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Santhosh Ramachandran

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Business Development Specialist

J.P.Nagar, Bangalore

Change Your Past FoundationMacquarie University

With a robust background in sales and lead generation within the financial services and healthcare industries, the candidate has a proven track record of identifying qualified opportunities and building sales pipelines. The candidate's customer-focused mindset and exceptional relationship-building skills enable effective engagement with influential contacts in target accounts. Furthermore, a Macquarie Global MBA degree equips the candidate with a comprehensive understanding of global business practices, strategic management, and cross-cultural leadership, enhancing capabilities in business development.

Experience

Committee member & Digital Marketing Specialist

Change Your Past Foundation

VolunteerJan 2017 - PresentAustralia

Helping the organization popularize the excellent work to de-stigmatize mental illness and increase enrollments for various services.

BT Financial Services

Feb 2022 - Jan 2023Adelaide, Australia

First Mortgage Services

Nov 2020 - Sep 2021Adelaide, Australia

Udacity Inc

Aug 2018 - Nov 2020USA

Westpac Banking Corporation

Sep 2020 - Oct 2020Adelaide, Australia

Direct Sales & Social Media Consultant

Re-Time Pty Ltd

Aug 2019 - Jun 2020Adelaide, SA

Responsible for executing sales strategies to expand into alternate market segments. Providing support to existing customers (distributors). Execution of digital marketing strategies. Conduct market research for improving existing products and developing new products. Enabling Re-Time to penetrate emerging markets such as India & UAE.

Proprietor

MediSense

Jan 2013 - Jan 2019India

Planned and directed all functions of the company – enforced strong leadership skills to ensure efficient/effective utilization of corporate resources. Developed sales, marketing plans & programs for company sales personnel. Responsible for launching unique services & programs which resulted in increased revenues and higher brand recognition. Forged new strategic partnerships to boost sales & revenues. Currently clocking annual turnover of 3 million rupees.

Insurance Advisor

Aditya Birla Sun Life Insurance Co. Ltd, Star Health and Allied Insurance Co. Ltd, Bharti Axa General Insurance Co. Ltd

Jan 2006 - Jan 2019

Assessed the complete health, life and general insurance needs of the client and provided effective solutions to ensure comprehensive protection for the whole family. Distributed Mutual Fund Products of all Asset management Companies in India. Managed complete service requirements of more than 200 individual customers. Extensive experience in customer service; achieving highest levels of customer satisfaction. Built up a sustainable referral channel for new customers using the existing customer base. Secured membership to performance clubs in the years 2006, 2007, 2008, 2010 and 2013. Achieved 100% growth in Life insurance business in 2006-2007 & 2007 - 2008. Achieved 125% growth in Health Insurance business for the year 2012-13 by implementing Digital Marketing strategies.

Client Account Specialist

Member of the equities reconciliation team

Processing and compiling reports from multiple trading platforms. Analyzing the trades and identifying reconciliation breaks. Prescribing tasks to relevant teams to fix the reconciliation breaks. Updating the process and workflow on a continuous basis.

Customer Service Officer

Providing telephonic customer service in a high-volume contact center with the aim of resolving customer issues within the first call. Booking settlements for mortgage transactions. Providing support services to ensure fulfillment of organization's SLAs.

Collections officer

Group Operations, Property & Commercial Services (GOPCS)

Managing property in possession process which includes discussing the process with customers and assisting them with any queries, managing escalated complaints and disputes on written off sold and outsourced accounts. Receiving and making calls to customers and partners across various product portfolios, resolving their queries in a timely manner, and completing necessary actions, as needed.

Student projects reviewer

Part-timeRemote

Reviewing students' projects for digital marketing Nanodegree program as per the rubric. Providing detailed and constructive feedback to help the student identify key areas for improvement.

Education

Macquarie University

Master of Business Administration

King’s College, London

Marketing Management

International Marketing

Udacity

Digital Marketing Nanodegree

Bachelor of Arts

Economics

Business Analytics Micro-Credential

Licenses & Certifications

Master of Business Administration

Macquarie University

• No expiration

Business Analytics Micro-Credential

• No expiration

Marketing Management (with International Marketing)

King’s College, London

• No expiration

Digital Marketing Nanodegree

Udacity

• No expiration

Strategic Design Practice

VIA University College, Aarhus, Denmark

• No expiration

Skills

Business Development Lifecycle Management
Lead Generation
Cold Calling
Strategic Partnerships
Customer Relationship Management
Data Analytics
Human-Centered Design Principles
Financial Services
Healthcare Services
Strategic Management
Cross-cultural Leadership