Shukla Bandopadhyay

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DISC Type : C

Vice President of Sales CMT (GCC/GIC) at Accenture

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Overview

Shukla Bandopadhyay is a Vice President at Accenture with over 15 years of experience leading sales for Fortune 500 clients like Microsoft and Amazon, focusing on GIC/GCC and Industry X. Colleagues describe her as persistent, passionate, sincere, and a tough negotiator. She holds a PGDBA in Sales & Marketing.

Outside of her professional role, Shukla shows a keen interest in sports, particularly celebrating the victories of the Indian Womens Cricket Team. She has also expressed interest in the fields of green and renewable energy, indicating a passion for sustainability and environmental topics.

Unique fact: Before her current role, Shukla founded her own firm, Transiliencedigital & Consultancy, where she provided Go-to-Market strategy for firms expanding globally.

Personality Overview

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Negotiator

They enjoy working alone and do not rely on others very often.  Unless the value is proven by data, they are unlikely to value fancy features. It is very likely that they will negotiate pricing or other important terms.

Topics They Care About

Global Capability Centers
Her role as VP of GIC/GCC at Accenture places this at the core of her professional focus, driving growth and managing strategic accounts in this domain.
Industry X
Her current focus involves consulting-led sales for Industry X clients across manufacturing, engineering R&D, and capital projects.
Agentic AI
She recently completed a certification in "Reinvention with Agentic AI, " signaling a strong interest in leveraging emerging artificial intelligence technologies for business.

Media Appearances

Shukla has no verified media appearances

Work History

6-2022
Vice President of Sales CMT (GCC/GIC) at Accenture
12-2019
AVP- Global Hi-tech, media and communication accounts (GCC/GIC) at Accenture
12-2017 - 12-2019
Program manager Sales-Strategic Accounts (GCC/GIC) at Capgemini
6-2016 - 12-2017
Senior manager-Global in house centers (GCC/GIC) at Tech Mahindra
4-2015 - 5-2016
Founder at Transiliencedigital & Consultancy

Education

Full time PGDBA course in Sales & marketing from IBS Hyderabad
High Potential development from Better up

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Exp : 16 Location : Bengaluru, Karnataka, India Job Level : Senior Designation : Vice President of Sales CMT (GCC/GIC) at Accenture
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Insights For Selling To Shukla

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Tell them what ROI they can expect
  • Don’t forget to mention how you compare to competition on both features and pricing
  • If you can, show them industry reports or analyst comments instead of sharing anecdotal stories

DONT's

  • Don’t rush them till they have clearly gotten all the necessary information
  • Avoid pushing them too much to involve other stakeholders unless it is critical
  • Don’t try too hard to build a relationship with them

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Shukla is

  • Strong evidence of ROI, effective pricing, and proven data points matter the most to them.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Shukla

  • It is not very hard for them to say no if they are not convinced about the decision.

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Shukla move?

  • Their decision-making is neither very fast nor very slow, they are somewhere in between.
  • Can Shukla take some risk or not?

  • They can take risks if their analysis shows that it would be worth it.

You And Shukla

Personality Compatibility


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