Russell Pemintel
Novato,CA
Summary
Strategic Project Leader. Extensive experience in dynamic, high growth & SaaS environments. Leader of go-to-market, activation & enablement workstreams. Problem solver, adaptable, steady presence
Overview
17
17
years of professional experience
Work History
Project Manager – Global Field Excellence | Revenue Enablement
NetApp Inc.
San Jose, USA
12.2025 - Current
- Led global sales onboarding transformation project, enhancing seller enablement initiatives.
- Executed sales onboarding project within 0-6 month timeframe, increasing quota velocity and achieving pro-rated attainment by month 6.
- Coordinated sales coaching, process alignment, and system requirements for enablement.
- MEDDICC sales methodology 100% adoption.
- Developed technical learning assets for agent training programs.
- Chief of Staff duties to Global Director, driving execution and decision support.
- Oversaw delivery workflows and ensured proper license distribution.
- Contract via Magnit Global
Technical Program Manager – HP Z Product Marketing & Workstations
HP Inc.
Palo Alto, USA
08.2025 - 10.2025
- Led program management and sales enablement for hybrid marketing & sales team in new business-incubation product line (HP Z Boost, AI Studio, Nano ZGX products), ensuring effective collaboration and alignment.
- Optimized delivery of technical spec assets and AI demos to sales hunting accounts team, enhancing resource accessibility and support.
- Integrated marketing workflow and processes for new hybrid product category, streamlining operations and improving team efficiency.
- Implemented change management strategies to enhance team alignment.
- Project Managed Road Show deliverables & MDF spend/verification for ZGX Nano product release campaign.
- Contract via KForce Inc
Principal Program Manager - Marketing Operations & Technology
Autodesk, Inc.
San Francisco, USA
03.2023 - 04.2025
- Global Marketing GTM owner - Corporate Business Model Transformation (B2B Buy-Sell to B2C Agency model), increasing customer data & audience acquisition to 70% (from 20%).
- Managed Marketing Roadmap and communications for customer CTA, UI/UX, channel partner GTM, and MDF spend evolution, ensuring strategic alignment across initiatives.
- Integrated business model and automation into PMO processes, streamlining channel marketing, QBRs, systems, and campaigns.
- Launched marketing metrics to business intelligence reporting, enabling better KPI-QBR purchasing analyses.
- Coordinated program management tasks for Sr. Director and VP staff, enhancing project alignment and execution.
- Led weekly core team meetings & project plans – Managed dependencies, bottlenecks, milestones.
- Delivered Executive Communication & assets, surfacing insights, analytics, opportunities, decisions and issue resolution.
Global Programs Sr Project Manager - WW Revenue Ops / Demand Generation
Autodesk, Inc.
San Francisco, USA
01.2015 - 02.2023
- Global owner – Designed and executed Channel & e-commerce sales activation programs, incentives, promotions, SPIFFS and brand initiatives.
- End-to-end lifecycle, delivering $100M+ in annual revenue.
- Partnered with Sales & Marketing leadership to align activation strategies & programs with business goals.
- Designed and executed rebate and reward workflows leveraging budgets up to $500K OPEX and $2M Contra Revenue.
- Managed forecast models and business analytics to track KPI performance and drive decision-making.
- Assisted Sr Director in leadership initiatives to drive strategic objectives.
- Stakeholder alignment, Governance, Compliance, Sales enablement, Operations management & Optimization.
- Coordinated sales communications and marketing efforts to deliver engaging messaging.
- Led ROI feedback QBR.
Sales Enablement Programs & Project Manager – WW Sales Operations
Autodesk, Inc.
San Francisco, USA
02.2009 - 12.2014
- North America Sales Enablement Lead for 225 Sales Representatives – Sales Programs and Policies, Enterprise system implementations and Deal Desk business partner.
- Led sales enablement and order management initiatives.
- Led Salesforce.com implementation for sales enablement, overseeing onboarding, training, and enhancement prioritization.
- Deal Registration implementation – Sales Enablement lead, Onboard, Training, Vendor management.
- Managed partner incentive programs as sales enablement lead, guiding program development, overseeing POS data, and coordinating vendor management.
- Sales and Sales Finance business partner.
- Integrated M&A business processes across departments to streamline operations.
- Developed corporate discount policy and process for sales teams.
- Deal Desk Discount Approval Process – Administrator. Executive and Sales business partner – deals >$1M.
Education
Bachelor of Arts (BA) - Industrial and Organizational Psychology, Mass Communication
California State University Sacramento
Sacramento, CASkills
- Project Management
- Project Coordination
- Stakeholder Alignment
- KPI management
- Process Optimization
- Operations Management
- Data Management
- Salesforce
- SAP - ERP
- Power BI
- Smartsheet
- Microsoft Copilot
- Learning Management
- Communication
- Customer Relationship
- Playbooks
Volunteer Experience
- Novato South Little League, Coach, 01/01/17, 12/31/22
- Novato South Little League, Board Member - Rules & Tryouts, 08/01/18, 07/31/21
- Autodesk Corporate HQ Soccer Team, Captain, 07/01/11, 10/31/15
Timeline
Project Manager – Global Field Excellence | Revenue Enablement
NetApp Inc.
12.2025 - Current
Technical Program Manager – HP Z Product Marketing & Workstations
HP Inc.
08.2025 - 10.2025
Principal Program Manager - Marketing Operations & Technology
Autodesk, Inc.
03.2023 - 04.2025
Global Programs Sr Project Manager - WW Revenue Ops / Demand Generation
Autodesk, Inc.
01.2015 - 02.2023
Sales Enablement Programs & Project Manager – WW Sales Operations
Autodesk, Inc.
02.2009 - 12.2014
Bachelor of Arts (BA) - Industrial and Organizational Psychology, Mass Communication
California State University Sacramento