Denison Risso

SaaS GTM & Sales Leadership | LATAM | ex-Slack | ex-Salesforce | 8x President’s Club

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Mitti by SafetyCultureex-VERISIGNex-Slack

Proven sales leader with over 25 years of technology experience. Currently spearheading Go-to-Market strategies and sales expansion in the Latin America region, leveraging a strong track record in SaaS growth and market penetration.

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At Slack, multiple years were dedicated to scaling enterprise and commercial teams, with a primary focus on finance, healthcare, life sciences, and the LATAM market, consistently delivering exceptional results. Fluent in English Spanish and Portuguese. Known for achieving top performance metrics, such as surpassing 390% of quota and being recognized as a top performer in the Americas, contributions have consistently driven team success and organizational growth. Proficiency in sales management, mobile marketing, and team leadership ensures continued impact in fostering regional market expansion and exceeding business objectives. Experience in creating strategies for PLG and expanding businesses into the Latin America region.

Career TimelineNOW → PAST

GTM Index

  1. MITTI BY SAFETYCULTUREJOB
    1. Dir of GTM, Emerging Marke…
      1Y 1M
    2. Head of LATAM GTM / Sales
      4M
  2. SLACKJOB
    1. Regional VP of Sales
      8M
    2. Regional VP of Sales (RVP)
      9M
    3. Enterprise Account Executive
      3Y 3M
  3. SYNIVERSEJOB
    1. Sr. Dir Solution Sales - A…
      2Y 9M
    2. Senior Sales Dir
      2Y
    3. Sales Executive Dir, Brazi…
      1Y 2M
    4. Sales Mgr Brazil & South A…
      2Y 1M
    5. Senior Sales Solutions Eng
      2Y 2M
  4. MOBILE MONDAY SÃO PAULOJOB
    1. Co-founder
      1Y
  5. VERISIGNJOB
    1. Sales Eng Mgr, CALA
      2Y 2M
    2. Consulting Mgr
      1Y 8M
  6. INCODE TELECOM GROUPJOB
    1. Senior Consultant
      1Y 4M
  7. VIVOJOB
    1. System Eng
      2Y
  8. CLAROJOB
    1. System Analyst
      2Y 2M
  9. PROMÁTICA SISTEMAS E CONSULTORIAJOB
    1. Software Eng
      4Y 4M

Time in market 30Y 9MOpen 1Closed 16Stints 17

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  1. Job: VERISIGN — Consulting Manager · 2005-12 – 2007-08
  2. Job: Mitti by SafetyCulture — Director of GTM, Emerging Markets & Enterprise · 2025-07 – present
  3. Job: Slack — Regional Vice President of Sales · 2024-06 – 2025-02
  4. Job: Syniverse — Senior Sales Director · 2015-06 – 2017-06
  5. Job: Claro — System Analyst · 2000-05 – 2002-07
  6. Job: Slack — Regional Vice President of Sales (RVP) · 2023-08 – 2024-05
  7. Job: VERISIGN — Sales Engineering Manager, CALA · 2007-08 – 2009-10
  8. Job: Syniverse — Sr. Director Solution Sales - Americas Enterprise · 2017-07 – 2020-04
  9. Job: Syniverse — Sales Manager Brazil & South America · 2012-01 – 2014-02
  10. Job: inCode Telecom Group — Senior Consultant · 2004-08 – 2005-12
  11. Job: Mitti by SafetyCulture — Head of LATAM GTM / Sales · 2025-02 – 2025-06
  12. Job: Vivo — System Engineer · 2002-07 – 2004-07
  13. Job: Slack — Enterprise Account Executive · 2020-05 – 2023-08
  14. Job: Syniverse — Sales Executive Director, Brazil & South America · 2014-03 – 2015-05
  15. Job: Promática Sistemas e Consultoria — Software Engineer · 1995-11 – 2000-03
  16. Job: Syniverse — Senior Sales Solutions Engineer · 2009-10 – 2011-12
  17. Job: Mobile Monday São Paulo — Co-founder · 2009-04 – 2010-04

Skills

SalesforceLATAMLatin AmericaAccount DirectorsAccount ExecutivesLife SciencesSales ProcessesSales and MarketingConsultative SellingPre-salesProduct ManagementIntegrationMobile TechnologyMobile ApplicationsAccount ManagementBusiness-to-Business (B2B)Software as a Service (SaaS)LeadershipArtificial Intelligence (AI)StrategyBusiness Development

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