Ashvin Gidwani

Angestellt, Portfolio Lead: Client Success (Salesforce Commerce Cloud) , Hamburg, Germany, Astound Commerce
Hamburg, Germany

Skills

Digital
Digital strategy
Business Transformation
Software as a Service (SaaS)
Salesforce
Sprinkl
Social Media
Online advertising
Adobe Experience Cloud
E-Commerce Consulting
Team Management
Sales management

Timeline

Professional experience for Ashvin Gidwani

  • Current 3 years and 4 months, since Sep 2022

    Portfolio Lead: Client Success (Salesforce Commerce Cloud) , Hamburg, Germany

    Astound Commerce

    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 2022

    Lead – Centre of Excellence (COE) at Syzygy, Hamburg, Germany

    SYZYGY Deutschland GmbH

    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.

  • 1 year, Apr 2018 - Mar 2019

    Regional Sales Manager

    Sprinklr

    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)

  • 5 years and 7 months, Jun 2007 - Dec 2012

    Management Consultant at ACCENTURE INTERACTIVE

    Accenture

    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

  • 1 year and 1 month, Jun 2006 - Jun 2007

    Business Executive

    Mindshare GmbH

    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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