Kara Lawson

Sales Enablement & Product Marketing | 8+ yrs in Tech/SaaS

Charlotte, North Carolina, United States

About

An accomplished sales enablement and marketing professional with a proven track record of driving training programs, scaling enablement initiatives, and enhancing GTM execution. A proactive relationship builder with extensive experience in collaborating cross-functionally, developing new roles and processes, and influencing leadership. An expert content strategist skilled at simplifying complex concepts, writing and designing targeted training content that empowers sales teams to save time and improve win rate.

Experience

  • Senior Sales Enablement Specialist at Bluebeam
    Nov 2025 - Present · 9 mos

  • Expedia Group (6 yrs)
    • Senior Sales Enablement Manager (Global)
      Apr 2024 - Feb 2025 · 11 mos

      • Promoted twice in-role based on exceeding performance, commercial expertise, and strong cross-functional relationships • Developed, launched, and measured new enablement strategies and training programs for 1600+ global salespeople, leading to a 98%+ satisfaction rating from leadership and sales teams • Awarded Best Program for Sales Training and Performance that enabled sales teams to exceed key revenue/opportunity capture target by 15%+ globally • Worked closely with leadership, Product Marketing, Sales Operations, Support, and Strategy teams to gain alignment and deliver targeted training programs to support global product go-to-markets (GTMs) • Supported content centralization of multiple systems and company-wide launch of Expedia Seismic CMS site housing sales knowledge and content, resulting in search-time savings and well-timed knowledge delivery • Designed supporting job aids, battlecards, training decks, and more in Canva, Seismic, PowerPoint, and Figma

    • Sales Enablement Manager (Global)
      Sep 2021 - Jul 2024 · 2 yrs 11 mos

    • Associate Sales Enablement Manager (Global)
      Sep 2020 - Jul 2024 · 3 yrs 11 mos

  • HomeAway is now Vrbo ()
    • Partner and Product Marketing Specialist (Global)
      Aug 2017 - Mar 2019 · 1 yr 8 mos

      • Developed GTM and sales enablement strategy to drive company’s #1 adoption goal, enabling price consistency for travelers from search to checkout • Created global go-to-market strategies by product launch

    • Lead Development and Conversion Specialist
      May 2016 - Aug 2017 · 1 yr 4 mos

      • Established new lead development role and developed new processes and best practices • Consistently exceeded sales quota goals • Developed playbook and messaging for outbound event campaigns in partnership with marketing

  • Southwestern University ()
    • Events and Conference Assistant
      Jun 2013 - May 2016 · 3 yrs

      • Coordinated three annual campus-wide events for 1200+ attendees, managed 10+ conferences • Hired and trained four conference assistants in event planning and conference operations and logistics • Selected and contracted local food trucks and other vendors, managed their services at three annual events

    • Resident Assistant
      May 2013 - Jun 2014 · 1 yr 2 mos

      • Programmed events and fostered positive community for 22 first-year co-ed residents • Responded quickly to emergency situations and communicated efficiently with professional staff

  • Academic Marketing Intern at National Instruments
    May 2015 - Dec 2015 · 8 mos

    • Managed projects for academic research marketing initiatives to launch research grant program and increase academic research web presence • Analyzed web analytics using Oracle Business Intelligence and measured research marketing initiatives’ success, total visits increased 100%+, global MQL conversion 28.2% resulting in several new leads for the program • Developed turnkey solutions for international roundtables, sales enablement, and future marketing plans