Payal Kanaiya

Payal Kanaiya is currently the VP of Strategic Initiatives at Intelliswift Software. Prior to their current role, they served as the Director of Business Development at Collabera from April 2013 to November 2019. In their role at Collabera, Payal was responsible for new business development of strategic accounts across Central America and the GTA. Payal successfully earned 70+ new clients and a potential fair share of over $80 million over their six years with the company.

Collabera is ranked among the top 10 Information Technology (IT) and professional staffing firms in the U.S., with more than $600 million in sales revenue and a global presence that represents approximately 15,000+ professionals across North America, Asia Pacific and Europe. The company provides services such as staff augmentation, managed services and professional search services to Fortune 500 corporations across the globe.

The company has been recognized by Staffing Industry Analysts (SIA) as the “Best Staffing Firm to Work For” – seven consecutive years since 2012.

Payal Kanaiya has a Masters of Science in Computer Information Systems from Northwestern University, a Bachelors of Arts in Speech & Communications specialized in Public Speaking from Wayne State University, and they have completed a Professional Development Program in Management and Leadership from Harvard University.

Payal Kanaiya works with Supriya Rao - Sr. Director, Presales, Abhijit Y Bhatt - Global Head, Corporate Functions, and Nikolay Gartmanov - VP, Technology, Media, & Telecom. Their manager is Pat Patel, CEO.