Samer Kamal

Samer Kamal

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Head of Content, Brand Communications and Product Marketing
Nashville, Tennessee, United States

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  • LucidLink
    Head of Comms, Customer and Product Marketing
    LucidLink
    Jan 2025 - Current (1 year 8 months)
    LucidLink is now the top rated cloud-native file streaming platform that lets teams work on large files instantly, from anywhere, without downloading or syncing. It's built any enterprise with a global team that needs real-time access to massive datasets. At LucidLink, I built product marketing from scratch and helped reposition the company as the “file system for the cloud” to better serve enterprise buyers. I launched go-to-market strategies across key verticals like gaming, media, and AI, and built competitive intelligence programs to support global sales. I also scaled customer marketing with new case studies and webinars. Along the way, i've owned other functions including brand & comms.
  • Meltano
    Head of Marketing & Growth (acquired by Matatika)
    Meltano
    Jan 2024 - Jan 2025 (1 year 1 month)
    Exit by acquisition; Meltano had built something remarkable: the largest open source connector library in the world, a thriving community of over 5,500 data professionals, and a developer-first approach to data integration that had earned genuine loyalty. Led marketing and growth efforts, including product positioning and messaging, demand generation, outbound strategies, and cross-functional collaboration. Built the brand from the ground up, developing all sales, marketing, and investor materials based on market research and customer segmentation. Collaborated with customers to establish early adopter programs and launched campaigns to drive awareness and adoption.
  • Mine
    VP of Marketing & Growth
    Mine
    Jan 2022 - Jan 2024 (2 years 1 month)
    Joined as the first VP of marketing scaling the company to a series B. The most energetic and standout brand in the privacy and compliance world. As the first VP of marketing at Mine, I transformed and steered marketing & growth within a rapidly evolving privacy & governance category. This journey has seen me transition from a hands-on approach to managing a diverse global team. In an industry where forging strong customer relations & creative marketing are particularly challenging, I led a team that have been central to building lasting relationships and fostering trust with our clients. We built an unforgettable brand that rapidly became the most powerful in its category on G2 customers love. This success is a testament to our team's
  • InCountry
    VP of Marketing
    InCountry
    Jan 2019 - Jan 2022 (3 years 1 month)
    As the first VP of Marketing at InCountry, I led the transition from seed stage to a high growth enterprise-focused startup. My tenure was marked by a hands-on approach and strategic acumen, crucial in scaling our marketing efforts to align with the company's ambitious growth plans. I led a talented, global team remotely, building the marketing department from scratch into a robust team of over 10 dedicated professionals. Reporting directly to the founder and CEO, I ensured that our marketing strategies were not only aligned with but also instrumental in achieving InCountry's vision. My focus was on crafting and continuously evolving a comprehensive marketing plan that resonated with our diverse customer base and adapted to the ever-chang
  • SAP
    Sr. Director, Product Marketing
    SAP
    Jan 2018 - Jan 2019 (1 year 1 month)
    Co-founding team member of a data protection and compliance SaaS application. Led messaging, positioning, customer traction, GTM motions and commercialization strategy for the product offerings. Realized the market opportunity, customer needs, and competitive landscape to define a differentiated product. Provide key inputs into the product management team’s ongoing planning process to collaboratively define how, where, and when to invest. Planned and executed the GTM strategy including partnering with hyperscalers on selling. Drove definition and execution of the roadmap, rationalize current product capabilities relative to investment and the annual product plan, define release plans, and manage prioritization based on knowledge of the prod
  • SAP
    Director, GTM Highly Regulated Industries
    SAP
    Jan 2016 - Jan 2018 (2 years 1 month)
    Acted as a product and portfolio evangelist to build awareness and understanding of SAP products. Understood customer requirements and market opportunities for input into the product portfolio, GTM, and marketing plans. Discussed the competition with customers, highlighting SAP’s strengths, strategy and assets. Presented technical deep dive and SAP’s cloud strategy to customers and explain all technical aspects of the solution. Worked closely with Sales to turn over recommendations under tight deadlines, recommending solutions that make sense to the customer. Worked with the customer reference team to ensure availability and quality of amazing/flagship customer cases in support of the Enterprise GTM plan and the product portfolio. Coordinat
  • Everpure
    Head of Enterprise Solutions Marketing
    Everpure
    Jan 2014 - Jan 2016 (2 years 1 month)
    As Pure went up-market, I led the strategic development and execution of go-to-market initiatives for Pure's SAP and other enterprise offerings. I focused on enhancing brand visibility and aligning product messaging with market needs, significantly boosting market penetration and customer engagement. My role involved collaborating with cross-functional teams to drive innovative marketing strategies and deliver measurable business impacts through targeted campaigns and robust partner ecosystems. We built truly differentiations solutions, going after strategic yet untapped ICP. With that our deal size went up ,while still accelerating their speed by mapping and targeting these ICPs.
  • Delek US Holdings Inc
    Lead, enterprise solutions
    Delek US Holdings Inc
    Jan 2013 - Jan 2015 (2 years 1 month)
    Led on-shore and off-shore teams and efforts. Reporting to senior management on projects and connecting with the business on daily basis. Planned and led efforts moving Delek's IT landscapes to the cloud and integration with on-premises and other clouds.
  • Wolverine Worldwide
    Team lead, enterprise
    Wolverine Worldwide
    Jan 2010 - Jan 2013 (3 years 1 month)
    Led an amazing team covering all aspects of system and security administration. Partner with other teams and the business as necessary to analyze functional requirements and implementation plans.
  • Tyson Foods
    Senior Sys Admin
    Tyson Foods
    Jan 2005 - Jan 2010 (5 years 1 month)
    Responsibility for planning, evaluating, installing, and maintaining business applications.
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    Founder
    palespacecom
    Jan 2005 - Jan 2007 (2 years 1 month)
    Social media before social media was a thing!
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  • University of Southern Maine
    A Bachelor of Science, Industrial Technology & Management Information Systems
    University of Southern Maine
    Full scholarship based on GPA and other accomplishments
  • Boston University
    Master of Business Administration (MBA, Banking and Financial Services Management
    Boston University
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      SAP BIG DATA WAREHOUSE ON PURE DATA PLATFORM
      Blog Feb
      SAP BIG DATA WAREHOUSE ON PURE DATA PLATFORM
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      Speaker -Session@ Sapphire Now and ASUG Annual Conference - 2016
      SAP Application migration to HANA Enterprise Cloud Journey May
      Modernize IT Platform and Application to enable business innovation Standardize best practices and guidelines for computing platforms, services and information systems Secure Seamless access to users from any location, any device & at any time Consolidate new business units into single ERP system quicker with minimal disruption
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      ANNOUNCING ACTIVECLUSTER FOR SAP. BUSINESS CONTINUITY SIMPLIFIED!
      Apr
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      SAP HANA AND BIG DATA TOGETHER ON ONE DATA PLATFORM
      Company Blog Mar
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      HOW REAL HYBRID CLOUD FOR SAP LOOKS LIKE
      Company Blog Nov
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      PURE @ SAP SAPPHIRE NOW + ASUG!
      Company Blog Feb
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      SAP EDUCATION @ ACCELERATE
      Company Blog Jul
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      SAP BASIS, LET’S GET DOWN TO BUSINESS
      Company Blog Sep
      SAP Basis System Copy Automation
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      MANAGING SAP DATA FOOTPRINT
      Company Blog Feb
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      SAP TechEd 2017 Highlights
      Blog Oct
      SAP TECHED 2017 HIGHLIGHTS
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