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Arvind Balakrishnan

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Head, Sales and Marketing at Tallect
📍 Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Arvind is the Head of Sales and Marketing at Tallect, specializing in enterprise sales leadership across India and Southeast Asia. An alumnus of the Indian Institute of Management, Calcutta, he has a proven record of building sales engines at Amazon and Flipkart. Colleagues describe him as prudent, analytical, and number-driven.

Beyond his executive role, Arvind is keenly interested in the strategic implications of technology. He follows the business applications of AI, listens to tech podcasts, and analyzes major industry moves like acquisitions and their market impact.

Unique fact: Arvind won the "Braveheart Of The Year" award at Walmart for spearheading the launch of the companys pilot loyalty program.

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Experience
18 Years
Current Role
Head, Sales and Marketing
Job Level
Leadership
Location
Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
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Go-to-Market Strategy
He specializes in GTM planning and execution, having built enterprise sales engines from the ground up at companies like Amazon, Flipkart, and HONO.
HR & Compensation Tech
His current role at Tallect is focused on helping CHROs and Compensation Leaders solve enterprise challenges with a unified platform for people programs.
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Career

Work history

2-2026
Head, Sales and Marketing
Tallect
2-2025
Fractional Sales and GTM Leader | Co-Founder
Multiple SaaS/AI-led Enterprises
1-2024 - 1-2025
Chief Sales & Marketing Officer-Asia
HONO
4-2022 - 12-2023
Senior Manager (L7), Head Of Sales (Amazon Business, Amazon Distribution)
Amazon
1-2021 - 4-2022
Director - Customer Acquisition, Lifecyle Managment, Loyalty (Flipkart Wholesale)
Flipkart
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Education
2005 - 2007
Post Graduate Diploma in Management.
Indian Institute of Management, Calcutta
2001 - 2005
Bachelor of Engineering (B.E.)
Visvesvaraya Technological University
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