Steve Harris
Global Head - Sas Strategic Accounts Program @SAS
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Global Head - Sas Strategic Accounts Program @SAS
London, GB
Lead the design and execution of SAS’ Platinum Account Program, a company-wide initiative focused on top-tier global strategic accounts. Drive alignment across sales, marketing, customer success, and executive sponsorship to deliver seamless, measurable, and impactful value for strategic accounts. Collaborate with cross-functional global teams to ensure consistent execution of multi-year account strategies.
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ABOUT STEVE HARRIS
With nearly three decades of experience in Data & Analytics and Performance Management, I have built and scaled high-performing Sales, Alliance, and Channel teams across multiple regions. I specialise in building and scaling strategic account programs, alliances, and channel ecosystems that drive measurable customer value, loyalty, and revenue growth. I currently lead SAS’ Global Strategic Accounts Program, where I designed and launched the Platinum Account Program, a transformative initiative designed exclusively for SAS’ most strategic customers, uniting the organisation around shared customer objectives and world-class customer experiences. The program exemplifies my belief that technology, paired with trust-based partnerships, is one of the most powerful enablers of business outcomes.Since joining SAS in 2015, I’ve held numerous leadership roles: from leading the Alliance & Channel Team in the Middle East & Africa, to expanding responsibility across South EMEA, then to Vice President of Alliances & Channels for EMEA, and later for EMEA & Asia Pacific. Each step has reinforced my commitment to global collaboration, commercial discipline, and driving measurable customer success.Before SAS, I held leadership roles at KPMG and Fios, where I focused on shaping and delivering technology-enabled performance management solutions. Before Fios, I held several Sales and Management positions with leading organisations like Dimension Data, Global Technology, and Cognos.My career journey began far from the boardroom, as a professional golfer competing on the Sunshine and Winter Tours. Honoured with South African Junior Springbok Colours and several amateur titles, golf instilled in me resilience, discipline, and the pursuit of excellence, values that continue to guide my leadership today.Recognized with multiple leadership awards, including the SAS CEO Award, I am passionate about developing people, fostering bold thinking, and creating ecosystems where partnerships flourish and success is shared. My guiding philosophy, shaped through experiences across global markets and industries, is simple yet powerful: Shared vision. Mutual value creation. Execution with integrity.
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