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Rachel Malzacher

Summary

Ambitious SaaS professional aiming to leverage 6 years of expertise in spearheading business solutions to optimize organizational performance. Well-versed in liaising between IT professionals and business leaders to transform business goals into actionable improvements and profitable outcomes. Adaptable and proficient in learning new concepts quickly with proven time-management skills in a fast paced environment.

Overview

6
6
years of professional experience

Work History

Solutions Manager

Coupa Software Inc
01.2022 - 11.2023

Aided in the design, POC testing, rollout & management of the Solution Alignment program for 2 M&A products and 2 in-house products. The objective of this program was to redefine the order of operations needed to drive scalability for Acquired companies within an inverted organization. Most notable contributions include:

  • Development of dashboard & KPI reporting to give stakeholders a holistic overview of business performance across all M&A products specifically on: Market Positioning, Market Response, & Value Realization throughout Services interactions with customers.
  • Investigated existing challenges within the Product Release Planning cycle & streamlined process improvements to bridge knowledge gaps between PM and all Service teams, in coordination with Stakeholders & management teams.
  • Cross-departmental collaboration in designing meeting formats & aligning on driving data-driven discussions for Steering Committee, Tiger Team, and Get to Green meetings.
  • Coordinated key activities and managed 4 EOL projects for the deprecation of Coupa software & integration features.

Associate Solution Architect

Coupa Software Inc
05.2018 - 12.2021
  • Designed and implemented small to large enterprise customers onto Coupa platforms, reducing operational expenses via automation while increasing process efficiencies with best practice recommendations. Managed an average of 12 projects at a time excluding additional internal SME initiatives.
  • Guided existing partners on recommended enhancements to system architecture and approved design validation before projects could move to UAT.
  • Global Subject Matter Expert for Coupa Expenses, Corporate Card integrations, Advanced Analytics, and Spend Guard (AI & ML tool to monitor fraudulent business activity across Coupa systems).
  • Established strong relationships and trust with Product Management, Engineering, Development, Support, Training, Documentation, Sales, and all Services teams due to in-depth functional and technical knowledge of product expertise areas and willingness to help wherever needed.

Education

Master of Science - Data Analytics

Clarkson University
Potsdam, NY
08.2024

MBA - Business Administration

Clarkson University
Potsdam, NY
05.2020

Associate of Arts - Business Administration

SUNY Potsdam
Potsdam, NY
05.2017

Skills

  • Digital Transformation
  • Stakeholder Management
  • Requirements gathering
  • Data analysis and insights generation
  • Data visualization & storytelling
  • Data and Systems Architecture
  • Documentation & Presentation
  • Experienced with: SQL, Tableau, Birst, Looker, Jira & Confluence, Salesforce (Einstein), Asana, Lucidchart, OpenAir, Smartsheets, Excel, Majority of Coupa modules, PowerBI, RStudio
  • Familiar with: Software Development Life Cycle, Product Lifecycle Management, EOL Maintenance, Mergers & Acquisitions Financial Modeling

Additional Information

  • Mentee participation in Coupa’s Mentorship program (2023)
  • Product Usage and Adoption Reporting mechanism (2023)
  • Services Operations - Focus on Results Award (2023)
  • Cultural Intelligence (CQ) Training (2021)
  • Coupa's Value Services Innovation Board Member (2021)
  • Success Compass Webinar Presenter - Spend Guard (2021)
  • Value Services Lead in Project Redwood - Data architecture transformation project including the replacement of Coupa's Advanced Analytics application front-end BI Tool (2020 - 2021)
  • Coupa Cares Services Trip to Peru (2020)
  • Success Compass Webinar Presenter - Expenses (2019)
  • Coupa Inspire Conference Presenter for Analytics & Expense sessions (2019)

Timeline

Solutions Manager

Coupa Software Inc
01.2022 - 11.2023

Associate Solution Architect

Coupa Software Inc
05.2018 - 12.2021

Master of Science - Data Analytics

Clarkson University

MBA - Business Administration

Clarkson University

Associate of Arts - Business Administration

SUNY Potsdam
Rachel Malzacher