Experience
Emerge
Operations
Director, Business Development
9/2015 - Present
As business development director at Emerge, a mid-sized managed services, outsourcing and contractor placement company, we're in the early stages of launching our New York City business. I have a multi-faceted role, managing and growing a multi-million dollar Fortune 100 account, scaling and managing our local operation, redesigning our client and employee experiences to position us for future opportunities, and driving our go-to-market strategy.
Independent Consultant
Start-Up
Independent Consultant
4/2015 - 8/2015
I consulted for two early stage start-ups. At an e-commerce company, I designed and built the customer experience and operations functions to get the business up and running. At a B2B technology company, I created a go-to-market strategy for a specific industry vertical, which included everything from market analysis to tactical sales implementation and prospecting.
American Express OPEN
Other
Director/Senior Manager, Sales Strategy and Operations
11/2013 - 3/2015
I worked with the sales leadership team to build out the sales support function during a period of huge (3x in less than 6 months) growth, including:
• Led the field effectiveness team through the recruiting and training of 60 client managers
• Set new vision and strategy for the field enablement team, restructured and upskilled the team
• Re-designed digital sales management tool and website
• Created and led a $1.4 million employee engagement event with overall satisfaction rates of 96%
• Led the field effectiveness team through the recruiting and training of 60 client managers
• Set new vision and strategy for the field enablement team, restructured and upskilled the team
• Re-designed digital sales management tool and website
• Created and led a $1.4 million employee engagement event with overall satisfaction rates of 96%
Vanguard
Operations
Senior Manager/General Manager, Business Development Group, Retail Sales
10/2012 - 10/2013
As a senior leader in Vanguard's retail sales organization managing a multiple-layer team, I led a 150-person segment delivering $3 billion of annual cash flow. We converted ~75% of our leads at an 80% satisfaction rate.
I set a vision to drive sales growth and operational productivity with my management team, oversaw the flawless execution of our sales process and the delivery of excellent client service, and managed the P/L.
I set a vision to drive sales growth and operational productivity with my management team, oversaw the flawless execution of our sales process and the delivery of excellent client service, and managed the P/L.
Vanguard
Corporate Strategy & Development
Chief of Staff, International
10/2010 - 9/2012
The chief of staff role was about growth strategy development and execution and entrepreneurship in a global setting. The international business was new to Vanguard and an "internal start-up."
I set the strategic agenda with the International executive team and drove the execution of the strategy through our annual business planning process. I created the management information reporting to track our progress toward business goals.
I set the strategic agenda with the International executive team and drove the execution of the strategy through our annual business planning process. I created the management information reporting to track our progress toward business goals.