“I had the privilege of working closely with Shantnu Jain for over a decade, partnering on the evolution of our Partner API solutions. Throughout that time, Shantnu was not just a collaborator, but one of my most critical and trusted business partners.
Shantnu and his team played a pivotal role in bringing to life the capabilities our organization was building — successfully translating strategy into scalable, real-world impact. Together, we helped transform our channel partner experience from manual, high-friction processes into a more automated, data-access-driven model. This shift empowered partners with greater visibility into customer subscription data, enabling more efficient sales motions and significantly improving quote, order, and invoice processing.
What stood out most about Shantnu was his ability to lead at scale. He managed a global team while driving the aggressive rollout of business-critical capabilities — consistently balancing speed, quality, and stakeholder alignment.His leadership, execution discipline, and commitment to outcomes were instrumental in delivering meaningful transformation across our partner ecosystem. Beyond his professional impact, Shantnu is simply a great partner to work with — thoughtful, dependable, and deeply invested in shared success.
I would highly recommend him to any organization looking for a leader who can drive complex initiatives and deliver real business value.”
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“I had the privilege of collaborating with Shantnu for 5+ years as we built our partner web services platform.
Shantnu is the kind of leader who builds from the ground up. Across multiple go-to-market motions, he assembled and developed high-performing teams and consistently set them up for long-term success. His proactive mindset and reliability made him someone you could always count on — whether in the planning room or deep in execution.
One of Shantnu's greatest strengths is his ability to forge strong, strategic relationships. He played a key role in establishing and nurturing our partner community, building the kind of trust that translates directly into business outcomes.
When we transformed our GTM platform, Shantnu was instrumental — developing a solid onboarding strategy and seeing it through with tireless dedication. He didn't just plan; he delivered.
Any organization would be lucky to have Shantnu in their corner. I wholeheartedly recommend him.”
“Shantnu clearly translates technology into practical business solutions, balancing risks and opportunities while offering creative approaches that accelerate time to production and reduce investment required.
He led a globally distributed high-performing team that effectively managed and delivered to targeted partners across mature and emerging markets.”
“I had the opportunity to manage Shantnu when his team was brought into the Channel Strategy organization. He led a technical group focused on system integrations supporting complex partner initiatives.
Shantnu did a strong job evolving his team's structure, clarifying roles and ownership, and developing ICs into managers. His leadership brought greater focus, accountability, and consistency — the team saw a meaningful increase in quarterly Employee Engagement scores.
He also played a key role in leading cross-functional partner programs and solution rollouts, becoming a trusted voice of the partner. His ability to translate technical depth into scalable team leadership is what stands out most. I'd strongly recommend him for roles focused on building and scaling technical teams.”
“I had the opportunity to work closely with Shantnu and his team at Autodesk over the years on partner-facing solutions, including onboarding partners to APIs and supporting integration-related initiatives.
Shantnu was a strong cross-functional partner who worked effectively across sales, partner-facing teams, and engineering to help drive rollout and adoption. He brought a practical, collaborative approach to the work and was thoughtful in how he engaged both internal stakeholders and external partners.
I appreciated his responsiveness, professionalism, and ability to connect business needs with execution on the ground. A valuable asset for roles requiring partner engagement, stakeholder management, and cross-functional coordination.”