Arjun Vilayanur

Harvard-Certified AI Strategist | Salesforce AI Specialist | Transforming PreSales with Empathy and Business Impact

Role
Solutions Engineering at Salesforce
Location
Austin, TX, US
LinkedIn followers
500 followers
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About Arjun Vilayanur

Strategic Sales Engineering Leader | AI & Agentic Enterprise Visionary | Global Revenue DriverA human-centric leader with deep customer empathy and a 20-year track record of bridging the gap between complex technology and meaningful business outcomes. I am passionate about navigating the transition to the Agentic Enterprise, focusing on the ethical implementation of AI to solve real-world challenges.As a Sales Engineering executive, I have led high-performing teams across the Americas, EMEA, and APAC to accelerate cycles and strengthen Fortune 500 relationships. I specialize in architecting complex SaaS, UCaaS, and DaaS solutions for global giants including Verizon, British Telecom, PNC Bank, and Deutsche Telekom.Key Impact Highlights:Global Expansion: Established European operations and customer success practices for Compunetix (London), securing $60M in new business through the cornerstone British Telecom account.Scale & Growth: Scaled global client base by 82% and managed a portfolio valued at $485M across systems, maintenance, and dedicated support.Technical Orchestration: Spearheaded multiple end-to-end Unified Communications projects with total values exceeding $100M+.Award-Winning Leadership: Recognized as Sales Manager of the Year (2016) and World Class Club (2017) by Plantronics.

Experience

  1. Solutions Engineering

    Salesforce

    Oct 2023 — Present · Austin, TX, US

Education

  • Harvard Business School Online

    AI Essentials for Business

  • University of Louisiana at Lafayette

    EE, Telecommunications

    1996 — 2001

Skills

  • Integration
  • Unified Communications
  • Pre-Sales
  • Ip
  • Video Conferencing
  • Managed Services
  • Telecommunications
  • Wireless
  • Networking
  • Voip
  • Telephony
  • Telepresence
  • Troubleshooting
  • Sip
  • Customer Service
  • Crm
  • Network Design
  • Mpls
  • Audio Conferencing
  • Solution Selling
  • Product Management
  • Mobile Devices
  • Sip Trunking
  • Gsm
  • Implementation Experience
  • Customer-Facing
  • Management
  • Cloud Computing
  • Data Center
  • Routers
  • Network Architecture
  • Hardware
  • Strategy
  • Contact Centers
  • Wan
  • Managing Offshore Teams
  • Saas
  • Cisco Technologies
  • Isdn
  • Ccna

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