Harita Vinnakota

13 years spread across sales, consulting & delivery of digital engagements and engineering services. Client focussed, result driven industry-agnostic sales leader with extensive experience in working with cross-cultural, cross-functional teams creating the right partnership eco-systems, developing compelling propositions and closing deals. Worked with Bosch Automotive, Cognizant Digital and now at Hitachi High Tech in IoT & Engineering space in European markets.

Designation – IIoT Sales, Europe (Hitachi High Tech Europe)

Outside work: Women in Tech advocate, Amateur Hiker, Vegan to counter climate change.

Achievements, projects, mission etc

• Youngest Market Lead to handle a 3 Mn+ portfolio for Germany at Cognizant, responsible for IoT and Engineering Services Solution Sales reporting into the Head of Sales/ Europe
• Managed a 1 Mn portfolio IoT Solution Sales in UK, as Solution Sales Lead for Smart Buildings Solution Services
• Built an ecosystem of IoT partners and strong alliance pipeline partners across Europe
• Multiple awards at Cognizant for leading a team to success, client impact, consulting excellence / various aspects of my roles at Cognizant
• Young Leader Award, date Apr 2013, Indian School of Business Awarded to 3% of the students for demonstrating exemplary leadership skills at school (impact, contribution)
• Responsible Leadership Award Finalist (top 2) 2013, date Mar 2013 honor issuer Graduate Business Forum
  honor description Won a grant of $1000 to scale up a concept – ‘Sahayak Workshops’ meant to educate the blue collared workers on the importance of energy conservation. These workshops created an impact at ISB – reducing the energy consumption of 10%, and water net utility by 8%