Hussain Mahmood

GTM Leadership @ Anthropic

Bellevue, Washington, United States3.7k followers

Anthropic

ex-Microsoft

ex-Independent Consultant

Technology executive with uncommon range. Led enterprise sales, solution engineering, and customer success organizations of several hundred people, and set GTM strategy for businesses at every scale from $1B to $100B+.
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Earlier hands-on career in cybersecurity and finance. C-suite advisor on AI transformation and cloud economics. Operated across the Americas, EMEA, and Now building the go-to-market engine at Wharton MBA and Purdue Computer Science grad.

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ANTHROPICJOB
1. Head of Strategic GTM Init…
  3M
MICROSOFTJOB
1. General Mgr, AI Business S…
  1Y 8M
2. General Mgr Solution Sales…
  1Y 11M
3. General Mgr Customer Succe…
  1Y 5M
4. General Mgr Enterprise Sal…
  1Y
5. Sr. Dir Sales, Great Lakes…
  2Y 5M
6. Dir Sales, Automotive & Ma…
  1Y 11M
7. Dir Solution Sales, Modern…
  1Y 1M
8. Solution Specialist, Moder…
  2Y 7M
9. Finance Controller
  2Y 4M
10. Sales Excellence Program Mgr
  6M
INDEPENDENT CONSULTANTJOB
1. White Hat Ethical Hacker
  1Y
2. White Hat Ethical Hacker
  1Y
3. White Hat Ethical Hacker
  1Y
4. White Hat Ethical Hacker
  1Y
MOBILINKJOB
1. Cybersecurity Eng
  2Y

Job: Anthropic — Head of Strategic GTM Initiatives & Global GTM Ops · 2026-07 – present · 1 mo
Job: Microsoft — General Manager, AI Business Solutions GTM · 2024-11 – 2026-07 · 1y 8mo — Led go-to-market for AI Business Solutions —a $100B+ annual revenue portfolio including Copilot, Microsoft 365, Dynamics (CRM & ERP), Windows 365, and Power Platform.
Job: Microsoft — General Manager Solution Sales, Microsoft Germany · 2022-12 – 2024-11 · 1y 11mo — Member of the Microsoft Germany Executive Board, leading a team of 400+ sales and technical professionals to drive new business growth and accelerate Germany's digital transformation. Oversaw $10B+ annual revenue spanning all customer segments and industries.
Job: Microsoft — General Manager Customer Success, US Manufacturing Sector · 2021-07 – 2022-12 · 1y 5mo — Led the Customer Success organization for the U.S. Manufacturing vertical driving $4B in annual consumption revenue. Led a team of 400 architects, engineers, and customer success managers covering Azure, Microsoft 365, and Dynamics 365 platforms.
Job: Microsoft — General Manager Enterprise Sales, US Manufacturing Sector · 2020-07 – 2021-07 · 1y — Led an organization of 100 people, responsible for $2B annual revenue. Oversaw all business with Manufacturing sector clients in the Eastern half of the US.
Job: Microsoft — Sr. Director Sales, Great Lakes Region · 2018-02 – 2020-07 · 2y 5mo — Led an organization of 70 sellers managing a portfolio of 300 enterprise customers with responsibility for $1.2B in annual revenue. Our mission was to drive digital transformation for customers through industry-focused cloud solutions leveraging expertise in AI, IoT, mixed reality, big data, high-performance computing, DevOps, and cybersecurity.
Job: Microsoft — Director Sales, Automotive & Manufacturing · 2016-03 – 2018-02 · 1y 11mo — Led a dedicated automotive & manufacturing team of 15 account executives and technical architects focused on winning Industry 4.0 and connected/autonomous vehicle pursuits.
Job: Microsoft — Director Solution Sales, Modern Workplace · 2015-02 – 2016-03 · 1y 1mo — Led a team of 15 solution sellers managing a $300M cloud business across the Central U.S, focused on enterprise productivity and cybersecurity.
Job: Microsoft — Solution Specialist, Modern Workplace · 2012-07 – 2015-02 · 2y 7mo — As a 'Black Belt' expert, I engaged in strategic deal pursuits to prove business and technical value of cloud-based productivity tools. Developed deep expertise in cloud ROI consulting and designed business value tools adopted across Microsoft’s global sales organization. Recognized with Microsoft's highest sales award.
Job: Microsoft — Finance Controller · 2010-02 – 2012-06 · 2y 4mo — Led finance for a $600M annual revenue business unit, including growth strategy, budgeting, forecasting, and management reporting. Additionally, led cloud economics engagements with enterprise customers to drive strategic deals. Earned the CFO Award for creating a new business value engagement program and tools.
Job: Microsoft — Sales Excellence Program Manager · 2009-08 – 2010-02 · 6 mo — Managed sales operations across a 9-state region in the U.S. Southwest. Collaborated with the COO to drive key initiatives, including customer segmentation, territory planning, quota setting, executive business reviews, and field readiness.
Job: Independent Consultant — White Hat Ethical Hacker · 2006-07 – 2007-07 · 1y — Advised senior leadership at a leading university and a NASDAQ-listed global software company on cybersecurity after identifying vulnerabilities through successful penetration testing. Gained extensive expertise in security auditing and management practices. Achieved CISSP certification, the premier credential for management-level security professionals.
Job: Independent Consultant — White Hat Ethical Hacker · 2006-07 – 2007-07 · 1y — Advised senior leadership at a leading university and a NASDAQ-listed global software company on cybersecurity after identifying vulnerabilities through successful penetration testing. Gained extensive expertise in security auditing and management practices. Achieved CISSP certification, the premier credential for management-level security professionals.
Job: Independent Consultant — White Hat Ethical Hacker · 2006-07 – 2007-07 · 1y — Advised senior leadership at a leading university and a NASDAQ-listed global software company on cybersecurity after identifying vulnerabilities through successful penetration testing. Gained extensive expertise in security auditing and management practices. Achieved CISSP certification, the premier credential for management-level security professionals.
Job: Independent Consultant — White Hat Ethical Hacker · 2006-07 – 2007-07 · 1y — Advised senior leadership at a leading university and a NASDAQ-listed global software company on cybersecurity after identifying vulnerabilities through successful penetration testing. Gained extensive expertise in security auditing and management practices. Achieved CISSP certification, the premier credential for management-level security professionals.
Job: Mobilink — Cybersecurity Engineer · 2004-08 – 2006-08 · 2y — Founded and led the information security team for this market-leading telecom carrier; increased its security index from 65% to 98% within 2 years according to independent 3rd party audits.
School: The Wharton School — MBA, Finance
School: Purdue University — BS, Computer Science

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