As a Corporate Strategy Manager, I led strategy projects & consulting engagements to create new business models & initiatives to invest in products, solutions, marketing, and channel. I have experience developing long-term strategy, scenario planning, business case development product roadmaps & portfolio planning by analyzing market opportunities & customer segmentation, developing hypotheses & testing them with data, and forecasting technology adoption. I also have experience in competitive research, industry analysis, analyzing competitive positioning, market sizing, business analytics, and built financial models to optimize financial implications, pricing strategy, cost structure, go-to-market (GTM) strategy, market entry strategy & partner relations. I drive global, multi-channel, and multi-product growth initiatives, by developing frameworks & providing data-driven recommendations to select, prioritize, and implement initiatives. I have led cross functional teams and am comfortable with senior executives, engineers, developers, marketers, salespersons, financiers & product managers. After over ten years of experience in corporate strategy, consulting, and project management I learned the following: * I love solving complex problems * I am passionate about transforming data into critical insights * I have big ideas, but excel in execution, and have a strong bias for action * I thrive in fast-paced, high-growth, performance-focused environments * My clients say that I deliver time and time again Specialties --------------- Corporate Strategy | Technology Strategy | Strategic Planning | Product & Marketing Strategy | Product Management | Business Operations | Market Analysis and Planning | Sales Enablement | Sales Strategy & Operations | Market Sizing Certifications & Skills ---------------------------- * Certified Scrum Product Owner (CSPO) - Scrum Alliance * Excel power user, SQL * Business Intelligence (BI) visualization software: QlikView, Tableau

Business Operations Manager - Global Ops (Infrastructure, datacenter, IT) @ Business Operations -- Strategy and Planning -- for LinkedIn's next generation infrastructure (datacenter, IT, architecture) * Developing infrastructure (datacenter, IT) strategy to support company growth * Creating cost to serve models and optimizing datacenter footprint * Implementing new tools and processes to better serve members * Vendor negotiations From July 2015 to Present (6 months) San Francisco Bay AreaManager, Corporate Strategy @ Corporate Strategy Manager, focusing on top-line growth, bottom-line improvement, and new products. Skilled at defining and driving strategic and operational initiatives, and leading global cross functional teams. * Optimized business products portfolio by sizing & segmenting market, comparing features, customer research, and creating analytical financial models to test use cases, resulting in plan to drive highest company profitability * Presented leadership with actions to grow revenue & margins; created pricing & program spend strategy based on willingness to pay, competition, go-to-market (GTM) strategy, product dependencies & price elasticity * Formulated EMEA growth plans; analyzed competition, partner relations, salesforce productivity, and services offering; led & facilitated process to develop, select & prioritize business plans based on ROI, lifetime value * Developed business cases for future mobile solutions; developed concepts, conducted market research, collaborated with R&D, built financial models, and successfully secured funding for opportunity on top of baseline * Created new country market-entry strategy; developed new business models, product features, and go-to-market (GTM) strategy, and prospected channel partners such as IT service providers and value added resellers (VAR) * M&A: led deal valuations, analyzed competitive landscape, profiled & valuated targets, modeled business scenarios & opportunities, and collaborated with product, operations & leadership to conduct diligence and integration plans * Led development of new profitability models for competitors via analysis of products, services, cost structure, and supply chain, resulting in better understanding of profit pools and implementation of quarterly reporting process From 2013 to July 2015 (2 years) San Francisco Bay AreaStrategy Manager @ Developed growth and go-to-market (GTM) strategies at Cummins, a Fortune 150 company. Strategic thinker specializing in market analysis & planning, competitive intelligence and pricing, in mature and emerging markets. * Led development of five year growth strategy for core business, identifying key growth segments and crafting detailed build-up plan from product and partnership perspectives, resulting in $625M worth of opportunities identified * Formulated China go-to-market (GTM) strategy worth $170M for new product via top-down market analysis and development of product technology roadmap; created end-user TCO model and identified potential partnerships * Managed programs for new manufacturing site; forecasted, prioritized & optimized customer transitions, developed ramp-up, process & training plans based on resources, lead times & cost, achieving capacity ahead of schedule * Collaborated with sales teams on new product launches; tailored customer-specific promotion plans emphasizing key advantages over competition, increasing market share in previously underperforming segments * Analyzed market trends and developed competitive scenarios to support joint venture negotiations From 2010 to 2012 (2 years) Indianapolis, Indiana AreaMBA Student @ From 2009 to 2011 (2 years) Consultant @ Managed infrastructure projects & programs. Built, led, and organized consulting and implementation teams, managing budget, schedule, and processes. Advised clients on new products & operational efficiencies * Managed development program of IBM labs infrastructure; basedlined current systems and led integration, resulting in $500K savings through analysis & optimization of product requirements and innovative sourcing * Managed systems upgrade for $3B client; established core team, defined goals and metrics, managed budget, and resolved issues, reducing annual cost by 15% and handing off project 2 months ahead of schedule * Designed marketing strategy focused on demonstrating advantages of new products; researched technology benefits and developed financial model showing high ROI, achieving over 75% client conversion rate * Developed metrics to track and optimize vendor negotiations; conducted comparative market & best practices analyzes and implemented new processes, resulting in 25% savings from initial asking price on average From 2005 to 2009 (4 years)

Master of Business Administration (MBA), Business Administration and Management, General @ University of Michigan - Stephen M. Ross School of Business From 2009 to 2011 B.Sc., Electrical and Electronic Engineering @ Tel Aviv University From 2001 to 2006 Eyal Itskovich is skilled in: Business Strategy, Strategy, Cross-functional Team Leadership, Competitive Analysis, Product Development, Market Analysis, Project Management, Project Planning, Product Management, Marketing Strategy, Strategic Planning, Business Operations, Engineering Management, Product Planning, Financial Modeling