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Douglas Messias

Zup Innovation
Paraná
1
Certification
6
years of professional experience

Business Data Analyst specializing in GTM operations, corporate planning, and commercial performance analytics. Combines technical proficiency in SQL, Tableau, and data modeling with strategic frameworks to optimize pipeline conversion, align corporate OKRs, and support C-suite decision-making in fast-paced tech environments.

Work History

Strategy & Operations Specialist

1 Year 6 Months
Zup Innovation | 04.2025 - Current
  • Analyzed qualitative market data, competitor intelligence, and emerging AI trends using strategic frameworks to inform executive decision-making, shaping corporate planning objectives.
  • Gen AI Initiatives: Partnered with engineering and data teams to deploy Generative AI solutions across strategy execution workflows, such as action plan tracking and monthly OKR reporting, significantly accelerating cycle times and streamlining executive reporting.
  • Partnered with engineering and data teams to deploy Generative AI solutions across strategy execution workflows, enhancing action plan tracking and monthly OKR reporting, accelerating cycle times and streamlining executive reporting.

Senior Sales Ops Analyst

8 Months
SoftExpert | 08.2024 - 04.2025
  • Queried large-scale transactional and pipeline datasets using advanced SQL and built executive dashboards in Tableau to identify performance gaps, delivering actionable insights that informed strategic decisions for global business unit leaders.
  • GTM Pipeline Optimization and Sales Enablement: Streamlined GTM workflows between Marketing and Sales, improving lead-to-opportunity conversion rates and pipeline visibility through targeted sales enablement practices and executive alignment with Country Directors.
  • Audited and managed Salesforce CRM data structures and BI reporting environments to track commissions and sales productivity, ensuring data accuracy and enabling scalable processes for global business units.

Strategy & Operations Specialist

2 Years 10 Months
Pipefy | 03.2021 - 01.2024
  • Conducted sales funnel analyses by querying relational databases via SQL and building dashboards in Tableau to isolate conversion drops across outbound sales cadences, driving corrective action plans that improved top-of-funnel conversion rates.
  • Conducted historical baseline investigations and developed sales forecasts to align with corporate financial planning targets, clarifying revenue variance during executive-level discussions.
  • Collaborated with marketing executives to realign acquisition strategies through KPI tracking and data visualization, reducing ad spend by 40% and increasing qualified pipeline generation.

Education

MBA - Data Science, AI, and Analytics

USP/Esalq | São Paulo | 10-2026

Program - Transforming your Business with AI

INSEAD | EMEA | 07-2026

Course - Demystifying Machine Learning And Generative AI

Stanford | California | 06-2026

Course - Machine Learning for Business with Python

Stanford | California | 03-2023

Bachelor - Business Admin.

Universidade Federal do Paraná (UFPR) | Curitiba | 12-2019

Skills

Business Intelligence
Data Analysis
SQL
Tableau
Python Programming
Data visualization
Performance indicators
Business Analysis
Data storytelling
Problem solving
Stakeholder management
Machine learning

Certification

Revenue Architecture, Winning by Design, Issued Sep 2025 · Expires Sep 2028

Timeline

Strategy & Operations Specialist

Zup Innovation
04.2025 - CurrentRead More

Senior Sales Ops Analyst

SoftExpert
08.2024 - 04.2025Read More

Strategy & Operations Specialist

Pipefy
03.2021 - 01.2024Read More

Universidade Federal do Paraná (UFPR)

Bachelor from Business Admin.
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USP/Esalq

MBA from Data Science, AI, and Analytics
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INSEAD

Program from Transforming your Business with AI
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Stanford

Course from Demystifying Machine Learning And Generative AI
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Stanford

Course from Machine Learning for Business with Python
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Douglas Messias