Stephen Vickers

Stephen Vickers has extensive work experience in sales and business development. Stephen currently serves as the Head of US Sales Development at Cognism, starting in 2022. Prior to this, they worked at Acquia as the Sr Director Global Business Development & Inside Sales from July 2021 to December 2022. Stephen led global business development teams across North America, EMEA, and APJ, and implemented a college hiring/progression initiative.

Before Acquia, Stephen held various roles at Oracle from 2011 to 2021. Stephen served as the Group Sales Director - Business Development, leading teams of sales development representatives and managers. Stephen achieved record SaaS pipelines and led a college hiring initiative. Additionally, they were the Group Sales Director for North America Enterprise/UpMarket East CX and Sales Automation, overseeing a team of managers and salespeople selling cloud applications.

Stephen also worked at Road Runner Sports as a Sales Manager and Sr. Sales Running Specialist from 2005 to 2011, and at Saucony as a Technical Sales Rep from 2002 to 2005.

Overall, Stephen Vickers has demonstrated expertise in sales leadership, business development strategy, and team management throughout their career.

Stephen Vickers earned a B.A. degree in Information Design & Corporate Communications from Bentley University, where they attended from 1999 to 2002. Additionally, they obtained a Diversity, Equity and Inclusion in the Workplace Certificate from USF Corporate Training and Professional Education in May 2021. Currently, they are pursuing further education at the University of Michigan - Stephen M. Ross School of Business, although specific details regarding their degree and field of study are not provided.