Nikhil Kumar
Open to new roles in Toronto or remote

Marketing that shows up as pipeline.

I'm Nikhil, a demand generation and growth marketer with 12+ years of building the campaigns, HubSpot systems and lifecycle programs that turn attention into revenue. I set the plan, then build the pages, workflows and reports myself.

  • SaaS
  • AI products
  • E-commerce
  • Retail and wholesale
  • Franchise networks
  • IT services

How I think about growth

  1. AttractPaid search, LinkedIn, content
    103+ leads in 3 months
  2. CaptureLanding pages I build
    Conversion 11% to 19%
  3. NurtureHubSpot workflows
    MQLs up 104% in a year
  4. ConvertSales handoff
    100+ SQLs on $100K+ deals
  5. ExpandPartners
    38 to 292 retail partners
Each note is a real result from a program I ran.

What I'm good at

The industry has changed from role to role. The job hasn't: find the right audience, build the system that converts them and prove it in revenue.

Demand generation

Multi-channel programs across paid search, paid social, outbound, webinars and content, each tied to an MQL, SQL or pipeline target.

HubSpot, built by hand

Six years as an admin. I've set up portals from scratch and build lifecycle stages, scoring, routing, custom objects and pipeline reports myself.

Lifecycle and conversion

Nurture, re-engagement and landing page testing that move people from first touch to a sales conversation, and keep customers coming back.

Partner and referral programs

Reseller, franchise and referral channels, from recruiting partners to payout rules and the tracking that proves what they're worth.

Selected work

A few programs I owned from plan to results.

GAIN, AI products, 2026

103+ leads in three months at £14 per lead

Ran Google, Microsoft and LinkedIn campaigns for two newly launched AI products, on landing pages I designed and built end to end. UTMs, GA4, Clarity and HubSpot dashboards tied every lead back to its channel and stage. I also launched the company's partner referral program on PartnerStack, from payout rules to tracking.

  • Paid search
  • LinkedIn Ads
  • Landing pages
  • PartnerStack
  • HubSpot

Function Software, SaaS for agencies, 2024 to 2026

MQLs up 104% year over year, 2,500+ in a single year

Owned demand generation for FunctionFox and FunctionPoint on a USD 150K budget. I rebuilt segmentation, scoring and nurture in HubSpot, ran outbound through Apollo and moved spend toward the channels that produced pipeline, not just volume.

  • Demand gen
  • Nurture
  • Apollo
  • Webinars
  • Budget ownership

CrossCap Software, enterprise software, 2023 to 2024

100+ SQLs and 45+ opportunities above USD 100K each

Ran account-based programs aimed at enterprise buying committees, with multi-step automation across the lead lifecycle. I worked alongside the CRO and Customer Success lead so marketing was measured on revenue, not clicks.

  • ABM
  • Enterprise
  • Automation
  • ZoomInfo

Qualicare, franchise network, 2021 to 2023

ROAS above 3,000% for franchise partners

Ran marketing for 30+ franchise locations across Canada and the US on CAD 250K a year. I led the HubSpot rollout across the network and built a WordPress multisite that gave 40+ franchisees their own sites and lead flow.

  • Channel marketing
  • HubSpot rollout
  • Local campaigns
  • WordPress

TVAPE, e-commerce and wholesale, 2017 to 2018

Conversion from 11% to 19% and retail partners from 38 to 292

A/B tested 100+ product landing pages, ran email for 97,000+ customers and grew the B2B store network in under a year. The holiday campaigns were the best in the company's history.

  • CRO
  • Marketo
  • Personalization
  • Reseller growth

Experience

The full detail is in my resume.

  1. 2026

    Digital Growth Manager, GAIN

    Growth for AI products across paid, lifecycle and partner channels.

  2. 2024 to 2026

    Marketing Manager, Function Software

    Demand gen and team lead for FunctionFox and FunctionPoint.

  3. 2023 to 2024

    Growth Marketing Manager, CrossCap Software

    Enterprise lead generation and lifecycle automation.

  4. 2021 to 2023

    Marketing Manager, Qualicare

    Franchisor marketing for 30+ locations in Canada and the US.

  5. 2019 to 2021

    Digital Marketing Consultant, MapleConsultant

    Growth for clients in VR gaming, fashion, finance, non-profit and e-commerce.

  6. 2017 to 2018

    Marketing Manager, TVAPE

    E-commerce, wholesale and lifecycle email.

  7. Earlier

    IT sales

    Reselling web hosting and servers to businesses across North America and the Middle East.

Tools I work in every day

And AI in nearly all of it, from research to segmentation to campaign builds.

CRM and automation

  • HubSpot (admin)
  • Salesforce
  • Marketo
  • SendGrid

Paid media

  • Google Ads
  • Microsoft Ads
  • LinkedIn Ads
  • Meta Ads

Prospecting and data

  • Apollo
  • Clay
  • Ocean.io
  • ZoomInfo
  • Sales Navigator

Analytics

  • GA4
  • Amplitude
  • Microsoft Clarity
  • Hotjar
  • Looker Studio

Testing and personalization

  • VWO
  • Optimizely
  • Adobe Target
  • Unbounce

Partners and web

  • PartnerStack
  • WordPress
  • Webflow
  • Adobe Experience Manager

Hiring for growth?

I'm looking for demand generation, lifecycle and growth roles in Toronto or remote. I'd love to hear what you're building.