Simone Bender

Responsible for Worldwide Channels and Global Alliances at Adaptive Insights.

Spearheaded skillfull planning, resource coordination, and execution of business critical project, migrating Sybase OEM channel to SAP OEM channel.

Senior leadership role with full oversight for P&L and daily operations of services organization, including consulting services, customer support, and infrastructure. Steered decision-making for long-term services strategy and day-to-day operations. Recruited, coached, and led top-tier team of consultants, driving completion of projects.

Served as Chief Operating Officer of OEM program across all regions, encompassing North America, Latin America, Europe, and Asia. Set strategic direction and defined operational readiness plan to lay groundwork for ongoing success and growth. Promoted growth and new partnerships by strategizing effectively through new business model and GTM engagements. Determined and monitored key performance metrics to uncovers areas of improvements and orchestrate response.

Excelled as Chief of Staff in fast-paced, high-pressure environment with tight deadlines and consistent demand for top-tier content for both external and internal audiences. Delivered strategic and operational support to SVP of GEPG, playing key role in day-to-day business. Liaised frequently with senior external and internal stakeholders, preparing meetings, setting agendas, developing content, and monitoring actions towards expected results.

Spearheaded globally distributed team across Palo Alto, CA; Walldorf, Germany; and Bangalore, India in designing common, harmonized UI guidelines to promote a seamless, useful user experience across all SAP product lines. Successfully defined and championed User Experience guidelines that are a key part of SAP’s overall strategy.

Led development and daily operations of SAP Services division of software and services startup. Balanced strategic oversight and P&L accountability with hands-on direction of team of freelancers and direct staff. Combined responsibility for variety of simultaneous projects. Defined all processes and built technical infrastructure. Negotiated all elements of deals, including service agreements with customers.