
Ashvin Gidwani
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Professional experience for Ashvin Gidwani
- Current 3 years and 4 months, since Sep 2022Astound Commerce
Portfolio Lead: Client Success (Salesforce Commerce Cloud) , Hamburg, Germany
Manage a team and commercial responsibility for accounts across Germany, Switzerland and Italy • Responsible for upselling and cross selling Astound Commerce’s breadth of services across accounts (strategic consulting, advisory, technology and marketing services). • Managing relationships with the software partner ecosystem, collaborating on joint account plans to sell software and services on existing and new accounts.
- 10 months, Jul 2021 - Apr 2022SYZYGY Deutschland GmbH
Lead – Centre of Excellence (COE) at Syzygy, Hamburg, Germany
Conceptualized and implemented a COE focused on ‘outsourcing as a model.’ Identified business opportunities improving both ‘top line’ and ‘bottom line’ efforts. Manage delivery of projects in collaboration with teams in Germany and offshore teams. • Responsible for quality assurance and delivery cadence. Presentation of business benefits and case studies to Syzygy Performance senior managemen
- 2 years and 2 months, Mar 2019 - Apr 2021
Sr. Principal Customer Success & Marketing Lead
Salesforce Marketing Cloud
Took accountability with a team of 4 for the west of India and managed >$200K > $1Mil worth clientele for Salesforces’ CORE (Sales, Service & Marketing Cloud). Advocated digital best practices and built C-level relationships with key stakeholders. Oversaw implementation and delivery along with driving adoption of Salesforce technology. Successfully identified $3 Mn in up-sell and cross-sell opportunities (90% closure) and achieved 100% on renewals.
Tasked to build and grow strategic accounts across the West and South of India. Analyzed existing processes, combined solutions, and value sold digital experience packages to C-suite organizations across multiple verticals which drove revenue, optimized costs and mitigated risks. Grew pipeline by 4x and exceeded targets by 125%.
- 4 years, May 2014 - Apr 2018
Senior Customer Success Manager at ADOBE SYSTEMS
Adobe Inc.
Played an instrumental role in growth trajectory, being the part of the EXPERIENCE CLOUD PILOT TEAM Championed cross-functional teams, ensured implementation & adoption Drove use-cases & showcased investment value of Marketing Cloud Managed book of Business in excess of $30 million. Fostered top clients across e-commerce, BFSI, Tourism & Hospitality, Retail Telco Achieved 100% renewal rate on all cloud applications. 2016 APAC Customer Success Manager of the Year - Presented at Sales Kick Off in Las Vegas
- 1 year and 1 month, May 2013 - May 2014
Head of Strategy & Delivery
Freemont Digital
Provided a range of digital solutions to clients via robust strategies and lead a team of 25 (Account Management, Creative, Content and Technology) Took charge of web design & build, customer service, query resolution, social engagement & lead-gen for clients (e-com, Organics, Taxi Service, Retail, etc) Achieved 125% growth in revenue through new brands & innovative solutions
- 6 months, Dec 2012 - May 2013
Manager - Online Sales at COMMONWEALTH BANK
Commonwealth Bank of Australia
Led customer acquisition for Credit Cards online (web + chat) right through to processing and activation Owned the strategy around content optimization, using web analytics as the basis, and improved conversions online. Drove media buying & creative strategy based on analytic insights (+60% percent) Ran campaigns around activation and adoption (+45% percent increase) YOY increase in conversions - 85 % (public site) & 65% (Secure site)
Privileged Employee no.2 for Accenture Australia’s Digital foray, and took charge of several assignments across APAC, playing diverse roles: Bupa Australia (Engagement Lead): Prepared capability assessment model against the governance. Optimized Media to maximize e-commerce conversions and proposed an initiative based 5-year business case
Media Planner & Buyer for the prestigious brands various brands e.g., Jaguar Proposed ad-hoc online strategies to complement business cycles & evolving technologies along with Financial planning, to ensure maximum ROI and Campaign Management end- 2-end
Educational background for Ashvin Gidwani
- Current 4 years and 9 months, since Apr 2021
Marketing
brand University Hamburg
- Current 4 years and 9 months, since Apr 2021
Marketing
brand University Hamburg
- 2 years and 6 months, Apr 2002 - Sep 2004
Marketing & International Business
University of Technology Sydney
Languages
English
First language
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