Lisa Jones
Seattle,WA
Summary
Looking for a personality hire who can also deliver results? Look no further! My path to the corporate world has been non-traditional, which has provided me with unique skills & perspective. I took a few years' break from college to work at a YMCA camp as an Outdoor Educator, and eventually, Program Director. Since my first day stepping into the corporate world, I have made it my mission to use the skills I built during my time at the YMCA to make my teams more fun, engaged, and connected. Does it feel like your team collectively hit the snooze button lately? Let me help!
Overview
9
9
years of professional experience
Work History
SAAS Launch Manager
Microsoft Business Planning
Redmond, WA
06.2022 - Current
- Manage launches through project management and the translation of business intent into technical requirements
- Consult with business planning, product marketing, sales, business operations, and engineering on go-to-market strategies for new and updated offers, promotions, and pricing
- Track and communicate changes across functional teams and product stakeholders to ensure on time launch; this created strong, trust-built relationships with external partners
- Drive operational efficiencies through thoughtful, customer- and data-driven analyses that contribute to speed, accuracy, and compliance
- Presented key product pricing learnings to senior Business Planning leaders which resulted in process improvement projects and critical operations documentation where previously there were gaps
- Create comprehensive process documentation outlining all tasks required for successful product launch
Event Coordinator
Amazon MBA Recruiting
Seattle, WA
01.2018 - 03.2020
- Plan and execute high visibility recruitment events at 6 of the top 20 MBA programs including Harvard, MIT, Stanford, Berkeley, UCLA, Notre Dame
- Present recruitment content on-campus, engaging with candidates and faculty/staff
- Plan and execute internal, high profile MBA intern events featuring Amazon CEOs and SVPs
- Led Salesforce implementation task force responsible for the identification and mitigation of a significant process gap, delivering a fix to address for an on-time product launch
- Partner with finance and legal teams to allocate and execute on complex recruitment partnerships
Program Manager
Alexa Preview
Seattle, WA
07.2016 - 07.2018
- Build, develop, maintain beta testing communities across the US, Canada, Mexico, Brazil
- Create and implement business strategy to expand Alexa beta device adoption
- Build, implement, maintain all-new recruitment model to significantly increase community size
- Develop event strategy to drive prototype engagement and program adoption
- Present Alexa content at offices across Mexico & Canada to increase Preview brand awareness
- Build and maintain internal resource database for both Preview Engagement & Operation teams
- Incorporate SCRUM into Preview Operations, using Agile to efficiently deploy projects, communicate change, and accurately conduct workforce planning
Education
Bachelor of Science - Accounting
University of South Alabama
Mobile05-2016
Skills
- Program & Project Management
- Succinct Communication
- Cross Functional Partnerships
- Process Definition & Improvement
- Strategic Planning
- Problem Solving
- Presenting Skills & Ideas
- Teambuilding Facilitation
Timeline
SAAS Launch Manager
Microsoft Business Planning
06.2022 - Current
Event Coordinator
Amazon MBA Recruiting
01.2018 - 03.2020
Program Manager
Alexa Preview
07.2016 - 07.2018
Bachelor of Science - Accounting
University of South Alabama
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