Satheesh Kumar — Business Development Executive
Satheesh is a dynamic business leader driving growth, operational efficiency, and market expansion across multinational and PE-backed environments, with a core focus on Media, Entertainment, Games & Sports. He currently leads Business Development at Amazon Web Services, working closely with customers and partners on cloud, AI, and digital transformation initiatives. His role involves navigating complex deal cycles, building ecosystems, and unlocking growth across large, strategic accounts. Satheesh brings a dual lens of leadership and execution — operating as a hands-on individual contributor on high-impact engagements, while also building and scaling high-performing, cross-functional teams across sales, marketing, and customer success. His experience spans Consulting, SaaS, Cloud, AI/GenAI adoption, system integration, and enterprise transformation, with a strong focus on translating technology into measurable business outcomes and sustained revenue growth. He has consistently driven top-line performance while improving operational efficiency — leading change, accelerating business outcomes, and leveraging data-driven insights to optimize execution at scale. Satheesh operates with a full ownership mindset across strategy, revenue, and market outcomes, and continues to build towards broader enterprise leadership responsibilities aligned to future CEO roles. Core Expertise: • Business Leadership & P&L Ownership: Driving growth, profitability, and end-to-end business performance • Cloud & Digital Transformation: Leading large-scale modernization and enterprise adoption • AI & GenAI Adoption: Embedding AI into business strategy, operations, and go-to-market execution • Revenue Growth & GTM Execution: Forecasting, scaling revenue, and optimizing customer lifecycle • Market Expansion & Ecosystem Development: Territory strategy, partnerships, and new market entry • Sales Leadership & Team Building: Scaling cross-functional teams across Sales, Marketing, and Customer Success • Strategic Account Leadership: Hands-on execution across large, complex, high-value engagements • Business Transformation & Integration: SaaS (LAER), M&A, post-merger integration, and operating model evolution • Operational Excellence: Driving efficiency, performance metrics, and execution discipline at scale
Stackforce AI infers this person is a SaaS and Cloud Computing expert with a strong focus on Media and Entertainment sectors.
Location: Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Experience: 19 yrs 6 mos
Skills
- Business Leadership & P&l Ownership
- Cloud & Digital Transformation
- Market Expansion & Ecosystem Development
- Business Transformation & Integration
- Global Revenue Leadership
- Gtm Strategy & Execution
- Revenue Growth & Gtm Execution
Career Highlights
- Led AWS business development for MENA & Turkey.
- Spearheaded market entry in Saudi Arabia for Qvest.
- Achieved multi-million-dollar ARR growth in global sales.
Work Experience
Amazon Web Services (AWS)
HEAD OF BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT, PRINCIPAL INDUSTRY SPECIALIST (4 mos)
Qvest Global
VICE PRESIDENT (1 yr 3 mos)
Synamedia
DIRECTOR SOLUTIONS SALES, DISTINGUISHED (5 yrs 2 mos)
IBM
SENIOR BUSINESS TRANSFORMATION CONSULTANT,SALES (4 yrs 1 mo)
Cisco
HEAD OF PRE-SALES AND DELIVERY (7 yrs 1 mo)
Microland Limited
CONSULTANT (1 yr 6 mos)
Education
EXECUTIVE SCHOLAR – C-SUITE TECHNOLOGY LEADERSHIP at The Wharton School
MASTER OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION at Jack Welch Management Institute
Engineer's Degree at VISVESVARAYA TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY