Saurabh K Mehta

About Saurabh K Mehta

Business Leader with Sales, Pre-Sales, Consulting and Solution Architecture experience with over 18 years of Customer Facing Technology Sales experience in the India Market.In my current role, I partner with the architects of India’s digital economy—the visionary CXOs of some of India\'s largest \"Born Digital\" unicorns—to co-create the future of their businesses, solving for Bharat.In my previous role at Google, I lead the sales team for Early Stage Startups for India market at Google Cloud. Passionate for empowering high-performing teams. Expertise in building, coaching, and motivating people to achieve exceptional outcomes.Driving Google Cloud adoption for leading Digital Natives through extended Channel Partnerships ecosystem.In the past was instrumental in leading the Digital Natives Business for AWS Pune region.Previously was associated with LinkedIn India was a Key Account Director, I used to partner with Talent & Business leaders of leading Global System Integrators(Leading Global GSIs HQ in India), helping them transform the way they attract and engage with talent through insights driven approach. Helping global leaders of these GSI organizations unlock the potential of LinkedIn to solve for business from strategy to execution. As a team lead, have also been instrumental in creating a culture of high performance individuals helping them become successful account managers for these GSI organizations.In the past at Cognizant was responsible for driving sales initiatives around Business and Technology Consulting, IT Infra Managed Services, Project Based Application Services, Business Process Services & Cloud solutions.Program Advisor to Govt. of India for National Skills & Career Guidance Framework (a Joint initiative by Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship, Ministry of Labor and Employment, NITI Aayog, FICCI & United Nations Development Program).

Experience

1. Strategic Engagements Lead - Digital Natives

   Google

   Jan 2026 — Present · Bengaluru, IN

   In my current role, I partner with the architects of India’s digital economy—the visionary CXOs of some of India\'s largest \"Born Digital\" unicorns—to co-create the future of their businesses, solving for Bharat.In the hyper-growth India market, technology isn\'t just a utility; it’s a competitive moat. My role at Google Cloud is to ensure our most strategic unicorn customers aren\'t just adopting the cloud, but are leveraging the full power of the \"One Google\" ecosystem. By bridging the gap between ambitious business goals and Google’s cutting-edge AI offerings, I drive collaborative, high-stakes engagements that move the needle on unit economics, innovation, and global scale.Key Focus Areas:Executive Partnership: Acting as a trusted advisor to Founders and CXOs.Complex Orchestration: Leading \"One Google\" strategies across Cloud, AI, Google Ads, You tube and more.AI Transformation: Implementing Google’s AI/ML roadmap to solve real-world business challenges.Outcome-Driven Leadership: Delivering meaningful business impact for some of India\'s strategic digital natives.

Education

• Hutchings High School

  Icse, Icse

  1990 — 2000

• St Vincents Jr College

  HSC, Comp Sci

  2001 — 2003

• Pune Institute of Computer Technology

  Bachelor of Engg, IT

  2004 — 2007

Skills

• Solution Architecture
• Channel Partners
• Data Center
• Saas
• Crm
• Cloud Computing
• Sales Force Development
• Pre-Sales
• Sales & Marketing
• Business Development
• Team Leadership
• Storage Area Networks
• Solution Selling
• Management Consulting
• IT Service Management
• Channel
• High Availability
• Customer Service
• Team Management
• Enterprise Software
• Key Account Management
• Business Strategy
• Virtualization
• Managed Services
• Digital Transformation
• Business Alliances
• Customer Relationship Management (Crm)
• Management
• Territory Management
• Storage
• IT Strategy
• Service Delivery
• Financial Analysis
• Leadership