Prof. Sandeep has 38+ years of work experience (30+ years in the industry and 8 years in academia). His corporate experience has been in the business side of the IT industry. He has worked 13+ years in India, 15 years in the Middle East (across Saudi Arabia and Dubai), and 10 years in Singapore, where he handled regional leadership VP level, P & L head roles in the Asia Pacific Region. Prof. Sandeep has taught at institutions like IIT Madras, American University, Dubai; Emirates Bank, Dubai, SP Jain Center of Management, Singapore & Dubai, UniSIM Singapore, Singapore Human Resources Institute, Khimji Training Institute, Oman and Royal University of Bhutan. At Symbiosis, he taught in all the MBA programs, namely the Flagship MBA, Leadership & Strategy, and Innovation & Entrepreneurship MBA programs. He has also taught in other Symbiosis sister institutes such as SIBM Nagpur, SCMHRD and Sports Sciences as well as at various corporates such as Mercedes Benz, Siemens, John Deere, Wipro, Cap Gemini, Avaya, Amdocs, Corning Technologies, Vodafone, Robert Bosch, Reckitt Benckiser, HPCL, L & T, CEAT, Tata Motors, and others.

He coaches on and teaches various subjects such as Leadership, Strategic Management, Sales CRM, Product Management, Sectoral Innovation, Cross-Cultural Management, Interpersonal Skills, Team Building, Product Management, Business Studies, HR Analytics, Business of Cricket, and others. He has worked closely with former Director-SIBM Dr R. Raman on strategic initiatives and curriculum design. He has managed consulting, training, and corporate education programs for SIBM Pune’s customers with P & L oversight. He is also a faculty mentor for many student councils, including placement, corporate interface, and alumni. He has published research papers and several articles and authored an HR Analytics textbook. Prof. Sandeep worked with SIBM Pune from 2014 until 2022 as Head-Corporate Relations and Board of Studies Member. From 2022 to 2024, he worked as Senior VP of L & OD with Onward Technologies. At Onward Technologies, Prof Sandeep worked as Senior Vice President of L & OD, with oversight of the L & OD function, reporting to the Managing Director of the company and was responsible for their Leadership Training & Coaching, Talent Acceleration Programs, Sales Training, Strategic Customer Initiatives, Prof. Sandeep has traveled to more than 25 countries across the globe and has worked with international customers and principals across US, Europe, Middle East, India and Asia Pacific. Prof Sandeep is now an independent Master Trainer/Consultant/Facilitator & Business Coach. He works with multiple corporate clients in India & globally in the areas of Leadership, Strategy, Sales, Analytics, HR, and OD. He is also a subject matter expert in employability and above curriculum interventions for students. He is a visiting faculty member with IIT Madras, SIBM Nagpur, and Symbiosis School of Sports Sciences for both Faculty Development Programs and MBA curriculum.

Notable Client Achievements

• Coached a VP of Sales to help achieve 40 % growth while successfully scaling up a regional business unit.

• Coached a Business Leader in Learning & OD to adapt to budget cuts and organizational changes and achieve learning goals.

• Coached a GM to improve margins by a factor of 40% over a period of 5 months Coached an MBA intern to implement Sales Analytics to improve top line revenue by a factor of 20%

• Coached an instructional designer with predominantly 'back-end' skills to successfully grow into the role of an L & OD manager with 'front-end' training delivery skills.