Derek Keller Appointed as Chief Revenue Officer at BambooHR
BambooHR names Derek Keller Chief Revenue Officer, adding more than a decade of sales leadership and a four-year rise at GoTo.
The Move
- New role
- Chief Revenue Officer
- Company
- BambooHR
- Previously
- SVP of Global UCC Sales & Partnerships, GoTo
- Announced
- November 10, 2026
By the Numbers: BambooHR
- Years in sales
- 12
- Years at GoTo
- 4
- Sales team
- 394
- Employees
- 1,858
Data: Crustdata, as of November 10, 2026
BambooHR has appointed Derek Keller as Chief Revenue Officer, bringing in a sales leader with more than a decade in the field. Keller joins from GoTo, where four years of steady advancement culminated in the role of SVP of Global UCC Sales & Partnerships.
A Track Record In Sales
Keller joined GoTo in 2021 as Vice President, Global Business Development, moved up to Vice President of Sales and Revenue Generation, and took on the SVP of Global UCC Sales & Partnerships role in 2024. Across three roles, the remit grew from business development to revenue generation and global partnerships.
Before GoTo, Keller served as Vice President of Business Development at LastPass and held a senior director post at RingCentral. A director role at Talkdesk and inside sales management at Weave HQ and CompHealth laid the foundation for that climb. According to Crustdata people data, Keller earned a bachelor's degree in Kinesiology and Exercise Science from Utah State University.
Why It Matters For BambooHR
Founded in 2008 and headquartered in Draper, Utah, BambooHR builds HR software that helps organizations simplify complicated processes and focus on supporting their people. The company serves more than 34,000 customers and 3 million employees across 190 countries, with backing from ICONIQ Growth and Sorenson Capital.
Crustdata company data shows BambooHR employs 1,858 people, up 2.7% over the past year. Sales represents 21.2% of that workforce and has grown 6.5% in 12 months, adding 60 joiners. A seasoned revenue leader positions the company to build on that momentum.
What's Next
Keller steps into the role in November 2026, joining a Sales organization of 394 people. Hiring points to continued investment, with BambooHR posting 18 sales roles since August 2026, from Outbound Account Executive and Business Development Representative openings to Account Executive, Product Add-Ons positions. That pipeline gives the new Chief Revenue Officer a growing team to shape.
Hiro News tracks leadership moves across go-to-market teams every day. People, company and job data in this story comes from Crustdata.
Questions and Answers
Who is the new Chief Revenue Officer at BambooHR?
Derek Keller is the new Chief Revenue Officer at BambooHR, starting in November 2026. Keller joins from GoTo, most recently as SVP of Global UCC Sales & Partnerships.
What is Derek Keller's background?
Keller has more than a decade of experience in sales and rose through three roles in four years at GoTo. Earlier, Keller served as Vice President of Business Development at LastPass and held a senior director post at RingCentral.
What does BambooHR do?
BambooHR makes HR software and serves more than 34,000 customers and 3 million employees across 190 countries. Founded in 2008, the company is headquartered in Draper, Utah, and employs 1,858 people.
· people and company records, retrieved November 10, 2026. Source: Crustdata.