Jennifer Davidson

About Jennifer Davidson

High-performing revenue and partnerships leader with a long track record of helping mission-driven organizations grow. I specialize in building new markets, launching go-to-market strategies, and developing trusted, long-term relationships across complex stakeholder environments.Over my career, I’ve led business development, strategic partnerships, and higher-education expansion efforts that drive meaningful adoption, strong customer outcomes, and scalable revenue growth. Whether introducing emerging technologies, elevating brand presence, or unlocking new channels, I focus on creating value that endures — for institutions, partners, and the communities they serve.Core Strengths:• Challenger & consultative selling• Strategic planning & GTM execution• Market development & positioning• Partner engagement across legal, procurement, and executive teams• Lead generation & pipeline acceleration• Cultivating profitable, mission-aligned relationships

Experience

1. Vice President of Higher Education Partnerships

   Simpledocs

   Nov 2025 — Present · US

   Leading SimpleDocs’ higher-education strategy and the launch of SimpleDocs EDU, a division dedicated to modernizing contracting for colleges and universities through AI-powered review, redlining, and intelligent contract management.I partner with general counsels, procurement leaders, contract managers, and system offices to help institutions streamline decentralized contracting workflows, strengthen compliance, and accelerate turnaround times using practical AI that works directly inside Microsoft Word. My focus includes building strategic partnerships, guiding product alignment with higher-ed governance and regulatory needs, and expanding access to SimpleDocs’ modular solutions—including SimpleAI Pro and the SimpleDocs AI Repository—across public, private, and system-level institutions.With nearly two decades supporting higher-ed legal, compliance, student affairs, and administrative teams, I’m committed to helping institutions adopt technology that is fast to deploy, easy to use, and built specifically for the complexity of higher education.

Education

• Bellarmine University

  MBA, Business

  1999 — 2001

• Centre College

  BS, Biology

  1989 — 1993

Skills

• Market Research
• Team Leadership
• Budgets
• Finance
• Sales Process
• Relationship Management
• Product Management
• Strategic Partnerships
• Cross-Functional Team Leadership
• Marketing Strategy
• Business Strategy
• Project Management
• Entrepreneurship
• Sales Management
• Staff Development
• Salesforce.com
• Sales
• Business Development
• Coaching
• Negotiation
• Email Marketing
• Marketing
• Customer Satisfaction
• Training
• New Business Development
• Leadership Development
• Competitive Analysis
• Selling
• Start-Ups
• Public Speaking
• Saas
• Leadership
• Cold Calling
• Strategic Planning
• Strategy
• Sales Operations
• Customer Retention
• Customer Service
• Lead Generation
• Management