Sascha Puljic

Vice President Central Europe at Zscaler

Greater Munich Metropolitan Area

About

Experience

  • Vice President Central Europe at Zscaler
    Dec 2023 - Present · 2 yrs 8 mos

    Leading Zscaler - the world’s largest security cloud - in the DACH region (Germany, Austria, Switzerland). Member of the EMEA senior leadership team.

  • Vice President Germany at Palo Alto Networks
    Nov 2020 - Nov 2023 · 3 yrs 1 mo

    Responsible for managing the German business with an organization of 150+ individuals across all products for sales, service, marketing, HR. Key achievements include: - Transformed business to a SW Portfolio Sales Motion with a significant increase of mio and double digit mio deals - Restructured leadership team and leadership culture with a clear focus on different sales motions - Re-shaped channel/ecosystem GTM strategy for scalable growth. Created effective lever with Global System Integrations, Service Providers and Channel Partners - Create Sales Excellence accountability throughout the sales organization to build disciplined and predictable sales excellence culture - Created a diverse team with 25% female leaders and a 37% female hiring rate - Results achieved: doubled business over 3 years, Received the EMEA “region of the year award” as best performing region in FY22

  • Teradata (12 yrs 11 mos)
    • Vice President Central Europe (Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Eastern Europe)
      Jan 2019 - Nov 2020 · 1 yr 11 mos

      Responsible for managing Germany, Switzerland, Austria and Eastern Europe. Triple digit mio Sales target and an organization of 220 individuals across sales, consulting and marketing. Key achievements include: - Transformed business from an perpetual model to a “subscription” based business - Restructured delivery organization to increase the operating margin - Converted multiple large enterprise Accounts into Cloud customers (AWS, Azure, Google) - Build up and grew Managed Service organization, to grow ARR and increase SW consumption - Grow the number of double digit Million ARR accounts from 0 to 10 (focus on Global Telekoms, Global Retailers and global Manufacturer/Automotives, airlines) Achievement: Beat ARR target in 2019. Joining presidents club 2019

    • Vice President, Germany, Switzerland, UK & Ireland and Managing Director Germany, Teradata
      Apr 2018 - Oct 2020 · 2 yrs 7 mos

      Responsible for managing the largest revenue contributing GEO in the international region across sales, consulting and marketing

    • Managing Director // Geschäftsführer, Teradata Germany
      Jan 2016 - Oct 2020 · 4 yrs 10 mos

      Took responsibility for Teradata Germany as GM (Geschäftsführer) and achieved after 2 years the “country of the year” award in 2017 in the International Region. Joined CEO talent group. Presidents Club winner in 2017

  • NCR Teradata (7 yrs 1 mo)
    • Country Manager Ukraine
      Jan 2005 - 2007 · 2 yrs 1 mo

      Build up Data Warehousing and Business Intelligence Business and Organization in Ukraine. Industries include Telecommunication, Banking and Retail. Build up and grew the local Organization.

    • Global Account Director
      Jan 2000 - Dec 2004 · 5 yrs

  • Chief of Staff to EMEA Executive VP at NCR Corporation
    Jan 1996 - Dec 2000 · 5 yrs