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Sara Sabino

Business Planning Manager External Executive
Experienced business planner and project/program manager with demonstrated ability to own and manage multiple projects of varying complexity. Experience leading and working with cross-functional teams, with a proven ability to build and develop relationships and influence without authority. Excellent communicator and collaborator that is trusted, reliable, and flexible to changing business needs. Strong passion for improving operations, event management, executive engagement and employee experience.
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HP
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University of California
San Jose, CA, USA

Professional Background

  • Current status
  • Profession
  • Fields
    Advertising
  • Work experience
    6-10 years
  • Management
  • Skills
    Coordination
    Facilitation
    Advertising
    Engagement
    Efficient
    Flexible
    Influence Without Authority
    Manage Multiple Projects
    Design and Deployment
    Strategic
    Reviewing
    Promoting
    Determined
    implementation
    responsible
    communicating
    Improvement
  • Highest level of education
    Master

Job search preferences

  • Desired job type
    Full-time
  • Desired positions
    Business Planning Manager
  • Desired work locations
  • Freelance

Work Experience

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Business Planning Manager

Aug 2018 - Present
• Manage customer/partner engagements for the President of Personal Systems, responsible for the global facilitation and coordination of all major external interactions and experiences. • Tier 1 Events management: Effectively program manage internal/external events on behalf of Personal Systems.
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Personal Systems HQ Program Manager

Feb 2015 - Aug 2018
3 yrs 7 mos
Lead & support programs that drive the $33+billion Personal Systems (PS) business, its WW organization, and its employees: • Supporting the Office of the PS President: Manage various aspects of key business & staff operations to deliver operational excellence: meeting management (QBRs, planning meetings, portfolio reviews, customer/partner visits), agenda creation, action tracking. • Support Chief of Staff through virtual leadership to + through direct and extended team members • Lead/own employee engagement for 250+ local employees: lead a team of 15 cross-functional volunteers to manage events and activities, ensuring alignment with overall employee engagement strategy, which has led to increase in engagement scores YoY. Act as key Employee Engagement lead for worldwide PS organization (2500+), providing guidance on strategy, budget, communications, and best practices. • Successfully led a company-wide, large scale Tier-1 external event through planning, development, & execution, resulting in one of the highest employee feedback ratings for similar events (Grace Hopper Conference 2017). • Business lead for Global Real Estate activities: Manage local site plan, coordinate moves/relocations, liaise with global teams to facilitate site needs to improve workplace/space experience. AWARDS: Leading the Way Award 2015, 2016, 2017 recipient (Category: Highly capable & Innovative)

Production Coordinator

Nov 2012 - Feb 2015
2 yrs 4 mos
. Project managed and coordinated workflows between DII and its client, Hewlett Packard, for the design and deployment of HP.com homepage banners. . Monitor client deliverables, ensure efficient workflow progress, create and communicate schedules and deadlines and provide timely reminders to team.

Marketing Project Manager

Mar 2011 - Nov 2012
1 yr 9 mos
San Francisco Bay Area . Led and executed release plan and marketing strategies for 300 new products into US market. . Managed launch of 2 website redesigns, adhering to project timelines and budgets. . Managed advertising calendar, oversaw design process and deadlines for product branding & collateral.

Program Assistant

Dec 2009 - Mar 2011
1 yr 4 mos
San Jose, CA Worked 1 : 1 with speech and social delayed children ages 1-3 years old, addressing areas of developmental need.

Data Research Analyst

Jan 2006 - Dec 2006
1 yr 0 mos
Santa Clara, CA Researched & analyzed financial data needed to direct sales & expenditures to account managers worldwide.

Education

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Master of Science (MS)
Bachelor of Science B.S. American Studies - Nutrition
2005 - 2009
Psychology
2008 - 2008