Nikhil Pai

Co-Founder

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India5 yrs 11 mos experience

Key Highlights

Led a team of 300+ members in placement management.
Achieved 90% placement rate for Chemical Engineering students.
Increased average stipend by 33% through strategic initiatives.

Stackforce AI infers this person is a Marketing and Education Consultant with a focus on startup growth.

Contact

nikhilspai0301@gmail.com LinkedIn

Skills

Other Skills

Microsoft ExcelTeamworkManagementAutodesk Fusion 360Microsoft WordMicrosoft PowerPointCommunicationLeadership

About

Accelerating startup growth, with great storytelling and marketing

Experience

5 yrs 11 mos

Total Experience

1 yr 4 mos

Average Tenure

5 mos

Current Experience

Corevoice

3 roles

Founding Member

Promoted

Jan 2026 – Present · 5 mos · On-site

Marketing Manager

Promoted

Jul 2023 – Jan 2026 · 2 yrs 6 mos · On-site

Drop a mail to nikhilpai@corevoice.in, if you are a deep tech startup looking for a marketing and brand consultancy.

Market Research Intern

May 2022 – Jul 2022 · 2 mos · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India · Remote

● Worked on building a handbook template for organizations to use as a new employee onboarding tool and to ensure all employees understand the culture and brand in a similar way
● Dabbled quite a bit on AskIITM

Galaxeye

Marketing Consultant

Feb 2025 – Present · 1 yr 4 mos · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Mindgrove technologies

Sales & Marketing Consultant

Jul 2023 – Present · 2 yrs 11 mos · Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India · Hybrid

Placement & internship cell, iit madras

4 roles

Head, Placement & Internship Cell

Promoted

Apr 2022 – Mar 2023 · 11 mos · Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India

● Co-created and co-led the first-ever combined Placement & Internship Cell managing a 5-tier team of 300+ members
● Increased avg. stipend by 33% without decreasing overall internship offers by reducing unpaid interns by 9x
● 8% increase in the overall placement offers because of aggressive company outreach to counter the recession
● Managed large scale logistics to facilitate a 1-week hybrid placement drive for 1000+ students, 350+ companies

Core, Placement Team

Promoted

Apr 2021 – Apr 2022 · 1 yr · Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India

● Oversaw placements for Chemical Engg.; recruited, led and mentored a 3-tier team of 8 members
● Achieved a record 90% placements with 76 out of 85 undergraduate students placed in the department
● Supervised the handling and engagement of 20+ companies which translated to 50+ offers made to students

Coordinator, Placement Team

Promoted

Apr 2020 – Mar 2021 · 11 mos · Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India

● Handled 15 companies as a point of contact throughout various stages of the process and received 52 offers
● Trained and enabled a team of 5 Deputy Coordinators to constructively anchor the 20-21 placement season
● Strategized corporate outreach and achieved a 3x increase in establishing correspondence with companies

Deputy Coordinator, Placement Team

Apr 2019 – Mar 2020 · 11 mos · Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India

● Guided 20 final year students applying for placements effectively throughout the entire recruitment process
● Acted as a mediator between companies and students, addressing communication gaps during final interviews

Purescan ai

Business Strategist

Sep 2021 – Nov 2021 · 2 mos · Bangalore Urban, Karnataka, India · On-site

● Formulated and documented a protocol for data collection and validation to aid data collection with partners
● Met current partners and prospective clients to optimize product-market fit and revamp business models
● Aggregated data for a pilot to improve the current rapid aflatoxin detection technology of the company

Strides

Sales and Operations Planning Intern

Jun 2021 – Jul 2021 · 1 mo · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India · Remote

● Created a dashboard to track gross margins, production schedules and delivery timelines for US markets
● Monitored supply chain interventions on a weekly basis across 12 markets and 5 manufacturing plants

Distinct horizon

Business Development Intern

Oct 2020 – Aug 2021 · 10 mos · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India · Remote

● Ideated changes to the tech and business model which increased revenue upto 10x with the same investment
● Worked on market entry feasibility in association with 180 Degrees Consulting, University of Manchester
● Facilitated the hiring and onboarding of 3 junior associates; allocated training projects and worked on tracking progress

Saathi, iit madras

SMC Department Head

Oct 2020 – Jun 2021 · 8 mos · Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India · Remote

Supervised the overall mentoring of ~120 freshmen with a team of 21 mentors

Saarang

2 roles

QMS Manager, Events

Jun 2020 – May 2021 · 11 mos · Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India

● Part of the 15-member team responsible to uphold the ISO 9001:2015 standards for an organization of 450
● Represented the organization in 2 internal audits, 1 surveillance audit and retained the ISO certification
● Handled documentation for the Events vertical, ensuring strict adherence to timelines and the internal QSM

Coordinator, Events

Jun 2019 – May 2020 · 11 mos · Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India

● Spearheaded ideation and organization of 3 new events which saw 50+ participants and an audience of 100+
● Curated a workshop conducted in collaboration with a Guinness World Record holding modelling agency
● Restructured an existing event for freshmen and brought in a former Miss Tamil Nadu as one of the judges