Former ADP Sales Leader Joins Rise People to Expand Sales and Advisory Partner Program to Insurance and Benefits Advisors Across Canada
Human capital management software executive Joe Amato joins Rise People to grow direct sales and expand the advisory partner program for Rise's all-in-one HR, payroll, and health and financial wellness solutions
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VANCOUVER, British Columbia, May 1, 2018 (Newswire.com) - Rise People, a leading digital HR, payroll, group benefits and retirement savings software platform, today announced that Joe Amato, former director of sales, Western Canada, at ADP, has joined Rise as vice president of sales.
In this role, Joe will be responsible for all direct and channel sales, applying his extensive experience to grow customer accounts and advisor partner relationships as part of Rise’s national partner program.
“We are very excited to bring an industry veteran on board who has demonstrated great vision and leadership in the HCM software industry. As we take our next step forward, Joe will be driving our direct and channel sales to deliver Rise’s HRIS productivity and engagement tools and health and financial wellness products to businesses and their employees across the country,” said Rise’s CEO, Faiz Abdulla.
Over the last 15 years, Joe has built a solid reputation for building and leading sales teams to achieve excellence in the SaaS space. His broad-based background and passion for enabling direct and channel sales teams to drive greater business value is the right formula for Rise’s success as it expands across Canada and beyond.
“Rise has built an impressive brand and excellent reputation in the marketplace, fulfilling a need to improve employee engagement, health and financial management all in one convenient place through a modern, enriched employee experience,” said Joe Amato, VP of sales at Rise. “I’m incredibly excited to take on this new challenge of expanding the company’s direct sales and national channel partner program. We are well-positioned to grow our network of channel partners across the country to bring the benefits of Rise’s leading-edge platform to more working people.”
About Rise People
Rise People is Canada’s first and only all-in-one HR platform. Rise offers a modern suite of HR, payroll, and health and financial wellness solutions that is used by tens of thousands of employees across Canada. Rise is headquartered in Vancouver, Canada. For more information, visit www.risepeople.com.
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