Role

Lead the Higher Education (CollegeConnect) Business for the region: own the regional order inflow & revenue target, build & run a team of Sales Managers, & establish L&T; EduTech as the preferred academic & career partner for universities & institutes across the region — for students, faculty, institution management & the employers who hire from them.

What You Will Do
Own the regional P&L; line: annual order inflow, revenue, collections & gross margin; build the region plan, monthly forecast & review cadence
Hire, coach & manage a team of 3–5 Sales Managers; set territory targets, run pipeline reviews & hold the team to quality, timelines & commitments
Open & personally lead strategic accounts — state & private universities, deemed universities, large institute groups & state bodies — engaging VCs, Directors, Trustees &
Owners
Shape the regional go-to-market: segment institutions, run round-tables & industry forums, build referenceable partner institutions
Position the full stakeholder proposition — outcomes for students, enablement for faculty, differentiation for management, talent access for employers — & structure multi-year, multi-offering partnerships
Govern proposals,



pricing & approvals with the Head –
Sales, SMEs &
Finance; drive signed agreements through to revenue with Delivery
Own customer health across the region: renewals, price revisions, escalations & expansion within signed institutions
Represent the region in leadership reviews; feed market, competitor & product insight back to the business

What We Look For
12–18 years in B2B / institutional sales, including 4+ years leading a regional sales team in EdTech, higher education, skilling or allied sectors
Established relationships with university & institute leadership across the region
Track record of delivering ?10 Cr+ annual order inflow & closing multi-crore, multi-year institutional deals
Solid people leadership, forecasting discipline & stakeholder management; comfortable with extensive travel across the region
Graduate in any discipline
MBA preferred.

Success in 12 months Regional order inflow & revenue target achieved, full team hired & productive, 20+ recent institutions signed, renewals at 90%+ & 3–5 reference partnerships established in the region.

📌 Regional Sales West Chennai
🏢 Larsen u0026 Toubro
📍 Chennai