Jerome COHEN
Start up Mentor / Part-Time CRO
Salary / Daily rate
Paris, France
Freelance, open to permanent contract
Can come onsite
Skills
Languages
About me
Intro
Scale-Up Expert with 20+ years in sales leadership, driving growth for global tech companies including LinkedIn and Go1. Proven track record of building high-performing teams and exceeding targets—achieving 116% of plan and €3.5M in new ARR in under 10 months. Currently advising startups while offering expertise in aligning people, processes, and technology to create scalable growth solutions that deliver exceptional results.
Work experience
Investor & Advisor
Cleo AcademyFreelance
Jul 2024 - Present
2 years 4 months
Start up Mentor / Part-Time CRO
Value Up AdvisoryFreelance
Jul 2024 - Present
2 years 4 months
Hybrid
Currently advising innovative startups while exploring new career opportunities. Leveraging my expertise by: -Aligning people, processes, and technology for scalable growth -Developing comprehensive sales strategies tailored to each industry's unique challenges -Implementing robust sales processes and methodologies to optimize performance -Leveraging my extensive experience in sales leadership to guide startups through critical growth phases -Rapidly boosting turnover through proven strategies and tactics that have consistently delivered exceptional result
Investor & Advisor
Agence PersonnelleFreelance
Jun 2024 - Present
2 years 5 months
Investor & Advisor
Claym.aiFreelance
Jan 2024 - Present
2 years 10 months
Investor & Advisor
aHRtemis (Techstars 24)Freelance
Sep 2023 - Present
3 years 2 months
Investor & Advisor
QobraFreelance
Mar 2022 - Present
4 years 8 months
Go1
Sep 2022 - Aug 2024
2 years
Paris, France
Sales Director - EMEA
Jun 2023 - Aug 2024
1 year 3 months
Paris, France
Developed and executed a comprehensive sales strategy for the EMEA region, aligned with Go1’s global objectives and growth targets. Key responsibilities included: • Leading and inspiring a high-performing sales team across multiple countries, fostering a culture of excellence and continuous improvement • Building and maintaining strategic relationships with key Enterprise clients and partners across diverse industries • Collaborating closely with Go1’s product, marketing, and customer success teams to ensure alignment and drive adoption of Go1’s learning platform • Providing regular forecasts, pipeline analysis, and performance reports to Go1’s executive leadership team • Identifying new market opportunities and driving expansion into untapped segments within the EMEA region
Head Of Global Sales (Coorpacademy, acquired by Go1)
Sep 2022 - Jul 2023
11 months
In charge of building a world class sales Team from 5 to 25+.(SRD, AE's, Partnerships) CoDir Member Overachieved 116% of the plan. 3.5M€ of New ARR in less than 10 months.
Vice President of Sales EMEA
didomi
Jun 2021 - Oct 2022
1 year 5 months
In Charge of scaling Didomi's business all across the EMEA Region ((France, Dach, Spain, Italy, UK & Nordics)). Leading a talented Sales team of 35+ individuals (SDR, AE, KAM, Parnerships ). Working alongside the CRO to define the GTM and end to enf funnel approcach.
Regional Vice President of Sales
Avature
Jul 2018 - Jul 2021
3 years 1 month
Paris Area, France
Launching Avature in France & Leading the activities in France, Belgium & Italy
Team Lead - Public Sector France
Jan 2014 - Jul 2018
4 years 7 months
Région de Paris, France
Created the Public Sector Vertical in France from scratch. Over 3Million€ ACV in new Saas Business.
International Business Unit Manager
Oodrive
Jan 2009 - Dec 2013
5 years
Paris Area, France
CEO & Co Founder
AARON IT
Apr 2003 - Dec 2008
5 years 9 months
Sales Executive
TMS
Jun 2000 - May 2003
3 years
Paris, France
Education
Stanford University
Transforming the User Experience through Artificial Intelligence
2021 - 2021
3 months
Harvard Business School
Leadership Principles Grade
2020 - 2020
1 year
Paris-Sud University (Paris XI)
Licence
1997 - 2000
3 years 1 month
Licenses & certifications
Complete MEDDIC Training
Issued: Feb 2022
GDPR in a nutshell
Issued: Aug 2021
Conscious Business
Issued: Jun 2016
Customer Centric Selling
Issued: Mar 2014
Cloud Security
Issued: Nov 2011