Chengappa Kodira

Sales Strategy and GTM leader | Currently: Gemini Enterprise GTM Lead at Google Cloud

Chicago2.1k followers
Googleex-Hitachi Vantaraex-ZS Associates

A versatile B2B and B2C digital health and technology leader with 10+ years building functions from business operations to customer strategy and growth.

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Skilled in creating and implementing data-driven sales strategies to launch and grow customer relationships, and passionate about discovering ways to apply innovative technologies to address complex problem areas.

Career Timeline

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GTM Index

  1. GOOGLEJOB
    1. Global GTM Lead, Gemini En…
      1Y 2M
    2. Sales Strategy and Operati…
      11M
  2. GUILD EDUCATIONJOB
    1. Senior Mgr, Operations Str…
      1Y 7M
  3. TRUEPILLJOB
    1. Senior Mgr, Customer Strat…
      1Y 11M
  4. KIFTJOB
    1. Head of Strategy and Devel…
      1Y 2M
  5. ZS ASSOCIATESJOB
    1. Associate Consultant
      2Y 1M
    2. Associate
      1Y 11M
  6. ELECTRONIC ARTS (EA)JOB
    1. Subscriptions - Product &…
      4M
  7. HITACHI VANTARAJOB
    1. Consultant
      2Y 3M
  8. DELOITTEJOB
    1. Advisory Consulting Intern
      3M
  9. UCLA ANDERSON SCHOOL OF MANAGEMENTJOB
    1. Senior Clerk
      7M
  10. U.S. DISTRICT COURTJOB
    1. Student Intern
      2M

Time in market 16Y 9MOpen 3Closed 11Stints 14

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  1. Job: Hitachi Vantara — Consultant · 2013-08 – 2015-11 · 2y 3mo
  2. Job: ZS Associates — Associate · 2015-12 – 2017-11 · 1y 11mo
  3. Job: U.S. District Court — Student Intern · 2010-01 – 2010-03 · 2 mo
  4. Job: Electronic Arts (EA) — Subscriptions - Product & Commercial Strategy · 2019-05 – 2019-09 · 4 mo — Joined the Commercialization team for a summer and coordinated Digital Sales, Publishing Operations, and EA Franchise teams (Campaign & Brand) to prioritize asset creation for EA Play promotional merchandising opportunities and subscription launch with Playstation
  5. Job: Guild Education — Senior Manager, Operations Strategy · 2023-02 – 2024-09 · 1y 7mo — Guild is an innovative education technology platform enabling employers to attract, retain, and grow their talent. As a Senior Manager of Operations Strategy I oversee and mature operational planning, continuous improvement and project management methodologies to drive scale and improved experience for Guild’s members and teams, alongside new and existing customer programs. Key focus areas include: - Driving annual and quarterly planning processes to ensure targeted outcomes are realized - Lead design improvements for member-facing and internal applications, with a focus on Salesforce CRM + Messaging - Deliver improved posture towards operational excellence by prioritizing operational init…
  6. Job: UCLA Anderson School of Management — Senior Clerk · 2011-03 – 2011-10 · 7 mo
  7. Job: Deloitte — Advisory Consulting Intern · 2012-05 – 2012-08 · 3 mo
  8. Job: Kift — Head of Strategy and Development · 2020-01 – 2021-03 · 1y 2mo — Kift is a rapidly growing community that provides members with places to stay, transportation, food, activities, and a community of other members. Kift members use a campervan as a mobile bedroom and have access to a curated clubhouse network and community in and around cities and at top destinations throughout the Western US.
  9. Job: ZS Associates — Associate Consultant · 2017-12 – 2020-01 · 2y 1mo
  10. Job: Google — Sales Strategy and Operations Manager, Google Cloud · 2024-09 – 2025-08 · 11 mo — GTM Strategy & Analytics for AI, Data Analytics, and Databases practices in NorthAm.
  11. Job: Truepill — Senior Manager, Customer Strategy & Operations · 2021-03 – 2023-02 · 1y 11mo — - Developed customer-specific pricing models and forecasts to inform annual planning process and resource allocation - Managed and grew a portfolio of consumer health, provider, and payor customers, helping embed improved patient management for millions of patients across the US - Oversaw pharmacy, patient, and warehouse operations to ensure operational commitments were achieved - Led solution architecting, data analytics, and fulfillment optimization for pharmacy and diagnostics programs, and partnered with customers to scope and execute on growth opportunities
  12. Job: Google — Global GTM Lead, Gemini Enterprise - Analytics & Performance · 2025-08 – present · 1y
  13. School: University of California, Berkeley, Haas School of Business — Master of Business Administration - MBA
  14. School: University of California, Los Angeles — Bachelor of Arts, Business-Economics, Accounting, Geography

Skills

Incentive CompensationPayor-provider care modelsDue DiligenceProduct DesignStrategic PartnershipsOperational ExcellenceBusiness Process ImprovementResource AllocationAccount ExpansionCustomer RetentionCreative Problem SolvingGo-to-Market StrategyThought LeadershipTeam ManagementRecord Of SuccessBusiness Performance ManagementProblem SolvingPresentation SkillsCommunicationMultiple Projects Simultaneously

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