded in devising strategies for growth and proposed it to the leadership
Market ResearchProduct Launch StrategyProduct Strategy

3etmd engineering solutions pvt. ltd.

Market Research and Strategy intern

Apr 2020May 2020 · 1 mo

  • 1. Conducted a detailed study on estimating the market size
  • 2. Performed a thorough competitive analysis between organized and unorganized sector
  • 3. Analyzed the organic and inorganic growth drivers
Market ResearchCompetitive AnalysisStrategy

Entrepreneurship & innovation council , indian institute of management rohtak

2 roles

President

Promoted

Feb 2020Mar 2021 · 1 yr 1 mo

  •  Led a team of 23 members for organizing Startup Expo, Udaan & Founders’ Meet
  •  Responsible for organizing IGNITUS competition, the pan India business plan competition
  •  Responsible for fostering entrepreneurial culture among students through E-Talks series
Team LeadershipEvent ManagementEntrepreneurial CultureLeadership

Executive Committee Member

Jul 2019Feb 2020 · 7 mos

Gateflix - india's best online learning platform

Sales And Marketing Intern

Dec 2019Feb 2020 · 2 mos · Delhi, India

  •  Mentored as a Sales and Marketing intern with the company and marketed the course
  •  Supervised and guided a team of 30 Campus Ambassadors and formulated roadmap
Sales and MarketingTeam ManagementSalesMarketing

Finladder

Business Development Intern

Oct 2019Dec 2019 · 2 mos · Delhi, India

  •  Functioned as a Business Development Intern with the company and marketed the course
  •  Accomplished the target and achieved twice of what was the target initially assigned to me
Business DevelopmentMarketingSales

Iim rohtak

MBA

Jun 2019Mar 2021 · 1 yr 9 mos · Rohtak Area, India

Cognizant

2 roles

Business Analyst

Nov 2016Jun 2019 · 2 yrs 7 mos

  • Led a team of 8 members, allocated work to the team members and reviewed the work on a daily basis and prepared report
  • Offered Supply Chain Management Functional support for the application SAP Transportation Management
  • Test analyst for medical devices like MR machines, CV machines remote control operations, and CT scans for a healthcare client • Led the process of finding root cause. solving incidents and process documentation in application maintenance role
  • Responsible for giving presentation to clients, business analyst and product owners for briefing them on the progress and issues
  • Responsible for making business intelligence report, requirement analysis and using tools SoapUI, IBM Cognos, SharePoint
  • Assisted in understanding the business of the client and their key business processes and issues
  • Assisted in mapping key client business processes into various project management tools and helped in production environment
  • Led scrum activities, gap analysis sessions efficiently for the team with the ultimate aim to suggest improvements
  • Motivated the team of fresher’s to deliver organizational targets and responsible for project management using HP-ALM
  • Suggested & led the implementation of the weekly cross applications knowledge sessions to help the pre sales team
  • Tested and validated end to end Business processes in various project management tools like HP-ALM and JIRA
Team ManagementBusiness AnalysisProcess ImprovementProject Management

Analyst trainee

Nov 2015Nov 2016 · 1 yr

Education

Indian Institute of Management Rohtak

Master of Business Administration - MBA

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