Justin Paul

About Justin Paul

I’m driven by one idea: growth happens faster when the right people, platforms, and partners come together. My career spans enterprise sales, product management, and open innovation—building AI‑ and cloud‑powered ecosystems that turn ambitious ideas into scalable business outcomes.With experience across Enterprise Sales, Product Management, Program Management, Executive Communications, and Strategic Marketing in the enterprise software industry. I work closely with senior leaders to drive cloud adoption, AI‑led transformation, and platform‑centric operating models that scale across regions and organizations.A defining theme of my journey has been ecosystem and product‑led innovation. At SAP, I partnered with global Product Management communities to shape industry thought leadership and co‑innovation initiatives. I also founded and led SAP Startup Studio at SAP Labs India—an early‑stage startup co‑innovation platform focused on building a strong B2B ecosystem and extending SAP’s portfolio through startups, partners, and emerging technologies.Currently at Microsoft, part of the Global Account Team for SAP SE, I lead relationship and business for all the SAP R&D entities across the Asia region, driving strategic cloud and AI partnerships, executive alignment, and joint innovation across hyperscale cloud, enterprise applications, and developer productivity. I enjoy operating at the intersection of strategy, AI, cloud platforms, and ecosystems—bringing diverse stakeholders together and translating vision into measurable impact.

Experience

1. Account Director - SAP Se for Asia

   Microsoft

   Apr 2025 — Present · Bengaluru, IN

   In my current role as part of the Global Account team for SAP SE, I am responsible for managing the relationship and business with SAP as a customer for the Asia region across all solution areas of SAP.

Education

• Mahatma Gandhi University

  BA

• Indian Institute of Management, Kozhikode

  Executive Post Graduate Programme

• Christ University, Bangalore

  Master of Social Work (M.S.W.)

Skills

• Business Development
• Employee Grievance
• Fundraising
• Marketing Strategy
• Training
• Volunteer Management
• Creative Writing
• Research
• Strategy
• Corporate Social Responsibility
• Team Management
• Management
• Human Resources
• Marketing Communications
• Capacity Building
• Employee Engagement
• Recruiting
• Project Management
• Corporate Sustainability
• Strategic Planning
• Employee Relations
• IT Strategy
• Social Photography
• Social Marketing
• Market Research
• Csr Advisory
• Volunteer Recruiting
• Social Media Marketing
• Nonprofits
• Business Strategy
• Corporate Communications
• Leadership
• Project Planning
• Progress Monitoring
• Ngos
• Organizational Development
• Program Management