Paula Hansen

Paula Hansen

President and Chief Revenue Officer

Darktrace

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Experience33+ Years
LevelLeadership

Executive Overview

Global technology President, Chief Revenue Officer and Board Member with more than 25 years of expertise delivering growth and outstanding financial results through inspired, high performance teams. Catalyst for sustainable and profitable recurring-revenue growth driven by seamless cross-functional execution and relentless focus on customer business transformation. Change agent with a track record for transforming business models to deliver growth in new markets and new categories. Winner of 2023 Stevie Award - Female Executive. I lead with a growth mindset to deliver results at scale by identifying growth levers and building repeatable go-to-market programs and motions. I am a storyteller with a passion for customer stories, community purpose and organizational vision. I consider myself a servant leader who fosters an inclusive and diverse culture built on a foundation of trust, high engagement, frequent communication and teamwork. Specialties: - Business growth and sales model transformation - SAAS and cloud subscription/renewal models - Customer Experience - GTM development and market expansion - Customer executive (C-suite) relationships - Channel and ecosystem partner development - M&A - Product Strategy - Inclusive leadership and diverse talent development - Investor relations and stakeholder management

Career Timeline

Professional employment history
  • DocusignCurrent
    Aug 2024–Present· 2 yrs 1 mo
    • President and Chief Revenue OfficerCurrent
      Aug 2024–Present
  • DarktraceCurrent
    2024–Present· 2 yrs 8 mos
    • Member, Board of DirectorsCurrent
      2024–Present
  • May 2021–Jul 2024· 3 yrs 2 mos
    • President and Chief Revenue Officer
      May 2021–Jul 2024
  • Dec 2020–May 2021· 5 mos
    • Member, Board of Directors
      Dec 2020–May 2021
  • Feb 2019–May 2021· 2 yrs 3 mos
    • Chief Revenue Officer
      Feb 2019–May 2021
  • Apr 2000–Feb 2019· 18 yrs 10 mos
    • Vice President Sales - Global Enterprise Segment
      Aug 2016–Feb 2019
    • Vice President Sales - US Enterprise West
      Oct 2015–Jul 2016
    • Senior Director, Sales - California Enterprise
      Nov 2010–Sep 2015
    • Manager, Regional Sales
      Apr 2000–Nov 2010
  • Apr 1997–Apr 2000· 3 yrs
    • Engineer, Sales
      Apr 1997–Apr 2000
  • Aug 1993–Apr 1997· 3 yrs 8 mos
    • Representative, Sales
      Aug 1993–Apr 1997

Education

Bachelor of Science

Electrical Engineering

Virginia Tech

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Paula Hansen
Vice Chair & President
Chief Financial Officer
Chief Technology Officer
Chief Operating Officer

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Complex SalesNetworkingTeam LeadershipLeadershipSaaSCommunicationManagementTelecommunicationsSales ManagementSalesGo-to-market StrategySolution SellingCloud ComputingStrategyCross-functional Team LeadershipManaged ServicesEnterprise SoftwareSales OperationsData CenterUnified Communications