Sr. Director, Director, Service And Support
Cambridge, Ma, Usa
- Managed the US Professional Services business, responsible for services revenue and customer satisfaction. Sponsored and helped close multiple Akamai deals with enterprise customers like JC Penney, NBC and Starz. Hired and mentored a number of senior leaders at Akamai.- Shifted strategy from one time integration revenue to recurring revenue engagements. Created an operational model, framework and processes to deliver recurring revenue engagements. Today, recurring revenue accounts for over half of Akamai’s global services revenue stream- Built a global services and support delivery organization in India from scratch. The team today delivers all the business support, 1/3rd technical support, and 1/4th of project delivery for Akamai’s global customer base. Doubled customer satisfaction scores and tripled efficiency. Developed, hired and mentored a high performance management team; over half the initial team have taken on expanded leadership responsibilities- Led global cross functional team comprising of engineering, networks, finance, sales, service and support post acquisition of Speedera networks to integrate their customer base into the Akamai network/systems. Primary goal of acquisition was revenue retention. Retained 95% of Speedera’s revenue base, resulting in Akamai’s largest, most successful acquisition to date