Program Manager, Growth & Community
I work on growth and community systems for B2B software: adoption, feedback, events, advocacy, and helping users get more value from the product.
Simone Parenti
I work on growth and community at Autodesk. I also build small products, write online, and use AI to make useful things a little faster.
- 300+ customer practices onboarded
- 70k YouTube Creators Italia subscribers
- 50k Total War Discord members
- 40k+ YouTube Product Community Discord members
- 17k MamaSkin organic downloads
- $3k+ MamaSkin MRR
Some things about me
- I work on Growth & Community at Autodesk.
- Before that I worked around Google, YouTube, games, SaaS, and creator communities.
- I built MamaSkin because the internet was bad at answering one very specific skincare question.
- I like communities when they help people do something useful.
- I make short videos for people trying to understand tech from the outside.
Some things I believe
Community is part of the product.
If it helps people learn, return, or talk to the team, it is not a side channel.
Distribution beats polish more often than people admit.
A useful thing still needs to be found, understood, trusted, and remembered.
AI makes taste more important.
More people can build now. Fewer people know what is worth building.
Non-technical people should build more things.
You do not need to be an engineer to notice a problem, test an idea, or ship a first version.
Work
Senior Community Program 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 for customer feedback.
Pregnancy-safe skincare app
Built and launched MamaSkin, an iOS and Android app for pregnancy-safe skincare checks. It has 115,000+ products, 9,000+ brands, 17,000 organic downloads, 100+ reviews, a 4.5 global rating, and $3k+ MRR.
Market Lead - Owned customer channels and creator programs
Worked on customer marketing, creator education, official communities, and support programs, including YouTube Creators Italia, Product Expert programs, and the YouTube Product Community Discord.
Total War community growth
Launched and scaled the official Total War Discord to 50k members. Worked on the Total War YouTube channel, moderation, launches, and community feedback.
Twitch and creator programs
Built the SlitherineTV Twitch community from zero, programmed recurring shows, and managed relationships with 20+ creators.
More proof, kept short
70,000 subscribers
Launched and managed the Italian creator education channel: content, scripts, filming, approvals, and promo.
500,000+ subscribers
Managed the official channel with the video team across publishing, packaging, and community engagement.
Creator issue triage
Managed Italy's official YouTube support community and coached 15 Product Experts.
Admin relations and crisis work
Worked with subreddit admins, sourced UGC, handled incidents, and monitored launch issues around Warhammer III.
4h30m YouTube monetization course
Created a 26-module course on YouTube monetization from actual creator/community work.
7M+ TikTok views
Short-form career advice for people trying to understand tech roles, interviews, and company language.
PR and marketing internship
Early games-industry work in Milan across PR, marketing, and launches.
Marketing internship
Early startup experience in Shanghai.
Advisory
I sometimes help people who want to move into tech, especially from non-technical backgrounds. The work is practical: what roles fit, how to explain your experience, and how to sound clearer in interviews.
Career transition advisory
60 minutes on what roles fit, what to ignore, and what to do next.
CV and LinkedIn review
Make your experience easier for recruiters and hiring managers to understand.
Interview practice and feedback
Practice answers, remove vague wording, and get ready for behavioural interviews.
Testimonials
A few words from people who have managed, worked with, or been advised by me.
"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
"Professional, attentive, and proactive between sessions."
"Easy to talk to, quick, direct, and very useful for interviews."
"Practical, tactful, empathetic, and concrete."
"Prepared, available, and useful for getting closer to tech."
"Flexible, fast by email, and very helpful for Amazon interview prep."
"He understood what I needed and adapted quickly."