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V.S. MANJUNATH

@vsmanjunath

Sr. Growth & Strategy Partner

Bangalore

https://www.linkedin.com/in/manju-nath-7b09a1137/

Purple QuarterAAE, Bangalore DGCA

V.S. Manjunath is an accomplished Business Professional with over 8 years of experience in Strategic Sales planning, Business Development, and Partnerships. He has a proven track record of managing P&L responsibility and driving substantial revenue growth across diverse sectors including SaaS, Fintech, and Healthcare. He excels at building profitable partnerships by connecting with chief decision-makers and leveraging consultative sales solutions to achieve sustained revenue enhancement.

Experience

Sr. Growth & Strategy Partner

Purple Quarter

•Jan 2022 - Jun 2022

Reaching out to founders, startup key decision-makers, VCs, understanding their tech leadership challenges, and presenting the value proposition in a consultative manner through proposals and presentations in India & South East Asia (Singapore, Indonesia, Vietnam) Regions. Expert in researching business models, revenue streams, and startups to strategize expansion. Specialized in using sales intelligence tools to follow the structured sales process. Responsible for exceeding revenue targets and managing P&L.

State Head

Pariksha

•Nov 2020 - Jul 2021

Responsible for driving strategic partnerships, team management, and revenue generation across South India. Managed sales, demand generation, customer support, and content teams. Collaborated with product, marketing, and tech teams to improve campaigns and lead quality. Managed P&L and increased MRR from 1 Lakh to 12 lakhs within 3 months.

Sr. Business Manager

AffordPlan

•Feb 2019 - Nov 2020

Onboarding and negotiating commission terms with hospitals for full-stack financial services (Savings, Credit, Wallet & Insurance). Managed a team of 20+ executives and 15+ hospitals. Strategized and analyzed non-performing units, turning them into profit centers. Involved in presenting business unit economics and problem-solving with internal and external stakeholders. Achieved a turnover of 5 crores in a financial year.

Business Manager

Trans Neuron Technologies

•Jul 2017 - Jan 2019

Acquired projects from various government bodies (Gok, GoAp, NSDC) worth 10 Crores for providing a SaaS platform for skill development. Collaborated with major corporations like IBM and Microfocus. Onboarded customers including colleges and skill development institutes. Acted as POC for major projects and actively worked to expand across Sub Continent (SriLanka, Nepal, Bangladesh) and SEA Region (Singapore, Malaysia & Indonesia).

Sr. Business Development Exe

T.I.M.E Institute

•Aug 2016 - Jul 2017

Played a role in achieving center targets and brand development. Strategically partnered with major schools and colleges for conducting courses and workshops. Educated students and parents on the value proposition compared to other industry players.

Sales Manager

Academy of Aviation and Engineering-A.A. E

•Dec 2013 - Jan 2016

Supervised a team of 7+ to drive admissions. Partnered with banks and credit institutes for student loans. Developed future strategies to drive admissions by aligning with management and creating promotional offers.

Education

AAE, Bangalore DGCA

Aircraft Maintenance Engineering

•Grade: 87%

AP Board

Intermediate

•Grade: 93%

AP Board

SSC

•Grade: 92%

Licenses & Certifications

AI Strategy to Create Business Value

Microsoft

• No expiration

Integrated Digital Media Strategy and Planning

Digitechniks

• No expiration

Financial & Risk Understanding Course

Udemy

• No expiration

Skills

Business Development
Strategy & Partnerships
B2B & B2C Sales
Account Management
Customer Insights
Competitive Analysis
Pricing & Negotiations
Data Analysis
Revenue Generation
Market Research
Social & Value-Based Selling
Business Modeling
Salesforce CRM
Power BI
LinkedIn Sales Navigator
GoogleWorkspace / MS Office
PESTLE
SWOT
McKinsey 7S