Sarah Spoja's Email & Phone Number

💼 Past Experience

Sarah Spoja is currently a Operations Product Development Intern at Apple Inc. from June 2009 to August 2009 (3 months). The Operations Product Development is a small group of individuals focused on the new product development and launch cycles, specifically on operational issues (sourcing, manufacturing, and supply chain structure in particular). Manager of Strategy at Papa Gino's from March 2008 to August 2008 (6 months) in Boston, Massachusetts. 6 month externship as 4th year Consultant at Bain (prior to business school). Worked directly for CFO on strategic priorities including pricing initiatives, Marketing (eMail marketing), and Catering pilot program and roll-out. Director at KKR Capstone from September 2010 to August 2018 (8 years) in Menlo Park, CA. KKR Capstone partners with KKR’s private equity, infrastructure and special situations investment professionals to help define strategic priorities and drive operationalimprovements. We are a dedicated team of operational professionals focused on KKR portfolios companiesSelective Projects include: Business development opportunities and M&A for portfolio companies; Financial Modeling and Reporting, Budgets and FP&A; Sales force effectiveness, coverage and compensation; Call center and customer care operations; New product strategy and launch; Retail inventory management and supply chain operations; Organizational strategy and talent management Focused on Financial Services, eCommerce, and Retail portfolio companies in KKRs North American Portfolio. Consultant at Bain & Company from July 2004 to March 2008 (3 years 9 months) in Boston, Mass. and Sydney, Australia. Rated in the top performance group for class through every review process. Recieved early direct promotion to Post-MBA role prior to attending Business School. During Tenure at Bain worked in a variety of industries, including: Retail, Consumer Products, Industrials, Media, and Private Equity. Select Projects include: (1) Product Launch for Media company including windowing of content and pricing analysis (2) Strategy and implementation for major CPG company merger of equals; Includes understanding of SGA structure of new organization, Revenue and Cost Synergy development and planning; Financial modeling for combined entitiy. (3) Inventory rationalization and Category management tool development at the SKU level to assist in major Turnaround of an australian wholesaler and retailer of car parts. (4) 10+ projects in the Private Equity team, primarily focused on Buy-side dilligence of the Market, Customer research, or new product potential.During Tenure managed anywhere from 1 to 5 other Bain Colleagues and up to 15+ clients on working teams in a project manager role. Was asked to lead recruiting for Associates at Williams College for the incoming associate classes.

🎓 Education

Sarah Spoja is a business professional with a background in mathematics and economics. Spoja received her MBA from Stanford University Graduate School of Business in 2008. She then completed her undergraduate degree in mathematics and economics from Williams College in 2000. Spoja currently works at XL Games, a video game development company in San Francisco, California. Spoja is responsible for product development and marketing of XL Games products. Previously, Spoja was a technical staff member at Take-Two Interactive Software, a video game development company in Toronto, Canada. During her time at Take-Two Interactive Software, Spoja worked on titles such as Grand Theft Auto, Red Dead Redemption and NBA 2K13. Spoja is also currently a foreign language tutor.

💡 Technical & Interpersonal Skills

Sarah Spoja's Summary:Sarah Spoja has a background in financial services, product development, and customer service. Spoja is currently a Operations Product Development Intern at Apple Inc., where she worked on the product development and launch cycles. Spoja was also a Manager of Strategy at Papa Gino's in Boston from March 2008 to August 2008, and worked on strategic priorities for CFO. At Bain, Spoja was in the post-MBA stage and worked in a variety of industries, including Retail, Consumer Products, Industrials, Media, and Private Equity. Spoja was asked to lead recruiting for Associates at Williams College for the incoming associate classes.