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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

Skills

Coordination
Facilitation
Advertising
Engagement
Efficient
Flexible
Influence Without Authority
Manage Multiple Projects
Design and Deployment
Strategic
Reviewing
Promoting
Determined
implementation
responsible
communicating
Improvement

Work experiences

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Business Planning Manager

HP

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

HP

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

Direct Images Interactive

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

Cerebellum Corporation

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

Stepping Stones Center for Autistic Spectrum Disorders

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

Cisco Systems

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

Educations

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University of California

Master of Science (MS)
Bachelor of Science B.S. American Studies - Nutrition

2005 - 2009

University of Sussex

Psychology

2008 - 2008
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