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PRANAV DANI

@pranavdani

Cloud Sales Consultant at Searce Inc

Thane, India

https://www.linkedin.com/in/pranav-dani-b4343215a

Searce IncSCMHRD

Pranav Dani is an experienced Cloud Sales Consultant with expertise in business development and solution selling for Google Cloud Platform (GCP). He has a proven track record of closing large deals, optimizing client infrastructure, and generating revenue through cross-selling IaaS, PaaS, and SaaS solutions. He holds certifications including AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner and Google Cloud Digital Leader.

Experience

Cloud Sales Consultant

Searce Inc

Full-time•May 2001 - Present•Pune

Carry out business development activities of Digital Native Accounts in North India and South India, primarily for the Google Cloud Platform(GCP). Engage with key decisions makers(CXOs) in the funded startup environment, offering them IaaS, PaaS, and SaaS solutions. Closed a USD 1.2 million commit deal for an existing pay-as-you-go Google Cloud Platform customer. Optimized the infrastructure of a booming Indian FinTech client, resulting in more than 28% cost savings. Strategized application migration for a HealthTech startup, resulting in improved application performance. Work on greenfield opportunities worth $120,000+ along with up-selling & cross-selling of Google Maps, Google Workspace, and Searce's in-house SaaS products to boost revenue. Established techno-commercial benefits of Google Cloud Platform for an e-commerce company to help them foray into new opportunities. Nurture relationships with existing customers and regional GCP Field Sales Representatives by conducting reviews, campaigns, and workshops. Collaborate with legal, finance, and sales operations team to draft documents for deal closure. Performed TCO analysis and formulated final price point by working in collaboration with GCP Field Sales Representatives.

Summer Intern

Aditya Birla Fashion and Retail Ltd.

Internship•Apr 2001 - May 2001•Bangalore

Conducted 175+ customer interviews to analyze the changing needs and priorities during COVID time. Carried out category wise product analysis for the recommendation of product mix. Designed a training module for Unique Service Offerings.

Education

SCMHRD

MBA

Sales & Marketing

Jan 2019 - Jan 2021

SKNCOE, Pune University

Bachelors of Engineering

I.T

Jan 2014 - Jan 2018

Licenses & Certifications

Google Cloud Digital Leader

Google Cloud

• No expiration

AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner

AWS

• No expiration

Skills

Business Development
Key Account Management
Solution Selling
Customer Engagement & Success
Research & Analysis
IaaS
PaaS
SaaS
TCO analysis