Nikhil Yadav

About Nikhil Yadav

I am currently leading Strategy & Planning for Cisco, India & SAARC region - working closely with Cisco India & APJC Senior Leadership Team. With 12 years of experience in strategy, consulting and e-commerce, my core competencies include growth strategy, GTM, product launch, P&L management and program management. In my past stint, I led key projects & cross-functional deliverables as a Chief of Staff to CBO, Myntra - India\'s leading fashion-tech company. Prior to that, I have successfully led the growth strategy formulation and execution for Aakash+BYJU\'s digital product for JEE/NEET exam aspirants as Director - Strategy, working in a highly cross-collaborative role to deliver critical business goals. Previously, I was an Associate Director of Business Strategy at Unacademy, where I scaled the revenue of online test-prep categories by 4X+ in 6 months, led the acquisition of India\'s largest CA academy, and launched various value-added services for users. Before that, I worked as a Management Consultant at Roland Berger for 3+ years, gaining rich experience across multiple industries and functions, and supported various Indian & overseas clients in their strategic initiatives.My mission is to drive growth of businesses and inspire innovation in India and beyond, leveraging my domain expertise, analytical skills, and leadership abilities. I have studied and worked in different countries, and I am an avid traveler and learner.

Experience

1. Strategy & Planning Lead, India & South Asia

   Cisco

   Dec 2023 — Present · Bengaluru, IN

   Strategy lead for India & SAARC theatre :\"Think Really Big 2025 awardee\"\"Team Collaboration across Geos 2025 awardee\"\"Business Impact of the year 2024 awardee\"Driving strategic initiatives from planning to execution. Focus areas involve exploring growth areas, estimating business impact, formulating market strategy and affecting C-suite / executive level business decisions• Develop Quarterly/Annual/5-year business plans for Cisco Sales BUs & Technologies; drive them via quantitative and actionable plans• Conceptualize and develop unique initiatives which help provide alternative solutions to existing business problems, while also identifying gaps in business and advice on the corrective actions necessary• Leverage analytics for benchmarking results to measure long-term market trends which aid in making financial and resource decisions• Develop and manage business\'s key performance indicators (KPI) to forecast sales and analyze performance• Collaborate with senior executive leadership in setting businesses\' agenda, vision & developing business goals• Provide support in strategizing Cisco functions and review, analyze and manage all existing functional strategies to ensure alignment with business\'s key strategies

Education

• Norwegian School of Economics (NHH)

  Master of Business Administration - MBA, Business Administration and Management, General

  2016 — 2016

• Tagore Public High School - India

  Class 12th

  2007

• International Institute of Information Technology Hyderabad (IIITH)

  Bachelor of Technology (B.Tech.), Computer Science

  2008 — 2012

• Tagore Public High School - India

  Class 10th

  2005

• Indian Institute of Management Bangalore

  Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.)

  2015 — 2017

Skills

• Marketing Strategy
• Html
• Management Consulting
• C++
• Business Strategy
• Project Management
• Ccna
• Php
• Algorithms
• Linux
• Data Structures
• Java
• Bash
• Go-to-Market Strategy
• Operating Systems
• Python
• Ccnp
• Pricing Strategy
• Mysql
• Distributed Systems
• C
• Programming
• Javascript