Engagement Manager, Chanakya

The role

The Engagement Manager owns pipeline development, account strategy, and long-term engagement management. This person manages active client engagements and translates client problems into briefs for engineering teams.

What you will do

• Own day-to-day management of active client engagements
• Serve as the primary point of contact for clients
• Translate client operational problems into precise briefs
• Track delivery against commitments and surface risks
• Work with Strategic Deployment Engineers to ensure client needs are met
• Support pipeline development through account mapping and stakeholder outreach
• Build and maintain working relationships with mid-to-senior client stakeholders
• Surface ground-level observations back to the vertical as market intelligence

Required qualifications

• 4–6 years of professional experience
• At least 2 years in strategic or complex enterprise GTM, account management, or programme delivery
• Strong written and verbal communication
• Familiarity with GenAI or ML concepts

Nice to have

• Foundational background at a top-tier consulting firm
• Experience in or adjacent to defence, government, critical infrastructure and complex enterprises

About the company

Sarvam is building the bedrock of Sovereign AI for India by developing a full-stack sovereign AI platform. The company works with leading enterprises and public institutions and is backed by Lightspeed, Peak XV, and Khosla Ventures.