I am a team leader and business enabler - my role is to ensure that my team's efforts are furthering the overall company strategy and topline goals.
I value autonomy, mastery, and purpose and cultivate an environment where everyone around me can be their whole self and reach their highest potential.
Manage all Finance Operations, including but not limited to: Procure-to-Pay, strategic deal negotiations, AP, T&E
Pivot from IPO readiness to Finance integration lead with Uber's acquisition of Postmates. Work with Uber's CorpDev / M&A Integration teams as well as external consultants for all due diligence requirements, including DOJ review
Partner with Infra, IT, Finance, and SalesOps to create a company-wide integration plan and workback schedule inclusive of people (both FTE and contract), systems and contracts
In 3 years scaled the Sourcing organization from just myself managing $250M in Marketing spend to 10 people globally managing over $2B in overall company spend as well as establishing and owning our Supplier Diversity program.
Developed a "white glove buyer" program to move the company from a self-service to managed-service PO process as part of IPO-readiness. Decreased after-the-fact PO's by 40% and reduced $5M in out-of-period adjustments caused by PO issues.
Authored Airbnb's policies around Supplier T&E, Consulting and Software Spend Policies, and Playbooks for self-service RFPs and negotiations for deals managed by the business
Optimized company's usage of internal resources vs. external suppliers across Marketing, Finance, and Product teams to strike the right balance between quality, cost, and risk.
Led the company's COVID-19 cost reduction efforts which delivered over $200M in hard savings
A newly created role (based in Culver City yet reporting into Apple HQ) to support Apple's acquisition of Beats by Dr. Dre, with a focus on integrating Beats Marketing with Apple's processes, procedures, and goals
Key liaison for Beats Marketing to successfully navigate Apple's legal, finance, and procurement processes
Operationalize Beats Marketing processes in a manner that enables real-time flexibility for constantly evolving priorities
Project manage the entire lifecycle of a supplier, including but not limited to: Request For Proposal, SOW creation, fee negotiation, as well as ongoing supplier reviews
Developed Marketing category strategies and executed projects spanning over $1B in Marketing spend
Managed a team of 3 EY consultants to build a custom theatrical marketing process
Created and presented a PR ROI model to the CFO that reallocated $3M in Marketing investments
Co-led a 2-year CRM initiative with the television group to create an ROI model that demonstrates the impact of digital marketing efforts on viewership
Categories managed include: Travel, Legal, Events, and Marketing services
Built and sold into the CMO and COO a business case to operationalize TV production of over 100 spots a year across Vancouver, LA, São Paulo, and the internal production agency
Managed a global audit of Marketing assets created vs. usage and identified that up to 40% of assets created were never used. Identified a new agency partner and implemented a global process that prioritized resources for assets that would be used by a minimum of 3 markets
Worked with the Brand and Design teams to develop FF&E programs across 10 brands of Hilton Family Hotels that meet franchisee needs as well as drive brand standards compliance
Managed all aspects of large FF&E projects, including RFP, bid analysis, order placement, and delivery, for Hilton-owned new builds and renovation projects
