Gautam Bhagra

Vice President, Strategic Partnerships at Hyland | ISV, GSI & Hyperscaler Ecosystems | Partner-led Growth & GTM Strategy

Austin, Texas, United States

About

Partnerships leader with over 20 years of experience driving growth through strategic alliances across global technology markets. At Hyland, I lead Strategic Partnerships, working with a focused group of ISVs, hyperscalers and GSIs to build commercially impactful relationships. The emphasis is on identifying where joint strengths can unlock new opportunities — whether that’s entering new markets, expanding solution reach, or accelerating revenue through aligned go-to-market efforts. My background includes leadership roles at Dell Technologies, Google and BT Group, where I was responsible for developing and scaling partnerships, delivering complex commercial initiatives, and building teams to execute across multiple regions. I focus on partnerships that are clearly defined, commercially aligned, and deliver measurable results for both organisations.

Experience

  • Vice President Strategic Partnerships at Hyland
    Apr 2026 - Present · 4 mos

    Responsible for developing and growing a portfolio of Hyland’s key strategic partnerships across ISVs, GSIs and hyperscalers. Focused on building strong executive alignment, shaping joint commercial strategies, and delivering measurable growth through partnership-led initiatives.

  • Vice President of Partnerships at Dell Technologies
    Dec 2022 - Mar 2026 · 3 yrs 4 mos

    Leading a global team that manages strategic partnerships for Dell's Telecom Business Unit

  • Google (8 yrs 6 mos)
    • Head Of Partnerships - Managed Service Providers
      Jan 2021 - Dec 2022 · 2 yrs

      Leading the Partner Development team managing our portfolio of Managed Services Provider (MSP) partners for Google Cloud in North America.

    • Americas Partnerships - Google Cloud
      Apr 2019 - Jan 2021 · 1 yr 10 mos

      Managing one of the largest partnerships. Negotiated and led a $1.5B commit. Led the strategy and launch of the Managed Services Partner program

    • Americas (West) Partnership - Google Cloud
      Jul 2018 - Apr 2019 · 10 mos

      Built an ecosystem of strategic Google Cloud partners in US West by identifying, recruiting, onboarding and managing cloud partners

  • BT (2 yrs 6 mos)
    • Director - Strategic Partnership
      Apr 2013 - Jul 2014 · 1 yr 4 mos

      Lead partner relationships with key strategic partner across BT Group globally. Responsibilities include defining joint go-to-market strategy, managing virtual teams to deliver against this strategy and fostering executive relationships

    • Head of Strategy
      Feb 2012 - Apr 2013 · 1 yr 3 mos

      • Led, coached and managed a team of ten strategy consultants on high impact business critical projects. Responsibilities include sourcing and scoping key strategy projects, leading teams in project deployment and board and senior stakeholder management • Led the development of indirect channel strategy for BT Global Services. Identified opportunities worth £6.5 million and shortlisted strategic partners to target these opportunities. Presented findings and action plan to CEO of BT Global Services • Defined the global vendor strategy for a $180 million B2B portfolio in BT Enterprises. Analysed market dynamics, derived commercial impact, assessed risks and developed a go-to-market plan for each region

  • Strategy Associate at Booz & Company
    Jul 2011 - Jan 2012 · 7 mos

    • Led junior consultants in Booz & Company’s largest worldwide client. Worked with firm partners in developing proposals and project updates for board level presentations • Developed marketing plan for $1.5 billion consumer portfolio of a regional Telco operator. Designed proposition offering, service and promotion roadmap and communication strategy. Presented findings to head of business unit. Plan was commended and prioritized for immediate execution • Defined and executed a sales growth strategy for TV service offerings of a regional Telco operator leading to a 49% increase in sales vs. a 17% decline • Reduced the number of customer cancellations at media services division by 50%. Analyzed data to identify root cause, designed quick-win fixes and gained approval from Director of Sales for execution