Mahesh Pillai
Customer Officer to the Extended Board Member @ SAP
The move
MoveTATA Communications Ltd. (fka VSNL) → SAP
TitleSales Specialist - Cloud Services → Services Partner
LocationDubai → Dubai
Career arcRecent arrival
Cross-border moveNo — same country
Years in UAE4.3
Total experience19.8 years
SAP headcount10,001+ employees
SAP industrySoftware Development
SAP HQWalldorf, BW
SAP founded1972
SAP typePublic Company
Career arc
- Customer Officer to the Extended Board Member & Head of Global Customer Engagement & ServicesJun 2025 — Present
SAP· Full-time - Services PartnerFeb 2021 — Jun 2025SAP· Dubai, United Arab Emirates· Full-time
- Senior Client PartnerAug 2011 — Feb 2021SAP· Full-time
- Sales Specialist - Cloud ServicesSep 2009 — Aug 2011
TATA Communications Ltd. (fka VSNL) - Business Development Manager - ERP ApplicationsApr 2009 — Sep 2009AAccel Frontline Limited - A CAC holdings group company· Bengaluru Area, India
- InternFeb 2008 — Jun 2008
Nokia Singapore Pte Ltd· Singapore
- Business Development Manager - ERP ApplicationsSep 2005 — May 2008AAccel Frontline Limited - A CAC holdings group company
Education
- Stanford University Graduate School of BusinessStanford LEAD Professional CertificateSep 2021 — Sep 2022
- S P Jain School of Global ManagementMBA · Services Marketing & Management2008 — 2009
- University of KeralaB-Tech · Mechanical Engineering - Production Technology2001 — 2005
Languages
- English · Full professional
- Hindi · Professional working
Top skills
Platform as a ServiceDirect SalesCloud ComputingGoogle AppsPre-salesBusiness Development
About
At SAP, my focus is on driving Digital Transformational outcomes and customer loyalty as a Services Partner. With a strategic approach to account management, I am responsible for sales, service delivery, and driving software consumption to ensure our customers' success. My tenure at SAP and TATA Communications has honed my skills in SaaS, PaaS, and Google Apps, leading to significant achievements and strong long-term customer relationships. Our team collaborates closely to orchestrate growth and innovate solutions that address dynamic business needs.