Rahul R

Sales and Customer Success Leader

Chandigarh, Chandigarh, India

About

I’m a Sales & Customer Success Leader with 20+ years of experience helping organizations drive growth, retention, and digital transformation. Over the years, I’ve built and scaled high-performing teams, created customer-first strategies, and delivered outcomes like 20%+ revenue growth, 90%+ retention rates, and 30% higher product adoption. My journey spans B2B SaaS, AI, Conversational AI, Cybersecurity, and IT Services, where I’ve learned that real impact comes from aligning Sales and Customer Success to deliver long-term value. I’m passionate about using AI and automation to optimize business processes and enhance customer journeys. I also hold a valid B1/B2 US Visa and am open to global challenges and opportunities.

Experience

  • Co Founder CEO at SleekIT Technologies Private Limited
    Oct 2023 - Present · 2 yrs 9 mos

    Sales & Customer Success • Founded and scaled a tech-driven IT services company, achieving 60% growth in client acquisition within the first year. • Implemented customer success playbooks, increasing retention and client satisfaction. • Drove 20% month-over-month revenue growth by aligning sales, marketing, and CS strategies. • Expanded operations across India, Europe, Middle East, APAC, and North America.

  • Medical Break at Medical Break
    Jun 2023 - Sep 2023 · 4 mos

  • Global Sales Director at JungleWorks
    Oct 2022 - Jun 2023 · 9 mos

    • Responsible for driving a team of Account Executives, Managers to achieve/ exceed sales targets for Jungleworks. • Actively participate in hiring, on boarding and training of global team to bring in new business for the company through inbound leads, corporate events, and outreach. Worked on multiple geographies, being India, Europe, Middle East, Latin America, APAC, Parts of Africa, US and Canada. • Maintaining weekly and monthly reports on team performance and KPIs to discuss progress with the Management. • Coach the team on best ways to open conversations, probe customers and presenting our brand and offerings. • Working closely with the Marketing team to ensure the campaigns bring good traction for Sales team. • Enabling partners and working closely with them as a tag team to grow existing relationships and bring new business. • Managing the Key Account portfolio. Grow and expand the existing strategic accounts. • Building great relationships with key decision makers for new and existing business and ensure their requirements are handled well by collaborating with internal Product, Delivery, Support, and Finance teams. • Conduct Business Reviews (for existing accounts) to understand the account health, their roadmap and expansion opportunities. • Share Innovation, updates, that drive impactful results for our customers. • Attending Corporate and Business events on behalf of the org to represent our brand and offerings.

  • Senior Manager Account Management at Yellow.ai
    Nov 2021 - Oct 2022 · 1 yr

    • Responsible for business development for Yellow.ai. This includes identifying sales opportunities and analysing appropriate, strategic business and industry drivers. • Develop, implement, and manage sales strategy to achieve aggressive sales goals. Accountable to grow the new business and handle current relationship / business with our top Enterprise customers from all Industries and Government institutions. • Managing a significant customer account portfolio of accounts. • Maintaining relationships with our Channel Partners, and generating revenue with their collaboration. Enabling our Channel partners. • Maintaining relationships with field sales, and maintain active communications with key stakeholders in the field • Accountable for sales vs. plan, revenue, and margin targets for assigned accounts. • Responsible for accurate demand plans and addresses gaps in customer strategic plan • Building relationships with key decision makers and responsible for day-to-day relationship at assigned accounts and the primary contact for the buyer. • Conduct Strategic Business Reviews (EBRs and QBRs) to understand customer requirements, communicate the value of our service, and showcase ROI. • Building strategic relationship through joint business planning and customer collaboration • Communicate Innovation, category insights, shopper insights, that drive impactful results for our customers. • Collaborate with internal teams to create winning business propositions that benefits Yellow.ai and the customer.

  • Rudrwell| Director Business Development/Customer Success at Rudrwell
    Jul 2019 - Nov 2021 · 2 yrs 5 mos

    • New Business. Engaging and acquiring new customers using various techniques and approaches. • Added multiple new Customer to the existing Company portfolio. • Developing periodic business plans & strategies, to expand the organization’s Revenue and Customer Delight. • Formulating long term / short term strategic plans to enhance profitability & revenue; involved in spearheading turnaround initiatives. Resulting in 20% YOY growth and fruitful references. Drive Partner Enablement. • Conduct Strategic Business Reviews (EBRs and QBRs) to understand customer requirements, communicate the value of our service, and showcase ROI.