Robert Sarasin

Associate – Internship at Opus Founders

Completed a pre-Master internship to immerse myself in early-stage venture building, supporting validations, customer discovery experiments and day-to-day founder operations. Joined in the foundation days to set up an early GTM motion and contributed to building an MVP, conducting market research, and setting up branding and the website; involved in preparing for a $6M pre-seed round from top-tier VC funds.

Partner Marketing Specialist at VMware by Broadcom

Led market analysis of the DACH market, delivering data-driven recommendations that boosted partner revenue. Designed and implemented strategic frameworks for resource allocation, optimizing a $1M budget and achieving a 25% improvement in ROI through systemic performance analysis. Conducted stakeholder meetings and market research for 35+ partners, and spearheaded cross-functional initiatives with sales and operations, implementing standardized KPIs that drove a 30% improvement in performance.

Global Events & Studios Associate at Oracle

Developed and implemented KPI frameworks for 25+ events, resulting in a 20% improvement in ROI measurement accuracy. Led a cross-functional team to create a knowledge-sharing platform, reducing redundancies and standardizing global best practices. Performed statistical analysis of performance metrics across markets to optimize resource allocation and achieve cost savings.

Experiential Marketing Analyst at Dell Technologies

Conducted competitive analyses across 30+ industry events, identifying up to $2M in revenue opportunities. Streamlined automated reporting for 10,000+ client performance reports, reducing analysis time. Implemented data-driven social media strategy resulting in a 25% increase in client engagement metrics.

Founders Associate at opus

Contributed to opus during its formative period by collaborating with the founding team to establish early GTM strategy and develop first design partnerships. Completed a pre-Master internship focusing on venture-building activities, validations, customer discovery surveys, and founder operations. Supported securing a $6M pre-seed round from top-tier venture capital firms. Helped develop an MVP, conducted market research, and established initial branding and the website.

Global Events Operations & Analytics – Internship at Oracle

Managed projects across virtual event production, innovation, project management, analytics, and reporting within Global Events. Improved efficiency by creating best-practice deliverables, templates, and documentation. Built dashboards and reporting templates enabling event managers to report results quickly to senior leadership.