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Every year, LeanData hosts an annual OpsStars Conference, the only ops-centric conference at Dreamforce. As the premier event for operations practitioners, attendees get to meet experts and changemakers in the space. (And, as always, it’s 100% free to attend.)
But one of our most favorite things about OpStars? You guessed it – celebrating the annual OpsStars Award winners and handing out those beautiful trophies! 🏆
Meet the 2024 OpsStars Awards finalists
A few weeks ago, we asked the Ops community to nominate outstanding Ops professionals for the 2024 OpsStars Awards. You all did not disappoint!
Who will join the ranks of past winners such as Rocket Software, Snowflake, Maxio, and Okta? Which nominees will be inducted to the exclusive OpsStar of the Year club with Rachel Godfrey, Travis Henry, Raheel Alam, and Kimberly Galitz?
From fostering collaboration and alignment to leading digital transformation at their organization, this year’s OpsStars finalists are true trailblazers.
Without further ado, here are this year’s contenders.
The Constellation Award
This award honors marketing teams that nurture exceptional collaboration and GTM alignment. Winners of the Constellation Award have a proven record of breaking down silos to work cross-functionally and achieve shared goals.
Finalists:
⭐ StreamSets
⭐ Sumo Logic
⭐ Zerofox
Account-Based Program of the Year
The Account-Based Program Award recognizes an organization or team that runs successful account-centric GTM programs. The work these finalists put in to build and execute these programs paved the way for more impactful account-based motions at their organizations.
Finalists:
⭐ Litera
⭐ Okta
⭐ Workiva
Most Cutting-Edge Ops Program of the Year
The market is always changing, and the best Ops pros are keeping up with innovative and agile approaches. Winners of this award are recognized for their forward-thinking solutions to people, processes, and technology that result in real business impact.
Finalists:
⭐ MongoDB
⭐ Rebuy
⭐ Subsplash
Lead Management Program Transformation of the Year
This award spotlights teams behind operations-led initiatives that drove transformational change for lead management engines. Honorees are recognized for improving speed, accuracy, and agility in lead distribution and lead response.
Finalists (<1,000 employees):
⭐ Nerdwallet
⭐ PagerDuty
⭐ Teikametrics
Finalists (>1,000 employees):
⭐ BMC Software
⭐ LiveRamp
⭐ SUSE
Digital Transformation Award
The Digital Transformation Award celebrates individuals, teams, and organizations that led initiatives to introduce new technology into an area of the business. These initiatives positively impacted how the organization operates and delivers value internally and externally.
Finalists:
⭐ Juniper Networks
⭐ Red Hat
⭐ Sunbelt Rentals
OpsStar of the Year
The OpsStar of the Year Award recognizes the standout contributions of one incredible, best-in-class Ops professional.
Finalists:
⭐ Kara Wipperfeld, Senior Marketing Operations Manager, Foursquare
⭐ Kelly Goles, Manager, Revenue Marketing Operations, NVIDIA
⭐ Nicole Parmann, Salesforce Administrator, Dental Intelligence
Thank you for introducing the OpsStars Awards committee to so many incredible nominees. The competition was fierce and you made sure we had our work cut out for us this year.
All winners of the OpStars Awards will receive a trophy and a platform to share their successes and learnings with the OpsStars Community at future events and on the OpsStars Podcast.
Come cheer on the winners at OpsStars 2024
Let’s give a round of applause for this stellar group of awards finalists!
Honorees will be announced on September 10, 2024, and recognized at the annual OpsStars Conference on September 18th at the San Francisco Mint.
The event will begin with a keynote, followed by value-packed sessions to help you ignite and grow in your Operations career. Stick around to congratulate this year’s finalists and cheer on the winners with a supportive group of your peers.
Save your spot now by registering for this free event.
Amber Rhodes
Amber Rhodes is a fractional content and social media marketer for top B2B SaaS companies. When she's not working, she is probably reading or playing with her two cats and two dogs. Connect with Amber on LinkedIn.
