Karthik Raju

CEO

Pleasanton, California, United States11 yrs 2 mos experience

Key Highlights

Proven track record in cloud infrastructure modernization.
Expertise in talent acquisition and team management.
Strong background in business development and sales operations.

Stackforce AI infers this person is a Cloud Computing and Recruitment expert with strong business development skills.

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Skills

Core Skills

Project ManagementSales OperationsRecruitingTalent AcquisitionTalent ManagementBusiness DevelopmentTeam ManagementSales

Other Skills

BigQuery MigrationBusiness StrategyCRMConsultingData AnalyticsDirect SalesEmployer BrandingExecutive SearchFinancial ManagementGCP productsHeadhuntingHiringIT RecruitmentInternational SalesInterviewing

About

I am very curious about the latest technology innovations that enable businesses. I am a go-getter, my interest in solving problems has driven me to go to work to share and do best practices with my team. Apart from work, I am a scribbler on medium.com/@Karthik_Raju, you can also see me in tech meetups and some social gatherings. If you are willing to get in touch with me, you can reach me @karthikraju362@gmail.com

Experience

Squareshift.co

3 roles

Client Solution Partner - Google Cloud

Promoted

Jun 2024 – Present · 1 yr 9 mos · Hybrid

What I am doing:
Elevating the SquareShift brand through strategic initiatives & also responsible for Sales-Ops
Collaborating with the GCP Sales team, identifying new customers and winning-deals
Developing innovative solutions using GCP products for our customers
Focus on getting projects related to Looker, Agentic AI, GenAI, Data Analytics, IBQML, BigQuery Migration, and Looker Migration
Helping enterprises modernize, scale, and optimize their cloud infrastructure

Sales-OpsGCP productsData AnalyticsBigQuery MigrationLooker MigrationProject Management+1

Founding team - Program Manager

Aug 2021 – May 2023 · 1 yr 9 mos

Responsible for project based recruitment, people matters, finance operations, and overall smooth operation of the company ( with the help of a great team)
Involved in strategic new initiatives - R&D team Talent acquisition
Learnt how to manage a team + design and execute projects

RecruitingEmployer BrandingTalent ManagementTalent ScoutingFinancial ManagementTeam Management+2

Founding team - Project Lead

Aug 2020 – Jul 2021 · 11 mos

Learned IT project delivery and part of PMO
Responsible for QA for a web app and successfully delivered
Certified Scrum Master and acted as Scrum master for two releases

Project ManagementSoftware Project ManagementProject Coordination

Growfin.ai

HR & Recruitment Manager

May 2023 – May 2024 · 1 yr · Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India · On-site

First HR/Recruiter
Onboarded 35+ team members.
Learnt GTM Hiring

Business DevelopmentSales ProcessesInternational SalesRecruitingTalent AcquisitionTalent Scouting

Antal international

2 roles

Business Development Manager

Promoted

Sep 2017 – Aug 2020 · 2 yrs 11 mos · Chennai Area, India

I hunt and collaborated with several early-stage startups to establish hiring processes and strategies for attracting top talent.
Managed teams and tried creating career paths for team members.

Team ManagementProject ManagementTechnology RecruitmentBusiness DevelopmentBusiness StrategyStakeholder Management+1

Research Associate

Oct 2014 – Sep 2016 · 1 yr 11 mos · Chennai Area, India

As a freshman, involved in sales and marketing and shaped my recruiting skills.
Handled middle & senior level search assignments both technical and non-technical positions for a lot of interesting E-commerce, SAAS and consumer internet startups across India.

IT RecruitmentRecruiting

Inkmonk

Business Development Manager

Sep 2016 – Aug 2017 · 11 mos · Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India · On-site

I learned firsthand how an early-stage funded company operates and focused on finding new business growth opportunities.
However, when the company was acquired, I found myself returning to my previous company :)

SalesDirect SalesSales Operations