Satheesh Kumar Ilu — Enterprise AI GTM
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Satheesh Kumar Ilu

Satheesh Kumar Ilu

Enterprise AI GTM — Presales, Business Development & Evangelism
✉ [email protected]
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Profile Summary

  • Enterprise AI GTM professional with global experience across Asia and the US, driving AI value realization for customers.
  • 9+ years at SAP driving GTM, presales, business development, outbound product management, and customer success.
  • Executed 20+ machine learning PoCs with enterprise customers, presenting AI strategy to CxOs across APJ.
  • Co-founded AI startups, taking ideas from concept to market while driving GTM & customer acquisition.
  • SAP Business AI Platform (formerly BTP) evangelist; speaker at 30+ global SAP events, including SAPPHIRE and TechEd.
  • Combines SAP enterprise depth, current generative AI fluency (LLMs, RAG, agents), and startup execution.

Professional Experience

Enterprise (SAP / corporate)
Founder / startup
Director — CyBusAir Services Pvt. Ltd. Jan 2024 – Present
  • Built TheUSGrad.com — turned official US and UK government data into a college and visa decision tool for students.
  • Grew US immigration communities to 300,000+ members across Facebook, Reddit, Telegram and WhatsApp.
Co-Founder & COO — Jeevi AI Ltd. & A2O AI Ltd., UK Apr 2023 – Dec 2023
  • Ran presales for A2O AI (Corpus, Insights): 30+ prospect pitches, product demos and sales collateral.
  • Owned GTM, marketing, community and operations across two AI ventures — launched Jeevi on iOS and Android.
Progressive AI GTM & Presales roles — SAP Asia Pte. Ltd., Singapore Jan 2014 – Mar 2023

Progressive roles across AI Go-to-Market, Presales, Evangelism, and Customer Adoption.

Head of Process Automation & App Development, APJ, Global Center of Excellence — SAP BTPAug 2021 – Mar 2023
Director, Product Management — SAP AI Business ServicesDec 2019 – Jul 2021
Solution Expert — SAP AI Business ServicesApr 2019 – Nov 2019
Senior Solution Specialist — SAP Machine Learning SolutionsNov 2016 – Mar 2019
Senior Solution Advisor — SAP Business Technology PlatformJan 2014 – Oct 2016
  • Evangelized SAP AI, ML and BTP to CxOs at 30+ global SAP events, including SAPPHIRE and TechEd.
  • Led 20+ machine learning PoCs, partnering with presales, product and delivery teams to accelerate customer adoption.
  • Built and ran APJ go-to-market programs for SAP BTP, AI and Process Automation across 40+ accounts.
  • Drove market launch of SAP ML Foundation, Conversational AI and Intelligent RPA — sales plays, collateral & enablement.
  • Enabled presales, sales and partner teams globally, driving pipeline through joint account planning.
  • Delivered solution architecture and full sales-cycle support as BTP presales specialist for Southeast Asia.
  • Supported 10+ Design Thinking innovation workshops, translating customer and field insights into product direction.
  • Worked across engineering, professional services and partners to drive AI adoption in APJ accounts.
  • SAP Catalyst recognition for high performance (2017, 2018) and High Impact Award (2021).
Manager — Presales — Kony Marketing Services (subsidiary of Kony Inc.) Aug 2012 – Dec 2013
  • Delivered technical presentations, custom demos and PoCs across the full sales cycle in Southeast Asia.
  • Architected multi-channel solutions, including customer proposals and RFP responses.
Earlier career — Enterprise Mobility, SAP NetWeaver Portal, Business Analysis & Software Delivery
Show 2006 – 2012 roles
Manager, Enterprise Mobility CoE & Delivery Manager — Advent Global Solutions, Hyderabad, IndiaJan 2011 – Jul 2012
Enterprise Mobility Analyst & Consultant — Advent Global Solutions Inc., Houston, USAAug 2009 – Dec 2010
Business Analyst & SAP Portal Consultant — Advent Global Solutions Inc. (Kimberly-Clark), USAApr 2007 – Jul 2009
Business Systems Analyst — Administrative Resources, USASep 2006 – Mar 2007
Software Developer — Financial Software Solutions, Houston, USAJan 2006 – Jun 2006

Specialty Areas

Go-to-Market Strategy & Sales Plays Presales & Solution Architecture Enterprise AI Evangelism Business Development & Strategic Alliances SAP Business AI Platform (formerly BTP) Customer Success & Adoption Partner Strategy & Ecosystem Management Executive Customer Engagement Outbound Product Management

Technical Skills

Generative AI LLMs RAG AI Agents Machine Learning SAP Business AI Platform (formerly BTP) SAP Integration Suite SAP S/4HANA SAP Joule Generative AI Hub SAP Document AI SAP Build Process Automation

Education

Master of Business Administration
University of Wisconsin – Milwaukee, USA
2010
Master of Science, Computer Sciences
University of Houston – Clear Lake, USA
2006
B.Tech, Computer Science & Engineering
SVCET, Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University, Hyderabad, India
2004