Sari De
Chicago,IL
Summary
Results-driven Leadership Development Manager with a proven track record of transforming organizations through strategic leadership development, ongoing learning programs and impactful workshops and retreats. Founded and scaled a consultancy from a home office to a seven-figure organization, working with top-tier clients including Nike, DoorDash, and Google.
Overview
6
6
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Founder and Principal Consultant
Nine Of Us
01.2019 - Current
- Built and scaled a successful consultancy from a home office to a seven-figure firm, securing high-profile, multi-year retainer clients such as Nike, DoorDash, Noom, Tableau, Amplitude, Instagram, AIG Insurance, Citadel, Zscaler, and Lattice.
- Executive coach for the CMO of DoorDash, CEO and Head of L&D at Amplitude, and CMO of Instagram, as well as AIG Early Career leadership team
- Researched, created and built a 12-week Leadership Training program, which has been implemented across several cohorts for major clients including Salesforce, Zscaler, Google, Nike, Amplitude and Instagram. Career Compass has resulted in increased retention and employee engagement scores, improved leadership performance and all 250+ participants have rated the program a 4 or 5 out of 5.
- Built tailored programs to promote diversity and inclusion based on business strategy and goals, focused on manager and senior leadership
- Conducted leadership assessments and provided actionable feedback to executives, leading to an increase in leadership effectiveness scores across client organizations and increased leadership satisfaction scores by at least 10%
- Facilitated executive coaching sessions for senior leaders, focusing on personal development, inclusion and communication
- Created and delivered customized training modules on leadership strategies, change management, and team building, enhancing client engagement and retention.
- Developed modules for organization's LMS that have been licensed by Amplitude, Nike, Vimeo, AIG Insurance and Citadel
- Designed and facilitated retreats and team offsites, including DoorDash's annual Women's Leadership Event, Instagram's Black Leaders event and more
- Built strategic partnerships across multiple business segments to help executives and senior leaders improve management structures and team cohesiveness.
- Developed leadership competencies framework for Citadel and incorporated them into existing workflows to help better align leadership values with performance metrics
Senior Manager, Product Marketing
Facebook (now Meta)
07.2018 - 12.2019
- Led and coached a team of 68 diverse members, achieving the highest leadership team satisfaction scores in the department
- Developed and launched a mentorship program for women in the Seattle office, leading to national expansion across the U.S. and implementation at the Head Office in Palo Alto, enhancing career success and support for female employees.
- Negotiated with peers who did not see the value of product marketing, becoming a valued thought partner and team and earning recognition as sought-after opinion leader
- Founded the Women's@ Employee Resource Group, and mentored multiple women in the organization
- Partnered with Talent Acquisition to develop more inclusive hiring practices, in particular for Product and Engineering
Education
Bachelor of Arts - Communications
University of Technology
Sydney, Australia12.2006
Bachelor of Arts - International Relations And Affairs
University of Technology
Sydney, Australia12.2006
Skills
I have spent the last decade mastering negotiation and influence, which is my area of expertise I have learned from Chris Voss, who founded the Black Swan Group, shadowed and was mentored by Indra Nooyi, the former CEO of Pepsico as she negotiated the biggest deal in the US at the time, trained with hostage negotiators and behavioral pyschologists in an effort to understand how human beings make decisions
I have overlaid my own experiences as an immigrant several times over, a DEI consultant and a non-native language speaker to create a framework for what I believe is the most crucial leadership skill of all - influencing while keeping your relationships
Certification
- Associate Certified Coach - International Coaching Federation
- NLP Certified Master Practioner - Global NLP Training
- Crucial Conversations For Mastering Dialogue - Crucial Learning
- Negotiation Trainer - Black Swan Group
Languages
German
Professional Working
Japanese
Elementary
Hindi
Native or Bilingual
Swedish
Limited Working
Software
Lattice
Greenhouse
Docebo
Workday
Culture Amp
Timeline
Founder and Principal Consultant
Nine Of Us
01.2019 - Current
Senior Manager, Product Marketing
Facebook (now Meta)
07.2018 - 12.2019
Bachelor of Arts - Communications
University of Technology
Bachelor of Arts - International Relations And Affairs
University of Technology