James la Rheir

James La Rheir currently serves as the Director of Global Sales Operations at GridGain since September 2023. Prior to this role, James held the position of Sales Operations Director at Imply from May 2018 to May 2023 and worked as an Operations Leader at A Company Near You from March 2017 to April 2018. James has extensive experience in the field, having previously served as the Director of Global Sales Operations at Great Place to Work Institute from 2012 to 2017, VP of Support Services at MapR Technologies in 2011, and Director of Global Technical Support at IronKey from 2008 to 2011. Earlier career roles include Director of Technical Support & QA at JasperSoft from 2002 to 2008 and Technical Support Manager at Ariba from 1999 to 2001. James holds a degree from San Jose State University.