Richard Bell

Enterprise SaaS Sales Leader | Data Foundations Account Executive at Salesforce | $86M+ Bookings | AI, Data Cloud, Digital Transformation | Retail, CPG, Automotive | Ex-Booz Allen | USMC Veteran

New York City Metropolitan Area

About

Enterprise sales and services leader with 11+ years at Salesforce driving large-scale digital transformation. Closed and expanded $86M+ in Professional Services across Automotive, Retail, and Consumer Goods. Built and led complex enterprise pursuits. Partnered with C-suite executives to align AI, data, and cloud investments to measurable business outcomes. Operate at the intersection of revenue strategy, services execution, and enterprise platform transformation. Core strengths: • Enterprise SaaS Sales • Professional Services GTM • AI and Data Strategy • Complex Deal Structuring • Executive Stakeholder Engagement • Forecast and Pipeline Discipline • Cross-Cloud Transformation Built advisory plus capacity-based delivery models that scale. Turned stalled accounts into multi-year growth engines. Negotiated complex SOWs across legal, procurement, and global stakeholders. Marine Corps combat veteran. Bring discipline, ownership, and accountability to every pursuit. Open to enterprise SaaS, AI platform, consulting, and PE-backed growth roles where revenue execution and strategic services alignment matter.

Experience

  • Salesforce (Full-time · 11 yrs 5 mos)
    • Data Foundations Account Executive
      Apr 2026 - Present · 3 mos

    • Director, Client Partner | Enterprise Professional Services Sales
      Feb 2024 - Present · 2 yrs 5 mos

      Lead enterprise Professional Services sales across Automotive, Retail, and CPG accounts. • Closed $86M+ in services bookings across strategic enterprise accounts • Drove multi-year digital transformation programs • Sold AI, Data Cloud, Sales, Service, Marketing, and Revenue Cloud initiatives • Structured CTO advisory and capacity-based delivery models • Negotiated complex enterprise SOWs and commercial frameworks • Built executive relationships at CIO, COO, CRO, and SVP levels • Managed $25M+ enterprise pipeline with disciplined forecasting • Influenced product and services roadmaps through field insight

    • Senior Manager, Account Partner
      Feb 2021 - Feb 2024 · 3 yrs 1 mo

      • Built and expanded C-suite relationships across enterprise accounts • Developed multi-year success plans tied to operational and revenue outcomes • Positioned AI and automation initiatives to accelerate service and sales productivity • Partnered with license sales, delivery, and partners to close complex cross-cloud deals

  • Sales and Business Development at Synced Health
    Jun 2014 - Feb 2015 · 9 mos

    Head of Sales and BD •Led all aspects of the Sales Lifecycle from Prospect to Close and continued on to Strategic Account Management • Set sales meetings and gave demos of the Synced product to potential clients • Developed the model for RFP and RFQ responses and authored the contract responses for enterprise clients • Led Account management and customer support for all of Synced Inc. clients • Developed the Synced, Inc. Proposal format, coordinated with engineering and developers to prepare competitive proposals with technical information

  • Booz Allen Hamilton (4 yrs 3 mos)
    • Associate
      Jan 2012 - Apr 2014 · 2 yrs 4 mos

      Current Operations lead • Planned, prepared, and executed weekly, monthly, and annual reports that are briefed to, and reviewed by, the highest level members of the Dept. of Defense • Planned, prepared, and executed business capability assessments and designed performance improvement programs for strategic Department of State, Department of Defense, and international clients to include US top tier military units, government and military leadership from ASEAN countries • Led leadership and performance coaching engagements across the Asia Pacific region • Provided key security and strategy assessments to the US Secret Service and US Embassy personnel for the 2012 Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Conference in Phnom Penh, Cambodia • Managed the monthly contract status report that captures the deliverables associated with specific tasks being funded by the contract • Produced high impact contract deliverables that increased contract revenue through an expansion of current projects and staffing while contributing to the generation of new client capabilities and efficiency • Planned, coordinated, executed, and provided review of, an international assessment program to increase the effectiveness of client engagements by the Kingdom of Thailand, with major follow-on projects in Indonesia and the Philippines

    • Senior Consultant
      Feb 2010 - Jan 2012 · 2 yrs

      Functioned in multiple roles within the contractor staff on behalf of the client. • Led the teams that conducted multi-nation military exercises - Responsibilities included: cost analysis, logistical coordination, planning, preparation, and execution of these events on a global scale with a 4-6 member team. • Provided data gathering and analysis work that allowed me to lead the development of high-value contract deliverables • Led the development of onboarding procedures for the client. In turn, led the onboarding efforts of six new contract staff • Briefed presentations, delivered curriculum instruction, and facilitated working groups and meetings over 200 times a year to senior level military personnel and foreign C-Suite executives. - This included international engagements (with the use of a translator) to high-level foreign government and military personnel

  • United States Marine Corps (4 yrs 1 mo)
    • Small Group Leader (Squad Leader/Platoon Seargent)
      Aug 2006 - Aug 2009 · 3 yrs 1 mo

      Managed the training and development of 3-4 personnel over a 9 month span leading up to the deployment and successful execution of 300+ high risk missions. Mission planning, coordinated the logistics and execution of high risk missions. This careful planning and meticulous coordination resulted in, over the 9 months and 300+ missions, a 0% loss of equipment and life.

    • Enlisted Infantry
      Aug 2005 - Aug 2006 · 1 yr 1 mo

      0311 Infantry • Managed and increased the proficiency of 20+ team members by 53% over a 7 month Period of Performance. Simultaneously planned, coordinated resources, and executed 300+ operations • Supervised and delegated the service and maintenance responsibilities of over $100 Million worth of equipment; resulting in a 0% loss in accountability • Led working groups to create policies that mitigated risk and increased team safety and the safety of high-level government officials under our protection. This resulted in a 0% loss of life and equipment while conducting 300+ missions with joint and multi-service operations • Wrote monthly evaluations, provided leadership, mentorship, and performance coaching for a team of 20+ • Taught 50+ classes on tactics, policy, and procedure designed to achieve a 100% compliance rate • Planned, organized and conducted training team-training on company policy; resulting in the team testing out at a 97% proficiency rate • Oversaw the accountability and maintenance of issued and serialized gear • Worked with a diverse team on constantly changing/evolving, tight/strict deadline assignments