Headline

Community Manager | 4+ Yrs Scaling Communities & Startup Operations | I’ve Built Things From Zero: Communities, Partner Networks, & Business. Looking to Do That Inside Your Founder’s Office. | Open to New Opportunities

About

I like solving problems nobody's built a playbook for yet — whether that's growing a community from scratch or stepping into a business function without a clear map. Over 4+ years, I've worked across Community Management, Startup Operations, and Marketing. I helped scale a 1,000+ member startup community from the ground up at Global Startups Club. I co-founded Happy Ceremonies, where I owned marketing, sales, and partner strategy as a generalist — onboarding 100+ venue partners within 3 months through targeted, on-ground outreach — before stepping away to pursue full-time opportunities. At Maantrix Tech, I built and served clients across website and app development, including projects for clients in San Diego, Dubai, and Abu Dhabi. As AI tools reshaped how software gets built, I pivoted the practice toward marketing, community, and AI-automation consulting — deepening my hands-on skills in HubSpot, Make.com, and GA4 along the way. I'm most useful in ambiguous, ownership-heavy environments — the kind where you're handed a problem, not a process. My primary focus right now is landing my next role as a Community Manager or in a Founder's Office capacity — ideally at a fast-growing B2B SaaS or startup where ownership is expected, not assigned. If that's what you're building, let's talk — raghuns.work@gmail.com.

Location

Bengaluru

AI stack

claude

gemini

kimi

notebooklm

openai

ChatGPT

Work experience

Marketing & AI Automation Consultant, Maantrix Tech at MAANTRIX TECH, Nov 2025 - Present · 10 mos, Bengaluru, Served clients across website and app development, including projects for clients in San Diego, Dubai, and Abu Dhabi, before pivoting the practice toward marketing, community, and AI-automation consulting as AI tools reshaped how software gets delivered. Built EventLoop, a full community CRM, from scratch on HubSpot's free tier — a self-directed project bridging community operations with marketing automation. Hands-on with HubSpot (CRM & Marketing Hub), Make.com (workflow automation), and GA4; exploring AI-driven prospecting workflows (Apollo.io, Clay) to sharpen client delivery. Actively engaged with startup and marketing communities to track hiring trends across Community Management and Founder's Office roles.

Community Coordinator(Charter Member) at Global Startups Club, Aug 2023 - Aug 2025 · 2 yrs 1 mo, Bengaluru, Managed and grew a community of 1,000+ startup founders and operators; drove consistent growth in engagement and active participation through structured programs, AMAs, and networking events. Built a member ambassador program that converted high-value contributors into brand advocates, speakers, and peer mentors. Created post-event feedback loops to track KPIs (attendance, engagement, NPS) and iterate on program quality. Moderated community channels across multiple platforms; served as primary liaison between local members and global chapter leadership across time zones. Owned end-to-end community lifecycle: onboarding → engagement → retention → advocacy.

Co-Founder & Markeing Lead at Happy Ceremonies, Jun 2022 - Nov 2025 · 3 yrs 6 mos, Bengaluru, Co-founded and operated Happy Ceremonies as a generalist, owning marketing, sales, and partner strategy end-to-end for an early-stage online aggregator platform for events and weddings. Onboarded 100+ venue partners within 3 months of launch through targeted, on-ground physical marketing outreach — building a healthy partner ecosystem from zero. Improved partner NPS and retention through structured engagement, timely communication, and fast issue resolution. Stepped away from day-to-day operations to pursue full-time opportunities in Community Management and Founder's Office roles.

Process Executive at Infosys BPM, 2019 - 2020 · 1 yr, • Executed high-volume, SOP-driven workflows in a compliance-focused BPM environment, building process discipline and data accuracy habits that underpin strong community operations.

Education

Master of Business Administration, Marketing, Kairos School Of Business

Postgraduate Degree, Digital Marketing, MICA