Daniel Niemann

Chief Revenue Officer Conductor

Last Reviewed: September 27, 2026

Executive Summary

Daniel Niemann is Chief Revenue Officer of Conductor, which describes itself as the enterprise platform for AI and search visibility — software and services that help marketers create and optimise content so their brands are found both in search engines and in AI-generated answers. He runs Conductor’s global sales function end to end. His background is in enterprise data management rather than marketing technology: before Conductor he was Chief Revenue Officer of Trifacta and of Hevo Data, led cloud sales at Alteryx and ran field operations at Informatica Cloud. Conductor credits him with more than two decades of sales leadership.

Career Highlights

• Chief Revenue Officer of Conductor, responsible for field sales, inside sales, channel sales, business development, solutions engineering, revenue operations and enablement.
• Chief Revenue Officer of Trifacta.
• Chief Revenue Officer of Hevo Data.
• VP Cloud Sales at Alteryx.
• VP Field Operations at Informatica Cloud.
• Studied Economics at Northwestern University.

Professional Journey

Niemann studied Economics at Northwestern University. Conductor’s biography places the core of his career in go-to-market leadership at product-led and enterprise data management companies. He was VP Field Operations at Informatica Cloud, Chief Revenue Officer of Trifacta and of Hevo Data, and VP Cloud Sales at Alteryx; the company does not date these roles. Across them, Conductor says, he has more than two decades of sales leadership and a record of growing businesses at more than 100% a year.

At Conductor he is Chief Revenue Officer, with responsibility for the whole global sales organisation: field, inside and channel sales, business development, solutions engineering, revenue operations and enablement. Conductor’s leadership team is headed by Chief Executive Officer Wei Zheng; co-founder and former chief executive Seth Besmertnik now sits on the board, alongside Michael Kosty, a partner and co-founder of Bregal Sagemount.

Conductor now positions itself around AI and search visibility, with a focus on what it calls answer engine optimisation — making brands and content visible in AI-generated answers as well as traditional search results. It says it works with hundreds of brands and has been named one of Crain’s Best Places to Work for eight consecutive years.

He splits his time between Boston and New York City.

Education

Northwestern University

Economics