Fractional CMO & GTM Advisor

Alison
Crawford

Enterprise SaaS · AI-Augmented GTM · PMM Leadership

20+ years translating market insight into enterprise SaaS revenue. I build and scale PMM operating models that improve win rates, accelerate pipeline, and strengthen field execution — without scaling headcount.

20+
Years enterprise SaaS GTM
48
Win/loss interviews in a single quarter
76%
Sales enablement engagement rate
50%
Content creation time cut with AI
Boston, MA · Available for fractional engagements
What I do

The strategic layer
your GTM is missing

Most enterprise SaaS companies plateau not because their product isn't good enough — but because their GTM system can't keep up with the sales motion. I fix that. I embed as a senior operator across the six highest-leverage PMM problems, and I measure everything against pipeline and win rate.

01
Fractional PMM Leadership

Your PMM function is either understaffed, misaligned, or underperforming against revenue goals. I step in as a VP-level operator — rebuilding the team, the model, and the metrics. I’ve taken a 7-person underperforming PMM team to full output in under a year, with all OKRs green.

02
GTM Strategy & Planning

Deals are stalling because your positioning doesn’t map to how buyers actually buy. I build segment coverage models, ICPs, and vertically tailored GTM narratives that shorten sales cycles — I’ve delivered 4 industry master decks in a single quarter and reduced sales cycles by 15%.

03
Competitive Intelligence

Your field is losing competitive deals because intelligence arrives too late and isn’t field-ready. I build continuous CI engines — real-time battlecards, displacement playbooks, and trap questions — that turn competitive pressure into wins. 48 win/loss interviews in a single quarter, feeding directly into strategy.

04
Revenue Enablement Platform

Enablement fails when assets sit unused and can’t be tied to deal impact. I build content governance, field adoption programs, and measurement frameworks that close that gap — 815 assets migrated, 76% engagement rate, governance tied directly to pipeline contribution.

05
AI-Powered PMM Operations

Your PMM team is spending 80% of its time producing assets and 20% on strategy. I flip that ratio. I design AI-driven GTM content engines that cut production time by ~50% — compressing battlecards, sales narratives, case studies, and industry decks from weeks to days.

06
Analyst Relations Strategy

Most companies treat Gartner and IDC as a once-a-year briefing exercise. I activate analyst relationships as live GTM levers — responding to RFIs in active deal cycles, shaping Magic Quadrant positioning, and using third-party credibility to win late-stage competitive situations.

Track record

Built to move
the revenue needle

48
Win/loss interviews in Q1 2026 — all OKRs green
815
Assets migrated to revenue enablement platform at launch
20
Customer stories published, 28 more in pipeline
Deal pipeline doubled at o9 Solutions
15%
Sales cycle reduction through competitive programs
3
Analyst RFIs in 2026 directly supporting competitive deals
RELEX Solutions
2025 – Present
Director, Product Marketing
Rebuilt a 7-person PMM team from underperforming to high-output in under a year. Deployed AI-driven GTM model, launched revenue enablement platform, stood up a win/loss program, and delivered 4 industry master decks in a single quarter.
Aera Technology
2022 – 2025
Senior Director, Global Product Marketing
Owned positioning for an AI decision intelligence platform targeting Global 2000. Built competitive intelligence from scratch and developed an enterprise persona framework adopted across Sales, Presales, and Content.
o9 Solutions
2021 – 2022
Director, Global Product Marketing
Led PMM for a hypergrowth supply chain unicorn. Doubled deal pipeline, shortened sales cycles by 15%, and built the analyst relations program influencing Gartner and IDC positioning.
Kinaxis
2018 – 2021
Senior Manager, Industry & Solutions Marketing
Led PMM across manufacturing, high-tech, and retail/CPG verticals. Built global competitive displacement playbooks and supported Gartner Magic Quadrant participation.
My approach

I don’t deliver
decks. I deliver results.

“The highest-leverage thing a PMM leader can do is build systems that outlast the engagement — and measure everything against revenue.”

Most fractional engagements produce a strategy document and disappear. I do the opposite. From week one I’m embedded with your sales and presales teams — running win/loss interviews, auditing what’s in the field, and identifying the exact messaging and competitive gaps costing you deals.

I’ve built AI-powered GTM content models that compress asset production from months to days — not as an experiment, but as a running operating model that delivered 4 industry master decks, 20 published customer stories, and a full competitive intelligence engine in a single quarter.

Every engagement is scoped around OKRs tied to pipeline influence, win rate, and deal velocity — not activity metrics. You’ll know exactly what you’re getting, how it will be measured, and what success looks like before we start.

Best fit: Enterprise SaaS companies with complex, presales-led sales motions — typically Series B through pre-IPO — where GTM sophistication is the differentiator between winning and losing deals.

Core capabilities

  • AI-Augmented GTM & PMM Operations
  • Enterprise Positioning & Messaging Architecture
  • Go-to-Market Planning & Launch Execution
  • Presales Partnership & Deal Strategy
  • Competitive Intelligence & Displacement Strategy
  • Sales Enablement & Field Adoption
  • Pipeline Influence, Win Rate & Deal Velocity
  • Buyer Persona Development & Audience Segmentation
  • Analyst Relations — Gartner & IDC
  • PMM Team Leadership & Operating Model Design
Recognition

What colleagues say

Make-it-happen leader who strengthened GTM messaging and insights and drove AI tool adoption across product marketing.

Senior Product Marketing Manager · RELEX Solutions

The highest-signal competitive intelligence output I have seen at RELEX.

Field Sales · RELEX Solutions — on the win/loss & CI program

A major transformation — equipping new sellers with the latest insights into our product and target customers.

Digital Learning · RELEX Solutions — on the global sales onboarding overhaul
Background

Education & credentials

2023 Women in Supply Chain Award

Education

MBA, Strategy & International Management
Boston University, Questrom School of Business
BA, Journalism & Social Thought and Political Economy
University of Massachusetts Amherst
Marketing Analytics Certificate
Cornell Executive Education
Negotiation for Executives Certificate
MIT Sloan School of Management

Tools & platforms

HighspotSalesforceHubSpotConfluence / JiraClaudeChatGPTPerplexityKlueHeyGen

Industries

Supply Chain SaaSRetail & CPGGrocery & ConvenienceManufacturingHigh-TechAI / Decision IntelligenceLife SciencesHealth & BeautyDIY / Home Improvement
Let’s work together

Ready to move
your GTM forward?

I typically work with 2–3 companies at a time on fractional or advisory engagements. If you’re building enterprise SaaS GTM and need an experienced operator in the mix, let’s talk.

Send me an email Connect on LinkedIn

aliecrawford@yahoo.com  ·  +1 781 420 9497  ·  linkedin.com/in/alisoncrawford