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Rob Walter

Marketing Operations Leader
Kennesaw, Georgia, USA,GA

Overview

16
16
years of professional experience
13
13
Certifications

Work History

Director of Marketing Operations

SaaSOptics/Chargify
09.2020 - Current

As the owner of the martech stack for this scale-up provider of SaaS financial operations software, I build processes and automation primarily in Pardot, HubSpot, Salesforce, LeanData, SalesLoft, ChiliPiper, and Intercom. Working closely with demand generation and customer marketing, I structure campaign data to show the impact of marketing. When a merger was announced with competing solution Chargify, I was promoted to Director of Marketing Operations for the combined company.

  • Leader in the planning and building of a re-imagined inbound pre-sales nurture involving content marketing, operations, and the BDR team that led to the team achieving 133% of 2021 Q1 ARR goal.
  • Re-built spreadsheet-based marketing and sales reports in Salesforce, creating monthly, quarterly, and year-to-date dashboards.
  • Re-architected the entire marketing campaign structure, giving the content marketing team important asset performance feedback, influencing a new content marketing approach for 2021.
  • Led the project to combine two separate marketing lead funnels on two different marketing automation platforms to a single Salesforce instance.
  • Built the company's first automated customer up-sell nurture campaign for add-ons.
  • Built lead sharing process between two Salesforce instances.

Marketing and CRM Strategist, Team Lead

Sercante
08.2019 - 09.2020
  • Architected marketing operations and CRM processes to meet multiple client requirements, including lead generation and reporting.
  • Managed a team of four engagement managers handling 30+ clients.
  • Trained clients on the Pardot, HubSpot, and Salesforce platforms.
  • Led projects including Pardot implementations, marketing automation platform migrations, marketing data strategy, Salesforce improvements.

Head of Marketing Operations

Lloyd's Register, Inspection Services
01.2012 - 06.2019

I progressed from the regional Senior Digital Marketing Specialist to global Head of Marketing Operations, leading an international team focused on using martech to help deliver qualified sales leads. During that time, I also provided advise and technical expertise to the company's global technology team overseeing CRM initiatives.

  • Piloted the company's first ABM campaigns, targeting c-suite positions.
  • Implemented a marketing GDPR compliance program, working closely with the global implementation team on establishing processes and procedures to adhere to the Regulation.
  • Established a global marketing automation architecture using Pardot and Salesforce, growing leads by an average of 35% each year.
  • A key member of global teams' planning which resulted in building two corporate website restructures focused on better digital customer journeys.
  • Collaborating with the Vice-President of Sales, established Salesforce best practices for lead handling and opportunity creation. Responsible for training sales teams in Salesforce.

Interactive Marketing Specialist

P2 Energy Solutions
10.2008 - 01.2012
  • Implemented HubSpot to architect the company's first online lead generation process, integrating with Salesforce to send MQLs to sales teams. Increased website sales leads by 82% in one year.
  • Doubled organic search traffic year-over-year, increased revenue from web leads 52% in one year, and tripled over three years to $1.5 million, all measured and tracked in Salesforce.
  • Lead the creative production, strategy, and execution of an integrated digital and print campaign introducing a new SaaS product to market, contributing to $2 million in revenue in its first 8 months.
  • Lead the communications and marketing operations for a company re-brand after recapitalization from a private equity firm, leading to double-digit profit growth at the height of the recession.

Director of Marketing and Communications

Big Brothers Big Sisters of Greater Houston
05.2006 - 10.2008
  • Created the first marketing and public relations department for this 50-year-old non-profit, helping to raise the agency's profile and increase volunteers and fundraising.
  • Volunteer inquiries from targeted audience rose an average of 42% over two years.
  • Fundraising income and donations rose 36% and the number of children matched with volunteer mentors increased by 38% over two years.

Education

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Western Michigan University, Lee Honors College, B.A.

Skills

Marketing Automation: Pardot, HubSpot; experience with Marketo and Eloqua

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Certification

Salesforce Certified Administrator (SCA), #20263237

Timeline

Pardot Business Units Accredited Professional, #1132234

08-2021

Pardot Reporting and Analytics Accredited Professional, #1023653

07-2021

LeanData Routing Certification, #60705653

11-2020

Director of Marketing Operations

SaaSOptics/Chargify
09.2020 - Current

ABM Certification: Advanced, Demandbase

08-2020

Advanced Google Analytics

07-2020

Salesforce Certified Advanced Administrator, #20971222

03-2020

Salesforce Certified Nonprofit Cloud Consultant, #20552906

10-2019

Salesforce Certified Education Cloud Consultant, #20573229

10-2019

Marketing and CRM Strategist, Team Lead

Sercante
08.2019 - 09.2020

Salesforce Certified Sales Cloud Consultant, #20412236

08-2019

Salesforce Certified Pardot Consultant, #20365956

08-2019

Salesforce Certified Pardot Specialist, #20345263

08-2019

Salesforce Certified Administrator (SCA), #20263237

07-2019

Certified Digital Marketing Professional, Digital Marketing Institute, #11853077

08-2018

Head of Marketing Operations

Lloyd's Register, Inspection Services
01.2012 - 06.2019

Interactive Marketing Specialist

P2 Energy Solutions
10.2008 - 01.2012

Director of Marketing and Communications

Big Brothers Big Sisters of Greater Houston
05.2006 - 10.2008

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Western Michigan University, Lee Honors College, B.A.
Rob WalterMarketing Operations Leader