Devon Sakai Email & Phone Number

Devon Sakai is a Principal, Strategy and Operations, Data Analytics and AI at Snowflake. He possess expertise in event planning, leadership, microsoft office, microsoft word, public relations and 13 more skills. He is proficient in Japanese. Colleagues describe him as "Devon unlocks teams by taking time to listen, understand, and partner. Two quick examples: Devon built Dropbox Marketing's first-ever project management office from the ground up. Prior leads had attempted to stand up a PMO on two earlier occasions, but each time it failed to stick. When Devon took the lead, it stuck. She did this by taking time to build deep and understanding relationships across the organization. She identified win-win scenarios and built processes that worked for everyone. Because of this, the PMO team she built is still going strong today. The second example was an instance where I asked Devon to spearhead a project that required cross-functional alignment across three complex stakeholders. Devon came back with not just alignment, but with commitments from those teams to fund 80% of the project. Her partnership style had inspired them to see the win-win, and they were willing to use their budget to drive it. I was amazed. Devon is organized, structured, and effective, but what sets her apart is how deftly she navigates organizational dynamics to drive lasting change.", "tl;dr: Devon is an outstanding asset to any organization; and, if you're fortunate enough to work with her, the recommendation writes itself.  Devon is as multi-talented as they come. She brings a breadth of experience and expertise across management, strategy and operations. As a manager she was thoughtful and attentive, always eager to help me grow and find opportunities to build new skills and get visibility. As a strategy driver she was geared towards creating direction from vague and varied ideas, always understanding and balancing the interests of different teams/stakeholders. As an operations lead she was quick to define and improve processes, always defining milestones, securing stakeholder alignment and ensuring on-time execution.  Devon is all that and more. Quite simply, if I had the chance to work with or hire Devon, I'd do it in a heartbeat.", and "The folks at Eventbrite have been so lucky to work with you, Devon. You approach every challenge with brains and beauty, while treating each of us with kindness and patience. In the last year, I've watched you collaborate with cross-functional, global teams--and lead them through the messiest times with total calm and focus. THANK YOU. You partnered with me on major campaigns and events to make sure money was spent wisely, processes ran smoothly, and people felt appreciated along the way. I am forever grateful to you for helping to build better practices, and stronger teams...so that we could all be better marketers. Merci mucho."

Listed skills include Event Planning, Leadership, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Word, and 14 others.

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  University Of Southern California

  Public Relations And Marketing