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Meet Jeroen

Sales and GTM Leader with a technical edge.

10+ years in sales, marketing, and revenue operations at technology companies. I help scaling B2B companies build sales teams and systems that grow revenue faster than headcount. Belgian national living in Sydney, Australia.

Current role: Head of Direct SMB Sales (ANZ) at Pinterest

Jeroen De Koninck smiling, in a light blue shirt
52% YoY
Revenue growth for two years, leading Pinterest's ANZ SMB business
6 + 45
Managers and reports led as a manager of managers, across SDR, AE, and AM
86 → 360
Sellers scaled across EMEA and China Export as RevOps and GTM lead

Professional Experience

A decade of sales leadership and revenue operations across three continents.

  1. 01

    January 2025 – Present

    Sydney

    Head of Direct SMB Sales (ANZ)

    Pinterest

    Run Pinterest's ANZ SMB business as a manager of managers. Grew revenue 52% YoY for two years and landed Pinterest's first global reseller partnership.

  2. 02

    February 2024 – December 2024

    Sydney

    Director, SMB Sales (ANZ)

    Pinterest · Maternity cover

    Owned a multi-motion business across agency, direct, and self-serve. Cut concentration risk and held growth through heavy team turnover.

  3. 03

    November 2023 – January 2024

    Sydney

    Head of Independent Agency Sales (ANZ)

    Pinterest

    Relocated from Dublin to run ANZ's independent agency business. Stepped up to Director within three months.

  4. 04

    May 2021 – October 2023

    Dublin

    RevOps & GTM Lead (EMEA, CA, China Export)

    Pinterest

    Scaled the sales org from 86 to 360 sellers in 2.5 years. Built a new SMB unit in Canada from scratch.

  5. 05

    October 2019 – April 2021

    Dublin

    Large Enterprise Customer Sales Account Manager

    Google

    Advised CMOs and CTOs at major retail and telecom accounts on media strategy and budget. Drove data-sharing adoption across most of the portfolio.

  6. 06

    December 2018 – September 2019

    Brussels

    B2B Agency Marketing Manager

    Google

    Ran agency and retail marketing across Northern Europe. Built Google's global WinOnMobile course.

  7. 07

    January 2018 – November 2018

    Belgium

    Business Development Manager

    Anheuser-Busch InBev

    Managed 400+ on-premise accounts across Belgium. Delivered well above target.

  8. 08

    October 2016 – December 2017

    Belgium

    Earlier Sales & Project Roles

    Various companies & startups

    Sold for an event analytics startup while running 5+ music events up to 15,000 attendees.

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Ventures

From a music festival database at 15 to events with 15,000+ visitors and ventures supported by the European Commission.

Community

Xoogler.co

Chapter Lead, Mar 2023 – Mar 2024

Led Ireland chapter of Xoogler.co, a 21K-member Google alumni network. Organized recurring events for Dublin's startup and ex-Googler community.

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Software

Preppally

Founder, Mar 2021 – Feb 2024

E-learning career accelerator for marketing and sales profiles targeting tech careers, with mentorship and community.

🪦   Shut down

Guest Lecturer

Google Academy

Jan 2021 – May 2021

Trained students on digital advertising strategy and execution across Belgian universities via the Google Digital Academy Program.

👋   Handed Off

Software

WeStudyTogether

Founder, Mar 2020 – May 2021

Peer-to-peer platform for students during COVID-19. Winner, EUvsVirus (20,900 participants).

🪦   Shut down

Website

Google Mobile CRO

Content Creator, Jan 2019 – May 2021

Built a mobile conversion-rate-optimization course site while at Google, drawing 60K+ monthly visitors.

🪦   Shut down

Event

Belgian Week

Operational Lead, Mar 2016 – Feb 2017

Organized a 7-day Belgian festival in Val Thorens, up to 2,000 visitors, at 2,600m and -15°C.

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Education & Credentials

  1. Summa Cum Laude

    MSc in Management

    ESSEC Business School, Paris

    Extended program in Luxury Brands, Product Management, Digital Marketing

  2. Cum Laude

    MSc in Business Economics

    KU Leuven

    Specialization in Business Informatics, Economics & Entrepreneurship

  3. Summa Cum Laude

    NEMO Summer School

    Technical University of Vienna

    PhD-oriented program on hybrid enterprise and data modeling

Certifications: CS50 (Harvard), Google Cloud Associate Engineer, SQL & BigQuery, Outreach Sales Platform

Languages: Dutch (native), English (C2), French (B2)

Recommendations

Notes from people I have worked with.

“Jeroen supported our team as a program manager for an EMEA-wide sales organization. His technical and sales expertise were instrumental in setting the team up with the right tools and processes.”

Portrait of Kirsi K.Kirsi K.Head of Independent Agencies, Europe

“Jeroen played a key role in standardizing strategy and process to drive higher productivity and revenue across 25+ markets, leading cross-functional projects involving 40+ managers and 270+ reps.”

Portrait of Tim S.Tim S.Sales Lead, SMB Europe

“I've worked closely with Jeroen and found his working style efficient and highly strategic. His talents range from stakeholder management to thought leadership, and he's a real pleasure to work with.”

Portrait of Clara G.Clara G.Senior Industry Manager

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