MICHELLE DENOMME
Seattle,WA
Summary
Dynamic and innovative Program Manager specializing in GTM events and experiences, with a proven track record of successfully delivering high-impact projects on time and within budget. Skilled in strategic planning and execution.
https://www.instagram.com/michellevate.events
Overview
13
13
years of professional experience
Work History
Chief of Staff
Netlify
10.2024 - Current
- Managed business operations while overseeing contractors and consultants to verify on-time completion of key deliverables.
- Attended meetings to make informed business decisions, provide administrative support and evaluate progress toward goals and objectives.
- Encouraged coordination and cooperation among departments and continuous review of interdepartmental processes to support quality control and improvement.
- Performed financial and managerial analyses to evaluate data and make recommendations.
- Identified opportunities to streamline processes and improve office operations and efficiency.
- Coordinated team events, seminars and meetings for staff and external vendors.
- Implemented project management techniques to overcome obstacles and increase team productivity.
- Cultivated strong relationships with vendors and partners supporting administrative operations.
Principal Employee Connection & Experience Manager
Netlify
04.2022 - 10.2024
- Manage ~$3MM budget for company wide initiatives, sponsored by C-suite
- Led people team integration acquisition strategy in 2023 after 2 acquisitions
- End-to-end management of critical company events including:
- Event Producer for Compose (inaugural use conference) w/ $800k budget, 250 global external attendees onsite, 400 virtually
- Lead PM for Sales & Marketing Kick Off w/ $270k budget, 115 in person attendees, 9 weeks to plan and execute
- Lead PM for All Hands Meeting on Maui w/ $1.8MM budget, 240 in person attendees, 75 virtually
- Created department offsite program $862k budget, with travel guidance and planning support for Senior Leaders & Managers
- Created company wide covid policy, testing procedures and operationalized process for in person meetings
- PM for Quarterly Town Hall meetings, run of show, agenda creation with CEO/co-founder, speaker prep, production, Q&A
- PM for quarterly & ad hoc employee sentiment surveys
- Revamped strategy for new hire onboarding using sentiment survey data to drive initiatives
- Own new hire swag program and budget $27k budget, onboarded ~100 employees in 2022, ~60 in 2023, ~35 in 2024
- Owns hyper-local event stipend with annual $50k budget
- Lead retros and feedback summary for the C-suite programs
Internal Events Manager
Convoy
03.2020 - 03.2022
- Manage CEO/President company wide morale budget ~$1MM for swag, events, morale, DE&I, wellness programs
- Own swag vendor relationship and employee store - 250k annual spend, own and streamlined new hire kit programs (991 new hires in 2021), own all company wide swag
- Lead execution of external fireside chats with high stakes external guests Al Gore, Pramila Jayapal, including in depth planning, run of show, scheduling, marketing, communications, and production
- Authored ~100 Weekly Update emails and company meeting recaps annually, plus ad hoc employee engagement comms
- Produce and manage all aspects of weekly company wide meetings w/ Co-founders CEO & CTO as key stakeholders, including overseeing content calendars, workback plans, run of show, videos, and all production elements while prepping all presenters (2020 average 435 attendees each week, 2021 average 470 attendees each week)
- Plan and execute all in office events for ~500 attendees including themed rounds, employee appreciation day, happy hours, ERG events
- Partner with (8) Employee Resource Groups (+ founding member and Lead of Black@Convoy), owning annual budget ~$800k, to assist with strategic planning and execution of workstreams
- Lead PM for Moonshoot Week (annual hackathon), including social events, philanthropic events, trainings, demos, judging, and award ceremonies
- Built and maintain company wide engagement and events calendar
- Developed and manage first ever company wide recognition program tied to (12) values
Executive Assistant
Rover
10.2018 - 03.2020
- Supports CTO, SVP, and VP, providing coverage for all C-suite for EA PTO
- Acting Global Travel Manager assisting with travel arrangements for executives and employees, creating travel processes and procedures
- Junior PM for large acquisition, including onboarding 65 employees from all across Europe
- Owns team social cohesion and employee engagement through events, team meetings, dinners, etc.
- Event lead for Social Committee events w/ ~$100k annual budget
- Routine EA scope executing on travel itinerary creation, heavy calendar management, expense reports, team events, swag, etc.
- Maintains absolute discreteness and professionalism with all confidential matters
Sr. Employee Engagement & Corporate Events Manager
F5
07.2012 - 10.2018
- PM for all company events (Holiday Party, Summer Picnic, Fundraisers) with annual budgets ~$1.5M (w/ 10-1800 attendees)
- Sourcing vendors, site selection, contract negotiations, caterers, A/V, entertainment, and conducting post–mortems
- Manages CEO annual incentive trip (executed 3); owning budget (~$1.5M), travel coordination, registration site, flight manifest, rooming lists, swag/gifts, cash stipend, welcome reception, final-night dinner (w/ ~250 global attendees to central location of Mexico and/or Hawaii)
- Company wide internal communications/branding for employee morale and engagement initiatives globally
- Charitable Giving Program Manager including onboarding of Benevity platform (assist on 6 employee grant fundraisers per quarter, 24 annually)
- Diversity & Inclusion leading 4 Employee Inclusion Groups (partner on annual planning and execution of initiatives)
- Team lead for company wide values program updates spearheading strategy and campaigns with external agency and vendors
- PM of key architects group (3) for company wide annual employee engagement survey
Education
History & European Studies
University of Victoria
Event Planning & Business Management
Edmonds Community College
Skills
- Leadership
- Communication
- Organizational
- Adaptability
- Strategic planning
- Relationship-building
- Problem-solving
- Team-building
- Coaching
- Conflict resolution
- Meeting facilitation
- Results orientation
- Diversity and inclusion
- Innovation management
Timeline
Chief of Staff
Netlify
10.2024 - Current
Principal Employee Connection & Experience Manager
Netlify
04.2022 - 10.2024
Internal Events Manager
Convoy
03.2020 - 03.2022
Executive Assistant
Rover
10.2018 - 03.2020
Sr. Employee Engagement & Corporate Events Manager
F5
07.2012 - 10.2018
Event Planning & Business Management
Edmonds Community College
History & European Studies
University of Victoria
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