Roy Schultheiß

⎈ Bare Metal to Tenant Cluster — Without the Overhead.

Frankfurt, Hesse, Germany

About

I started my career writing code. Then I spent years helping enterprises buy complex software as a Pre-Sales Engineer. Now I close the deals. That progression shapes how I sell. I can sit in an architecture session with a platform engineering team, follow the technical depth, and translate it into business value for a CFO or CPO — without needing a hand-off. In enterprise Kubernetes sales, that matters. As a Strategic Account Executive at vCluster, I work with major enterprises across DACH, BeNeLux, and Eastern Europe to help them scale Kubernetes with strong tenant isolation — from bare metal all the way to tenant clusters, without the operational overhead. My focus is on accounts where the stakes are high: AI Cloud infrastructure, regulated industries, and large-scale platform consolidation. If you're working through how to scale Kubernetes across teams without losing governance or burning infrastructure budget — happy to exchange ideas.

Experience

  • Strategic Account Executive at vCluster
    Jan 2026 - Present · 7 mos

    Building vCluster's enterprise accounts in DACH and beyond. I work with platform engineering and DevOps teams at major organizations to help them scale Kubernetes with strong tenant isolation — reducing infrastructure overhead and accelerating time-to-platform. Focus areas: greenfield AI Cloud infrastructure, regulated industries, large-scale Kubernetes platform consolidation, and complex multi-stakeholder deals (MEDDPICCC).

  • Senior Enterprise Account Executive at Perforce Software
    Mar 2024 - Dec 2025 · 1 yr 10 mos

    Retained as Senior AE following Perforce's acquisition of Delphix, continuing to lead enterprise sales across DACH and Eastern Europe. Maintained top performance through a full product and go-to-market transition. - Quota Achiever's Club 2025 - Quota Achiever's Club 2024 & Perforce CEO-Circle 2024

  • Delphix (8 yrs 4 mos)
    • Enterprise Account Executive
      Jan 2020 - Feb 2024 · 4 yrs 2 mos

      Led new business and strategic account growth across DACH, Benelux, and Eastern Europe for Delphix's data management platform, selling into complex enterprise environments with long sales cycles and multiple executive stakeholders. - President's Club FY24, #1 rep worldwide - President's Club FY23, First rep in EMEA to achieve quota - President's Club FY22, Top 3 Rep Worldwide

    • Principal Sales Engineer, Frankfurt based
      Feb 2018 - Dec 2019 · 1 yr 11 mos

      First SE in the DACH region. - #1 Sales Team Globally in FY19 - President's Club FY19 - FY19 SE of the Year

    • Principal Sales Engineer, London based
      Nov 2015 - Jan 2018 · 2 yrs 3 mos

      Built the business across the EMEA region in the SE capacity. - President's Club FY17, FY18 - SE of the quarter Q2 FY17, Q3 FY18, and Q1 FY19

  • Oracle (3 yrs 4 mos)
    • Senior Pre-Sales Consultant, London based
      Apr 2014 - Oct 2015 · 1 yr 7 mos

    • Pre-Sales Consultant, Málaga based
      Jul 2012 - Apr 2014 · 1 yr 10 mos

  • IT Consultant at ORDIX AG
    Apr 2011 - Jun 2012 · 1 yr 3 mos