Bala Jarande

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Storage Product Manager at Barclays

Pune, Maharashtra, India

Overview

Bala Jarande is a Storage Product Manager at Barclays with extensive experience in SAN storage, automation, and Amazon Cloud Infrastructure. His career includes significant infrastructure specialist roles at JPMorgan Chase & Co. He holds professional-level AWS certifications in Solutions Architecture and Security.

Personality Overview

Self-Assured

Persuader

Trusting

They like to keep things under control.  They do not mind taking risks and can make hard decisions, if necessary. They are more likely to be open to unproven but exciting technologies.

Topics They Care About

Storage Modernization
Drives the modernization of legacy storage systems by migrating to new strategic platforms and decommissioning old infrastructure to improve efficiency.
Cloud Infrastructure
Specializes in Amazon Cloud Infrastructure, holding AWS certifications for Solutions Architect (Professional) and Security (Specialty).
Infrastructure Automation
Focuses on automating storage capacity monitoring and ensuring infrastructure aligns with organizational standards through automated reporting.

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Work History

2-2022
Storage Product Manager at Barclays
9-2016 - 10-2021
Storage & Cloud Infrastructure Specialist at JPMorgan Chase & Co.
6-2015 - 8-2016
Consultant - Storage Infrastructure Specialist at JPMorgan Chase & Co.
4-2013 - 6-2015
Storage Specialist (AVP) at Barclays
12-2008 - 3-2013
Sr. Infrastructure Storage Lead at Barclays

Education

1994 - 1998
Diploma In Industrial Electronics from University of Mumbai

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Exp : 28 Location : Pune, Maharashtra, India Job Level : Middle Designation : Storage Product Manager at Barclays
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Insights For Selling To Bala

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Take a friendly, informal yet confident approach while pitching
  • Invite them for a lunch or a drink/coffee
  • Focus on building a relationship, it can play a key role in their decision making

DONT's

  • Don’t rely too much on what they promise, make your own deductions
  • Don’t be excessively objective, focus on building a story first
  • Don’t hesitate from asking questions, but take a friendly and warm approach

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Bala is

  • Relationship and product conviction matter equally, followed by a sense of achievement.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Bala

  • If they are not convinced, they will say no albeit in a friendly manner.


Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Bala move?

  • They can reach decisions quickly if they develop trust and confidence in the product.
  • Can Bala take some risk or not?

  • They can take risks if necessary.

You And Bala

Personality Compatibility


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