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What is Outreach right org structure in 2027?

Kory White, Chief Revenue Officer
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What is Outreach right org structure in 2027?

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What is Outreach right org structure in 2027?

Outreach's right org structure in 2027 is a function-led model with three named adjustments from current state: (1) consolidate AI engineering into a dedicated AI org under a Chief AI Officer (currently fragmented), (2) split GTM into two pods — Strategic Account vs Pro/Mid-Market — to reflect different sales motions, (3) create a Vertical Solutions BU with dedicated PM + GTM + CSM for FinServ/Healthcare/Industrial.

Headcount target ~1,400-1,500 by FY27 (down from ~1,750 peak pre-RIF, up from ~1,500 post-RIF). The five-org design + the comp structure + comparable patterns + what to ship.

The Critical Adjustments From Current State

What The Leadership Team Looks Like FY27

How Strategic Account Pod Differs From Pro/Mid-Market Pod

Vertical Solutions BU Structure

Headcount Allocation Math

What Outreach Must NOT Do

A Markdown Table — Outreach Org Structure FY27

OrgHeadcount% of totalKey leaderFocus
Engineering490-52535%CTOPlatform + AI + Vertical
Product126-1359%CPOAI + Multi-product + Vertical
Go-To-Market - Strategic Account76-815%CRO$1M+ ACV deals
Go-To-Market - Pro/Mid-Market441-47332%CRO$30-500K ACV deals
Go-To-Market - Vertical Solutions113-1228%GM VerticalFinServ/Healthcare/Industrial
Customer Success112-1208%CCOTier-aligned retention
AI org (under CAIO)147-15711%CAIOSmart Email + Kaia + Commit + agents
G&A126-1359%CFO/COOFinance/HR/Legal/IT/Comms
Total~1,400-1,500100%CEOIPO-eligible profile

A Mermaid Diagram — Org Chart Mindmap

mindmap root((Outreach Org FY27)) CEO Manny Medina CFO - Vista discipline COO - operations + GTM ops CRO - GTM leader Strategic Account pod Pro Mid-Market pod Vertical Solutions GTM CPO - Product leader AI Product Platform Product Vertical PMs CTO - Engineering leader Platform engineering Web engineering Mobile lite Integrations CAIO - NEW - AI org Smart Email Assist Kaia conv intel Commit forecasting Agent orchestration GM Vertical - NEW FinServ vertical Healthcare vertical Industrial vertical CHRO - talent retention CCO - customer success

Bottom Line

Outreach's right org structure in 2027 is a function-led model with 1,400-1,500 headcount, three critical adjustments: (1) consolidate AI engineering under Chief AI Officer, (2) split GTM into Strategic Account vs Pro/Mid-Market pods, (3) create Vertical Solutions BU with GM-level ownership.

The honest call: this org structure supports 18-22% growth + +5-15% operating margin (per q1737) IF Manny Medina + leadership team execute the AI roadmap + vertical solutions GA on time. The two new C-level roles (CAIO + GM Vertical) are the strategic bets that determine FY27-28 outcome.

(See also: q1737, q1738, q1742, q1752, q1755, q1758)

Tags

Outreach, org-structure, fy27-org-design, leadership-team, rev-vs-product-balance, engineering-allocation, function-vs-bu, cro-org, cto-org, org-design

FAQ

What are the five orgs in the recommended FY27 structure? Engineering at roughly 35% of headcount, Product at 8-10%, Go-To-Market at 42-50%, Customer Success at 7-10%, and G&A at 8-10%. Engineering subdivides into AI, Platform, Web, Mobile-lite, and Integrations. GTM splits into Strategic Account, Pro/Mid-Market, and Vertical Solutions pods.

Why split GTM into Strategic Account and Pro/Mid-Market pods? The two motions are fundamentally different: Strategic Account chases $1M+ ACV deals with multi-stakeholder enterprise selling over a 9-18 month cycle, while Pro/Mid-Market runs $30-500K deals on a 3-6 month volume-and-velocity cycle.

They use different metrics, comp, and enablement, so a single CRO org creates tension. Splitting them lets each pod optimize its own playbook.

What new leadership roles does the FY27 structure add? A Chief AI Officer to own Smart Email Assist, Kaia, Commit, and agent orchestration in a unified AI org, and a GM of Vertical Solutions to own the FinServ, Healthcare, and Industrial P&L. These sit alongside the existing CEO, CFO, COO, CRO, CPO, CTO, CHRO, and CCO.

The CAIO consolidates AI engineering that is currently fragmented across three product teams.

What is the headcount target and comp expense for FY27? The total target is 1,400-1,500, down from a 2022 peak of about 1,750 and up modestly from roughly 1,500 post-2024-RIF. Comp expense runs about $340-410M annually, or 32-36% of the FY27 revenue of $620-720M. Engineering takes 490-525 of those heads, GTM 630-675.

What should Outreach explicitly NOT do in its org design? Do not create a separate sub-brand for verticals, do not spin Strategic Account into a separate company, do not fragment AI engineering across five sub-teams, do not expand the mobile team to fight Salesforce mobile, and do not over-hire pre-IPO.

Vista-style discipline caps headcount at 1,400-1,500. Mobile specifically should be killed or reduced to a lite version.

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outreach.iohttps://www.outreach.io/aboutoutreach.iohttps://www.outreach.io/careersbvp.comhttps://www.bvp.com/atlas/state-of-the-cloud-2026iconiqcapital.comhttps://www.iconiqcapital.com/insights/state-of-saasopenviewpartners.comhttps://openviewpartners.com/saas-benchmarks/linkedin.comhttps://www.linkedin.com/company/outreachgartner.comhttps://www.gartner.com/en/sales/research
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