Joseph Thakkolkaran
About Joseph Thakkolkaran
Joseph Thakkolkaran is the Sr. Director of Sales Systems at Matterport, with over 20 years of experience in enterprise applications and CRM systems.
Current Title and Role
Joseph Thakkolkaran holds the position of Senior Director - Sales Systems at Matterport. He started this role on May 1, 2022. As the Senior Director, he is responsible for overseeing the sales systems and ensuring their alignment with the overall business strategy.
Previous Experience at Zoom
Before joining Matterport, Joseph Thakkolkaran worked at Zoom as the Senior Manager, CRM from 2020 to 2022. During his tenure at Zoom, he was based in San Jose, California, and was responsible for managing the Customer Relationship Management (CRM) systems.
Previous Experience at Cloudera
From 2013 to 2020, Joseph Thakkolkaran had multiple roles at Cloudera. He started as a Senior Business Analyst from 2013 to 2015, followed by his role as Senior Manager, Business Systems from 2015 to 2017. Lastly, he served as the Senior Manager - CRM from 2017 to 2020 in Santa Clara, CA.
Early Experience at Symmetricom and Other Companies
Before his time at Cloudera, Joseph Thakkolkaran worked at Symmetricom from 2004 to 2013. He started as a Business Analyst and later became Manager of Enterprise Applications. Earlier in his career, he gained experience as a Consultant at Quinnox from 1999 to 2003 and as a Developer at Systime from 1997 to 1999.
Education and Technical Expertise
Joseph Thakkolkaran studied Computer Science at Vasant Data Patil, earning a Bachelor of Engineering (B.E.) degree from 1993 to 1997. With over 20 years of experience in enterprise applications, he specializes in Salesforce CRM, CPQ, and ERP systems like Oracle and Netsuite, BI tools such as Oracle OBIEE, and integration platforms including Boomi and Cast Iron.