Valentina L.
✨ Newly AddedVice President of Marketing
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AI Experience
Notable Highlight
Valentina led a global marketing team at a large IT services company through a major reorganization, merging 19 scattered teams into 8 clear functions in approximately four months without disrupting business operations. In the first half of 2026, her team of approximately 50 generated more than $32M in marketing-sourced sales pipeline. She spent roughly 10 of her nearly 14 years at the company in healthcare and life sciences, giving her deep industry knowledge relevant to this client. Works hands-on with ChatGPT and Claude - the AI Experience section above has the examples.
Experience Summary
Valentina is a marketing and operations executive with nearly 14 years at a global IT services company, including approximately 10 years focused on healthcare and life sciences. She began in event and campaign management, then became Head of Marketing for the company's Healthcare & Life Sciences practice, where she built and scaled one of its largest marketing teams, designed a shared-services resource model later adopted across the department, and ran sales operations for 30 to 40 concurrent opportunities. In that role, she built Salesforce dashboards and established a weekly review process that fed Management Board reporting. For the past four years, she served as Vice President of Marketing, acting as chief of staff to marketing leadership. She redesigned the operating model of a global team of approximately 50, led hiring and workforce planning for a 50-60 person department, conducted talent and organizational health reviews, led leadership development programs, and introduced AI-assisted executive workflows for strategic reporting. She has built and managed teams across North America, Latin America, Europe, and Asia, and speaks English, Russian, Spanish, and German.
Key Achievements
Redesigned a marketing operating model during major organizational change, consolidating 19 fragmented teams into 8 capability-based functions within four months while maintaining business continuity. Led a global marketing organization of approximately 50 professionals that generated more than $32M in marketing-sourced sales pipeline in the first half of 2026. Managed workforce planning and hiring for a 50-60 person department with a $1.2-1.3M annual payroll. Built resource-utilization analytics that identified operational bottlenecks and informed a redesign of resource allocation and delivery processes. Built and scaled one of the company's largest marketing practices in healthcare and life sciences, guiding it through the COVID-19 disruption. Designed a shared-services resource model that became the foundation for the department-wide operating model. Directly supported a $200K client acquisition through event participation and outreach.
Skills
Tools:
- ChatGPT
- Claude
- Salesforce CRM
- Microsoft Dynamics 365
- Jira
- Confluence
- Excel
- Microsoft Office
- Google Workspace
- LinkedIn Sales Navigator
Industries:
- Healthcare and life sciences
- IT services and technology consulting
- B2B marketing
Skills:
- Executive partnership and chief of staff support
- operating model design
- organizational transformation and change management
- workforce planning and hiring
- talent and performance reviews
- leadership development
- sales operations and pipeline management
- executive and board reporting
- resource utilization analytics
- strategic marketing
- event and campaign management
- cross-cultural team leadership
- Organizational Transformation
- Executive Partnership
- Operating Model Design
- Leadership Development
- Talent Strategy
- Workforce Planning
- Change Management
- Cross-Cultural Leadership
- Strategic Marketing
- Team Building
- Resource Utilization Analysis
- Salesforce CRM
- Microsoft Dynamics 365
- Jira
- Confluence
- Microsoft Office
- Google Workspace
- Excel
- Data Cleaning
- VLOOKUP
- ChatGPT
- Claude
- LinkedIn Sales Navigator
- Sales Operations
- Business Development
- Event Management
- Campaign Management
- Content Strategy
Work Experience
Vice President of Marketing | Chief of Staff to Marketing Leadership
DA · Mar 2022 - Aug 2026
- Redesigned the marketing operating model during major organizational disruption, replacing 19 fragmented business-aligned teams with 8 capability-based functions within ~4 months while maintaining business continuity.
- Built resource-utilization analytics for a ~50-person organization, identifying operational bottlenecks and using the findings to redesign resource allocation and delivery processes.
- Led a global marketing organization of ~50 professionals, generating $32M+ in marketing-sourced sales pipeline in H1 2026.
- Managed hiring, workforce planning, and organizational capacity for a 50-60-person department with responsibility for a $1.2-1.3M annual payroll.
- Designed and ran a structured talent and organizational health review process across a ~50-person department, identifying retention, performance, and development risks and advising leadership on talent and organizational decisions.
- Redesigned and facilitated Ted Lasso Leadership School, mentored through the company-wide ULead program, and led leadership development initiatives across Marketing.
- Introduced AI-assisted executive workflows that significantly accelerated strategic reporting and organizational analysis.
Head of Marketing, Healthcare & Life Sciences Practice
DA · Mar 2016 - May 2022
- Built and scaled one of DA's largest marketing practices, growing, rebuilding, and developing the Healthcare marketing team through multiple business cycles.
- Designed a shared-services resource model that became the foundation for the department-wide operating model later adopted across Marketing.
- Owned sales operations across 30-40 concurrent opportunities and 10-15 sales contributors, building Salesforce dashboards and a structured weekly review process to prioritize opportunities, surface risks, and support Management Board reporting.
- Guided the practice through the COVID-19 crisis, rapidly adapting marketing strategy to sustain business development during market disruption.
- Hired, coached, and developed high-performing marketing professionals while partnering with practice leadership on growth strategy and organizational planning.
Event & Campaign Manager, Healthcare & Life Sciences Practice
DA · Nov 2012 - Mar 2016
- Progressively expanded responsibilities across content, campaigns, business development, and international events.
- Generated new client opportunities through event participation and outreach, directly supporting a $200K client acquisition (2015).