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Lindiwe Stenberg

Chief of Staff and strategic operator specializing in executive partnership, AI-enabled operations, and ambiguous problem solving

San Jose, United StatesActively looking

I am a Chief of Staff with 15+ years of experience serving as a principal’s closest day-to-day partner. I absorb context, anticipate needs, and act on behalf of executives across communications, decisions, and follow-through, moving comfortably between strategic thinking and detailed execution. I have owned high-priority initiatives across marketing, operations, finance, partnerships, and organizational change. My work has surfaced more than $20M in potential run-rate value through GenAI prioritization, improved marketing speed-to-market by 67%, supported an $11M budget-gap resolution, and helped launch initiatives that drove 3x in-store transactions and 11% subscription growth. I bring a structured, AI-native approach to ambiguous problems, executive communications, business cases, and cross-functional coordination. I am particularly effective at turning incomplete threads into clear decisions, aligned teams, and closed loops.

Experience

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Chief of Staff to the Chief Marketing Officer (CMO)

Venmo

Nov 2025 – Present

San Jose, CAFull time

I own high-priority, undefined initiatives across a 40-person, approximately $200M organization, working directly with the CMO on problems without an existing owner or playbook. I prepare the CMO for board meetings and executive reviews, built the financial model behind an $11M budget gap, and serve as her proxy in cross-functional leadership forums to close loops and drive decisions.

Chief of StaffExecutive PartnershipStrategic InitiativesBoard PreparationExecutive CommunicationsFinancial ModelingBudget ManagementCross-Functional LeadershipStakeholder Management
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Growth Marketing Operations Lead

Venmo

Apr 2025 – Nov 2025

San Jose, CAFull time

I rebuilt a fragmented marketing operations function from scratch across seven teams, improving speed-to-market by 67%. I identified and prioritized GenAI use cases that surfaced more than $20M in potential run-rate value, owned reforecasting and definitions for a $186M OPEX budget, and championed an operating framework that reduced delivery timelines from six weeks to two.

Marketing OperationsSystems DesignGenAIUse-Case PrioritizationBudget ManagementFinancial ForecastingOperating FrameworksChange ManagementCross-Functional Coordination
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Product & Lifecycle Marketing Manager

PayPal

Jan 2021 – Apr 2025

San Jose, CAFull time

I built the business case for a first-of-its-kind Macy’s partnership, driving 3x growth in in-store transactions and a 135% increase in new customers. I led go-to-market strategy for a subscription product from concept through launch, driving 11% growth within eight months, prepared board-ready narratives for the CMO, and pioneered AI-powered personalized offer generation that increased engagement by 25% while reducing implementation time by 19%.

Product MarketingLifecycle MarketingBusiness Case DevelopmentPartnership StrategyGo-to-Market StrategyProduct LaunchBoard PreparationExecutive CommunicationsAIPersonalization
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Producer for Marketing & Events

Herbalife Nutrition

May 2017 – Dec 2020

Los Angeles, CAFull time

I coordinated facilities, construction teams, government officials, and leadership for a $7M, two-floor headquarters renovation supporting approximately 500 employees, delivering the project on schedule. I managed disruption in a live office environment, secured modular workspace for relocated staff, and managed a roughly $9M warehouse-to-gym conversion. I also led contract lifecycle management for construction, interior design, and architecture vendors across 96 global locations.

Project ManagementMarketing EventsFacilities CoordinationConstruction ManagementBudget ManagementStakeholder ManagementContract Lifecycle ManagementVendor ManagementNegotiationRisk Management
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Senior Art Director

Morris Group International

Jan 2009 – May 2017

City of Industry, CAFull time

I directed brand strategy and execution across 14 brands, improving NPS by 3% annually over eight years. I increased B2B lead conversion by 11% through structured A/B testing and multichannel optimization, and built and led a five-person creative operations team that improved productivity by 15%.

Art DirectionBrand StrategyBrand ManagementA/B TestingB2B MarketingMultichannel MarketingCreative OperationsTeam LeadershipConversion Optimization

Education

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Mt. Sierra College

BS, Multimedia Design

2007

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Rochester Institute of Technology

MS, Healthcare Marketing

2025

Skills

Chief of Staff leadershipExecutive partnershipAI-enabled operationsGenerative AISystems designProcess designStrategic analysisAmbiguity-to-executionCross-functional coordinationChange managementExecutive communicationsBusiness case developmentStakeholder relationship managementBoard preparationInvestor preparationBudget managementFinancial modelingMarketing operationsGo-to-market strategyLifecycle marketingGrowth marketingProject managementContract lifecycle managementBrand strategyCreative operationsA/B testingMulti-channel optimizationTeam leadershipVendor managementChief of Staff PartnershipStrategic PlanningStrategic PrioritizationBoard PresentationsKPI TrackingPerformance ReportingForecastingCross-Functional LeadershipProgram ManagementProcess OptimizationOperating Model DesignOrganizational DesignAI Workflow DesignAI AdoptionProduct MarketingStakeholder ManagementMatrixed Organization LeadershipExecutive Advising

Languages

English
Native or bilingual proficiency