Rahul Dewakar

Senior Proposal & Bid Manager | Presales Leader | 12+ Years | IT Services | Cloud | Telecom | SaaS Results-driven bid management professional with 12+ years owning end-to-end RFP/RFI/RFQ lifecycles across IT Services, Cloud, SaaS, and Telecom. Managed multi-million-dollar pursuits across APME, ANZ, ASEAN, Middle East, and Europe. Led AUD 20M deal closure at HCLTech. Built and scaled offshore presales teams (15+ members). Reduced proposal cycle time by 25% and onboarding time by 30% using AI-driven enablement. Core expertise: Bid Governance | Pursuit Strategy | Salesforce CRM | Win/Loss Analysis | Executive Storytelling | Cross-functional Team Leadership | AI-Driven Sales Enablement | GenAI Tools Certified: Agentic AI (Vanderbilt/Coursera) | Microsoft Copilot Sales Champion FY24 | AWS GenAI Essentials Targeting: Senior Bid Manager | Head of Presales | Deal Pursuit Manager | Director - Presales | Senior Proposal Manager | Deal Engagement Manager | RFP Specialist | Proposal Writer.