yashraj upadhyay (@yashraj-upadhyay)

yashraj upadhyay

Manager- Strategic Alliances and Business Development, SkillsConnect.in

Mumbai, India
https://skillsconnect.in/

I am working with SkillsConnect.in as a manager for strategic alliances and Business Development. SkillsConnect.in is a digital campus hiring platform based out of Mumbai started in 2021 with a vision of getting jobs to campuses across India. Today, SkillsConnect.in is connected to more than 13000 colleges across 1000 cities in India. We are providing SaaS based solutions to companies which helps in simplifying the campus hiring process and reducing the operation hassles by more than 70% with a fraction of a cost. We are working with more than 150 clients across Banking, Insurance, Pharma, FMCG, IT, Manufacturing industries.
Prior to working with SkillsConnect, I was a part of my family business in Steel industry. I have also been a part of ICICI Bank catering to corporate clients in the BFSI space. I have managed IPOs, right issues, open offers for companies like Policybazaar, Zomato, Nykaa and many more with transactions of more than 50,000 crores during my stint.

I have completed my post graduation in Finance of IBS, Mumbai.
Apart from my corporate experience, I am also interested in financial markets, networking and with a hobby in photography.

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