Bruce Grainger

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Managing Operating Partner at Francisco Partners Consulting @ Francisco Partners
Bruce Grainger's Location
Charlotte, North Carolina, United States, United States
About Bruce Grainger

Track record of building and growing software and technology companies, spanning early-stage and privately held businesses to more mature public corporations. In my current role at Francisco Partners (a leading private equity firm in technology) I leverage my past go-to-market approaches, best practices, and management experiences to help the portfolio companies improve. I also act in interim senior executive level positions within the Francisco Partners portfolio and also an advisor to several of the portfolio company boards.Prior to my private equity shift I played significant leadership roles in three company exits; a regional startup through to acquisition, a turnaround of a publicly traded software company; and the scaling (entering at $10M) an emerging SaaS company resulting in a record setting acquisition by Oracle Corporation.
In 2010 I joined early stage TOA Technologies taking on the lead revenue role and partner with the CEO resulting in the largest acquisition ever of a SaaS based field services management solution.From 2002-2010 I played a key role in turning around the fortunes of publicly traded company (Portal Software) by inserting new energy and an overall wider lens leading to a turnaround and game changing acquisition by Oracle Corporation. After staying on with Oracle for 4 years we built out the newly formed global business unit growing it from $125M to $400M in annual revenue. From 2000-2002 I played a key role in building out the Americas for UK based startup (Geneva Technology) leading to an accelerated exit and increased valuation in under two years.Ten years of strategic consulting and business development from 1990-2000 with EDS (Acquired by HP) and AMS (Acquired by CGI).A graduate of Husson University (Maine), Husson honored Grainger as a distinguished alumnus in 2007, and he was elected to the Husson Sports Hall of Fame in 2014 as part of the induction of the entire 1988/89 national ranked mens basketball team.

Bruce Grainger's Current Company Details
Francisco Partners

Francisco Partners

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Managing Operating Partner at Francisco Partners Consulting
Bruce Grainger Work Experience Details
  • Francisco Partners
    Managing Operating Partner
    Francisco Partners Jan 2015 - Present
    San Francisco, Ca, Us
    FP is a global private equity firm that has raised over $45 billion of committed capital and is focused exclusively on investments in technology companies. Since being founded in 1999, FP has invested in 150+ platform companies and completed 150+ add-on acquisitions, making it one of the largest and most active technology-focused private equity firms in the world. FP seeks to provide transformational capital to technology companies facing strategic or operational inflection points.My role within FP is to engage with portfolio companies to enhance performance, grow the business, and help create value for shareholders, employees, and customers. As Managing Operating Partner I lead the GTM advisory practice including all the advisors and associated relationships with 3rd parties. I work with internal deal teams on due diligence efforts pre transaction close and serve in interim executive / C level roles post transaction when needed as well as coach senior executives across portfolio companies on value creation topics.
  • Husson University
    Member Board Of Trustees
    Husson University Jul 2024 - Present
    Bangor, Me, Us
    Advancement Committee and Finance Committe.
  • Payscale
    Member Of The Board Of Directors
    Payscale Feb 2023 - Present
    Seattle, Washington, Us
    Gain the insights and confidence to get pay right with relevant, validated salary data and industry-leading, AI-powered compensation software. Streamlined solutions for every step of the compensation management journey with continuously updated compensation data sets.
  • Operative
    Member Of The Board Of Directors
    Operative Jul 2022 - Present
    New York, Ny, Us
    Operative: your solution for Automating Advertising. Accelerating revenue growth for the biggest and most successful media companies.
  • Beyondtrust
    Member Of The Board Of Directors
    Beyondtrust Jan 2020 - Present
    Johns Creek, Georgia, Us
    Secure Every Privilege, Every Time.
  • Vendavo
    Member Of The Board Of Directors
    Vendavo Jul 2018 - Nov 2021
    Denver, Colorado, Us
    Successful exit of the company. Margin and profit optimization for the Global 2000.
  • Clicksoftware
    Member Of The Board Of Directors
    Clicksoftware Mar 2018 - Nov 2019
    Burlington, Ma, Us
    Successful exit of the company to salesforce.com
  • Toa Technologies (Acquired By Oracle In 2014)
    Svp - Global Field
    Toa Technologies (Acquired By Oracle In 2014) Aug 2010 - Nov 2014
    Beachwood, Oh, Us
    Successful exit of the company to Oracle Corporation.TOA Technologies was a SaaS based mobile workforce management software solution that was recognized YOY as one of the fastest growing SaaS / Cloud companies in the world. I joined TOA (at $10M annual revenue) with the promise to partner with the CEO and take this company to the next level by leading with hyper growth and market share which would ultimately lead to an "event" (IPO or game changing acquisition). This promise was fulfilled as Oracle Corporation acquired TOA for $600M in late 2014 resulting in the largest ever field services acquisition and one of the largest cloud deals of 2014. Played the key role in building and scaling the business and making it into a more diverse and global by managing the buildout of the markets both geographic and vertical.
  • Oracle Corporation
    Vice President & General Manager Americas - Communications Global Business Unit
    Oracle Corporation Jun 2006 - Sep 2010
    Austin, Texas, Us
    After Portal Software's acquisition by Oracle I stayed on to realize the great potential and lead the business forward in the Americas. Reporting into the head of the global business unit ($1B+) I had complete responsibility for the regional business including; growing the new and installed customer base including the top and bottom line numbers, the go-to-market approach, and overall customer success.
  • Portal Software
    General Manager - Americas
    Portal Software Jun 2002 - Jun 2006
    San Francisco, Us
    Successful exit to Oracle Corporation. Key member of the management team that built the company back to prosperity after the market collapse in 2002 resulting in a game changing acquisition by Oracle Corporation.Brought in to rebuild the field teams in several key regions and bring Portal Software back into a strong industry player in the revenue management space. Had full responsibilities for Field (Sales, Consulting, Field Marketing, Field Partners) and associated numbers and metrics. Reported to the CEO. Championed solution value selling throughout the customer facing organizations and moved them from transactional to solution base at the core. Repositioned the product offering from what was a core vertical of communications to a more horizontal enterprise sale across; communications, on-line media, publishing, gaming, and financial services. Latin America grew from $0 revenue to over 30 enterprise customers and a $75M annual business under my direction.
  • Geneva Technology
    Senior Director - North American
    Geneva Technology Jun 2000 - Jun 2002
    Successful exit to Convergys Corporation.Geneva Technology was an upstart Customer Care and Billing provider based in the UK. As the fourth employee, and member of the leadership team, of the non EMEA entity I was hired to build brand awareness and secure new customers outside of the EMEA region. We secured twelve Tier 1 customers across the Americas in the first 18 months from startup which was instrumental to the $850M acquisition by industry giant Convergys Corporation in a short period of time. Stayed on with Convergys to assist with integration of business and mapping of the sales teams. Spectrum Equity was Geneva Technology's lead VC.
  • American Management Systems - Ams (Acquired By Cgi In 2004)
    Senior Principal - Business Development
    American Management Systems - Ams (Acquired By Cgi In 2004) Mar 1995 - Jun 2000
    Developed business and sold project and enterprise software offerings with large scale communication providers in the usa. Led a team of sales people that had responsibility for the communications vertical in the western USA.
  • Eds - Electronic Data Systems (Acquired By Hp In 2008)
    Client Manager - Business Development And Account Management
    Eds - Electronic Data Systems (Acquired By Hp In 2008) Jul 1990 - Mar 1995
    Houston, Texas, Us
    Worked in the communications vertical business unit and specifically in positioning front and back office systems that supported the clients business and customer base. Numerous global assignments across Latin America, Europe, and Asia Pacific (lived in Sydney for 3 years).

Bruce Grainger Skills

Enterprise Software Saas Cloud Computing Strategy Telecommunications Start Ups Solution Selling Management Business Development Professional Services Account Management Leadership Strategic Partnerships Software As A Service New Business Development Mobile Devices Customer Relationship Management Sales Crm Go To Market Strategy Product Management Consulting Program Management Sales Process Pre Sales Wireless B2b Sales Management International Sales Financial Analysis

Bruce Grainger Education Details

  • Husson University
    Husson University
    Business Administration And Marketing

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