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SANJNA SHARMA

Sr Manager Key Relationships
Watthana

Summary

Goal-oriented manager with distinguished experience in Insurance & Financial industry and proven leadership abilities. Expert in increasing productivity and customer satisfaction while driving revenue and sales. Committed to streamlining procedures while optimizing employee talent.

Overview

7
7
years of professional experience

Work History

Senior Manager Key Broker Relationships

Go Digit General Insurance
04.2023 - Current
  • Monitored industry trends and competitor activities to identify new growth opportunities for agency.
  • Compiled and analyzed MIS to determine approaches to improve sales and performance.
  • Managed accounts to retain existing relationships and grow share of business by 15% to Rs 1450 Cr
  • My everyday role involves market research, custom product development, end to end project implementations where technology plays key role in enabling customer success
  • Engaged in cross-selling and upselling sales practices to strengthen clients' insurance portfolios and increase agency's aggregate sales figures.
  • Collaborated with underwriters to develop customized insurance policies tailored to individual client needs.
  • Collaborated with upper management to implement continuous improvements and exceed team goals.
  • Improved overall team performance by regularly reviewing sales metrics and providing constructive feedback during team meetings.

Manager Key Broker Relationships

Go Digit General Insurance
04.2022 - 03.2023
  • Took partner portfolio to Rs 1250 Cr from Rs 900 Cr in previous year by implementing effective sales strategies and maintaining high level of product knowledge.
  • Cultivated partnerships with external stakeholders as well as internal stakeholders to maximize business opportunities and extend network reach within industry sector.
  • Enhanced partner satisfaction by resolving disputes promptly, maintaining open lines of communication, and ensuring high-quality service delivery.
  • Ensured compliance with industry regulations and legal requirements by implementing comprehensive policies and training programs for staff members.
  • · Received ‘Top Gun Award' for being highest individual contributor in overall yearly revenue in FY'23

National Relationship Manager

Go Digit General Insurance
04.2021 - 03.2022
  • Led strategic partnerships function contributing $900 B business for India's top D2C insurance-tech company
  • Managed Rs 900 Cr revenue portfolio; pitched products to new and existing partners, delivering top line revenue growth of 200% YoY and partnership growth of 150% YoY
  • Successfully led relationship with 35 strategic partners/alliances, including Policy Bazaar Insurance Brokers & Insurance Dekho (Car Dekho Group) with 100% retention; Delivered over 100% sales target across 2 years
  • Owned and designed internal and partner sales incentive scheme for overall channel, handling budget of Rs 10 Cr; Improved sales team satisfaction by 22% and partner satisfaction by 18% annually
  • Trained, mentored and supervised team of 15 members at several locations.

Strategy Manager

Go Digit General Insurance
06.2019 - 03.2021
  • Established and scaled prime broking channel to Rs 300 Cr business by leading 24 partnership alliances
  • Developed Prime broking strategy to offer differential value to top partners; Secured Rs 38 Cr in new clients' businesses by closing 6 partnerships contributing 44% of annual revenue in FY ‘21
  • Actively prospected and identified needs of partners and launched 2 new products in market, which yielded Rs10 Cr in incremental revenue in first two months
  • Led sales team and partner representation for breakthrough API integration for Prime brokers and settlement of product; Improved product efficiency by 80% by reducing issue SLA from 3 days to 30 minutes
  • Received ‘Wall of Awesomeness Award' for being op performer among team of 21; Promoted to National Relations Manager.

Management Trainee

Go Digit General Insurance
06.2018 - 05.2019
  • Led project on sales channel optimization and acquisition strategy
  • Planned optimized acquisition strategy for key accounts that resulted in 15% MoM growth in revenue
  • Led launch, GTM and scale-up of two top selling products- travel insurance and health insurance contributing Rs 40 Cr in first year; Worked with multiple functions such as sales, marketing, technology, actuary and operations for smooth and timely roll-out
  • Conceptualized and executed project on ‘Strategic cost reduction' by managing branch expenses, leading to 7% improvement in overall cost efficiency.

Management Intern

Marsh India Insurance Brokers
04.2017 - 06.2017
  • Developed market segmentation, acquisition and prioritization framework for Marsh India
  • Identified TAM(Total Market Opportunity) for MNCs entering India via FDI; Identified 400+ potential clients basis ABC analysis and leveraging existing portfolio, with market opportunity worth $600M
  • Worked with existing partners to understand potential of scale-up/upselling; Created opportunity to close $4.5M worth deal with 2 existing clients
  • Assisted in designing regional sales targets, incentive framework and annual operating plan for Indian market in collaboration with Global Marsh Team.

Education

MBA - Marketing & Finance

Symbiosis International University
Pune
04.2001 -

Bachelor of Arts (Honors) - Economics

University Of Delhi
New Delhi
04.2001 -

Skills

Customer Relations

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Interests

· Member, Model United Nations: Represented School and College at Model United Nations, actively participating debate/declamation events

· Hobbies: Baking-Part of multiple intermediate baking workshops; Travelling- Traveled over 20 states in India in last 5 years

Timeline

Senior Manager Key Broker Relationships

Go Digit General Insurance
04.2023 - Current

Manager Key Broker Relationships

Go Digit General Insurance
04.2022 - 03.2023

National Relationship Manager

Go Digit General Insurance
04.2021 - 03.2022

Strategy Manager

Go Digit General Insurance
06.2019 - 03.2021

Management Trainee

Go Digit General Insurance
06.2018 - 05.2019

Management Intern

Marsh India Insurance Brokers
04.2017 - 06.2017

MBA - Marketing & Finance

Symbiosis International University
04.2001 -

Bachelor of Arts (Honors) - Economics

University Of Delhi
04.2001 -
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