Deepa Sankar
About Deepa Sankar
Deepa Sankar serves as the Vice President of Portfolio Marketing at Trellix, bringing extensive experience in product marketing across various technology companies. She has held senior roles at Informatica, Dremio, SAP, Pyramid Analytics, and eBay, and is recognized for her expertise in market intelligence and customer advocacy.
Current Role at Trellix
Deepa Sankar serves as the Vice President of Portfolio Marketing at Trellix, a position she has held since 2023. In this role, she focuses on developing and executing marketing strategies that enhance the company's portfolio offerings. Her responsibilities include overseeing market positioning and messaging to ensure alignment with customer needs and market trends.
Previous Experience in Product Marketing
Before joining Trellix, Deepa held several significant roles in product marketing. She was the Vice President of Portfolio Marketing at Pyramid Analytics from 2022 to 2023. Prior to that, she worked at Dremio as VP of Portfolio Marketing from 2021 to 2022. Her tenure at Informatica included roles as Director of Product Marketing for Data Integration and Data Catalogs from 2016 to 2018, and as Head of Cloud, iPaaS, Data Engineering Portfolio Marketing from 2018 to 2021.
Career Background in Technology Companies
Deepa's career spans multiple technology companies, where she has developed expertise in market and competitive intelligence, customer advocacy, and thought leadership. She worked at SAP as Senior Director of Product Marketing from 2008 to 2014 and was a Senior Product Manager at eBay from 2005 to 2008. Additionally, she served as Senior Director of Product Marketing at PunchTab for five months in 2014 before its acquisition by WalmartLabs.
Educational Background
Deepa Sankar earned her Bachelor of Technology (B.Tech) degree in Electrical Engineering from the University of Kerala. Her educational background has provided a strong foundation for her career in technology and marketing.
Expertise in Marketing Strategies
Deepa specializes in compelling messaging and positioning, analyst relations strategy, and content strategy. She has extensive experience in demand generation and sales enablement, and she has a proven track record of creating new market categories and growing existing business. She has built high-performing portfolio marketing teams in fast-paced start-ups and mid-size companies.