Alejandra Laínez

Analytics & BI Leader | Customer Strategy & Transformation | Driving Scalable Insights Across RevOps

Role
Director Business Intelligence at Zscaler
Location
Seattle, WA, US
LinkedIn followers
500 followers
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About Alejandra Laínez

Analytics and Operations leader with over a decade of experience transforming how businesses use data to drive performance, alignment, and growth. With roots in engineering and process design, and a trajectory through Analytics & BI leadership, this journey has always been about making the complex understandable - and making organizations measurably better. From building a ground up analytics function supporting the entire revenue lifecycle, to leading cross-functional data strategy in a high-growth SaaS environment, the focus remains on delivering clarity where it\'s needed most. My leadership style blends strategic vision, business fluency, and a system mindset. I believe data is only as valuable as the change it inspires - and that the best outcomes happens when insights, execution, and people are aligned with purpose.

Experience

  1. Director Business Intelligence

    Zscaler

    Sep 2024 — Present · US

    Lead the Business Intelligence team within Customer Success Strategy & Operations, supporting Global Support, Professional Services, and Customer Success Managers with data-driven insights. My team drives strategic decision-making, operational efficiency, and data governance, ensuring leaders have the right metrics to manage and grow the business.Key Responsibilities: • Analytics Strategy & Enablement: Aligning BI initiatives with Customer Success objectives, ensuring leaders have visibility into performance and opportunities. • Data Infrastructure & Governance: Partnering with IT to establish scalable data pipelines, improve data quality, and drive governance across analytics. • Customer Success Performance Management: Defining key metrics, dashboards, and frameworks that enable leadership, management, and individual contributors to execute effectively. • Cross-Functional Collaboration: Working across teams to integrate insights into business processes, optimize SFDC implementations, and enhance decision-making.My focus is on transforming data into action—equipping teams with the right intelligence to drive customer success at scale.

Education

  • Tecnológico de Costa Rica

    Bachelor's degree, Electrical and Electronics Engineering

    2004 — 2008

  • The University of Texas at Austin

    Executive Education Program, Advanced Business Leadership Experience

  • MIT Professional Education

    Program, Machine Learning: From Data to Decisions

    2020 — 2020

  • Universidad Latina de Costa Rica

    Ingeniera Electrónica, Electrical and Electronics Engineering

    2009 — 2011

Skills

  • Embedded Systems
  • Debugging
  • Programming
  • Analog
  • Labview
  • Data Acquisition
  • Multisim
  • C++
  • Electronics
  • Sensors
  • Test Automation
  • Project Management
  • Rf
  • Fpga
  • Pxi
  • Verilog
  • Automation
  • Vhdl

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