Maxim Khodzhaev

About

Product Specialist at Udora, a global gifting marketplace operating in 50+ countries. Student at IE University experienced in product/project management (scaled launches to 40,000 downloads) and business development. Elected Vice-President of IE’s largest professional club (9,000+ members). Co-founder of a circular economy marketplace. Guided by 3 core values: entrepreneurial agility, attention to detail, and systems thinking.

Experience

• Udora (7 mos)
  • Product Specialist (CRM & Growth)
    Jun 2026 - Present · 2 mos

    Supporting product growth through CRM initiatives for 150,000 MAU in 50+ countries.

  • Product Intern
    Jan 2026 - Jun 2026 · 6 mos

• IE Entrepreneurship Club (2 yrs 6 mos)
  • Vice President
    Mar 2025 - Present · 1 yr 5 mos

    - Elected VP of university’s largest student organization (9,000+ members), co-leading a 20-person team. - Promoting entrepreneurship as a core pillar of IE University; awarded 'Best Professional Club 2025'.

  • Head of Events
    Dec 2024 - Mar 2025 · 4 mos

  • Events & Relations Officer
    Feb 2024 - Dec 2024 · 11 mos

• JIIE Consulting - Junior Initiative IE Consulting (1 yr)
  • Head of Internal Operations
    Jan 2025 - Sep 2025 · 9 mos

    Lead requirement, built HR processes, and oversaw internal operations.

  • Associate Consultant (Team Lead)
    Oct 2024 - Dec 2024 · 3 mos

    Led a team of 6 consultants on a marketing strategy project for a Latin American SME.

• Brand Strategy & Business Analytics Extern at Beats by Dre
  Apr 2024 - May 2024 · 2 mos

  Identified key trends behind GenZ headphone usage, presenting insights to the Consumer Insights division.

• Business Development Intern at Lampa.AI
  Oct 2021 - Jan 2022 · 4 mos

  Researched + qualified B2B leads, supported accelerator applications (Product Hunt, Y Combinator).