Gemma Davies

CEO

San Jose, California, United States18 yrs 6 mos experience
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Key Highlights

  • Award-winning leader in account-based marketing strategies.
  • Expert in building high-performance global teams.
  • Proven track record in driving enterprise growth.
Stackforce AI infers this person is a B2B Marketing Leader with expertise in Account-Based Marketing and Sales Strategy.

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Skills

Core Skills

Sales OperationsGo-to-market StrategyAccount-based MarketingMarketing Strategy

Other Skills

Account ManagementAccount MarketingAdvertisingAgentic AIAwesomenessB2BBusiness DevelopmentBusiness-to-Business (B2B)CRMCampaign ManagementCompetitive AnalysisCustomer Relationship Management (CRM)Database MarketingDemand GenerationDigital Marketing

About

An accomplished leader with experience and award-winning results spanning two continents and some of the world’s leading technology providers. Having worked in B2B both client-side and agency-side, I’m adept at building, managing, and scaling sales and marketing teams during hype-growth phases. I am passionate about being truly accountable for business growth and known for building and developing high-performance global teams. Most recently recognized for building and scaling ‘world-class’ account-based strategy programs, most notably at ServiceNow, where the award-winning program is celebrated for helping create and influence substantially larger opportunities. I believe a ‘growth mindset’ is the only way marketing will continue to prove its strategic value at the highest levels of business. Intelligent, customer-centric, data-driven marketing is key to that. I’m passionate about sharing experience and self-improvement and relocated to the Bay area in California from the UK in March 2020, so please get in touch with me on LinkedIn or Twitter (@gdavies2) if you’d like to connect.

Experience

Servicenow

5 roles

Global Head, Pipeline Excellence

Promoted

May 2025Present · 10 mos

  • Leading the transformation of ServiceNow’s global pipeline processes, partnering with ELT and cross-functional teams—sales, strategy, marketing, and operations—to drive integration, accountability, and visibility across pipeline health.
  • Key focus areas include executing a global pipeline strategy, embedding governance, and using agentic AI to optimise GTM motions. By harnessing AI to flag risks, prioritise opportunities, and recommend next-best actions, we’re enabling smarter sales execution and delivering more value-driven, customer-centric outcomes across a fast-paced, high-stakes business environment.
Sales OperationsGlobal StrategySalesAgentic AIGo-to-Market Strategy

Global Head, Strategic Marketing Programs

Mar 2025May 2025 · 2 mos

  • Responsible for overseeing the strategic direction, development, and execution of global programs designed to accelerate enterprise growth through cross-company convergence. By fostering an "outside-in" culture of innovation and co-creating elite experiences with our top 2% of customers, we accelerate time-to-value and exponentially boost bottom-line revenue.

Head of Global ABM (and Executive Marketing until Sept'23)

Promoted

Jan 2021Mar 2025 · 4 yrs 2 mos

  • Proud to be nurturing and mentoring the talent that will fuel the marketing teams and businesses of the future. Our global team is focused on building executive goodwill across our strategic key account program by creating mutual and sustainable customer value through orchestrating account-based and white-glove CxO engagements.
  • Responsible for the global strategy, framework, roadmap execution, and lifecycle management to ensure we create great multi-channel executive experiences.
  • Develop and execute strategies that continue to increase pipeline velocity and improve win rates by +35%.
  • Collaborate with sales leadership to align marketing programs with revenue goals and ensure proper measurement and attribution.
  • Manage a global team, providing leadership, guidance, and mentorship to develop their skills and achieve team goals.
  • Established Executive Circle, a place that connects progressive thinkers who activate and shape business strategy.
  • Passionate about helping each member of our global team to realize their potential, achieve their goals while having a career-defining moment along the way.
Marketing Budget ManagementMarket PlanningAccount-Based Marketing

Sr. Director, Global Account Based Marketing Strategy

Sep 2020Jan 2021 · 4 mos

  • As an experienced Account-Based Marketing Practitioner I lead the development and delivery of a global ABM strategy for Forbes’ most innovative company in the world. My mission is to foster ABM best practice, deliver exceptional executive experiences, and offer professional development to our marketing team. By embedding ABM as a mindset we are creating value for our customers and prospects through clearly articulating a clear and tangible vision for their business’ future.
  • Finalist: Best use of Account-based marketing, B2B Marketing Awards 2020
  • Silver award winner:: Best corporate decision-maker targeted campaign, B2B Marketing Awards 2020
  • Gold award winner: Orchestrating Executive Engagement, ITSMA Marketing Excellence Awards 2020
Marketing Budget ManagementAccount-Based Marketing

Director, Global Account Based Marketing Strategy

Jan 2018Aug 2020 · 2 yrs 7 mos

  • Conceptualized and established the global Account-Based Marketing (ABM) program that has helped propel ServiceNow into the C-Suite. Grown the ABM team to be a center of excellence that scales with the business, standardizing on the ITSMA ABM model and training more than 80 field marketing, sales and SC’s globally. A proven track record in helping sales engage with and develop deeper relationships within their accounts and close larger strategic deals faster.
  • ITSMA ABM Certified Practitioner and Global ABM Council Member.
  • B2B Marketing Winner: B2B Marketer of the Year 2019
  • Gold Award Winner: Driving Strategic Growth, ITSMA 2019
  • Award of Excellence: Account-Based Marketing, ANA B2 Awards 2019
Marketing Budget ManagementAccount-Based Marketing

The marketing academy

Marketing Academy US Alumni | Class of 2023

Oct 2023Jun 2025 · 1 yr 8 mos · United States · Hybrid

  • The Marketing Academy US Scholarship Program is highly selective and is designed to utilise the collective knowledge of the industry to develop Scholars’ skills and prepare them for their journey toward senior and board-level business leadership roles. This unique development program has been designed to include a powerful combination of mentoring, coaching, and lectures delivered by some of the top CEOs, CMOs, and business leaders.

Hottopics.ht

Advisory Board Member

Dec 2021Jun 2025 · 3 yrs 6 mos

  • HotTopics.ht is a global community of 15,000 C-level executives brought together through private meetups, their flagship thought leadership event The Studio, Top 100 Awards and the agenda setting content they create as a collective.
  • As a Marketing Advisory Board member for HotTopics.ht, I will help shape the direction and hot topics for one of the most influential enterprise marketing leader communities. Get involved: TheStudio.ht

women in marketing (cic) community interest company

Board Advisor & Membership Lead

Nov 2017Mar 2020 · 2 yrs 4 mos · London, United Kingdom

  • Women in Marketing (WiM) believes in the importance of feminine qualities – empathy, soft power, emotional intelligence – that women can bring to the world of business and politics, by helping to bring balance. Our mission is to educate, inspire, connect, recognize and empower women through the cycle of their lives.
  • In 2015, I was named “Female Fast Track Marketer of the Year”.

B2b marketing

Advisory Board Member & 2016/17/18/19/20/23 International B2B Marketing Awards Judge

Jul 2016Jun 2025 · 8 yrs 11 mos · London, United Kingdom

  • B2B Marketing is where the B2B marketing community comes together to share information, news, insights and knowledge in our industry.
  • Since 2016 I’ve been honored to be part of a distinguished panel of judges that reflects on the best B2B marketing work and selects the elite to win a host of prestigious awards.

Apttus

Marketing Director, EMEA & emerging markets

Feb 2016Oct 2017 · 1 yr 8 mos · London, United Kingdom

  • Acquired by Thoma Bravo September 2018
  • My role on the EMEA Leadership team was to align our sales, marketing and alliance teams to define strategies and execute the most ambitious and results driven marketing everyday.
  • I was responsible for developing and driving our strategy and identifying pipeline in international markets outside of the US and building on our customers' success. Activities owned by my team and I included; market research and strategy, sales planning, pipeline creation, account based marketing, demand generation, brand and PR, partner marketing and enablement, events and industry GTM planning and content development.
  • A consistent achiever, closley aligned to the sales team; 117% of H1 pipeline goals delivered and a significant improvement in lead quality and opportunity launched value, over quantity, within months of joining. Of 200 enterprise accounts we engaged 28% of decision makers, within two touch points and received inbounds and direct dials from C-suite and decision makers from FTSE 100 companies.

The marketing practice

5 roles

Director - Salesforce & Strategic Accounts

May 2015Feb 2016 · 9 mos

  • Responsible for nurturing relationships with new and existing clients, and converting them into growth customers through the most progressive and innovative results driven commercial savvy marketing. Understanding the marketing challenges and decision-making units of my customers was key.
  • I was personally responsible for selling and delivering marketing services into two of the fastest-growing accounts at The Marketing Practice and leading two client services delivery teams.
  • EMEA programmes included:
  • Account Based Marketing
  • Multi-channel Demand Generation; the Salesforce programme was highly commended for Best Demand Generation Campaign, B2B Marketing Awards 2016
  • Brand and creative positioning
  • Influencer Marketing
Marketing Budget ManagementMarketing Strategy

Marketing Leader; Salesforce & Standard Life Account Director

Promoted

Mar 2013Apr 2015 · 2 yrs 1 mo

  • My focus is to help clients with complex B2B propositions to attract prospects, nurture opportunities, win deals and grow customers. Specialised in the Tech sector working with the FTSE 100.

Sales & Marketing Manager

Dec 2011Mar 2013 · 1 yr 3 mos

  • This role encompassed managing The Marketing Practices' own marketing and new business activities, specifically, the industry recognised Sales & Marketing Forums, a must for B2B marketers and sales professionals. The S&M Forum (www.themarketingpractice.com/forum) is a leading influence in the drive for closer integration of sales and marketing functions.
  • I owned the marketing plan, propositions, rebrand and budget. I also developed a model for new business opportunity generation and personally managed all initial prospect engagement over a period when TMP grew by 34%.

Account Manager

Aug 2011Jan 2012 · 5 mos

  • This role has allowed me to work closely with Sales and Marketing teams across Europe - constantly striving for excellence on the coordination, delivery and results of our pan European programes.
  • Since joining TMP I assumed more and more responsibility driving pan European programmes from C-level engagement event series across 12 countries, to Account Based Marketing, concentrating on key accounts across Europe. I have supported regional teams across Europe in in the management, co-ordination and delivery.
  • Key activities include the setting of clear goals, targets and outcomes, creating a clear and compelling message & content strategy, advised and managed robust delegate recruitment and appointment setting plans whilst providing weekly internal communications and reports.
  • Ultimately I pride this role on its ability to allow me to work as an extension of my clients internal team to deliver an end-to-end marketing strategy that not only looks great, with a persuasive call to action but delivers tangible results.

Account Executive

Sep 2010Aug 2011 · 11 mos

Claranet

Marketing Intern

Aug 2009Sep 2009 · 1 mo · London, United Kingdom

  • During this marketing internship I contributed to a wide variety of marketing activities including:
  • The creation of marketing plans
  • Attended and contributed to creative meetings
  • Carried out competitor research
  • Assisted with sales training
  • Created and uploaded website content using CMS (Drupal)
  • Created and deployed marketing emails using Sales Genius
  • Assisted with drafting articles for internal newsletter
  • Compiled brochures and collateral for external exhibitions (UK Lean Conference)
  • Created concepts for print advertisements
  • I also went back to Claranet during December 2009 for two weeks to work on a Virtulisation launch marketing plan.

Macmillan cancer support

Marketing Assistant to National Events Coordinator & Marketing Manager

Jul 2008Oct 2008 · 3 mos

  • I was fully involved with many Macmillan fundraising initiatives, most notably their flagship event ‘The Worlds Biggest Coffee Morning’ which raised over 7.5 million in 2008.

Gcap media

Marketing Intern

Jun 2007Jun 2007 · 0 mo

  • I Assisted the Station Director and Marketing Manager with general office duties and specifically contributed to the preparation of marketing material for the Goodwood Festival of Speed partner event, I attended station and creative meetings and assisted in the on air studio during broadcasting.

Reading university

Consumer Behaviour and Marketing Student

Jan 2007Jan 2010 · 3 yrs

  • A unique degree combining consumer behaviour, marketing, applied psychology and applied economics with a thorough grounding in market and consumer research methods. This programme is the first of its kind in the UK and my year was the second to graduate.
  • An integral part of the degree is a consumer based market research project where, working in groups, I acted as a consultant for Thorntons PLC looking at potential brand extension opportunities.
  • This provided me with invaluable hands-on experience of how my degree applies to the real world, it allowed me to develop skills in teamwork, problem solving, report writing and presentation skills. In addition, it offered a further opportunity to integrate and apply knowledge and skills from across the course.

Education

Duarte

Elevate your narrative with Duarte DataStory®

Jul 2024Jul 2024

The Leadership Consortium

N/A — Organizational Leadership

Aug 2022Dec 2022

Signature Leaders

Professional Development for Women Executives

Jan 2021Jan 2021

Maidstone Grammar School

International Baccalaureate

St Hilda's Independent Girl's School

9 GCSE's A* - B

University of Reading

BSc Consumer Behaviour and Marketing

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