Hi, I’m
Rowan
For Rowan Prior, it’s all about taking action.
SENIOR DIRECTOR
REVENUE OPERATIONS
REVENUE OPERATIONS
FORMERLY: VIMEO, DELOITTE, LIVEPERSON
Hi, I’m
Rowan
For Rowan Prior, it’s all about taking action.
SENIOR DIRECTOR
REVENUE OPERATIONS
REVENUE OPERATIONS
FORMERLY: VIMEO, DELOITTE, LIVEPERSON
An agent of transformation
Ask Rowan Prior what he brings to the table, and he’ll tell you: battle scars. His decades of experience in SaaS and telecommunications give him the ability to recognize both pitfalls and opportunities, and he relies on his hard-won intuition to drive change. As the focus of the modern finance profession has matured from cash transactions to revenue operations, Prior has mastered the art of helping finance teams become a strategic force within their businesses. He draws inspiration from his dad, who gave him invaluable mantras such as, “In the absence of a decision, one will be made for you,” and “If you aim for nothing, you’ll hit it every time” — wisdom he regularly passes on to his teams.
“When you take on the role of a transformation agent, you need to give people a vision — a flag, as I like to say — and some methodologies for how to get there, and you’ll be amazed at what a team can accomplish.”
An agent of transformation
Ask Rowan Prior what he brings to the table, and he’ll tell you: battle scars. His decades of experience in SaaS and telecommunications give him the ability to recognize both pitfalls and opportunities, and he relies on his hard-won intuition to drive change. As the focus of the modern finance profession has matured from cash transactions to revenue operations, Prior has mastered the art of helping finance teams become a strategic force within their businesses. He draws inspiration from his dad, who gave him invaluable mantras such as, “In the absence of a decision, one will be made for you,” and “If you aim for nothing, you’ll hit it every time” — wisdom he regularly passes on to his teams.
“When you take on the role of a transformation agent, you need to give people a vision — a flag, as I like to say — and some methodologies for how to get there, and you’ll be amazed at what a team can accomplish.”
ACCELERATE CHANGE
Disrupting linear thinking
“Being an accelerator is about thinking differently. Groups are often trapped in a linear thought process, but if you can disassemble a problem and put it back together in a new way that resonates with people, they forget the old linear thoughts and get on board.”
Disrupting linear thinking
“Being an accelerator is about thinking differently. Groups are often trapped in a linear thought process, but if you can disassemble a problem and put it back together in a new way that resonates with people, they forget the old linear thoughts and get on board.”
“Zuora is inherently agile,” Prior says. “It comes with pricing configuration options that are templated, easy to process, easy to turn around and display back so we now contribute and drive go-to-market conversations.”
Driving the go-to-market conversation
Prior gauges his team’s success by their ability to fail increasingly faster as they iterate on pricing models in new markets and sectors. Zuora gives his team the speed they need with processing power that can take complex, time-sequenced events and deliver results in fractions of a second. Now, instead of being a roadblock to new ideas, the revenue operations team comes to the table with options they can implement quickly — and they’re sought after because they bring new ideas.
Driving the go‑to‑market conversation
Prior gauges his team’s success by their ability to fail increasingly faster as they iterate on pricing models in new markets and sectors. Zuora gives his team the speed they need with processing power that can take complex, time-sequenced events and deliver results in fractions of a second. Now, instead of being a roadblock to new ideas, the revenue operations team comes to the table with options they can implement quickly — and they’re sought after because they bring new ideas.
“Zuora is inherently agile,” Prior says. “It comes with pricing configuration options that are templated, easy to process, easy to turn around and display back so we now contribute and drive go-to-market conversations.”
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Modern business leaders who can successfully bring these to fruition become Accelerators, setting the pace for innovation and growth within their industry.
And that’s where Zuora comes in.
Unlock the power of direct, digital customer relationships.
Behind every brand doing modern business is a leader who is bold enough to redefine the relationship between the company and their customers. This kind of innovation requires courage, insight, and collaboration. It also requires flexibility and speed — because timing is everything. To make it work, you need the right business model, the right technology and the right organizational structure.
Modern business leaders who can successfully bring these to fruition become Accelerators, setting the pace for innovation and growth within their industry.
And that’s where Zuora comes in.
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