Heide van Buskirk

Heide Van Buskirk has extensive work experience spanning over 27 years. Heide has held various leadership roles in sales operations and effectiveness, sales development, and compensation enablement.

In their most recent role as VP of Sales Operations & Effectiveness at Rent., Heide created a vision and led the transformation that contributed to the company's turnaround through sales growth and scalability. Heide provided functional leadership for customer segmentation, sales compensation, business intelligence visibility, and pricing structure, resulting in significant improvements in revenue growth, ARPP, churn reduction, and portfolio penetration.

Before joining Rent., Heide worked at Philips Healthcare as the Director of Sales Operations. Heide led a dynamic team responsible for driving market transformation through end-to-end sales planning and compensation models. Heide also oversaw the implementation of decision-making applications and the integration of Anaplan, which enhanced productivity, visibility, quality, engagement, and governance.

Prior to Philips, Heide held several roles at HP. As the Americas Director of Compensation Enablement, they delivered consistent high-quality results and effectively managed change. Heide also served as the US Director of Sales Development & Operations, leading an executive team to establish an enterprise-wide sales operations group and driving key functions such as reporting, compensation, and sales efficiency infrastructure.

Heide's earlier experience includes roles at WebPutty, iCommerce, HP, and General Dynamics. Heide has a proven track record of driving go-to-market strategies, channel development, and product marketing activities.

Overall, Heide Van Buskirk's work experience demonstrates their ability to drive sales growth, enhance operational efficiency, and lead successful transformations in various organizations.

Heide Van Buskirk completed their education with a Bachelor of Science degree in Civil Engineering (Structural) from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, where they attended from 1990 to 1994. Following that, they pursued an MBA in Business Operations at Cornell Johnson Graduate School of Management between 1996 and 1998. In 2018, Heide Van Buskirk received a Strategic Human Resources Leadership Certificate from Cornell University.