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JESSICA HURLEY

JESSICA HURLEY

Denver,CO

Summary

SALES AND MARKETING LEADER Over 15 years of experience. Innovative professional skilled in creating and implementing marketing strategies, executing budgeting plans and utilizing market research to identify customer needs. Demonstrated ability in increasing brand visibility and market share. Possesses excellent communication and customer service skills.

Work History

Marketing Director (Consulting)

Spark MakerSpace
09.2018 - Current
  • Develop membership growth strategy along with capacity planning
  • Brand design and management, social media strategy and advertising and PR
  • Built strong relationships with industry professionals and influencers.
  • Managed budget allocation and resource utilization to maximize marketing ROI.
  • Captured new customers by optimizing business strategies and launching products to diversify offerings.
  • Coordinated with creative team to generate dynamic marketing content and communication tools for promotional campaigns.
  • Created content and promotional materials to drive engagement and conversions.
  • Devised marketing plans using digital strategies, print advertising, and word of mouth tactics.
  • Conducted market analysis and research to identify trends and opportunities.
  • Created and managed social media campaigns to increase brand engagement.
  • Established, initiated and optimized business development strategies based on company targets, product specifications, market data, and budget factors.
  • Generated sponsorships with related and partnering entities to enhance marketing objectives.
  • Devised content strategy to effectively engage target audiences.
  • Wrote and distributed press releases to increase brand visibility.
  • Continually maintained and improved company's reputation and positive image in markets served.
  • Improved website visibility through development and implementation of SEO strategies.
  • Created and managed marketing budget, ensuring maximized ROI.
  • Participated in grant writing, corporate mission writing
  • Results: increased membership by 50% in first year, event participation was up 75%, large donor contributions increased 200%, social media engagement up 500%
  • After acquisition of new property, led efforts to secure funding for renovation and development

Global Product Marketing Manager

EIS Group Ltd San Francisco
02.2021 - 01.2023
  • Designed and managed development of a new Go-To-Market strategy that effectively positioned the company as a market leader
  • Led analyst relations for EIS, managed inbound and outbound relations with key analysts
  • Collaborated with marketing department to define positioning and messaging and plan market launch, public relations and lead generation campaigns.
  • PR and media relations - media trained, participated 15+ interviews and bylines and numerous blogs - samples: https://blog.eisgroup.com/topic/pc-insurance/
  • Led strategic partnership discussions, education, sales pipeline (SFDC), and participated in proposal pursuits
  • Demand gen included a new launch of account based marketing (ABM) program for North America and EMEA, webinars, roundtables, trade show demos and customer engagement
  • Digital marketing and search engine optimization (SEO) planning and analysis
  • Results: Positive analyst interactions and position in reports, launched two strategic alliance relations for P&C sector, multiple co-marketing events with AWS and MS Azure, and a 200% increase in demand generation, P&C sector revenue and deal growth 300

Director, Sales

Tata Consultancy Services
03.2014 - 08.2018
  • Led acquisition of new accounts targeting insurance sector, hunter sales, new business development
  • Led customer engagement around ITO and BPO services including; enterprise business intelligence, analytics, claims management, agile ADM, agile quality assurance, software production support, and RPA (Robotic Process Automation)
  • Results: Won 2 tier 1 strategic accounts, managed more than 15 major RFPs 75%-win rate, managed deployment of services teams, trained account teams

Director, Sales

Virtusa Polaris
03.2012 - 11.2014
  • Led acquisition of new accounts targeting insurance sector, new business development
  • Led customer engagement around ITO and BPO services including; SAP financials, business intelligence, analytics, application development, QA, and agile software development
  • Managed services delivery teams in early account development
  • Projects included SAP financials, business intelligence and analytics, application development - agile models
  • Results: Successful acquisition of 3 strategic and 5 medium sized new accounts, with consistent 110%-130% achievement of revenue targets

AVP Business Development

Birlasoft Technologies
04.2008 - 03.2011
  • Member of North America sales leadership team reporting to the CEO
  • Led IBM Tivoli partnership, co-marketing, webinars, trade show participation
  • Led a team of 7 business development executives in selling application development and software asset management services
  • Results: Hired and managed sales team of 7 directors and managers
  • Launched 10 new logos and exceeded targets two out of three years
  • Drove sales by developing multi-million dollar contract sales.
  • Implemented systems and procedures to increase sales.
  • Liaised with sales, marketing, and management teams to develop solutions and accomplish shared objectives.
  • Held one-on-one meetings with sales team members to identify selling hurdles and offered insight into best remedy.

Channel Sales Manager

IBM
02.2001 - 04.2007
  • Facilitated business by implementing practical networking techniques.
  • Organized promotional events and interacted with community to increase sales volume.
  • Forecasted growth and presented trends based on previous buying behavior.
  • Managed revenue models, process flows, operations support and customer engagement strategies.
  • Liaised with other departments to identify, create and improve channel programs.
  • Developed solutions with partners to aid in winning new business.

Product Marketing Manager

IBM Company
08.1997 - 02.2001
  • Led GTM research project ($250K), planning and launch of new marketing channel strategy for IBM software
  • Led sales operations for the multi-channel strategy influencing $40M Revenue y1, $120M in Y2, 200% of target for first two years
  • Led development and execution of channel marketing program to drive demand for IBM’s Outsourcing and Managed Services portfolio
  • Led e-business Hosting Top Gun Sales Training (as an instructor) for 2 Years
  • Results: In 2002, 2003, 2004 and 2005 led both the East region and the North American team exceeded targets for 4 consecutive years driving more than $500M in new signings and received top internal performance scores (Golden Circle), and led e-business Hosting Top Gun Sales Training (as an instructor) for 2 Years
  • Researched competitive solutions and maintained competitive market comparisons and evaluations.
  • Successfully generated industry write-ups and contributed articles to position product and brand as market leader.
  • Offered pricing and feature recommendations to management and cross-functional teams.
  • Communicated value and position to sales team and developed tools to support selling process.
  • Worked closely with product development teams to create and maintain marketing materials for sales presentations and client meetings.
  • Created product positioning channel strategy and messaging to differentiate products in market and expand visibility.
  • Developed creative sales tools by communicating product value proposition to enable team.
  • Contributed to planning and production of industry events, advertising, direct mail, telemarketing and sales collaterals.

Education

MBA - MARKETING, Commerce

UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS

BACHELOR OF SCIENCE - POLITICAL SCIENCE, Political Statistics, Asian Political Studies Japanese Language

ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY

Skills

  • Pricing strategy
  • Integrated marketing technique
  • Marketing strategy
  • Product development lifecycle
  • Value Propositions
  • Brand awareness
  • Go-to-Market Plans
  • Product promotion
  • Social media marketing
  • Market intelligence
  • Market Analysis
  • Marketing and advertising

Accomplishments

  • Children: 2 kids in college, a son and daughter living in the Northeast
  • Competed in 20+ triathlons and marathons, including 2 Ironman events, rode for AZ State Cycling team
  • Competed for 5 years in Roller Derby as coach and a captain
  • Perform and play guitar and bass in a band in Denver, CO
  • President, Phi Alpha Delta, National Pre-Law Fraternity and Honor Society, Arizona State University

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Timeline

Global Product Marketing Manager

EIS Group Ltd San Francisco
02.2021 - 01.2023

Marketing Director (Consulting)

Spark MakerSpace
09.2018 - Current

Director, Sales

Tata Consultancy Services
03.2014 - 08.2018

Director, Sales

Virtusa Polaris
03.2012 - 11.2014

AVP Business Development

Birlasoft Technologies
04.2008 - 03.2011

Channel Sales Manager

IBM
02.2001 - 04.2007

Product Marketing Manager

IBM Company
08.1997 - 02.2001

MBA - MARKETING, Commerce

UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS

BACHELOR OF SCIENCE - POLITICAL SCIENCE, Political Statistics, Asian Political Studies Japanese Language

ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY
JESSICA HURLEY