Bonus Episode: CFO Mark Partin on Building BlackLine’s Revenue Ops from the Ground Up
Description
When Mark Partin first became CFO at BlackLine nearly a decade ago, the concept of Sales Ops was still rather new within the company, and he was tasked with building it from scratch. Over time, Sales Ops evolved into Revenue Ops, integrating finance, sales, and customer success functions to support BlackLine’s rapid growth. In this discussion, Partin shares critical milestones, including consolidating over 100 systems to achieve a "single source of truth," aligning departments around the customer journey, and leveraging data to drive productivity and efficiency—a transformative journey that enabled sustainable growth.
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