Revenue Operations Awards 2025: Your shortlists

It’s awards season! 

Our team at Revenue Operations Alliance has been hard at work planning our Revenue Operations Awards, and we’re delighted to announce our shortlisted nominees. 

While there can only be one winner in each category, every nominee listed here is worthy of recognition for their dedication, hard work, and ability to stand out in a dedicated and talented RevOps field. 

The winners will be announced on December 2, 2025, so keep your eyes peeled for the announcement.

In the meantime, let’s find out who’s in with a chance of winning… 👇

Chief Revenue Officer of the Year

First up, is our Chief Revenue Officer of the Year award. This category seeks to recognize a visionary trailblazer who has charted a path to success. 

We wanted to celebrate the exceptional leadership that drives excellence in revenue generation, operations, and enablement.

Our shortlisted candidates in this category are:

• Allison Metcalfe, Chief Revenue Officer at Cloudinary
• Matt Renner, President, Chief Revenue Officer at Google
• Sam Welch, Chief Revenue Officer at TransUnion
• Shane Evans, Chief Revenue Officer at Gong
• Ashley Hansen Grech, Chief Revenue Officer at XERO
• Stevie Case, Chief Revenue Officer at Vanta

Revenue Operations Leader of the Year

Our Revenue Operations Leader of the Year award recognizes the best-in-class revenue operations leaders in the field. 

These leaders get stuck into the trenches, empower their team, and influences the future of RevOps best practices. 

Our shortlisted candidates in this category are:

• Jeff Vanzant, VP of Revenue Operations at DailyPay
• Emme Thacher, VP of Revenue Operations at Beam Benefits
• Charles Cao, VP of Revenue Operations at ClearBank
• Olga Traskova, VP of Revenue Operations at Birdeye
• Sandip Patil, SVP of Revenue Operations at Global Payments Inc.

Revenue Operations Rising Star

This award is for the breakthrough revenue operations star, someone new to the RevOps scene who’s making waves.

Whether they’re rising the ranks at lightning speed or getting real results early in their career, we want to recognize the future RevOps leaders.

Our shortlisted candidates in this category are:

• Angelo McCaw, CRM Manager at Flawless
• Danielle Martin, Senior Customer Success Operations Manager at Bitrise
• Ololade Olawale, Senior Revenue Operations Analyst at Dscout

Revenue Team of the Year

This award honors a revenue team that consistently drives exceptional growth while working seamlessly together. From innovative strategies to flawless execution, they turn opportunities into results and challenges into wins. Whether it’s closing major deals, expanding customer relationships, or breaking internal records, this team exemplifies collaboration, dedication, and impact - making them the gold standard for revenue excellence.

Your 2025 Revenue Team of the Year candidates are:

• Sailpoint
• Mongo DB
• Databricks

Winners will be announced soon!

Before going any further, let's take a moment to acknowledge our nominees - it was extremely difficult to narrow each shortlist down into just a few candidates. 

The revenue operations community continues to grow and attract kind, passionate, and talented individuals from all over. 

The winners of each category will be announced on December 2. Be sure to mark the date on your calendar and join us for the celebration!