Karthik Kumar

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Karthik Kumar

AVP Marketing. 14+ years building marketing systems for enterprise technology companies. Based in Bengaluru, India.

Experience

2023 – Present

AVP Marketing

Techademy

Owning enterprise ABM and revenue marketing across 100+ priority accounts, partnering with sales leadership and the Chief Business Officer.

  • Increased enterprise win rates by 72% and improved deal velocity by 37% through hyper-personalized ABM programs
  • Drove 60%+ lift in account-level engagement, contributing to ₹13.7 Cr in marketing-attributed revenue
  • Architected Salesforce CRM and multi-touch revenue attribution (W-shaped, full-path) for board-level reporting
  • Redesigned marketing operating model using AI-driven workflows, reducing team from 20 to 5 while increasing output per person by 30%

2021 – 2023

Sr. Digital Marketing Manager

Techademy

Built and scaled the initial ABM motion across all enterprise accounts, supporting pipeline acceleration and contributing to promotion into AVP role.

  • Supported ₹50 Cr enterprise pipeline and contributed to 30% year-over-year growth
  • Reduced customer acquisition cost by 10% while delivering 3.8:1 ROAS
  • Launched targeted PPC and display campaigns generating ₹1 Cr+ revenue within six months

2015 – 2021

Search Engine Marketing Manager

Brute Marketing Agency

Owned performance marketing execution across seven mid-market client accounts, managing $500K+ in monthly media spend.

  • Delivered average 12% improvement in ROI through continuous optimization and experimentation
  • Designed automated performance reporting dashboards, reducing manual reporting effort by 50%
  • Drove 20% increase in click-through rates through ad-to-landing-page alignment

2013 – 2014

Digital Marketing Manager

Letz Do It Den

Defined and executed content and digital strategies for client accounts, contributing to a 60% increase in firm-level revenue.

  • Managed key client relationships end to end, contributing to $20K in incremental sales
  • Increased content reach by 70% through digital distribution strategies

2011 – 2013

Account Strategist

Google

Influenced $13M+ in incremental revenue across APAC and US advertiser portfolios through structured account planning and performance optimization.

  • Exceeded revenue targets by 20% through data analysis and experimentation
  • Provided functional leadership for a 15-member project team
  • Drove adoption of automated dashboards used by 100+ internal stakeholders

2008 – 2009

Research Manager

Khabri Market Research

Led market research projects, building the analytical foundation that shapes the data-driven approach to marketing today.

2007 – 2008

Software Engineer

Infosys Technologies

Started career in technology, building the systems-thinking foundation that informs marketing operations architecture.

Education

Master of International Marketing

Hult International Business School

International marketing strategy, global brand management

PGDM, Business Design

Welingkar Institute of Management

Business strategy, design thinking, innovation management

BE, Information Technology

University of Mumbai

Software engineering, systems architecture

Capabilities

Strategy

  • Go-To-Market Strategy
  • Account Based Marketing
  • Demand Generation
  • Revenue Marketing
  • Brand Positioning

Operations

  • Marketing Automation
  • CRM Management
  • Attribution Modeling
  • Marketing Analytics
  • Tech Stack Design

Technology

  • 6Sense
  • Salesforce CRM
  • HubSpot
  • Google Analytics
  • SEO / SEM
  • AI / LLM Workflows

Leadership

  • Team Building
  • Cross-functional Alignment
  • Vendor Management
  • Budget Planning
  • Executive Communication

Interested in Working Together?

I'm open to conversations about marketing leadership roles, advisory opportunities, and strategic projects.