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Karthik Raj
General Manager - Business Development
Bangalore,KA
Summary
Professional with strong background in business development, prepared to drive growth and strategic initiatives. Skilled in market analysis, client relations, and revenue generation. Known for fostering effective team collaboration and adapting to dynamic business needs to achieve results. Equipped with strong leadership, negotiation, and communication abilities, ensuring reliability and consistency in performance.
Overview
14
14
years of professional experience
Work History
General Manager - Business Development
Casantro
11.2023 - Current
- Casantro is a luxury kitchens and wardrobes brand, co-created with a community of over 1,000 design professionals
- Manage a team of 5+ Associate General Managers and 20+ Account Managers
- Drive sales through the Architect and Interior Designer (AID) community
- Plan and conduct community-based activities to develop market adoption of Casantro products.
- Keep the AID community engaged with buzz on new product launches and portfolio extensions
- Collaborate with category and cross-functional teams to help in gathering market feedback.
Associate General Manager
Livspace
12.2021 - 10.2023
- P&L Owner for the Kerala and Bangalore markets
- Manage a team of 40+ Business Managers & Designers
- Ownership of client satisfaction for all projects across the territory.
- Developing and executing the Livpreneur Success Strategy in the territory.
- Work with cross-functional teams to ensure the right steps are taken to grow the respective region.
- Enabling team members to achieve their qualitative and quantitative targets.
- Building and scaling a high-performing team responsible for a predictable and sustainable business.
Community Manager
CoWrks
12.2017 - 07.2018
- Overall responsible for New client sign In, Retention, Customer Success, Events, Community engagement, Process, Technology Introduction, Team Management, Expansion, Operation
Senior Community Manager
91springboard
09.2016 - 12.2017
- Lead events to execution. Managed the local events calendar and ensured a constant flow of events.
- Started unique proprietary events for the organization
- Represented the organization at various startup events
- Built and maintained relationships with entrepreneurial networks
- Assist the Hub Honcho at various levels of operation and reduce dependencies
- Assist the Community Managers at planning and execution level
Category Manager
Explara
08.2015 - 08.2016
- Started and headed a team of 5 members for a new vertical (Adventure & Outdoor) in the company
- Started and managed Corporate Concierge for the company
- Identified and converted key vendors across India for listing their events on the portal
- Coordinated with the Operations, Marketing, Finance and Sales team in smooth functioning of the vertical
- Facilitated more than 100 corporate team outings
- Grew the organization’s GTV by 15%
Business Development Manager
Thrillophilia
06.2014 - 08.2015
- Experience in working for Category Team in getting new products from around India.
- Responsible for getting over 400 products for Bangalore, Coorg, Chikmagalur, Goa and other regions.
- Support Sales Team for various products Live on the platform.
- Identified new tours and activities to be featured on Thrillophilia.com.
- Responsible in uploading products in the backend with controlling of dates and discounts for all activities.
- Worked in the Sales Team for In and Around Bangalore region.
- Worked closely with Digital Marketing Team for setting up campaigns for various activities.
Design Engineer
AVIOHELITRONICS INFOSYSTEMS PVT LTD, Bangalore
06.2011 - 05.2014
- AvioHeliTronics is focused on the design and development of real-time safety-critical embedded software, engineering services including mechanical, electrical design, pre-manufacturing validation of design for Aerospace applications.
- As a Team member was involved in assigning the work input to the team members and performing quality checks on the deliverables.
Education
Aircraft Engineering -
Flytech Aviation Academy
01.2011
12th -
R.N.S Vidyaniketan
01.2007
10th -
Holy Angels High School
01.2005
Interests
Timeline
General Manager - Business Development
Casantro
11.2023 - Current
Associate General Manager
Livspace
12.2021 - 10.2023
Community Manager
CoWrks
12.2017 - 07.2018
Senior Community Manager
91springboard
09.2016 - 12.2017
Category Manager
Explara
08.2015 - 08.2016
Business Development Manager
Thrillophilia
06.2014 - 08.2015
Design Engineer
AVIOHELITRONICS INFOSYSTEMS PVT LTD, Bangalore
06.2011 - 05.2014
Aircraft Engineering -
Flytech Aviation Academy
12th -
R.N.S Vidyaniketan
10th -
Holy Angels High School
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