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Simone Achterberg

Chief Revenue Officer
Atlanta, GA, United States

Professional Summary

Revenue executive with 18+ years scaling B2B SaaS go-to-market teams from Series B to $250M+ ARR. Owns sales, customer success, revenue operations, and partnerships for a logistics software platform; known for predictable forecasting, net revenue retention above 120%, and building diverse, high-performing leadership benches.

Employment History

Chief Revenue Officer
FreightLattice (logistics SaaS) · Atlanta, GA
Jan, 2021
Grew ARR from $92M to $268M in 4.5 years while holding CAC payback under 18 months. Unified sales, CS, RevOps, and channel into one 340-person revenue org with a single pipeline and comp model. Lifted net revenue retention from 104% to 123% by launching tiered success plans and expansion playbooks. Built a 3PL/carrier partner channel now sourcing 31% of new bookings. Cut forecast variance to within ±3% for 14 consecutive quarters using stage-gated MEDDICC inspection. Partnered with CFO and CEO on a $140M Series E and board-level revenue planning.
SVP Global Sales
Corvane Systems (supply chain analytics) · Chicago, IL
Mar, 2016 · Dec, 2020
Scaled enterprise sales from 22 to 110 reps across North America, EMEA, and APAC. Drove bookings growth of 48% CAGR and landed 9 Fortune 100 logos. Introduced value-based pricing that raised average contract value 37%. Led sales integration of two acquisitions with 96% customer retention. Sponsored a sales leadership academy that promoted 18 frontline managers from within.
VP Sales, Mid-Market
Brightway Software · Atlanta, GA
Jun, 2011 · Feb, 2016
Took mid-market segment from $11M to $46M in annual bookings. Built inside-sales pod model that shortened sales cycles from 94 to 61 days. Rolled out Salesforce CPQ and territory planning, improving quota attainment from 58% to 79% of reps.
Regional Sales Director / Account Executive
Oracle · Atlanta, GA
Jul, 2006 · May, 2011
President's Club 4 of 5 years. Closed the region's largest supply chain cloud deal ($8.4M TCV). Managed 9 account executives across the Southeast.

Education

BS Industrial Engineering
Georgia Institute of Technology · Atlanta, GA
May, 2006

Skills

Go-to-Market Strategy
Revenue Operations
Forecasting & Pipeline Governance
MEDDICC
Channel & Partner Ecosystems
Net Revenue Retention
Board Reporting
Salesforce, Clari, Gong, HubSpot
M&A Integration
Executive Coaching
Pricing and Packaging

Courses

Board Member, Women in Sales
Atlanta Tech Village · Atlanta, GA
Jan, 2019 · Jun, 2020