Jonathan Kingsepp
Product, Revenue and Operations Strategist | Cloud & AI Practitioner | Passionate Marketplace & FinOps Champion | CxO, Advisor, Mentor
With over two decades of experience, I currently lead Product Growth and Innovation at Wheels, LLC, focusing on modernizing fleet management and mobility solutions with AI and other modern, cloud-centric technologies.
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By leveraging expertise in artificial intelligence, product innovation, and revenue growth, I work collaboratively with IT, operations, and revenue teams to enhance client, partner, and employee experiences while identifying new revenue opportunities. As a seasoned professional in Cloud GTM strategies, I mentor startups and advise on business development and operational excellence. My leadership at Northbound Solutions for over 24 years reflects a commitment to solving client challenges through tailored strategies in Cloud Marketplaces, revenue operations, and enablement programs, empowering ISVs and fostering collaboration within the global cloud ecosystem.
GTM Index
- PARTNER INSIGHTJOB
- Cloud GTM Mentor and Advisor2Y 11M
Cloud GTM Mentor and Advisor
Partner Insight
🔺 GTM Strategy Advocacy: Evangelize the value of Cloud GTM strategies to ISVs, SIs, and partnership professionals; promoting collaboration and innovation in cloud ecosystems. 🔺 Startup Advisory: Advise and mentor Cloud GTM startups around business development, operational excellence and strategic execution
- WHEELS,JOB
- Head of Product Growth and…1Y 2M
Head of Product Growth and Innovation
Wheels, LLC
• Spearhead innovation initiatives that will modernize fleet management and mobility solutions at Wheels, LLC. • Collaborate cross-functionally with IT, Ops, and Revenue teams to deliver massively improved experiences for clients, partners, and fellow employees • Leverage cloud and AI technologies to drive new revenue opportunities and enhance operational efficiency.
- NORTHBOUND SOLUTIONS,JOB
- Principal24Y 1M
Principal
Northbound Solutions, Inc.
I started NorthBound Solutions in 2001 after the dot-com bubble of '99-'00. Since that time, NorthBound has sustained through many booms and busts by solving client problems at affordable costs with experienced and dependable people. Our work has evolved over the years with changes in technology and business process. These days, NorthBound is focused on strategy and process for buying/selling through Cloud Marketplaces ("Cloud GTM"), Marketplace revenue operations and enablement programs for ISV's selling with global partners.
- INVISORYJOB
- BD Advisor1M
Business Development Advisor
Invisory
Advise under the direction of CEO on GTM strategy and execution.
- Chief Revenue Officer (CRO)9M
Chief Revenue Officer (CRO)
Invisory
Built and run a team of high-performing, growth-minded AEs and CSMs operating under GTM model optimized for customer outcomes and value. Responsible for activating more strategic partnerships with hyper-scale (HS) marketplace partners that enable ISV and HS success
- Chief Operating Officer7M
Chief Operating Officer
Invisory
Instilled operating procedures and organizational policies, developed and maintained financial models, and developed and deployed across my team a novel program for Customer Success designed to accelerate adoption, optimize revenue and improve CSAT
- TACKLE.IOJOB
- Head of Treasury and Inves…1Y 3M
Head of Treasury and Investor Relations, Senior Director - Data, Analytics and Sales Operations
Tackle.io
Established and manage the Treasury and Investor Relations functions while also serving in a leadership/SME capacity to drive strategic efforts like data governance, reporting and analytics, data validation and standardization, and supporting the engineering efforts around the emerging data warehouse. • Ran a bank selection process and led the migration to the new provider • Created and employed the Tackle Investment policy, which created $MM in risk-adjusted return in the first year • Designed and created a cash activity and burn model • Built and maintained a system to manage relationships with the potential venture and private equity investors • Built Tackle’s first Vendor Management sy…
- Senior Dir - Ecosystem BD,…3Y 4M
Senior Director - Ecosystem Business Development, Head of Microsoft Partnerships
Tackle.io
Hired primarily to manage Tackle's emerging partnership with Microsoft, to support a co-founder in managing the partnership with AWS, and to expand partnerships with other hyper-scale cloud providers. Additional responsibilities were assisting with early customer journeys to the Tackle platform while also collaborating cross-functionally to establish and scale sales and onboarding processes. • Customer count increased from 0 customers on Azure Marketplace with Tackle to over 100 within one year under my leadership • Created partner (overlay) sales assets - co-sell decks for partners, sales decks for customers, battlecards for partner sellers • Delivered enablement sessions to Microsoft se…
- OUTSYSTEMSJOB
- Senior Dir, Global Allianc…1Y 8M
Senior Director, Global Alliances and Channels
OutSystems
- PIVOTAL SOFTWARE, INC. (NOW VMWARE)JOB
- Dir, Global Technology All…3Y 11M
Director, Global Technology Alliances - Dell EMC
Pivotal Software, Inc. (now VMware)
Responsible for running global GTM and Programs for joint offerings between Pivotal and Dell EMC. Collaborate with cross-functional teams on Alliances, product management, product marketing and sales to develop actionable GTM field assets and deliver enablement training to direct and partner / Dell EMC sales leaders and teams. Run focused account plays engaging members of Pivotal and Dell EMC sales organizations to accelerate revenue and post-sales delivery.
- Consulting Solutions Eng10M
Consulting Solutions Engineer
Pivotal Software, Inc. (now VMware)
Responsible for defining and delivering business solutions that leverage our experience in delivering world-class big and fast data technology from Pivotal to the marketplace. At Pivotal, our mission is to enable customers to build a new class of applications, leveraging big and fast data, and do all of this with the power of cloud-independence. Uniting technology, people and programs from EMC and VMware, the following leading products and services are now part of Pivotal: Greenplum, Cloud Foundry, Spring, GemFire and other products from the VMware vFabric Suite, Cetas and Pivotal Labs. www.gopivotal.com
- GREENPLUM, A DIVISION OF EMCJOB
- Consulting Mgr1Y 3M
Consulting Manager
Greenplum, a Division of EMC
Responsible for organizing, deploying and managing a team of Solution Architects and Field Engineers that install and deploy Greenplum solutions for Big Data in North America. Serve as post-sales point-of-contact on Greenplum projects. Manage resource delivery of Greenplum solutions, including staffing, budgets and program execution.
- ADVISA GROUPJOB
- BD Mgr / Account Mgr5M
Business Development Manager / Account Manager
Advisa Group
- ERELIABLE,JOB
- BD Mgr1Y 1M
Business Development Manager
eReliable, Inc.
- Job: Tackle.io — Senior Director - Ecosystem Business Development, Head of Microsoft Partnerships · 2019-09 – 2023-01 · 3y 4mo — Hired primarily to manage Tackle's emerging partnership with Microsoft, to support a co-founder in managing the partnership with AWS, and to expand partnerships with other hyper-scale cloud providers. Additional responsibilities were assisting with early customer journeys to the Tackle platform while also collaborating cross-functionally to establish and scale sales and onboarding processes. • Customer count increased from 0 customers on Azure Marketplace with Tackle to over 100 within one year under my leadership • Created partner (overlay) sales assets - co-sell decks for partners, sales decks for customers, battlecards for partner sellers • Delivered enablement sessions to Microsoft se…
- Job: Invisory — Chief Operating Officer · 2023-06 – 2024-01 · 7 mo — Instilled operating procedures and organizational policies, developed and maintained financial models, and developed and deployed across my team a novel program for Customer Success designed to accelerate adoption, optimize revenue and improve CSAT
- Job: eReliable, Inc. — Business Development Manager · 2000-01 – 2001-02 · 1y 1mo
- Job: Partner Insight — Cloud GTM Mentor and Advisor · 2023-11 – present · 2y 9mo — 🔺 GTM Strategy Advocacy: Evangelize the value of Cloud GTM strategies to ISVs, SIs, and partnership professionals; promoting collaboration and innovation in cloud ecosystems. 🔺 Startup Advisory: Advise and mentor Cloud GTM startups around business development, operational excellence and strategic execution
- Job: Pivotal Software, Inc. (now VMware) — Director, Global Technology Alliances - Dell EMC · 2014-02 – 2018-01 · 3y 11mo — Responsible for running global GTM and Programs for joint offerings between Pivotal and Dell EMC. Collaborate with cross-functional teams on Alliances, product management, product marketing and sales to develop actionable GTM field assets and deliver enablement training to direct and partner / Dell EMC sales leaders and teams. Run focused account plays engaging members of Pivotal and Dell EMC sales organizations to accelerate revenue and post-sales delivery.
- Job: Pivotal Software, Inc. (now VMware) — Consulting Solutions Engineer · 2013-04 – 2014-02 · 10 mo — Responsible for defining and delivering business solutions that leverage our experience in delivering world-class big and fast data technology from Pivotal to the marketplace. At Pivotal, our mission is to enable customers to build a new class of applications, leveraging big and fast data, and do all of this with the power of cloud-independence. Uniting technology, people and programs from EMC and VMware, the following leading products and services are now part of Pivotal: Greenplum, Cloud Foundry, Spring, GemFire and other products from the VMware vFabric Suite, Cetas and Pivotal Labs. www.gopivotal.com
- Job: Advisa Group — Business Development Manager / Account Manager · 2001-02 – 2001-07 · 5 mo
- Job: Greenplum, a Division of EMC — Consulting Manager · 2012-01 – 2013-04 · 1y 3mo — Responsible for organizing, deploying and managing a team of Solution Architects and Field Engineers that install and deploy Greenplum solutions for Big Data in North America. Serve as post-sales point-of-contact on Greenplum projects. Manage resource delivery of Greenplum solutions, including staffing, budgets and program execution.
- Job: Wheels, LLC — Head of Product Growth and Innovation · 2025-08 – present · 1y — • Spearhead innovation initiatives that will modernize fleet management and mobility solutions at Wheels, LLC. • Collaborate cross-functionally with IT, Ops, and Revenue teams to deliver massively improved experiences for clients, partners, and fellow employees • Leverage cloud and AI technologies to drive new revenue opportunities and enhance operational efficiency.
- Job: Tackle.io — Head of Treasury and Investor Relations, Senior Director - Data, Analytics and Sales Operations · 2022-02 – 2023-05 · 1y 3mo — Established and manage the Treasury and Investor Relations functions while also serving in a leadership/SME capacity to drive strategic efforts like data governance, reporting and analytics, data validation and standardization, and supporting the engineering efforts around the emerging data warehouse. • Ran a bank selection process and led the migration to the new provider • Created and employed the Tackle Investment policy, which created $MM in risk-adjusted return in the first year • Designed and created a cash activity and burn model • Built and maintained a system to manage relationships with the potential venture and private equity investors • Built Tackle’s first Vendor Management sy…
- Job: Invisory — Business Development Advisor · 2024-09 – 2024-10 · 1 mo — Advise under the direction of CEO on GTM strategy and execution.
- Job: Invisory — Chief Revenue Officer (CRO) · 2023-12 – 2024-09 · 9 mo — Built and run a team of high-performing, growth-minded AEs and CSMs operating under GTM model optimized for customer outcomes and value. Responsible for activating more strategic partnerships with hyper-scale (HS) marketplace partners that enable ISV and HS success
- Job: OutSystems — Senior Director, Global Alliances and Channels · 2018-01 – 2019-09 · 1y 8mo
- Job: Northbound Solutions, Inc. — Principal · 2001-08 – 2025-09 · 24y 1mo — I started NorthBound Solutions in 2001 after the dot-com bubble of '99-'00. Since that time, NorthBound has sustained through many booms and busts by solving client problems at affordable costs with experienced and dependable people. Our work has evolved over the years with changes in technology and business process. These days, NorthBound is focused on strategy and process for buying/selling through Cloud Marketplaces ("Cloud GTM"), Marketplace revenue operations and enablement programs for ISV's selling with global partners.
- School: Miami University — BS, Finance
- School: Kellstadt School of Business - DePaul University — Master of Business Administration - MBA, Accounting and Business/Management
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