Konrad Poonasamy
@konradpoonasamy
I lead Africa-wide enterprise technology sales, growth, and strategic partnerships.
South AfricaWhat I'm looking for
I currently lead sales, marketing, partners, and growth across Africa for LigaData, an OEM of Big Data, Analytics, and AI solutions for Telco, FSI, and government.
At AWS, I led a six-person team serving the Education vertical across Southern Africa, achieving 52% year-over-year SaaS growth against a 38% target and exceeding ARR quota by 113%. At OpenText, I developed digital transformation roadmaps for South African state-owned entities and expanded industry-vertical sales across Africa and SADC, attaining more than 152% of annual software licence, maintenance, and services targets.
I've also built and led high-performing sales teams at Gijima, DellEMC, Altech-BytesSI, HP, and SAS. I bring deep experience in C-suite relationships, sales strategy, P&L ownership, complex negotiations, cloud SaaS, enterprise information management, and turning around underperforming sales organisations.
Experience
Work history, roles, and key accomplishments
Contracted as Sales Director responsible for all sales, marketing, partners, and growth in Africa for a Big Data, Analytics, and AI solutions provider.
Education
Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework
University of Pretoria
Professional Management, Management
Completed professional management education at the University of Pretoria.
Tech stack
Software and tools used professionally
Availability
Location
South AfricaAuthorized to work in
Website
ligadata.comJob categories
Skills
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