Engagement Principal, Chanakya
About Sarvam
Sarvam is building the bedrock of Sovereign AI for India. The company is developing India’s full-stack sovereign AI platform, building across research, models, infrastructure and applications with a singular focus on making AI genuinely work for India. Sarvam works with leading enterprises and public institutions and is backed by Lightspeed, Peak XV, and Khosla Ventures. Sarvam partners with India’s leading brands, including Tata Capital, SBI Life, CRED, IDFC, and LIC.
About the Role
Engagement Principal is a senior client-facing role in the Chanakya vertical. You own pipeline development, account strategy, and long-term engagement management across defence and strategic sector clients. This is not a quota-chasing sales role — it is a builder role for someone who understands the defence procurement landscape, can engage at the command and technical leadership level, and can convert complex AI capability into funded, deployable programmes.
What You’ll Do
• Own GTM strategy and pipeline for this vertical: from prospecting through programme initiation.
• Build and maintain relationships at the decision-making level: Acquisition directorates,
