Patrice Cappello

Executive Profile

Patrice Cappello

Professional Services GTM · Industry Strategy · Fractional Advisory


25+
Years in Enterprise SaaS
Sales, GTM & industry strategy
9 yrs
Managing Director, Workday
Professional Services vertical
3
Enterprise SaaS Leaders
Workday · SAP · Deltek
PS
Industry Specialist
Consulting · Legal · Accounting

Patrice Cappello has spent 25+ years at the intersection of enterprise software and Professional Services markets — one of the most relationship-driven, complex-sale verticals in B2B SaaS. Her career spans Computron Software, Deltek, SAP, and Workday, where she progressed from Sales Engineer to Managing Director and built deep expertise in how consulting, accounting, legal, and project-based services firms evaluate and buy enterprise technology.

What distinguishes her is rare: she understands both the buyer and the seller. She has sat across the table from Partners at the Big 4 and boutique firms, and she has also led the teams responsible for winning their business. That dual perspective — knowing what the buyer cares about and knowing how to build a GTM motion that reaches them — is what she brings to fractional engagements.

In April 2026, Patrice launched Cappello Strategy Group to make that expertise available to SaaS companies on a fractional basis. She works with GTM leaders, founders, and revenue teams who are serious about building a repeatable motion in Professional Services markets.

Professional Services GTM Strategy
Deep, practiced knowledge of how consulting, accounting, legal, and project-based services firms buy enterprise software. At Workday and SAP, built and led GTM motions specifically designed for this vertical — from market segmentation through pipeline execution and close.
Industry Revenue Planning
Created annual business plans and revenue execution strategies for Professional Services verticals at two of the world's largest enterprise software companies. Knows how to align field, marketing, and partner resources around a single industry thesis.
Enterprise Sales Leadership
Led VP-level sales organizations at Deltek, overseeing pipeline development, Sales Engineering, and competitive strategy in the project-based software market. Built and scaled teams through multiple growth phases.
Partner & Channel Strategy
Built partner relationships to ensure revenue through indirect channels at SAP and Workday. Understands the role of SI partners, resellers, and advisory firms in Professional Services GTM — and how to activate them effectively.
Executive Stakeholder Engagement
Operated at Managing Director level as the senior executive advisor to field teams across the Professional Services vertical. Skilled at navigating complex, multi-stakeholder sales environments with C-suite and Partner-level buyers.
Fractional GTM Advisory
Available through Cappello Strategy Group for fractional engagements with SaaS companies building or scaling their Professional Services go-to-market motion. Brings enterprise-level GTM rigor to companies that need a senior operator, not a consultant with a deck.
Workday
Managing Director, PBS & T&M Industries
Feb 2025 – Apr 2026
Led go-to-market strategy for Workday's Project-Based Services and Time & Materials industries — the most technically complex professional services segments in the portfolio. Responsible for pipeline strategy, field enablement, and revenue execution across this vertical.

Workday
Managing Director, Professional Services Industry
Feb 2022 – Jan 2025
Owned GTM strategy and execution for Workday's Professional Services industry vertical. Created annual business plans and revenue execution strategy, developed pipeline growth tactics, and served as the senior executive industry advisor to the field organization across North America.

Workday
Global Head, Professional & Business Services Go To Market
May 2020 – Feb 2022
Led global GTM strategy for Workday's Professional and Business Services segment. Aligned field, marketing, and product teams around a unified industry thesis and built the playbooks used by sales teams worldwide.

SAP
North America Industry Lead, Professional Services
Aug 2011 – Apr 2017
Responsible for achieving revenue targets across North America for SAP's Professional Services industry. Created marketing strategy and tactical plans to drive pipeline growth, participated on sales teams as industry executive advisor, and built partner relationships to drive indirect channel revenue.

Deltek
Vice President, Sales — Professional Services BU
2005 – 2011
Progressed from Manager of Sales Engineering through Senior Director and two VP roles over 5+ years. Led the design of a new global sales framework, oversaw SE and Pipeline Development teams, and drove competitive strategy in the project-based ERP market. Built the foundation of her enterprise sales leadership expertise in a market she would go on to own at SAP and Workday.

Patrice is available for fractional GTM advisory engagements with enterprise SaaS companies that sell into Professional Services markets — consulting, accounting, legal, engineering, and project-based services firms. She works best with revenue leaders who need a senior operator with real industry depth, not a generalist with a framework.

Through Cappello Strategy Group, she takes a small number of engagements and is selective about fit. If your GTM motion in Professional Services isn't performing the way it should, start with a conversation.

Fractional GTM Advisor Industry Strategy Consulting Professional Services Markets Sales Leadership Advisory Board & Advisory Enterprise SaaS GTM