Shyam Krishnan, Ecommerce consultant

Shyam Krishnan

Ecommerce consultant

ShopGo

Location
United Arab Emirates
Education
Master's degree, International Economics, Banking and Finance
Experience
14 years, 6 Months

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Work Experience

Total years of experience :14 years, 6 Months

Ecommerce consultant at ShopGo
  • United Arab Emirates - Dubai
  • My current job since January 2015

▪ Present our USP and value proposition to suitable businesses
▪ Assume the role of a consultant and assist businesses navigate the e-commerce space by
connecting them with payment, marketing and logistics
▪ Assist clients find success by helping increase sales conversions through ecommerce.
▪ Master the Magento platform.
▪ Directly responsible for closing qualified inbound leads
▪ Understand SAAS metrics from various channels
▪ Develop, implement and optimise the sales process and funnel
▪ Spot opportunities to upgrade and sell support services to increase recurring revenue from existing
clients
▪ Other responsibilities involve generating relevant content to support our inbound marketing strategy, these mainly included videos and articles on generic and key technical areas.
▪ I also assist hiring within the Sales department by vetting applicants.

Financial Planner at Nasco
  • United Arab Emirates - Dubai
  • April 2014 to December 2014
Portfolio manager / Relationship manager - (Trust based schemes) at JLT Employee Benefits
  • United Kingdom - Cardiff
  • July 2012 to February 2014

Responsible for administering and managing a portfolio of over 90 Small Self Administered Schemes (SSAS) worth in excess of £60 Million in assets; ranging from Bank Accounts/Deposits to complex securities, commercial properties, structured loans, unitized insurance funds, trust funds and various other financial assets. Some of the key responsibilities included were;
• Coordinating with clients (HNWI's), their advisers, banks, investment houses and other third
parties in order to meet various transaction deadlines from time to time and ensure smooth
running of the trust
• Carrying out fiduciary duties for and on behalf of the Corporate Trustees to safeguard the best interest of the trust as per the Trust Deed and Rules in line with regulatory requirements
• Ensuring compliance of fund transactions with regulatory and internal procedures and guidelines
• Servicing of the trust's assets and liabilities on an ongoing basis
• Understanding and minimizing the risk involved in various fund transactions and investments
• Assisting clients and their advisers in benefits planning and providing them with technical
guidance as and when required
• Flagging, Investigating and Reporting events to various regulatory bodies from time to time as per HMRC guidelines if and when required
• Preparing and carrying out various calculations with regard to drawing benefits, annual
accounts, actuarial valuations etc in relation to the fund

Financial Sales Executive at Birla Sun Life Insurance Company
  • India
  • March 2008 to September 2010

Key responsibilities include;
• Client Profiling and Targeting
• Proposing suitable financial solutions to potential clients
• Assisting clients with applications
• Administering the portfolio of clients and their investments on an ongoing basis
• Producing reports on marketing activities and the response generated
• Follow up and conduct customer satisfaction surveys and reporting

Marketing & Public Relations Executive at Career Forum
  • India
  • January 2008 to July 2010

• Worked in a variety of roles on an ad-hoc basis, dependant on when the director needed further assistance and where the degree courses syllabus allowed
• Assist the director in conducting marketing campaigns to generate leads
• Reporting the response from other marketing activities and make suggestions based on them
• Explaining various services offered to potential clients
• Data Entry

Education

Master's degree, International Economics, Banking and Finance
  • at Cardiff University
  • September 2011

Modules: Principles of Finance, Quantitative Methods, Macroeconomics, Microeconomics, Principles of Money and Banking, International Banking, Issues in money and Banking and Investment and Electronic trade. Thesis: "Testing whether emerging Asian Economies with Strong Domestic Demand Growth and Diversified Exports are Relatively Decoupled from Developed Economies".

Bachelor's degree, Commerce
  • at University of Calicut
  • April 2010

Modules: Business Statistics, Managerial Economics, Information Technology for Business, Financial Accounting, Business Management, Banking Theory and Practice, Business Communication, Marketing Management, Entrepreneurial Development and Project Management, Financial Services, Cost and Management Accounting and Income Tax

High school or equivalent, Commerce
  • at Veda Vyasa Vidyalayam
  • April 2007

Modules: Economics, Information Technology for Business, Financial Accounting, Business Management and English

Specialties & Skills

Portfolio Management
Financial Planning
Business Development
Process Management
Compliance
Trusteeship
ACTUARIAL
BENEFITS
CLIENTS
MARKETING
SOLUTIONS
Prioritising tasks

Languages

English
Expert

Memberships

Past member of Toast masters International Dubai Chapter
  • member
  • September 2005

Training and Certifications

Financial markets (Certificate)
Date Attended:
August 2009
Valid Until:
October 2009

Hobbies

  • Working out, Sudoku, Cricket, Free climbing
    • Past member of my college cricket team, was the top scorer on various occasions • Past member of school-house basketball team, was the man of the match on numerous occasions • Class leader during a number of years while in school • Youngest in my MSc class to complete the programme