Satish Kumar

About Satish Kumar

Am an eternal optimist and believes that everything happens around us happens for the right reasons and we should always look for opportunities in every crisis.\"Hope is the Strategy\"-Hope is the biggest virtue that anyone can have which helps to tide over any crisis and shows the way. As a professional I have had opportunities to build businesses from scratch and have enjoyed scaling them up in all my stints so far in my career. I have always witnessed and experienced that simple ideas if executed perfectly becomes the biggest multipliers and help businesses grow with great speed. The fundamentals and foundation matters a lot and as leaders if we are able to communicate that well and execute most of the times we are bound to see a great impact.The biggest joy in my work is to see people around me grow and realize their aspirations and as a people manager that\'s the biggest responsibility i carry. I have always believed in empowering the teams that i work with and help them unleashing their own potential. The most notable achievements of my corporate journey has been those stories wherein i witnessed the transformations of team members to their best version and consistently surprising their own selves.LinkedIn is the best thing ever happened to me on the professional side as i always feel immense pride and joy both in driving its mission of connecting and creating economic opportunity for every member of the global work force. This mission of LinkedIn has become my Igikai and am very passionate about taking this to the last mile and help everyone to earn their living respectfully. The power of economic opportunity can bridge the gap between societies and reduce inequality which is my biggest reason in being the part of recruitment industry from beginning.

Experience

1. Director Sales Development - Asia Pacific & Japan

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   Oct 2022 — Present · Bengaluru, IN

   As the APAC Director of Sales Development, I lead manage a dynamic team of 70 professionals across the Asia-Pacific region. The primary responsibility is to drive acquisition growth by developing and executing strategic sales initiatives. We work closely with cross-functional teams to optimize the sales pipeline, enhance team performance, and ensure the successful attainment of regional sales acquisition targets.

Education

• Bangalore University

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

  1999 — 2001

• Bangalore University

  Bachelor’s Degree, Marketing

  1996 — 1999

Skills

• Account Management
• Relationship Management
• New Business Development
• Media Sales
• Cold Calling
• Recruiting
• Customer Retention
• Sales Management
• Key Account Management
• Solution Selling
• Team Management
• Negotiation
• Sales
• Business Development
• Competitive Analysis
• Lead Generation