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Dan Edson

@danedson

VP of Worldwide Marketing Operations at Saviynt, advancing AI-enabled GTM workflows and account propensity models.

United States
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What I'm looking for

I’m focused on the next evolution of GTM Operations: redesigning workflows around AI and agent-based execution while maintaining strong governance, accurate data, measurable outcomes, and a great experience for the teams using those systems.

At Saviynt, I lead a global Marketing Operations organization spanning GTM AI, MarTech, reporting and analytics, data operations, and lifecycle management. I’m advancing AI-assisted workflows, Claude environments, and MCP integrations while developing account propensity models that combine ICP fit, intent, engagement, and ABM signals.

Across my career, I’ve built the operating systems behind growth, connecting marketing investment and execution to pipeline and revenue outcomes. At PernixData, I introduced its first marketing automation platform and helped grow marketing-based revenue to 56% in 2016; at ParAccel, I moved marketing automation processes from Marketo to Eloqua and Salesforce.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

Saviynt logoSA
Current

Vice President, Worldwide Marketing Operations

Apr 2023 - Present (3 years 7 months)

I lead Saviynt’s global Marketing Operations organization across GTM AI and transformation, MarTech, reporting and analytics, data operations and lifecycle management. My focus is building the operating infrastructure that connects strategy, technology, data, and execution to measurable pipeline and revenue outcomes.

A major focus is advancing MOPs into a more AI-enabled GTM function. I lead str

Aviatrix logoAV

Vice President, Worldwide Marketing Operations

Aug 2021 - Sep 2022 (1 year 1 month)

At Aviatrix I oversaw a skilled team respected driving qualified leads through an optimized pipeline. I collaborated with GTM leadership across marketing, business operations, and strategy. Leading all aspects of marketing operations (MOPs), I oversaw campaign operations, and reporting, and created and scaled a new marketing tech stack of 45 business applications and SaaS tools.

Responsible for m

Diamanti logoDI

Head of Marketing Demand Generation and Operations

Diamanti

Aug 2016 - May 2020 (3 years 9 months)

I owned the demand-generation strategy, channels, and practice to predictably generate demand for Diamanti and several of their clients. A hands-on, highly detailed leader, I designed and implemented scalable demand generation platforms including envisioning and building a MarTech stack driving increased performance supporting an innovative marketing and sales model. Consistently hitting MQL and p

PernixData (Acquired by Nutanix) logoPN

Senior Director of Marketing Operations & Demand Generation

PernixData (Acquired by Nutanix)

Jul 2013 - Jul 2016 (3 years)

PernixData fundamentally changed how storage is designed and operated in virtualized data
centers. PernixData FVP virtualizes server side flash to enable scale-out storage performance that is independent of capacity.

In my niche role as the Senior Director of Marketing Operations, Automation, and Demand Generation, I use my expertise in demand generation to boost company revenue and streamline m

ParAccel (Acquired by Actian Corporation) logoPC

Director of Marketing Operations & Demand Generation ⇨ Digital Marketing

Nov 2011 - Aug 2013 (1 year 9 months)

As ParAccel’s Director of Marketing Operations and Demand Generation, I fostered the marketing infrastructure that I built specifically for ParAccel. All of my field experience, training, and lessons learned were harnessed when I approached strategic planning and the digital component of marketing efforts.

One of the prominent projects I headed was the migration of marketing automation processes

Workday Adaptive Planning logoWP

Director of Marketing - Demand Generation ⇨ Marketing Operations & Automation

May 2007 - Nov 2011 (4 years 6 months)

A pioneering technology company in cloud corporate performance management.

When I assumed the role of Director of Marketing with Adaptive Planning, Inc., I took a very all-inclusive approach to my contributions. It was my responsibility to oversee budget maintenance, sales support, customer relationship management, and ROI reporting from a marketing perspective, which I accomplished by developing

HyperRoll  (Acquired by Oracle) logoHO

Senior Marketing Manager ⇨ Digital Marketing

Oct 2001 - May 2007 (5 years 7 months)

A data warehouse performance acceleration software solution that was acquired by Oracle in 2011 focused on interactive data warehouse acceleration.

At HyperRoll, I led the success of both marketing and sales pipeline performance through demand generation, budgeting, process improvement, and analytics. I regularly looked at the company’s spending habits as applicable to marketing initiatives and

PI

Co-Founder/Marketing and Sales Operations ⇨ Marketing Operations

PitchWare

Jul 1999 - Oct 2001 (2 years 3 months)

Worked as Co-Founder/Marketing and Sales Operations ⇨ Marketing Operations at PitchWare.

Silicon Graphics logoSG

Business Development Manager ⇨ Strategic Planning

Silicon Graphics

Jan 1995 - Jul 1999 (4 years 6 months)

Worked as Business Development Manager ⇨ Strategic Planning at Silicon Graphics.

Education

Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework

University of California, Davis logoUD

University of California, Davis

Bachelor of Science - BS, Systemic Physiology

SS

Saratoga High School

EU

Eloqua University

Certified Eloqua Master (E9)

Jul 2013

EU

Eloqua University

Certified Eloqua Master (E10)

Jul 2013

TR

Traliant

General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)

May 2023

Tech stack

Software and tools used professionally

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