GaryTuohy

New Zealand

VP Growth Marketing at Operata. Building pipeline and go-to-market systems for enterprise B2B software.

VP Growth Marketing? Operata? New Zealand? B2B SaaS? Demand Gen? ABM? Signal-Based GTM? Dark Funnel? Partner-Led Growth? CX Observability? Series A? hey@garytuohy.com? VP Growth Marketing? Operata? New Zealand? B2B SaaS? Demand Gen? ABM? Signal-Based GTM? Dark Funnel? Partner-Led Growth? CX Observability? Series A? hey@garytuohy.com?
01 About

I'm VP of Growth Marketing at Operata ? a CX Observability platform that helps enterprise contact centres see and improve every customer interaction in real time. Operata recently closed a Series A valuing the company at over $100M, with clients including four of the top 10 global software companies.

I've spent 8+ years building and scaling go-to-market functions at B2B SaaS companies ? across demand gen, ABM, partner-led growth, marketing ops, and sales enablement. Most of my career has been at early-to-growth-stage startups, which means building the engine, not just running it.

Outside of work, I'm genuinely interested in how AI is reshaping marketing ? both as a practitioner using it daily and as someone thinking through the longer-term implications for teams and GTM strategy.

02 Work
Jan 2022
Now
Operata Current
VP, Growth Marketing
Mar 2026 ? Present
Leading growth marketing as the company scales globally post Series A. CX Observability for enterprise contact centres ? $100M+ valuation.
Director, Growth Marketing
Oct 2024 ? Mar 2026
Led demand gen, ABM, content, and partner marketing across North America, APJ, and EMEA. Contributed to Series A fundraise.
Growth Marketing Lead
Jan 2022 ? Oct 2024
First growth marketing hire. Built pipeline and brand from scratch for a SaaS company defining a new category.
Feb 2021
Feb 2022
Dixa SaaS
Digital Marketing Lead
Customer service SaaS platform. Dixa acquired Elevio during this period.
Jun 2019
Feb 2022
Elevio Acquired
Head of Growth Marketing
Knowledge management SaaS. Built growth function from scratch through acquisition by Dixa.
Oct 2018
Jun 2019
Learnosity
Digital Marketing Manager
Learning Assessment API SaaS. Dublin, Ireland.
Jan 2018
Oct 2018
UX Design Institute
Digital Marketing Manager
Online UX education. Dublin, Ireland.
Earlier
Raygun
Digital Marketing
Software intelligence SaaS ? error and performance monitoring.
Earlier
Phorest Salon Software
Product Owner
SaaS platform for salon and spa management.
03 AI & How I Work

Using AI as a force multiplier

I've been an early and active adopter of AI tools in my marketing work. For me, AI isn't about replacing strategy ? it's about getting from insight to execution faster, and spending more time on the work that actually requires human judgment.

Day to day I use AI for first drafts of long-form content, synthesising research and customer call transcripts, building competitive intelligence, and prototyping campaigns before scaling them. I've also used it to build lightweight internal tools that previously required engineering support.

I'm particularly interested in how AI changes demand gen ? especially the shift from volume-based outbound to signal-led, intent-driven GTM motions. The dark funnel is getting more interesting, not less.

Signal-based GTM AI-assisted content Intent data Marketing ops automation Dark funnel ABM
04 GTM Analyser

Analyse any website's positioning

Paste any publicly accessible URL and get a scored GTM positioning report ? messaging clarity, ICP fit, differentiation, and CTA effectiveness.

Takes around 15 seconds. Works on any public B2B website.
05 Ask Me Anything

Got a question?

Ask about my experience, what I've worked on, or B2B marketing strategy.

ABM strategy Dark funnel CX Observability AI in marketing Partner selling Intent signals
Contact

Let's talk.

Happy to connect ? whether it's about a role, a collaboration, or just to talk B2B marketing and GTM strategy.