Kristian Ko Omeara

About Kristian Ko Omeara

30 years of Supply Chain, Procurement and AP industry experience, combining deep practitioner knowledge with hands-on operational leadership. I strive to identify, unlock, and optimize value for employees, customers, investors, and partners—driving efficient, sustainable growth. With more than 20+ years of executive leadership in SaaS, I bring extensive cross-functional leadership expertise and a proven track record in go-to-market (GTM) strategy and execution.My experience working with leading private equity firms—including AKKR, Cinven, Vista, and now TA Associates —has strengthened my ability to set high standards, align stakeholder expectations, and consistently unlock enterprise value—capabilities that will be critical for my exciting new journey at PairSoft.

Experience

1. SVP of Strategic Initiatives

   JAGGAER

   Nov 2019 — Present

   Executive leadership team member entrusted with executing on our vision of transcending customer experience and simplifying the complex by providing intuitive & intelligent SaaS based spend management solutions, enabling unparalleled user adoption and customer outcomes across all high growth regions and initiatives. Focused on:Finding and enabling passionate leaders; Celebrating the diversity of our people; andPartnering with, investing in, or acquiring companies that are catalysts for our growth.Our goal is to build an engaged culture of accountable employees who are enabled via a clear and transparent vision and who possess a clear understanding of priorities allowing decisions to be made close to the customer.

Education

• Thomas Worthington High School

  High School

  1990 — 1993

• The Ohio State University Fisher College of Business

  BSBA, Transportation Logistics and Marketing

  1993 — 1997

• Columbia University

  Executive Education, Leading Strategic Growth

  2017 — 2017