Syam T.

Strategic Partnerships Leader | GTM & Ecosystem Growth Leader | Tech & Entertainment Enthusiast | International Business | AI Startup Investor & Advisor

England, United Kingdom4.4k followers
Zscalerex-HCL Technologiesex-Symantec

With 20+ years in 𝐠𝐥𝐨𝐛𝐚𝐥 𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐩𝐬, 𝐜𝐲𝐛𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐞𝐜𝐮𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐲, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐜𝐥𝐨𝐮𝐝, I help organizations build ecosystems that drive 𝐢𝐧𝐧𝐨𝐯𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧, 𝐠𝐫𝐨𝐰𝐭𝐡, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐥𝐨𝐧𝐠-𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐦 𝐯𝐚𝐥𝐮𝐞.

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As an 𝐈𝐧𝐯𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐫 & 𝐀𝐝𝐯𝐢𝐬𝐨𝐫 𝐭𝐨 𝐀𝐈-𝐞𝐧𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞𝐝 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐮𝐩𝐬, I guide founders in solving complex industry challenges, scaling solutions, and accelerating adoption across enterprises. I specialize in 𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐜 𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐬, 𝐠𝐨-𝐭𝐨-𝐦𝐚𝐫𝐤𝐞𝐭 𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐞𝐬, and 𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐫𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐞𝐜𝐡𝐧𝐨𝐥𝐨𝐠𝐲 𝐚𝐝𝐨𝐩𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧, positioning businesses at the forefront of today’s 𝐀𝐈-𝐟𝐢𝐫𝐬𝐭 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐥𝐝. Outside of work, I’m passionate about 𝐦𝐨𝐯𝐢𝐞𝐬, 𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐭𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐞𝐜𝐡 𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐬, exploring how culture and technology shape the future.

Career Timeline

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GTM Index

  1. ZSCALERJOB
    1. GTM - Global GSI Leader, S…
      2Y
  2. HCL TECHNOLOGIESJOB
    1. VP - GTM, Strategic Partne…
      2Y 11M
    2. Associate VP - GTM Strateg…
      3Y 8M
  3. SYMANTECJOB
    1. Dir - GTM, Global Alliances
      3Y 9M
  4. HEWLETT-PACKARDJOB
    1. Dir - GTM, Global Alliance…
      1Y 9M
    2. Dir Technical Alliances -…
      1Y 9M
    3. Technical Alliance Mgr - G…
      1Y 6M
  5. WIPROJOB
    1. Practice Mgr
      9Y
  6. TECH MAHINDRAJOB
    1. Regional Operations Incharge
      11M
  7. ICON SYSTEMSJOB
    1. Sr. Customer support Eng
      1Y 6M

Time in market 29Y 3MOpen 4Closed 9Stints 13

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  1. Job: Zscaler — GTM - Global GSI Leader, Solutions (Partner Ecosystem) · 2024-10 – present · 1y 10mo
  2. Job: HCL Technologies — Vice President - GTM, Strategic Partnerships, Product Management · 2021-10 – 2024-09 · 2y 11mo — Responsible for the Strategy, Development of Ecosystem of Global Alliances and Management of HCL CyberSecurity Product service offerings with Ecosystem Partnerships, Leading partnerships in security technology manufacturers. Drive Joint solutions, Go-to-Market initiatives, Revenue and business growth for HCL and Strategic Alliance partnerships.
  3. Job: HCL Technologies — Associate Vice President - GTM Strategic Partnerships, Product Management · 2018-01 – 2021-09 · 3y 8mo — Responsible for the Strategy, Development of Global Alliances and Management of HCL CyberSecurity Product service offerings with Ecosystem Partnerships, Leading partnerships in security technology manufacturers. Drive Joint solutions, Go-to-Market initiatives, Revenue and business growth for HCL and Strategic Alliance partnerships.
  4. Job: Symantec — Director - GTM, Global Alliances · 2014-04 – 2018-01 · 3y 9mo — Responsible for Global Alliances, Business Development with Joint Solutions, Technical Sales with focus on driving business thru Indian Global Outsourcing Providers (IOP's).
  5. Job: Hewlett-Packard — Director - GTM, Global Alliances & Sales · 2012-06 – 2014-03 · 1y 9mo — Strategic Alliance Director responsible for accelerating time to revenue realization through Alliances development. My focus is to increase revenue and opportunities by selling externally and internally to ensure a discrete value proposition is delivered to HP’s Partners & end clients. - Global lead for HP’s Global System Integrators - Tata Consultancy Services, Wipro, Infosys, HCL, Tech Mahindra & Cognizant - Ownership of the Joint business plan & Strategic initiatives on joint offerings: Cloud, IT Infra management, Application Management, Mobility, Analytics and Enterprise Security.
  6. Job: Hewlett-Packard — Director Technical Alliances - GTM, WW Global Alliances · 2010-08 – 2012-05 · 1y 9mo — Lead global technical alliance teams responsible for all sales motions (sell to/through/with) the largest MSP and GSI partners globally.
  7. Job: Hewlett-Packard — Technical Alliance Manager - GTM, WW Global Alliances · 2009-01 – 2010-07 · 1y 6mo — Responsible for the Global Technical Alliance Partner management, Managed services Technical Sales, Partner Enablement, Global Solutions for Partner business growth
  8. Job: Wipro — Practice Manager · 1999-12 – 2008-12 · 9y — Practice Manager & Multiple Roles ( Practice Lead, Partner Lead, Consultant, Transition Lead), Built Greenfield Data centers, Next Gen contact centres at WiproNet
  9. Job: Tech Mahindra — Regional Operations Incharge · 1999-01 – 1999-12 · 11 mo — Responsible for managing Retail customer support operations.
  10. Job: Icon Systems — Sr. Customer support Engineer · 1997-07 – 1999-01 · 1y 6mo — .
  11. School: Indian Institute of Management, Calcutta — Executive MBA, Executive MBA (mini)
  12. School: Annamalai University — BSc, Maths
  13. School: Vasavi — ECE

Skills

IT Infrastructure ManagementBookingsPartner EngagementExecutive LeadershipCloudLong-term VisionBusiness AlliancesStrategic PartnershipsOutsourcingPre-salesProfessional ServicesAI & Emerging TechnologiesBusiness Development & Ecosystem GrowthGo-to-Market (GTM) StrategyCustomer ServiceInternet Service Provider (ISP)Strategic PlanningEmotional IntelligenceBusiness Development

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