Systems that Scale. Operations that Win.
Director-level marketing operations strategy designed to drive efficiency, measurable pipeline impact, and cross-functional excellence.
Core Expertise
Eight Areas of Strategic Operations Leadership
Director-level marketing operations spans strategy, execution, and measurable outcomes. Here's what I bring to the table across eight core competencies.
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CRM & Marketing Automation Strategy
Design and optimize CRM platforms and marketing automation systems that scale with your business. From HubSpot to Salesforce, I architect systems that unify data, streamline workflows, and enable your team to move faster without losing precision.
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Campaign Operations & Execution
Orchestrate multi-channel campaigns across teams and systems. I build the operational playbooks, timelines, and handoff processes that keep campaigns on track and ensure every stakeholder knows their role.
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Marketing Technology Stack Optimization
Right-size your martech ecosystem. I evaluate, integrate, and optimize tools to eliminate redundancy, reduce costs, and maximize ROI. The goal: a cohesive stack that serves strategy, not bureaucracy.
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Lead Routing & Lifecycle Management
Build efficient systems that move leads through the funnel without friction. I design routing logic, nurture workflows, and lifecycle stages that align marketing and sales and reduce cycle time.
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Analytics, Dashboards & Reporting
Transform data into actionable insights. I build dashboards and reporting frameworks that surface the metrics that matter—pipeline impact, attribution, efficiency gains—so you own your KPIs and make faster decisions.
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Cross-Functional Process Design
Align marketing, sales, and revenue teams through clear processes and communication. I map workflows, remove bottlenecks, and establish shared accountability so everyone moves in the same direction.
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Demand Generation Operations
Own the operational side of demand gen—from strategy through execution. I design campaigns, manage budgets, coordinate teams, and measure pipeline impact so you know exactly what's driving growth.
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AI-Enabled Workflow Optimization
Leverage AI to automate repetitive work and unlock efficiency gains. I identify opportunities to embed AI into workflows—lead scoring, content personalization, process automation—so your team focuses on strategy, not busywork.
Why Director-Level Operations Matter
Great marketing strategy is worthless without great execution. Every day, growth-stage companies in the Bay Area face the same gap: brilliant campaign ideas that stall in the execution phase, marketing and sales teams working in silos, marketing technology that doesn't talk to each other, and no clear line of sight from marketing effort to pipeline impact. That gap is where director-level marketing operations lives. It's not a support function—it's the connective tissue that turns strategy into measurable results.
A director-level marketing operations leader owns the systems, processes, and technology that make marketing efficient at scale. This means designing CRM workflows that actually route leads to the right sales rep at the right time. It means building dashboards that show exactly which campaigns drive pipeline, not just clicks. It means architecting marketing automation that scales with the business instead of creating bottlenecks. It means sitting at the table when marketing strategy is being set and saying, "Here's how we execute this" or "This won't scale with our current stack—here's what we need to change." That's strategic. That's where revenue gets unlocked.
Director-level operations isn't a support function—it's the connective tissue that turns strategy into measurable results.
The difference between a director-level operator and a fractional consultant or individual contributor is ownership and scope. A director owns the P&L impact of marketing operations—not just the tools, but the outcomes. A director designs systems that scale, leads cross-functional teams (marketing, sales, revenue ops, demand generation), and makes strategic decisions about technology investment, process redesign, and operational priorities. A director knows that reducing lead cycle time by 30% through smarter routing isn't just an efficiency win—it's a revenue multiplier. A director understands that unifying your CRM across three teams isn't just a data cleanup project—it's the foundation for accurate attribution and pipeline visibility.
For growth-stage companies and established organizations in healthcare, software, and technology sectors across the Bay Area, director-level marketing operations is the difference between marketing being a cost center and marketing being a growth engine. It's the difference between knowing your pipeline and guessing. It's the difference between scaling campaigns and hitting walls. If you're building a company that needs to grow efficiently, with teams aligned and technology working for you instead of against you, that's what director-level operations brings to the table.
Portfolio & Case Studies
Real examples of how director-level marketing operations strategy drives measurable business impact. Each case study shows the challenge, the approach, and the outcome.
Scaling Lead Volume 5x Through Operations Optimization
Growth-stage SaaS company hit a campaign scaling ceiling. By redesigning lead routing workflows, automating qualification, and unifying their CRM, we reduced manual handoffs by 70% and increased qualified lead volume by 5x in 6 months.
Unifying CRM Across 3 Teams
Marketing, sales, and customer success operated in silos with fragmented data. Built a unified CRM strategy, implemented cross-functional dashboards, and established governance—cutting reporting time by 80% and improving pipeline visibility for the entire revenue team.
Building Dashboards That Drive KPI Ownership
Leadership lacked real-time visibility into campaign performance and pipeline health. Designed and built attribution dashboards, campaign performance scorecards, and lead lifecycle metrics—enabling data-driven decision-making and 25% improvement in marketing efficiency.
Technical Stack & Tools
I work hands-on with the marketing operations platforms that drive real results. From CRM architecture to attribution modeling, these tools form the foundation of efficient, measurable marketing operations. Bay Area employers know that director-level execution requires deep proficiency across the modern martech ecosystem.
- HubSpot & Salesforce. CRM architecture, workflow design, custom objects, and API integrations that scale with your business.
- Marketing Automation. Marketo, Pardot, HubSpot workflows—campaign orchestration, lead scoring, and nurture program design.
- Analytics & Attribution. Google Analytics, multi-touch attribution models, and pipeline impact measurement that connects marketing to revenue.
- Dashboarding & Reporting. Tableau, Looker, and custom dashboards that put actionable insights in front of stakeholders.
- Workflow Automation. Zapier, native integrations, and API connections that eliminate manual work and reduce error.
- Modern Martech Stack Optimization. Strategic evaluation, integration architecture, and consolidation that aligns tools to business outcomes.
Ready to discuss director-level marketing operations?
Interested in how strategic operations can drive growth, efficiency, and measurable pipeline impact at your company? Let's talk about how I can help build the systems and processes that scale.
Location
Based in Newark, CA. Local to the Bay Area and available for conversations about growth-stage opportunities in the region.
About This Portfolio
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