
Soban Khurram
@sobankhurram
Business development executive at Ekkel AI who took ownership of revenue generation and helped grow closed-won deals by 125%.
What I'm looking for
At Ekkel AI, I took ownership of revenue generation and the company’s P&L, and recruited and onboarded a sales and marketing team. Closed-won deals grew 125% month over month, while year-over-year growth reached 18%.
Across roles at ORCAS, XAVOR CORP., MOTIVE (FORMERLY KEEPTRUCKIN), ENCANVAS, and IBEX GLOBAL, I worked on market launches, sales growth, and customer operations. Through my personal rev genius consultancy, I’ve also advised clients on offshore team integration, remote business development, partner networks, and go-to-market strategy.
Experience
Work history, roles, and key accomplishments
Worked as Sales Leader at Remote Growth Partners.
Dialectica is an innovative primary research firm that connects institutional investors & corporate strategists to front-line expertise in high-potential global markets.
Advising businesses on enhancing product management, optimizing user engagement, and leveraging the power of veracious analytics.
Helping small-to-medium firms scale and grow their marketing efforts through systematic strategy development and execution.
VP, Business Development
Ekkel AI
Jan 2021 - Present (5 years 9 months)
Orchestrated recruitment, hiring, and onboarding of a sales and marketing team. Took full ownership of P&L and revenue generation, achieving 125% MoM growth in closed won deals and 18% YoY growth.
Building Disruptive Tech at Warp Speed!
Worked as Revenue Generation (Consultant) at Veeve Inc..
Ekkel AI is a catalyst in the AI revolution for businesses all over the globe. We develop Web, AI, and Mobile applications to create custom tech solutions for our clients.
With Ekkel's stellar work powering them, clients have raised over 50 million dollars in funding for their unique and future-oriented products. The diversity of Ekkel's clientele extends from Blockchain to Marketing to Healthcar
Worked as Head of Business Development at Ekkel AI.
Remotebridge is a staff augmentation company that helps businesses improve profitability through strategic GTM hiring, globally!
Orcas is an online learning platform that caters to different students’ learning needs and preferences. Learners who use Orcas will be able to find Tutors, Courses, Practice Questions, and Video Content.
Download the app now!
My responsibilities included:
• Driving the pre-launch market assessment.
• Engaging with market regulators to ensure smooth on ground execution.
• Liaising with the produ
Country Head
Orcas
Oct 2021 - Dec 2022 (1 year 2 months)
Drove pre-launch market assessment, recruited and onboarded a local team, and took full ownership of market P&L. Onboarded first 100 customers in 3 months and grew GMV to 1 million PKR in 6 months.
Worked as Consultant at Xavor Corporation.
• Identifying and pursuing new business opportunities with potential clients in the US
• Developing and maintaining relationships with existing clients to increase sales and revenue
• Conducting market research to stay informed of industry trends and identify potential new clients
• Collaborating with other teams, such as marketing and product development, to ensure that sales efforts are aligned
Manager, Business Development & Sales
Xavor Corp.
Apr 2020 - Nov 2021 (1 year 7 months)
Formulated and coordinated marketing and sales activities, directed hiring and training of staff. Grew ARR by 35% on average and increased overall revenue from 1.9M to 2.7M USD.
• Managing a client portfolio comprising Fortune 500 companies;
• Providing custom software solutions through mature and emerging tech stacks to clients in various Industries like Semiconductor, Life sciences, Hi-Tech Manufacturing etc.;
• Managing sales funnel and regulating CRM;
• Closing deals and on-boarding new clients;
• Maintaining relationship and acting as liaison between technical team a
Head of Customer Engineering
Encansas
Jan 2019 - Aug 2020 (1 year 7 months)
Reduced budgetary expenditures through contract negotiations and managed purchasing, sales, marketing, and customer account operations. Onboarded 7+ enterprise customers and increased profit levels by 50%.
Worked as Business Development Manager at KeepTruckin.
Special Projects Lead
Motive (formerly KeepTruckin)
Aug 2019 - Apr 2020 (8 months)
Managed quality assurance, internal audits, and customer surveys. Resolved conflicts and negotiated agreements, and leveraged strategic planning to penetrate key accounts.
Worked as Project CR - (SLB) at KeepTruckin.
Encanvas | Don’t code. Invent
Responsible for helping customers engineer solutions to their problems
Were you born with a superpower to code? Me neither. If you want to get the best from your business, you need your ideas people to participate in creating apps. The best way to do that is have robots code your apps, not humans. Build as many apps as you need and change them as often as you like.
Worked as Business Development Team Lead at ibex.
Business Development Lead
IBEX Global
Mar 2015 - Dec 2018 (3 years 9 months)
Collaborated with sales and marketing departments to support business objectives and client acquisition. Tracked sales calls and consistently exceeded quotas through new account penetration.
Worked as Business Development Executive at IBEX.
Education
Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework
Punjab University
Bachelor of Science, Industrial Engineering & Management
Grade: 3.1/4
Activities and societies: Member of the Students' Committee for the Military-Civilian Collaboration, PU Chapter; Department Table Tennis Team; Department Football Team; conducted a project on measuring the impact of Musculoskeletal Disorders/Pain associated with excessive Laptop usage in PU students.
Bachelor of Science in Industrial Engineering & Management from Punjab University, completed in December 2018 with a CGPA of 3.1/4.
Lahore Grammar School
A'Levels, General Studies
Grade: 1A*, 2As
Activities and societies: Marketing Director of several events.
Completed A'Levels at Lahore Grammar School in August 2014 with grades 1A*, 2As.
HubSpot Academy
HubSpot Inside Sales Certification, Sales
Earned the HubSpot Inside Sales Certification.
Freight 101
Freight 101, Freight
Completed the Freight 101 certification.
McKinsey & Company
McKinsey Forward Program, Leadership
Completed the McKinsey Forward Program.
University of the Punjab
Bachelor's degree, Industrial Engineering
2014 - 2018
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