Who is Conor Forde, VP of Revenue Operations at Aiven?

Conor Forde is Vice President of Revenue Operations & Marketing at Aiven, where he leads revenue operations, enablement, and marketing functions as a member of the executive team. He focuses on driving customer acquisition and growth strategies while reporting directly to the CEO.

Forde has demonstrated progressive leadership in operations, starting from EMC as a Business Analyst and advancing through various operational roles. He held significant positions at Hortonworks as Director of International Operations, before moving to Cloudera where he rose to Vice President of GTM Operations, managing global field operations and commercial operations. His career trajectory shows expertise in scaling operational capabilities and building centers of excellence.

He holds a Bachelor of Business (Honours) in Information Systems from Munster Technological University, completed in 2007.

Forde is recognized for his expertise in go-to-market strategy, revenue operations, and commercial operations. His core competencies include business partnership, people management, process analysis, and data analytics. He has demonstrated particular strength in building and managing global operations teams, sales operations, and marketing operations infrastructure.