Skand Poorvaj Iyer

Commercial Sales at Simplilearn

Skand Poorvaj Iyer has a diverse work experience in various industries. Skand Poorvaj started their career at Infosys as a System Engineer, where they underwent extensive training in computing languages and worked on projects for Vodafone-UK and Telstra Australia. Skand Poorvaj then joined UrbanTouch.com as a Brand Manager Executive, where they conducted market research and managed the supply chain process. Skand went on to co-found Midnight Factory and served as a Director, gaining experience in entrepreneurship. Skand Poorvaj later worked at FIS as a Customer Service Specialist and at SelfE as a Trading Analyst. Currently, they are employed at Simplilearn, working as a Senior Business Development Manager. In this role, they have been instrumental in acquiring BFSI clients and supporting their digital transformation journeys.

Skand Poorvaj Iyer completed their Bachelor of Technology (BTech) degree in Biotechnology from Vellore Institute of Technology from 2006 to 2010. In 2012, they pursued a Master of Business Administration (MBA) degree in Banking and Finance from Bangor University, which they completed in 2013. Recently, in 2021-2022, Skand enrolled in QuantInsti to pursue a program called EPAT in Finance and Financial Management Services.

Additionally, Skand obtained various certifications from Simplilearn. In 2019, they acquired certifications in Digital Transformation, Programming with Python 3.0, and Statistics. In 2021, they gained certifications in Analyzing and Visualizing Data with Microsoft Power BI, Business Analytics with Excel, and SQL Training. Skand Poorvaj also has an incomplete certification in PMP® Certification Training Course, with no specific completion date provided.

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Timeline

  • Commercial Sales

    April, 2023 - present

  • Senior Business Development Manager

    January, 2019