Raul Rincon

Go-to-Market (GTM) executive, consultant, and fractional Chief Revenue Officer (CRO)

Denver
Independent Consultantex-Twilio Inc.ex-Genesys

Dynamic sales, marketing, and operations leader with over 20 years of success driving growth across new, emerging, and established markets—both domestically and internationally.

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I specialize in building and executing long-term go-to-market strategies across direct and channel sales, supporting both SaaS and On-Premise models. Known for bringing clarity, vision, and results to high-growth environments, I’ve consistently led teams that outperform targets while navigating complex technical, business, and cultural landscapes. My leadership spans North America and international markets, with a focus on scaling revenue, developing partner ecosystems, and aligning cross-functional teams around customer success. **Areas of expertise include:** * Developer-led GTM strategies targeting CXOs, architects, and engineering teams * Enterprise SaaS, cloud transformation, and hybrid deployment models * Hiring and mentoring high-performing sales and cross-functional teams * Managing OPEX, aligning technical and business requirements, and executing value-based pricing strategies * Leading M\&A integration to accelerate market expansion * Customer retention, satisfaction, and expansion strategies * Designing and executing channel and direct sales motions Fluent in English, Spanish, and Portuguese, I bring a global mindset and deep appreciation for regional business dynamics—bridging cultural fluency with executional excellence.

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  1. INDEPENDENT CONSULTANTJOB
    1. GTM Strategy Consultant (I…
      1Y 9M
  2. TWILIOJOB
    1. Senior VP GTM - Global Sal…
      2Y 11M
    2. VP and GTM leader
      3Y 6M
  3. GENESYSJOB
    1. Senior VP of Sales
      1Y 11M
  4. INTERACTIVE INTELLIGENCEJOB
    1. Senior VP of Sales
      18Y 11M
  5. DIALOGICJOB
    1. Dir - Latin American Sales
      4Y 11M
  6. MATSUSHITA (FORMERLY AROMAT CORPORATION)JOB
    1. Sales Eng
      3Y 11M
  7. KIDDE FIRE FIGHTING (FORMERLY SYMTRON SYSTEMS)JOB
    1. Project Eng
      5Y 11M

Time in market 40Y 9MOpen 3Closed 7Stints 10

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  1. Job: Independent Consultant — Go-to-Market Strategy Consultant (Independent / Advisory) · 2025-01 – present · 1y 7mo — -Provide expert go-to-market strategy consulting to fast-growing startups in fintech, payments, reconciliation, and AI voice technologies, AI-powered financial reconciliation platform, AI global payment orchestration, AI Powered inside sales platform. AI meeting assistant with noise cancellation. -Advise on sales process design, market entry, channel strategies, pricing/negotiation frameworks, and customer success models to accelerate revenue traction and scalable growth in competitive markets. -Leverage deep expertise in CCaaS/cloud ecosystems to deliver tailored GTM playbooks, enabling rapid product adoption, improved sales efficiency, and measurable business outcomes for early-stage to S…
  2. Job: Twilio Inc. — Senior Vice President GTM - Global Sales - Twilio Data and Applications · 2022-01 – 2024-12 · 2y 11mo — Directed global vision and strategy for Twilio's CCaaS platform as SVP of Go-To-Market, surpassing revenue targets in competitive contact center/customer engagement markets, driving significant growth, and eliminating churn. Partnered with product teams to customize roadmaps for regional requirements, achieving 100% increases in product adoption and customer satisfaction. Built and led a 350+ person high-performing global team (Sales, Sales Engineering, Customer Success, Technical Support), fostering empowerment, retention, and a culture of excellence. Expanded call center footprint worldwide, exceeding global targets by 150% through optimized sales processes, precise forecasting, and data-…
  3. Job: Twilio Inc. — Vice President and GTM leader · 2019-01 – 2022-07 · 3y 6mo — Leading Twilio's Go To Market, Latin America - Created and executed Twilio's Latin American Go To Market strategy. Starting from ground zero, I hired excellent individual contributors, Front Line Managers and created a high performing team. - Led an acquisition of a local Brazilian company in order to accelerate Twilio's Go To Market strategy in Latin America. - Achieved the best results versus targets for Twilio worldwide. - I work with the product teams to coordinate country/region specifics product road maps. - HelpedTwilio's Global Sales in establishing a succesful sales strategy for its Customer Engagement Software Solution. - Helped our Talent Management, and other teams, with leader…
  4. Job: Genesys — Senior Vice President of Sales · 2017-01 – 2018-12 · 1y 11mo — Senior Vice President of Sales and Sales Operation, the market leader in omnichannel Customer Experience & Contact Center Solutions. - Successfully integrated and lead the combined Genesys Sales and Sales operations team in Latin America after the Interactive Intelligence acquisition. - Led a Global Account team that managed accounts like Telefonica, Santander, BBVA amongst them. Successfully implemented an approach to manage accounts across Genesys' main territories. - Returned Genesys from regional decrease in sales back to a growing region and successfully turned them into the number 1 region worldwide measured by achievement versus quota. - Increased Genesys footprint in Latin America.…
  5. Job: Interactive Intelligence — Senior Vice President of Sales · 2000-01 – 2018-12 · 18y 11mo — Southern Europe, Latin America • Responsible for all operational activities in Latin America, overseeing sales, marketing, finance, HR and facilities. • Hired as first employee to lead Latin American operations; promoted to senior vice president in 2014 • Helped build $30-plus million in sales in Latin America. • Successfully transitioned Latin American operations from an on-premises software model, to a cloud-based software as a service model. Led strategy and tactics for the transition, including hiring, training, pricing, converting existing customers, and driving new cloud customer sales revenue. • Consistently met quota and profitability targets, doubling revenue projections from 2013…
  6. Job: Dialogic — Director - Latin American Sales · 1995 – 1999-12 · 4y 11mo — • Second employee in the Latin American region, hired to start the sales operation. • Implemented local inventory strategy for delivery improvements • Established international customs process to minimize import and export duties • Trained and recruited all new channel partners and personnel • Achieved a desired 50-50 revenue balance between direct and indirect channels • Implemented a go-to-market strategy in a previously undeveloped region growing revenues from $0 to $6 million in less than three years • Recruited and trained all partners • Established the internal technical support organization
  7. Job: Matsushita (formerly Aromat Corporation) — Sales Engineer · 1991 – 1994 · 3y
  8. Job: Kidde Fire Fighting (formerly Symtron Systems) — Project Engineer · 1986 – 1991 · 5y
  9. School: Washington University in St. Louis
  10. School: American Language Academy

Skills

Revenue GenerationExecutive LeadershipChannel SalesChannel RelationshipsTeam MotivationComplex SalesCRM SoftwareCustomer SatisfactionCompetitive LandscapeSales PerformanceUnified CommunicationsIVRGo-to-market StrategyTelecommunicationsSolution SellingChannel PartnersProduct ManagementIPCloud ComputingMobile Devices

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