Jim Smittkamp

CEO

Boulder, Colorado, United States19 yrs 1 mo experience
Most Likely To SwitchHighly Stable

Key Highlights

  • Proven track record of exceeding growth targets.
  • Expert in building high-performance sales teams.
  • Innovative leader in sales process optimization.
Stackforce AI infers this person is a SaaS revenue leader with extensive experience in sales and customer success.

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Skills

Core Skills

Revenue GrowthSales Management

Other Skills

Sales OperationsCustomer SuccessBusiness DevelopmentSales EngineeringSales MethodologiesLeadership DevelopmentSalesforce.comSaaSSolution SellingLead GenerationSales ProcessMarketingMarketing StrategySalesBusiness Intelligence

About

Top-performing revenue leader with a proven track record of consistently exceeding growth targets. Highly successful at building high-performance teams and optimizing sales processes to maximize revenue growth and minimize churn. Track record of implementing and executing on; demand generation, customer success, sales operations, sales methodologies, leadership development, sales enablement, sales engineering, new business land and expansion. Core Competencies: - Consultative Selling - Solutions Selling - Business Development - Account Penetration - Revenue Growth - Sales innovation - Sales Management - Sales Training - Client Retention

Experience

Atlan

Chief Revenue Officer

Mar 2024Present · 2 yrs 1 mo · Boulder, Colorado, United States · Remote

Fivetran

2 roles

Chief Revenue Officer

Promoted

Apr 2021Sep 2023 · 2 yrs 5 mos

  • Since January 2019, led worldwide sales, sales engineering, customer success, and business development. Enhanced role in 2021 to manage global partnerships, revenue operations, and professional services.
  • Instrumental in increasing the customer base from 500 to over 7,000 globally between January 2019 and September 2023.
  • Drove expansion across the Americas, EMEA, and APAC, focusing increasingly on the enterprise segment.
  • Shifted from subscription to consumption-based pricing, adopted the Command of the Message sales methodology, and enhanced the product-led growth motion with self-service and freemium options.
  • Played a pivotal role in the integration of HVR, a market leader in database replication for SAP and Oracle.
  • Engaged intensively with major partners like Snowflake, Databricks, Google Cloud, Amazon, and Microsoft, alongside a wide array of ISVs, and regional and global SIs.
  • Key Focus Areas: Emphasized alignment with the Executive Team, prioritized business outcomes and customer perspectives, nurtured a team-first environment for career and skill growth, and continuously improved operational processes to enhance efficiency and foster innovation.
  • At Fivetran, I was also the executive sponsor for the Fivetran Women's ERG (FTW+). A key achievement of this group was the establishment of the Fivetran Mentorship Program. This innovative program focused on developing high-potential employees through structured mentoring sessions, pairing them with senior employees and executives. Initially starting with a few dozen participants, the program rapidly grew in scale, demonstrating its effectiveness and popularity.
Sales OperationsCustomer SuccessBusiness DevelopmentSales EngineeringSales MethodologiesLeadership Development+2

Vice President of Global Sales

Jan 2019Apr 2021 · 2 yrs 3 mos

  • At Fivetran, we’ve redefined the modern data pipeline by creating the only zero-maintenance way to effortlessly replicate business data into the modern data destination of your choice.
  • Shaped by the needs of analysts, data engineers, and business stakeholders, our fully managed pipelines enable data-driven decisions company-wide by combining disparate data sources into a reliable and centralized view - it just works!
  • We’re focused, transparent, and trusted by companies around the globe who are embracing the modern data stack.

Sap

VP Sales

Nov 2017Jan 2019 · 1 yr 2 mos

  • Formerly, Gigya. Acquired by SAP
  • Responsible for all revenue in N.A. West, N.A. Central, Canada, and LATAM for the newly formed Customer Data Cloud division, within the SAP Customer Experience product group.
  • As an 'overlay' team from the newly acquired company, we had the opportunity to continue driving net new logo acquisition while simultaneously cross-selling Customer Data Cloud throughout the SAP enterprise customer base.

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Investor

Jan 2017Present · 9 yrs 3 mos

Gigya

Regional Vice President of Sales

Sep 2015Nov 2017 · 2 yrs 2 mos

  • Responsible for all revenue in N.A. West, N.A. Central, Canada, and LATAM.
  • As the leader in customer identity and access management (CIAM), Gigya (now part of SAP) helps businesses identify, engage and build a single view of each customer, to better understand who they are and fuel relevant, personalized experiences across their journey — from awareness to advocacy. Our platform is designed to meet privacy, compliance and security best practices without sacrificing user experience.

Birst

Regional Sales Director East

Apr 2014Sep 2015 · 1 yr 5 mos

  • At Birst (acquired by Infor in 2017) I led the strategic account program in the Eastern United States
  • My role involved spearheading the strategic account pod, where our focus was on enhancing customer outcomes and driving growth through new client acquisitions and license expansions. This required deep collaboration with major enterprises, integrating our innovative solutions into their diverse business units to optimize performance and growth.
  • I had the privilege of managing strategic accounts in the East, building successful partnerships with industry giants like Dun and Bradstreet, Royal Bank of Canada, Kellogg's, Citrix, and United Therapeutics. Our efforts were instrumental in expanding Birst's market reach, underscoring the significant advantages of our cloud-based, fact-driven decision-making tools.
  • At Birst, founded in 2005 by Business Intelligence experts, we've been dedicated to delivering enterprise-level analysis and reporting. Our mission is to democratize Business Intelligence, ensuring it's accessible, user-friendly, and cost-effective. I'm proud to have contributed to our comprehensive, cloud-based BI suite, designed to meet every need and user, addressing the traditional challenges of fragmentation, complexity, and high costs in BI platforms.

Smiling life foundation

Executive Director of Development

Nov 2012Present · 13 yrs 5 mos · Boulder, Colorado

  • Smiling Life Foundation's mission is to promote education and healthcare for underprivileged children worldwide.

Logi analytics

Commercial Sales Manager

Jan 2010Apr 2014 · 4 yrs 3 mos · Tysons Corner, Virginia

  • At Logi Analytics (acquired by Marlin Equity in 2017) I Led a team of account executives, business development representatives, and pre-sales engineers to maximize new business and ARR growth in commercial organizations across a multitude of verticals.
  • We leveraged a consultative sales approach based on the "Challenger" sales process to create highly-contextual analytic applications that drove operational efficiency and business value.
  • Winner 2013 Top Gun Award - (Top Performer Commercial Sales)
  • Winner 2012 Sales Excellence Award (Top Performer Commercial Sales )

Vertafore

Senior Account Executive

Oct 2009Nov 2010 · 1 yr 1 mo · Boulder, Colorado

  • Senior Account Executive
  • Cold called on senior decision makers in a geographic territory to ensure adequate pipeline coverage
  • Consulted with insurance agencies to design and implement custom software packages that increased efficiency and created new sales opportunities
  • Implemented regional ‘pod’ structure including; solution engineers, professional services consultants, and customer service reps that helped maximize new business growth and customer success
  • Accomplishments
  • Averaged 120% of quota from 2009-2010
  • Largest net new CRM deal in the division’s history

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Senior Account Executive

Jul 2007Oct 2009 · 2 yrs 3 mos · Boulder, Colorado

  • Responsible for overall new business growth in a geographical territory
  • Cold called and consulted with purchasing leaders and senior executives at national retail chains to; optimize merchandising strategies, facilitate competitive buy outs, and implement promotional campaigns
  • Averaged 113% of quota between July of 2007 and October of 2009 (27 consecutive months)

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Manager of Sales & Field Operations - AVP Crocs Tour

May 2006Sep 2006 · 4 mos · Boulder, CO / National

  • Coordinated field sales and campaign execution for a national tour across 15+ markets.

Education

Drake University

Business — Marketing

Jan 2003Jan 2007

Harvard Business School Online

HBX Core: Credential of Readiness - 2015 Cohort

Jan 2015Jan 2015

Harvard Business School Online

Other; Certificate in Strategy Execution

Jan 2022Mar 2022

Harvard Business School Online

Other; Certificate in Disruptive Strategy with Clayton Christensen

Oct 2023Nov 2023

Harvard Business School Online

Other; Certificate in Leading with Finance

Jan 2024Mar 2024

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