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Sakshi Gopal

A marketing professional with over twenty years of experience in Global Marketing Operations, Creative Development and Brand Management. Focused on continuous improvement of teams and processes, driving successful business results, and preparing enterprise-ready talent.
  • Role

    Director of Marketing

  • Years of Experience

    31.8 years

Skillsets

  • Brand Management
  • Creative Development
  • Marketing Operations
  • Global team operations
  • Capability transitions
  • Operational model evolution
  • Customer behavior
  • Promotional messaging

Professional Summary

31.8Years
  • Nov, 2024 - Present1 yr 8 months

    Co-Founder

    Tratierr Adventure Travels LLP

  • Dreaming possibilities

  • May, 2021 - Oct, 2021 5 months

    Co-Founder

  • Jul, 2011 - Jan, 20142 yr 6 months

    Business Manager - Marketing

    Target
  • Feb, 2014 - Mar, 20162 yr 1 month

    Group Manager Marketing

    Target
  • Apr, 2016 - Sep, 20248 yr 5 months

    Director Marketing - Own Brands Creative, Retail Brand Experience and Promotions Marketing

    Target
  • Jul, 2011 - Sep, 202413 yr 2 months

    Lead the Community Relations initiative for Target India Marketing

    Target
  • Apr, 2011 - Jul, 2011 3 months

    Category Trade Marketing Manager, U-K

  • May, 2009 - Apr, 20111 yr 11 months

    Senior Brand Manager - New Businesses, Fa and Neem

Work History

31.8Years

Co-Founder

Tratierr Adventure Travels LLP
Nov, 2024 - Present1 yr 8 months

Dreaming possibilities

Co-Founder

May, 2021 - Oct, 2021 5 months
    I co-founded and ran a team of 60 volunteers to help support the covid impacted during the peak of the second wave. as a volunteer group,we helped impacted individuals and families get hospital beds, medications, critical care and unfortunately even funeral services. in the 3 weeks of peak impact, we touched close to 350 families across the city of Bengaluru.

Director Marketing - Own Brands Creative, Retail Brand Experience and Promotions Marketing

Target
Apr, 2016 - Sep, 20248 yr 5 months
    Build and lead capabilities delivering to Brand marketing efforts focused on US markets.

Group Manager Marketing

Target
Feb, 2014 - Mar, 20162 yr 1 month

Business Manager - Marketing

Target
Jul, 2011 - Jan, 20142 yr 6 months

Lead the Community Relations initiative for Target India Marketing

Target
Jul, 2011 - Sep, 202413 yr 2 months
    Deeply enriching work that makes you a believer

Category Trade Marketing Manager, U-K

Apr, 2011 - Jul, 2011 3 months

Senior Brand Manager - New Businesses, Fa and Neem

May, 2009 - Apr, 20111 yr 11 months

Achievements

  • Build and led capabilities delivering to Brand marketing efforts focused on US markets
  • Designed packaging and identity for owned brands delivering USD 12B+ in annual sales
  • Managed in-store Marketing ops with an annual budget of USD 120M across 1800 stores
  • Led Marketing Team CSR and Culture development initiatives
  • Developed the largest process improvement initiative for Target Corporation

Education

  • Product Management Fundamentals

    Indian School of Business (ISB) Hyderabad (2023)

  • Advanced Management Program: Strategic Management

    Indian Institute of Management Bangalore (IIMB) (2017)

  • MBA: Marketing

    Army Institute of Management Kolkata (2001)

  • Bachelor of Hotel Management: Hotel Management

    Bangalore University- Army Institute of Hotel Management (1999)