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Jennifer Bartolo

Communications | Strategy | Leadership

Overview

29
years of professional experience

Work History

SAP
Missoula, MT

Head of Corporate Strategy Communications
02.2021 - 05.2024

Job overview

  • Responsible for Corporate Strategy cascade to 100,000+ employees around the globe
  • Operational & functional collaboration across seven executive board area Strategy teams to ensure consistent communications of overarching SAP Corporate Strategy
  • Communications strategy development for ever-evolving audience-specific channels
  • Asset creation of Corporate Strategy website, whitepaper & PowerPoints
  • Drove internal Corporate Strategy website redesign, technical implementation, as well as driving ongoing design & content maintenance
  • Co-development of Corporate Strategy audience-specific training courses as part of communications cascades & education priorities.

SAP
Palo Alto

Global Head of Industry Analyst Relations
02.2006 - 05.2024

Job overview

  • Senior AR leader cultivating, managing and strengthening external influencer relationships across all areas of SAP's portfolio
  • Led a global team of senior analyst relations professionals, including coaching them on escalations and partnering with them to achieve the best outcomes for SAP, while at the same time helping them develop strong career trajectories
  • Provided counsel, advice, and strategic guidance to all levels of management, including multiple SAP CEOs, Executive Board and Level-1 leadership.

Oracle, PeopleSoft & Sybase
Bay Area

Industry Analyst Relations & Customer Experience
01.1995 - 01.2006

Job overview

  • Management roles with market-leading vendors in the hi-tech industry in which I cultivated, managed and strengthened external influencer and customer relationships to support company revenue goals and brand reputation
  • Leadership of diverse, global teams focused on fostering personal growth while driving collective success.

Summary

I'm extremely passionate about bringing the most intelligent minds together to facilitate highly impactful two-way conversations. When the best & brightest are having engaged dialogues, the best outcomes ensue!

For the first 25+ years of my career, I managed several industry-leading Global Analyst Relations teams, and developed highly strategic relationships with leading industry analyst firms such as Gartner, Forrester and IDC, as well as more boutique firms and independent analysts & bloggers.

Most recently, using the foundations of these great analyst thought-leadership discussions, I shifted my career to focus on SAP Corporate Strategy where I led cohesive content & communications programs across the entire organization, ensuring every employee was informed and engaged with our evolving corporate strategy. This role positioned us as a strategic partner to the board and business units globally, fostering a deep understanding of SAP's vision and direction.

Education

Santa Clara University
Santa Clara, CA

Bachelor of Science from Psychology | English

Skills

  • Corporate & Employee Communications
  • Industry Analyst Relations
  • Influencer Relations
  • Corporate Strategy
  • Enterprise Software
  • Business Strategy
  • Strategic Consulting
  • Business Alliances

Timeline

Head of Corporate Strategy Communications

SAP
02.2021 - 05.2024

Global Head of Industry Analyst Relations

SAP
02.2006 - 05.2024

Industry Analyst Relations & Customer Experience

Oracle, PeopleSoft & Sybase
01.1995 - 01.2006

Santa Clara University

Bachelor of Science from Psychology | English
Jennifer BartoloCommunications | Strategy | Leadership