Robert W Gregory

Pre-Sales, Customer Success & Professional Services Leader

Proven SaaS Sales Leader empowering geographically diverse cross-functional teams to deliver revenue growth and customer retention.

Chicago, IL
Robert W Gregory - Professional Portrait

Driving Revenue Growth Through Strategic Leadership

$7M+
in pre-sales bookings (first 3 quarters 2023)
40%
reduction in onboarding time
25%
increase in open rates through ICP refinement
$2.8M
additional Q4 revenue
200%
growth in program adoption

Core Expertise

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C-Level Relationship Building
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Cross-functional Team Leadership
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Revenue Growth & Customer Retention
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SaaS Sales & Implementation
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International Business Development
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Strategic Planning & Execution
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Digital Transformation
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Data Analytics & Business Intelligence
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Process Optimization
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Public Speaking & Presentations
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Project Management
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AI & Machine Learning Integration

C-Level Relationship builder with a strategic focus on customer's ROI impact, product adoption and ARR growth. A natural customer advocate enabling product development and commercialization of expanded offerings throughout current customers and targeted ICP.

Professional Journey

A timeline of leadership roles, strategic achievements, and measurable business impact across diverse industries

PartnerLinQ

Vice President Pre-sales & Enablement

03/2024 - 02/2025
  • Led Pre-Sales, Sales Enablement, and Training teams, closed 3 net new logos in first 4 months
  • Developed comprehensive sales enablement programs and training curricula
  • Established strategic partnerships and channel development initiatives

Salsify

Director of Professional Services, Pre-Sales

07/2022 - 11/2023
  • Accelerated team performance from $750K to $1.6M quarterly
  • Developed EMEA business from $0 to $200K per quarter
  • Built and scaled professional services organization across multiple regions
  • Implemented data-driven sales processes and customer success methodologies

Salsify

Practice Director and Account Director 

08/2020 - 07/2022
  • Generated $2.5 million in services revenue over the first nine months 
  • Exceeded targeted sales quota by 10% in year 1, and 17% in year 2

1WorldSync

Director, Global Solutions Partners

10/2018 - 10/2019
  • Maintained 28 core partnerships, expanded organizational integration, and elevated new
    opportunities while collaborating with finance, sales, services, product, and development to
    eliminate 75 low-revenue partnerships.
  • Expanded industry reach into natural/organic food, European healthcare, and office suppliers.
  • Generated $100,000 of additional revenue within the first month of adoption.

1WorldSync

Global Director, Customer Success Community Engagement

08/2014 - 10/2018
  • Increased customer retention by 3% resulting in an incremental annual revenue gain of ~$600,000 within the first year.
  • Facilitated the acquisition of two new major retailers in APAC & EMEA, securing $500K
    in new business within the first 6 months.
  • Created, managed, and moderated a Strategic Advisory Council, and realized $1 million in new
    product roll-outs.

Walmart.com

Senior Product Manager, Walmart@Labs of Services

11/2012 - 08/2014
  • Developed and implemented a new content acquisition program reducing vendor onboarding from weeks to hours.
  • Led the initiative to recategorize online products to align with consumer search and purchases resulting in a 1% uptick in conversion
  • Project was on of CIO of Walmart Inc. top 10 initiatives in 2013 & 2014

Walmart.com

Senior Manager, Site Merchandising Operations

01/2011-11/2012
  • Led end-to-end online merchandise setup process development and improvement expanding
    Walmart.com's online catalog by millions of products.
  • Negotiated contracts with third-party data providers reducing content acquisition cost by 35%
  • Led a team of 40 supporting the daily site operations for content acquisition and publication doubling the number of products online

Specialized Expertise & Services

Delivering exceptional results across three core domains of business excellence

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Pre-Sales & Revenue Growth

Proven track record of scaling pre-sales teams and accelerating revenue growth through strategic solution architecture and expert contract negotiation.

Contract Negotiation Demo Development EMEA Business Development Solution Architecture Sales Cycle Management
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Customer Success & Professional Services

Expert in building customer success programs that drive retention and expansion through comprehensive support and training delivery.

Business Reviews Customer Support Implementation Management Training Delivery

Strategic Leadership & Operations

Experienced in managing diverse teams and complex business operations with expertise in GTM strategy and cross-functional leadership.

Team Building GTM Strategy Process Improvement Budget Management Cross-functional Leadership

Ready to Drive Your Revenue Growth?

Let's discuss how my expertise in SaaS sales leadership and customer success can accelerate your business goals.