I hold strategic and operational responsibility for driving global adoption of DataSift's agency product and service offerings by WPP, Dentsu, Havas, Publicis & IPG. My primary responsibilities are: 1. Developing and owning agency relationships globally (exc-NA) ;2. Leading a research and sales engineering team that runs proof of concept projects for agencies, Facebook, LinkedIn and their strategic clients;3. Guiding our product management teams to build products which help agencies leverage DataSift's technologies to support media & creative planning use cases.

I was responsible for developing channel partnerships with European consulting / SI companies across the Tableau & SAP ecosystem. I also managed relationships with key data partners (Automattic-WordPress, Tumblr, LexisNexis, SocialGist) and developed a sales and marketing program which resulted in double-digit quarterly revenue growth for those partners.

Define a Channel strategy to enable 3rd parties to offer more compelling propositions by incorporating unique content and capabilities from LexisNexis. Collaborate closely with international colleagues to leverage best practices and drive global channel partnerships wherever possible.Identify and develop channel partnerships with target 3rd parties.

Founder of web-based business providing video editing services to consumers. Developed commercial skills in all aspects of business start up, including market research, business case development, branding and marketing. Managed the web designers to develop a new website to act as the primary sales channel. Ran ongoing SEO, Google AdWords & content marketing activities;Developed skills in supplier relationship management, selecting and managing sub-contractors in India and Poland;Worked with accountant and lawyer to develop the terms and conditions and ensured all statutory reporting was completed as a UK registered company.

Business development and relationship management for 6 strategic banking clients