James Rush

SVP ziggiz & Founding SteerCo Member of the UK Innovation Engine

Chesham, England, United Kingdom

About

I work with data, security and engineering leaders who are trying to turn ambitious ideas into live, working systems – without burning out their teams or blowing up their budgets. Over the last 15–20 years I’ve sat at the intersection of hyperscalers, data platforms and large enterprises, helping them design, fund and deliver programs that actually make it through procurement, legal and implementation. Today, I am part of the founding core team at ziggiz. I identify the right design partners, structure joint design partnerships, and align everyone from professional services to end‑customers around clear outcomes. Most of my time is spent with customers, partners and investors, pressure‑testing roadmaps, stress‑testing business cases and making sure “version one” is something they can deploy, support and scale

Experience

  • Senior VP - Europe at ziggiz
    Aug 2025 - Present · 11 mos

    Proudly serving at the SVP for ziggiz EMEA, shaping our European strategy, market entry and enterprise adoption. Focused on translating complex cybersecurity and data challenges into clear positioning, commercial models and partner strategies that accelerate value creation. Act as a sparring partner to leadership and investors on category narrative, revenue architecture and strategic partnerships, ensuring our go-to-market roadmap is scalable, capital-efficient and aligned with long-term enterprise outcomes.

  • GTM Advisory EU at DATAPAO
    Aug 2025 - Present · 11 mos

    Advising the CEO, CRO, and wider SLT on Databricks ecosystem, commercial strategy, value proposition creation, partner strategies and FY2026 planning

  • Chief Revenue Officer (CRO) at Colibri Digital
    Feb 2024 - Jul 2025 · 1 yr 6 mos

  • Commercial Director at Contino, a Cognizant Company
    Sep 2021 - Feb 2024 · 2 yrs 6 mos

    Owning overall GTM, Hyperscaler Alliance Execution, Sales, Marketing, and Cloud Service Op Model

  • Sales Director Data Center Services at Computacenter
    Aug 2017 - Jun 2021 · 3 yrs 11 mos