Adriano Ropeter
Sales Manager
Experience
Sales Manager
All For One Data & Analytics GmbH
- Sales of data, analytics & software services (SAP, Microsoft Fabric)
- Optimization of sales processes & resource allocation
- Set up of AI-driven lead generation, e.g. Apollo & LinkedIn Sales Navigator
- Funnel setup & CRM implementation (Microsoft Dynamics)
Senior Business Development Manager Europe
BCS Technology GmbH / BCS Technology Pty Ltd
- Restructuring European go-to-market & service structures (focus DACH)
- Build-up of scalable sales & service processes
- Telesales & field sales (SME & midmarket)
- AI-based lead generation optimization (Apollo, LinkedIn Sales Navigator)
- KPI-driven steering of sales & presales
- +33% lead generation efficiency
- –75% lead acquisition costs
- Increased cost transparency & scalability
- Assignment ended due to strategic discontinuation of EU venture.
Chief Operating Officer
NeoCore Capital / Immowert GmbH
- Build-up & optimization of sales-related service processes
- Expansion of lead generation via social media & LinkedIn
- Process optimization across procurement, sales, service & billing
- Sales coaching (SPIN & Challenger)
- Implementation of liquidity & cashflow management system (Agicap)
- Introduction of billability models & E2E value streams
- Transition to rolling forecast (accuracy improved from ±50% to ±10%)
- Introduction of OJR performance framework & NPS system
- +25% improvement in billing speed & operational liquidity
- 18% reduction in DSO & cash conversion cycle
- Employer Satisfaction +87%
- NPS +22%
- Significantly improved planning reliability & execution clarity
Interim Head of SDR / Sales Trainer
Lanes & Planes GmbH
- Partial restructuring of SDR organization
- Coaching sales & service teams (MEDDPIC & SPIN)
- Target group execution (SME / midmarket)
- Six Sigma / DMAIC-based sales analysis
- Development of sales scorecard by Adriano Ropeter (quality, conversion, output)
- CRM optimization incl. DISC profiles & persona logic
- –30% bounce rate
- +14% meeting conversion rate
- Sustainable improvement in SDR output quality
Chief Sales Officer & Executive Board
FIO Systems AG
- Full responsibility for Sales, Operations, Marketing, IT Services & Customer Service
- P&L responsibility up to €24M; leadership of up to 200 employees
- Restructuring via Target Operating Model (matrix structure)
- Convergence of Sales, Project Management, Service & Product
- Introduction of productized services, RACI++, ABC & E2E value streams
- KPI steering (Six Sigma / DMAIC), reporting via LucaNet
- ~10% revenue growth
- Margin improvement (+0.8%)
- 19% reduction in service waiting time
- Bounce rate reduced from 15% to 1%
- Market share gains across major banking segments (Raiffeisenbank from 22 to 26%, Saving Bank from 94% to 96.5%)
- Reason for termination: Massive job cuts in the Group
Head of Sales & Operations
Scoperty GmbH
- Go-to-market leadership (Sales & Service focus)
- Build-up & scaling of sales, service & operations BUs (incl. resellers)
- CRM implementation (HubSpot), KPI & forecast logic
- End-to-end customer journey optimization
- Target Operating Model & RACI++ implementation
- 180% of plan achieved (€64M transaction volume)
- 28% deal-to-contract conversion
- 55% CAC reduction
- 22% shorter lead-to-contract cycle
- Forecast accuracy improved to ±5%
- Assignment ended due to venture discontinuation.
Country Manager D-CH
Venuzle GmbH
- Go-to-market & sales optimization
- Direct sales
- Sales team coaching
- Implementation KPI steering & funnel reporting via HubSpot
Vice President Sales & Operations
Lanes & Planes GmbH
- Full responsibility for Sales, Operations, Performance Marketing, Implementation & Customer Service
- Built organization from 1 to 17 employees
- Go-to-market leadership across DACH
- CRM, forecasting & controlling system implementation
- Cross-functional team build-up
- 120% of plan
- 84 contracts closed within 8 months
- 66% CAC reduction
- Lead-to-cash cycle reduced to 35 days
- +30% faster lead-to-contract cycle
Vice President Sales
Socialwave GmbH
- Go-to-market optimization
- Sales process restructuring
- CRM implementation (Salesforce)
- End-to-end customer journey optimization
- DISG methodology & persona models
- 80% above plan
- 34% conversion rate
- Churn reduced to 0%
Sales Trainer
Shore GmbH / Shore AG
- Sales & operations optimization (DACH)
- Scalable sales process expansion
- Customer journey optimization (HubSpot)
- DISG & persona implementation
- Conversion increased from 8% to 19%
Director of Sales
RWB Private Capital AG
- Build-up & restructuring of regional sales units
- Leadership of 250+ partners & resellers
- +54% revenue growth (highest in company)
- Ranking improved from #34 to #13 within one year
Director of Institutional Sales
Estlander & Partners Hedge Fund
- Institutional direct sales
- ~50% above plan
- 44% conversion rate
CIO / Director International Sales / Interim CEO (Subsidiary)
Dima Capital / Conqueror Sales & Marketing
- Employee #1; scaled company to market leader within 10 years
- Go-to-market leadership of online advisory model
- Build-up & restructuring of international sales & service units
- Continuous process & conversion optimization
- Leadership up to 180 employees / partners
- €2.3B transaction volume
- Multiple performance awards
- Initiated & implemented innovative fund custody system (>€150M AuM)
Industries Experience
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Experienced in Banking and Finance (12.5 years), Information Technology (6 years), Real Estate (3.5 years), Tourism (1.5 years), and Advertising (1 year).
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Experienced in Sales (20.5 years), Marketing (16.5 years), Product Development (11 years), Operations (6.5 years), Customer Service (3 years), and Information Technology (1 year).
Summary
International Interim Executive with 35 years of overall experience and more than 30 years of leadership responsibility.
Leadership up to 230 team members. Specialized in sales, operations, marketing, restructuring, efficiency enhancement, quota achievement, and the build-up and transformation of service, sales, and consulting units.
Strong C-level capabilities with proven change leadership expertise.
Executive Interim Manager since 2003.
Skills
- Sales
- Leadership
- Operations
- Business Development
- Leadership Up To 230 Team Members
- P&l Responsibility Up To €24m
- International Sales (D-a-ch, Spain, Italy, Bulgaria, U.a.e., North America)
- Revenue And Success Management
- €2.5b Transactions
- €400m Revenue
- Transformation, Optimization And Scaling
- Go-to-market Strategy And Process Setup
- Increase Of Conversion Rates, Margins And Productivity
- Build-up, Restructuring And Convergence Of Sales, Service, Consulting, Customer Care And Product
- Commercial Excellence, P&l Ownership, Forecasting And Controlling
- Change Management And Executive/team Coaching
- Kpi-driven Management, Crm, Automation, Bi And Ai
- C-level Sparring, Stakeholder And Transformation Management
- Ai And Machine Learning In Sales/proptech
- Saas And Enterprise (13 Years)
- Real Estate, Proptech And Capital Investments (23 Years)
- Engineering And Construction Industries (20 Years)
Languages
Education
Middlesex University London
MBA · General Management · London, United Kingdom · 1,0
Certifications & licenses
State-Certified Financial Investment Professional to GewO § 34f I, II, 34c
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