Program Manager, Growth & Community
Current role at Autodesk, focused on growth and community systems in B2B software: adoption, feedback loops, events, advocacy programs, and the systems that turn power users into advocates.
Simone Parenti
I build the layer around the product: communities, education, feedback loops, creator programmes, agentic workflows, and the systems that turn new users into returning users.
- 300+ customer practices onboarded in 90 days
- 70k YouTube Creators Italia
- 50k Total War Discord
- 40k+ YouTube Product Community Discord
- 17k MamaSkin organic downloads
- AI agentic workflows and AI-assisted solutions
Some things about me
- At Autodesk, my lane is Growth & Community.
- Before that, I built customer and creator systems across Google, YouTube, gaming, and B2B SaaS.
- I have spent 9+ years around Google, YouTube, global gaming studios, B2B SaaS, and now design-and-make software.
- I built MamaSkin end to end: 17k organic downloads, 100+ reviews, 4.5 global rating, $3k+ MRR, React Native, Expo, Supabase, RevenueCat, OCR, product data, and the unglamorous bits.
- I like communities when they drive growth and MAU, not just places to collect advocates and posts.
- I run a TikTok channel for tech careers and product literacy, mostly for people who have never worked in tech.
Some things I believe
AI makes taste more valuable, not less.
Everyone can create a new product nowadays. Fewer people can choose the right problem, write a quick MVP, and ship the useful version.
Distribution is the moat, now more than ever.
If users do not discover, understand, trust, and return then your product is just a pretty UI.
Community is more than just forums and Reddit posts.
It is product growth, converting events into scalable machines, driving product excellence and turning your users into advocates.
We need more non-STEM people in tech.
The industry needs better translators, operators, storytellers, and customer brains.
Work
Senior Community Marketing Manager
Launched Dentally's first self-serve customer community, led a 10-person cross-functional squad, onboarded 300+ clinical practices in 90 days, and built an advocate programme feeding customer feedback into Product.
Pregnancy-safe skincare app
Built and launched MamaSkin, an iOS and Android app for pregnancy-safe skincare and beauty checks: 115,000+ products, 9,000+ brands, search, scan, explanations, 17,000 organic downloads, 100+ reviews, a 4.5 global rating, and $3k+ MRR.
Owned customer channels and creator programs
Led initiatives across customer marketing, official communities, education channels, and creator support, including YouTube Creators Italia, official support communities, Product Expert programmes, and the YouTube Product Community Discord.
Total War community growth
Launched and scaled the official Total War Discord, worked on the Total War YouTube channel, built moderation operations, supported brand and dev teams, and handled the fun situations of one of the most passionate communities in gaming.
Twitch and creator programs
Built the SlitherineTV Twitch community from zero, programmed recurring shows, and managed influencer relationships with 20+ creators.
More proof, kept short
70,000 subscribers
Launched and managed the Italian creator education channel: content strategy, talent sign-off, promo spend, scripts, filming, and cross-functional approval.
500,000+ subscribers
Managed the official channel with the video team across production, titles, descriptions, design, and community engagement.
Creator issue triage
Managed Italy's official YouTube product-support community and coached 15 Product Experts across recurring creator issues.
Admin relations and crisis work
Built relationships with subreddit admins, sourced UGC, handled community incidents, and monitored leaks around Warhammer III.
4h30m YouTube monetization course
Created a 26-module course translating frontline creator/community work into practical monetization guidance.
7M+ TikTok views
Short-form career advice for people trying to understand tech roles, interviews, career pivots, and weird company language.
PR and marketing internship
Early games-industry work in Milan across PR, marketing support, and launch operations.
Marketing internship
Early startup experience in Shanghai, before everyone started calling every messy spreadsheet "ops".
Advisory
Limited support for people navigating tech roles, especially from non-STEM backgrounds. The work is practical: positioning, role mapping, interview signal, CV clarity, and decisions that survive contact with the market.
Career transition advisory
60 minutes on target roles, transferable skills, markets, constraints, and next steps.
CV and LinkedIn review
Structured positioning for recruiters and hiring managers, with less fluff and more signal.
Interview practice and feedback
Mock interview, feedback, and clearer answers for behavioural, stakeholder, and role-specific loops.
Testimonials
A few words from people who have managed or worked with me. Advisory feedback is in the expandable section below.
"Incredibly talented and skilled and a pleasure to manage."Felicitas Manthe - Change and Delivery Manager @ Google
"Takes full ownership of the projects he works on."Melisa Serebrinsky - Supplier Enablement PgM @ Google
"Dedication, attention to detail, and effective leadership."Mayya El Fajri-Goldfinch - Social Comms Manager @ YouTube
"One of the most engaging community managers I've had the privilege to collaborate with."Dr. Eric Duan - Head of Community
Career advisory feedback, translated
"Super professional and attentive to my needs. He asked the right questions, implemented feedback carefully, and was proactive by email between sessions."
"Easy to talk to, quick and direct. He gave me concepts that turned out to be extremely useful during interviews."
"Practical, tactful, empathetic. Concrete and professional advice that really opened my eyes while still helping me think for myself."
"Prepared, available, and full of useful advice. A real point of reference for anyone trying to get closer to tech."
"He was extremely available beyond the consultation, flexible with time, fast by email, and prepared me very well for an Amazon interview."
"He understood what I needed immediately and adapted the solution to my specific requests with flexibility."