Laura Petrosillo

IT passionate, multi marathon-runner, optimistic person, and much more!

Paris, Île-de-France, France

About

Energetic and driven marketer with a solid experience in Silicon Valley, in both start-up and corporate environments. Inspired to make clients successful through the adoption of the most innovative Cloud and cutting-edge technologies. Outstanding work ethics and interpersonal skills: positive attitude, collaboration, and negotiation. Focused on increasing company revenue and maintaining a sustainable ROI through high-impact strategies with a proven record of product launch involving team coordination and motivation. Fun fact: 2019 Boston Marathon Finisher - 5 month post-partum! Feel free to reach out by e-mail: petrosillo.laura @ gmail.com

Experience

  • Head of Apptio Partner Marketing, EMEA at IBM
    May 2024 - Present · 2 yrs 2 mos

  • Apptio, an IBM Company (Paris, Île-de-France, France)
    • Head of Partner Marketing, EMEA
      Apr 2024 - May 2024 · 2 mos

    • EMEA Sr Partner Marketing Manager
      Jul 2022 - Mar 2024 · 1 yr 9 mos

  • Partner Marketing Manager at Pegasystems
    Sep 2021 - Apr 2022 · 8 mos

  • IBM (Full-time · 3 yrs 1 mo)
    • Worldwide Marketing Campaign Manager for IBM Cloud Satellite (Distributed Cloud)
      Jan 2021 - Sep 2021 · 9 mos

      • Successfully conducted the product launch of the IBM distributed cloud offering for a $500K investment targeting 2000 customers • Handled demand generation and implemented an effective lead nurture strategy by setting up the Responses Lead Management plan • Ensured the deployment of outbound promotional emails for the launch event which 10% of MQL passed to Sales • Socialized progress made and maintained strong relationships with local teams to support their own development and local launches • Coordinated materials updates and briefed Sales teams in pre-launch event • Executed joint marketing programs in close partnership with the alliance marketing team

    • Account-Based Marketing Manager for IBM Public Cloud
      Jun 2020 - Dec 2020 · 7 mos

      • Supported a $15B pipeline acceleration and executed value-driven offers to help sellers progress their deals to the following sales stage • Developed nurture progression plans to drive and deepen engagement with key accounts via holistic experiences facilitating executive meetings, offering swag packages, creating sales tools to provide progression assets

    • Marketing Campaign Manager for IBM Aspera
      Sep 2018 - Jun 2020 · 1 yr 10 mos

      • Planed, built, executed, and tracked end-to-end campaign strategy and activities to deliver high ROI • Prepared and adjusted campaign content and call-to-actions in coordination with product marketing and creative teams to enhance campaigns towards maximized responses, engagement, and qualified lead generation

  • Field Marketing Manager - Americas at ASPERA, AN IBM CO.
    Jan 2015 - Sep 2018 · 3 yrs 9 mos

    • Optimized a $4M budget marketing plan including strategic third-party events and webinars (100+ events) focused on decision-makers • Drove high touch engagement within customer and prospect accounts to create new and accelerate existing $1M pipeline • Established local relationships with related communities and endorsed technology and channel partners • Comfortable discussing with technical experts and able to express complex concepts in plain language to reach broader audiences • Supported the development and the execution of product releases and coordinated external communications with agencies