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Sarah Davis

Sarah Davis

Human Resources Manager

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  • Timeline

  • About me

    Senior Product Development Executive | Product Management | GTM Strategy | Enterprise SaaS | B2B | Data | AI | Cloud | Business Operations | Strategic Partnerships

  • Education

    • ECornell

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      Executive Women in Leadership Certificate Program Power and Gender Dynamics, Executive Presence, Gender Bias and Negotiation, The Network Effect

    • Oklahoma State University

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      B.S. Business Administration, Minor: MIS, Emphasis: Marketing

    • IESE Business School

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      Bilingual Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.) Technology Strategy & Innovation

      Activities and Societies: 1st Place Capstone Project: Qualcomm’s Smart TV Market Strategy President of Women in Business Club Founder: Dance Anywhere - 2 sided marketplace for virtual dance instruction Top 5 Global MBA Program - Financial Times, Economist

  • Experience

    • Target

      Jan 2004 - Aug 2004
      Human Resources Manager

      - Led all HR functions for bi-lingual (Spanish/English) 24/7 retail location

    • Indymac Bank

      Aug 2004 - Oct 2007
      Business Analyst/Project Manager

      - Led Strategic Planning for CEO of Wholesale Bank + Regional SVPs

    • Oklahoma Department of Human Services

      Dec 2008 - Apr 2010
      Sr. Business Analyst IV

      - Led Business Analysis function with 88% business case approval rate

    • Chesapeake Energy

      May 2010 - May 2011
      Business Analyst/Project Manager

      - Led BI Tools team to create 66% reduction in error rates & service tickets

    • Devon Energy

      May 2011 - Aug 2012
      Senior Business Analyst/Project Manager

      - Led HR Solution with 193% ROI on time to productivity

    • W3 Digital Agency

      Jul 2013 - Nov 2013
      Project Management Consultant

      - led Cross Border Expansion into Spain & Portugal- led multi-lingual (Spanish/Portuguese) development teams

    • IBM

      Jul 2014 - Jul 2023

      - Product leadership of $1B offering portfolio (Public Cloud/Data Services), 1000 person global team- Transformed cloud OEM partnerships in 6 months leading to $60M in top line growth- Increased Data Services investment by 30% resulting in multi-quarter triple digit revenue growth- Decreased infrastructure spend by $300M per quarter while growing active user base - Product leadership of $1B offering portfolio (BI/Data Visualization), 700 person global team- Produced 73% increase in business results YtY via OKR system transformation- Generated new product vision and market messaging for $1B legacy product with declining revenue that returned the product to growth within 12 months- Optimized cloud migration process for 2 product lines resulting in 40% acceleration of adoption and recurring subscription revenue - Cross-Functional leadership of $6B offering portfolio (Data & AI) - 8,000 person global team - Product leadership of $300M offering portfolio (AI) - 1,000 person global team- Optimized P&L by growing revenue 25% YtY with reduced expense and headcount- Introduced user growth strategies resulting in 124% MRR growth and 83% MAU growth- Reduced customer churn by 14% and revenue churn by 22% - Product Leadership of $500M Offering Portfolio (AI), 1500 person global team - Product leadership of $300M offering portfolio (AI), 300 person global team - Launched strategic partnership with Softbank + opened NY office - Led client experience: 100+ tours, 1400+ clients, 10+ industry conferences, and 5 client engagements

      • Sr Director of Product - IBM Cloud Platform & PaaS Data Services

        May 2022 - Jul 2023

      • Director of Product - Business Analytics

        May 2020 - May 2022

      • Director of Product Operations - Data and AI Portfolio Programs

        Mar 2019 - May 2020

      • Director of Product Operations - Watson (AI) Products

        Oct 2017 - Sept 2019

      • Portfolio Product Manager - Watson (AI) Products

        Jul 2016 - Oct 2017

      • Product Manager - Watson (AI) Products

        Jun 2015 - Jul 2016

      • Watson (AI) Labs Innovation Leader

        Jul 2014 - May 2015

    • Atlassian

      Aug 2023 - Jul 2024
      Global VP - Strategy and Business Operations

  • Licenses & Certifications

    • Diploma Intermedio de Español de los Negoicos (DIEN)

      IESE/Common European Framework of Reference for Language Learning and Training
      Jun 2013

    • Certified Scrum Master (CSM)

      Scrum Alliance
      Apr 2011

    • Certified Business Analysis Professional (CBAP)

      International Institute of Business Analysis (IIBA)
      Apr 2010

    • Project Management Professional (PMP)

      Project Management Institute (PMI)
      Jan 2010

    • Enterprise Design Thinking Practitioner

      IBM
      Dec 2020
      View certificate certificate

    • Agile Coach

      IBM
      May 2017
      View certificate certificate

    • Executive Women in Leadership Certificate

      ECornell
      Sept 2019
      View certificate certificate

    • Customer-Driven Executive

      IBM
      Jul 2022
      View certificate certificate

    • OKR Expert

      Certified Coach: Expert in OKRs, alignment and measurement
      Apr 2020

  • Volunteer Experience

    • Board Member

      Issued by Girls Empowerment Network on Sept 2024
      Girls Empowerment NetworkAssociated with Sarah Davis