Rahul
Narayana
Marar

Rahul Narayana Marar

I build the systems behind great teams — onboarding, operations, and analytics designed around how people actually work.

Strategy & Operations · Bengaluru, India · Open to relocation · Exploring AI × business operations

4+ yrsAPAC operations
140+associates developed
25%faster ramp-up
$200K+annual cost recovered
Philosophy

I enjoy building systems that make people perform better — through onboarding, operations, analytics, or communication.

Modern operations is no longer just process management. It's psychology, adaptability, and intelligent systems working together.

Journey
2014–2018
B.Tech Mechanical Engineering, SRM Institute
Robotics, Formula 1 design. Internships at DRDO and OTE Group — first exposure to systems thinking and sales operations.
2019–2021
Master of Management, University of Melbourne
First Class Honours. Consulting projects at Mulgrave Country Club and the Graduate Union.
2021–2022
Sales leadership & insurance operations
Led 17-person sales teams at HOOD; managed 68 insurance portfolios at IAG.
2022–2025
Onboarding strategy & analytics, Tech Mahindra × Telstra
Power BI dashboards, 140+ associates, AI-enabled onboarding workflows.
Now
AI-enabled systems & talent ecosystems
Researching intelligent operations and scalable onboarding for AI-native organisations.
Experience
Tech Mahindra
Client: Telstra · Melbourne
Full-time · 3 yrs 1 mo
Nesting Manager — Onboarding & Ramp-Up
Aug 2024 – Jun 2025
  • Onboarding for 10+ batches; curriculum redesign cut time-to-productivity 25%.
  • AI-enabled knowledge management cut ramp-up by a week — adopted across service lines.
  • 80%+ probation-to-permanent conversion; engagement scores +15% via dashboard-driven feedback.

AM (Secondment)
Jun – Aug 2024
  • Acting Manager through a leadership transition — operations and stakeholder communications.

Customer Service Team Lead
Jun 2022 – Jun 2024
  • Directed a team of 20 in advanced NBN troubleshooting; India → Australia transition in 5 months.
  • Recruited and developed 140+ associates; early attrition −12%. Best Team Award.
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HOOD
Melbourne · Full-time · 4 mos
Team Lead — Utilities Sales
Dec 2021 – Mar 2022
  • 17 consultants across four states; Origin Energy & Sumo partners; 75%+ lead-to-sale conversion.
IAG
Melbourne · Full-time · 8 mos
Auditor → Claims Consultant
May – Dec 2021
  • Led 10 agents auditing 900 backlogged claims; 68 portfolios ($2K–$250K); resolution −12% in 90 days.
Graduate House
Univ. of Melbourne · Part-time
Guest Services Officer
Aug 2019 – Apr 2021
  • Coordinated 5 entities; 30+ alumni events of 5–90 attendees.
MCC
Mulgrave Country Club
Melbourne · Internship · 5 mos
Business Consultant
Aug – Dec 2020
  • Tableau analytics; $100K+ in operational savings presented to management.
OTE
OTE Group
Oman · Internship · 5 mos
Sales & Business Development Intern
May – Sep 2017
  • Peer coaching program; new-account strategy grew sales 65%.
DRDO
Chennai · Internship · 3 mos
Research Intern — Technical Projects
Dec 2016 – Feb 2017
  • ANSYS simulations on the Arjun Mk2; taught DSS to 50 masters students.
Outcomes

Results, quantified

25%

Cut in time-to-productivity at Telstra — recovering $200K+ in annual training cost.

80%+

Probation-to-permanent conversion across 10+ nesting batches.

140+

Associates developed; performance frameworks adopted unit-wide.

$100K+

Operational savings identified and actioned in a 4-month consulting engagement.

№1

Best Team Award — top-ranked on AHT, FCR, eNPS for two consecutive cycles.

65%

Sales growth at OTE Group; IAG claim resolution −12% in 90 days.

Skills

Technical & Tools

  • Power BI · Tableau · Excel (Advanced)
  • Salesforce · Jira · Notion
  • OKR / KPI frameworks
  • SQL queries & data handling
  • Python for automation
  • AI-assisted workflows

Business Operations

  • Customer onboarding strategy
  • Customer journey optimisation
  • Portfolio & account management
  • Onboarding playbook design
  • Escalation handling · Service recovery
  • Process improvement & automation

Leadership

  • Stakeholder management
  • Strategic thinking · Problem solving
  • Team leadership · Coaching
  • Change management · Adaptability
  • Executive communication
  • Data-driven decision making
Projects
Talent
Talent Nexus

A framework for talent ecosystems — structured onboarding, feedback loops, AI-assisted coaching paths.

AI Ops
AI Operations Concepts

AI knowledge management, automated triage, predictive staffing for adaptive ops teams.

Onboarding
Customer Onboarding Systems

Playbooks deployed at Telstra — 25% faster ramp-up, 80%+ retention.

Analytics
Dashboard & KPI Frameworks

Executive Power BI + Salesforce dashboards driving weekly leadership decisions.

Workflow
Workflow Automation Concepts

Lightweight automation layers reducing manual ops overhead.

Engineering
KERS for Bicycles

Flywheel kinetic energy recovery for propulsion. B.Tech research, SRM.

Education & Certifications
Master of Management
The University of Melbourne
2019 – 2020 · First Class Honours
Consulting Club · Student Mentor · MBS Student Association
B.Tech — Mechanical Engineering
SRM Institute of Science and Technology
2014 – 2018 · CGPA 8.01/10
Founder, Robotics Club · Basketball Captain · F1 Design Engineer
McKinsey Forward · 2025
Intro to AI · LinkedIn · 2026
GICOP · ANZIIF · 2020
Google Analytics · 2021
Disciplined Agile · 2021
Open to
Customer Success / Onboarding Lead
Sales Operations Manager
Business Development / Strategy
Account Management
Operations & Process Excellence
Strategy & Management Consulting