Shane Connolly
About Shane Connolly
Shane Connolly is a Strategic Account Executive at Watershed, where he has been involved in expanding the company's presence in Europe since 2022. He has a diverse background in account management and sales, having previously held various roles at Slack and Social Talent, and has worked with notable clients such as Spotify and Airbnb.
Current Role at Watershed
Shane Connolly serves as a Strategic Account Executive at Watershed, a position he has held since 2022. In this role, he focuses on expanding the company's reach in Europe and is involved in building out the EMEA team. His work includes engaging with high-profile clients through Watershed's climate programs.
Previous Experience at Slack
Shane Connolly has extensive experience at Slack, where he held multiple roles from 2017 to 2022. He started as an SMB Account Executive, then progressed to Mid-Market Account Executive, Senior Mid-Market Account Executive for the UK, and finally as an Enterprise Account Executive for Northern & Eastern Europe and the Nordics & CEE. His tenure at Slack included working with various enterprise clients.
Education and Qualifications
Shane Connolly studied at Cross and Passion College in Kilcullen, achieving his Leaving Certificate from 2005 to 2007. He later attended NUI Maynooth, earning a Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) in History from 2009 to 2012. Additionally, he obtained a Post Graduate Diploma in Digital Marketing from the Digital Marketing Institute between 2014 and 2015.
Background in Recruitment and Sales
Before his roles in technology and account management, Shane Connolly worked in recruitment and sales. He was a Senior Recruitment Consultant at O'Reilly Recruitment from 2014 to 2015. He also held sales developer positions at United Biscuits and Diageo in 2012, and worked as an Enterprise Account Manager at Social Talent from 2016 to 2017.
Client Engagement and Notable Investors
At Watershed, Shane Connolly has engaged with high-profile clients such as Spotify, Airbnb, Klarna, and Twitter. He is part of a team that is backed by notable investors, including Sequoia, Kleiner Perkins, Al Gore, and Mark Carney, which highlights the company's strong support network in the climate sector.