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Nikhil Arora

Nikhil Arora

Toronto,ON

Summary

Achievement-driven professional targeting challenging assignments in Partner Development /Channel Management / Business Strategy in Cloud Platform and Services

Overview

10
10
years of professional experience

Work History

Microsoft Ecosystem Head- Canada & Latam

HCLTech Canada Inc
Toronto, ON
09.2021 - Current
  • Work with partners to arrive at strategy, execution plan for achieving business plan objectives such as wins, revenue metrics, joint account collaboration, demand generation, and pipeline creation.
  • Build a strong team to deliver continuous growth across verticals aligning with Microsoft platform capabilities.
  • Responsible for execution of business plan for cloud platform partnerships in Canada and LATAM(limited) market.
  • Work in collaboration with center of excellence team and partners to meet customer requirements.
  • Facilitate readiness on partner technologies for HCLTech's account delivery teams, joint branding & marketing campaigns.
  • Designing and building go-to-market models with large cloud partners and position them to varied industry verticals such as BFS, Manufacturing and Utilities.
  • Working with the account teams for gauging the cloud platforms and services and address the requirements with internal stakeholders and Microsoft.

Ecosystem Lead- Microsoft

Tata consultancy Services
Toronto, ON
11.2017 - 09.2021
  • Responsible for execution of business plan for cloud platform partnerships in Canada and LATAM(limited) market.
  • Work in collaboration with center of excellence team and partners to meet customer requirements.
  • Work with partners to arrive at strategy, execution plan for achieving business plan objectives such as wins, revenue metrics, joint account collaboration, demand generation, and pipeline creation.
  • Facilitate readiness on partner technologies for TCS account delivery teams, joint branding & marketing campaigns.
  • Designing and building go-to-market models with large cloud partners and position them to varied industry verticals such as BFS, Manufacturing and Utilities.
  • Working with the account teams for gauging the cloud platforms and services and address the requirements with internal stakeholders and Microsoft.

Alliances and Business Development Director

Tata Consultancy Services Europe
Copenhagen, Denmark
07.2015 - 10.2017
  • Microsoft (Nordics and Continental Europe) Role: Build and sell-with the Go-to-Market solutions along with Microsoft GPS(Global Partner Solutions)
  • Executive management for the partnership and scoping the strategic areas of growth in the region to develop joint business plan
  • Achieve incremental revenues through field support to the local account teams with the partner connects and joint positioning of cloud platforms and TCS services Leading new initiatives along with Microsoft partner team on
  • Lead generation through marketing events
  • Road shows/ joint roundtables
  • GTM identification and rollouts Pricing Strategy
  • To come up with innovative up-selling strategies to enable enhance value for customers
  • Take advantage of the partner incentive plans like ECIF, AMP to show the value to the customers
  • PoC’s & pilot funding for future growth in the account through partner.
  • Cultivated and maintained relationships to promote positive work culture.

Strategic Alliances Manager

Tata Consultancy Services
Delhi, India & Tokyo, Japan
09.2013 - 06.2015
  • Working with the account teams for gauging the partner offering requirements and pitching along to the customer.
  • Target user identification and Positioning of products for Sell to and Sell through business.
  • Strategizing the alignment of the partner organization within TCS and work on joint solution and offerings.
  • Coordinating with different entities involved in solution design, bid response and liaison with the partners

Education

MBA - Marketing/Finance

ICFAI Business School, Mumbai, India
03.2008

B.Tech - Electrical Engg.

JMIT, Kurukshetra, India
04.2001

Skills

  • Relationship Building
  • Strategy Development
  • Team Management
  • Customer Relationships
  • New Business Development
  • Performance Tracking and Evaluation

Accomplishments

  • Won the Microsoft Impact award for Data Center Migration for FY20 in Canada.
  • Instrumental in taking my organization to the pole position with respect to ACR(Azure Consumption Revenue) influence and got strategic partnership level with Microsoft.
  • Instrumental in adding influential revenue to the my organization's business and alliances unit with co-sell motion on cloud platforms.
  • Responsible for driving the global PAL (Partner Admin Link) initiative through stakeholder management and getting my organization to top position for Microsoft influence

Work Availability

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Timeline

Microsoft Ecosystem Head- Canada & Latam - HCLTech Canada Inc
09.2021 - Current
Ecosystem Lead- Microsoft - Tata consultancy Services
11.2017 - 09.2021
Alliances and Business Development Director - Tata Consultancy Services Europe
07.2015 - 10.2017
Strategic Alliances Manager - Tata Consultancy Services
09.2013 - 06.2015
ICFAI Business School - MBA, Marketing/Finance
JMIT - B.Tech, Electrical Engg.
Nikhil Arora