Track Record

Experience & Results

Consistent quota performance across every role, in every environment.

167%
Okta '25
193%
Salesforce FY22
131%
Salesforce BDR
120%
Pared (First Hire)
128%
Wind River Avg

Career Timeline

Regional Manager, Enterprise Sales

Current
Okta · San Francisco, CA
May 2025 – Present
167%
Core Quota
12
Enterprise Accounts
6+
GTM Functions Led
  • Led cross-functional GTM team (CSM, TAM, SE, SDR, overlay AEs) across 12 enterprise accounts in SoCal
  • Acted as deal quarterback on complex, multi-stakeholder transactions — coaching internal teams and aligning executives to close multi-year IAM deals
  • Mentored junior AEs and SDRs on deal strategy, pipeline development, and executive engagement
  • Partnered with leadership on forecasting inputs and pipeline inspection

Account Executive, Named & Territory

Salesforce · San Francisco, CA
Jan 2021 – May 2025
193%
FY22
100%
FY23 H1 Avg
Top 5%
Peak Performers
Accel.
Leadership Program
  • Selected for Salesforce Accelerate Leadership Program — top-performing cohort developing future sales leaders through mentorship and strategic deal leadership
  • Awarded "Fight Hard" distinction · Peak Performers Club (top 5% globally)
  • Mentored and coached junior AEs and BDRs on pipeline development and deal execution
  • Balanced active military service obligations during this tenure

Logistics Officer · Company Executive Officer · Action Officer

United States Marine Corps · Quantico · Pentagon · Overseas
Dec 2018 – Mar 2024
OCS Honor Graduate · Commissioned Officer
Navy & Marine Corps Commendation Medal · Navy & Marine Corps Achievement Medal · Sea Service Deployment Ribbon
  • Motor Transport Platoon Commander & Company XO, Marine Wing Support Squadron 473 — led and developed 100+ Marines, managing training cycles, activation requirements, and readiness
  • Lead Operations Planner, Operation Koa Moana 23 — 6 months of planning + site surveys across Palau, Papua New Guinea, and Federated States of Micronesia; coordinated with U.S. embassies, host nation presidents/governors, U.S. Army, Australian Defense Force, and PNG Defense Force
  • Unit accomplished 108 OAIs vs. 65 planned — 66% overperformance driven by climate Nick cultivated with unit leadership
  • Officer-in-Charge, Pohnpei detachment (36 Marines) — accomplished more OAIs than any of the other 5 permanent locations
  • Received Navy & Marine Corps Commendation Medal from the Commanding General, 1st Marine Logistics Group, specifically for Koa Moana planning performance
  • CA Air National Guard, 129th Rescue Wing — Security Forces Airman, activated for CA wildfire response

Business Development, Enterprise & Financial Services

Salesforce · San Francisco, CA
Aug 2018 – Dec 2020
  • 131% quota attainment (average across active selling periods)
  • Team leader role
  • Military Leave Q4 2018 – Q2 2020 for active duty service and training

Account Executive & Sales Lead — First Sales Hire

Pared · San Francisco, CA
Mar 2017 – Aug 2018
120 → 1,000+ customers in Year 1 · Led to Series A funding
  • Built and led initial sales team as the first sales hire
  • Established GTM motion, forecasting processes, and early revenue engine from scratch

Corporate Sales / Business Development

Wind River (Intel) · Alameda, CA
Dec 2013 – Mar 2017
130%
FY14
129%
FY15
126%
FY16
103%
FY17

Team Leader FY16 · 4 consecutive years of quota attainment

Core Competencies

Sales Leadership

  • Enterprise account strategy
  • Cross-functional GTM coordination
  • Pipeline development & inspection
  • Executive engagement & C-suite selling
  • Deal strategy & multi-stakeholder alignment
  • Forecasting & revenue operations

Team Development

  • AE and SDR coaching & mentorship
  • Performance management
  • 1:1 cadence and career development
  • Peer-to-leader transition
  • Building accountability culture
  • Salesforce Accelerate Leadership Alumni

Domain & Technology

  • Identity & Access Management (IAM)
  • Cybersecurity & Zero Trust architecture
  • SaaS platforms & cloud infrastructure
  • AI tools & GTM technology stack
  • SE onboarding completed at Okta
  • Executive consulting & advisory

Contact: nick.ranahan@okta.com

Strategic Account Leadership

Experienced managing complex enterprise sales cycles involving executive stakeholders, cross-functional teams, strategic partners, and multi-product solution alignment. Nick’s approach emphasizes disciplined account planning, clear value hypotheses, customer-specific business outcomes, and tight internal orchestration.

His leadership style combines pipeline rigor, customer empathy, executive communication, and operational follow-through to create predictable business and durable customer relationships.