Uri Lessner

Sales professional experienced in industry and manufacturing sectors. Focused on driving sales and partnerships. My credo is; understanding stakeholder pain drives meaningful revenue. Looking to move back to a more commercially focused pace from current non-profit. Israeli with German citizenship.

Global Sales Director at Fuchsberg Jerusalem Center (2025-07 – Present)

Rebuild services department (across multiple vertices). Opening LatAM & Asian market, expanding European market and maintaining US market presence. Work closely with External Foundation, senior management and internal stakeholders (Marketing & Operations). Individual Contributor on several services.

Head of Customer Success at SkillReal (2022-05 – 2025-04)

Automotive manufacturing AI SaaS company

• Establish CSM playbook and build Skillreal CS procedures.
• Coach Sales Channels & Siemens Pre-sale on Client needs, pains and sales process. QBRs, upsell quota.
• Feedback-loop Product deep in relevant client feedback & senior management.
• Manage off-site externals: 2 BDR (TR & KR) and 1 CSM (USA).

Sales Director Europe at Gauzy GmbH (2018 – 2022-03)

Nanotechnology manufacturing. Quota carrying for Europe, Individual Contributor DACH. Lead a team of 3 sales personnel & 1 operations coordinator doing the sales to senior management in Europe.

• 0 churn on HT clients in 3 years.
• EU revenue 2015: 70K €. 2020 sales 800K €. 2021 1.4 million €

Account Manager DACH at Gauzy Ltd (2016 – 2018)

Nanotechnology manufacturing. Individual Contributor for German speaking markets.

• Deal closing & HT contact for renewals.
• DACH 2015 (pre-Andy) sales: 20K €. 2020 sales 300K €, 2021 sales 420K €

Owner at Lessner Consulting Business Development (2015 – 2017)

Consulting small companies and start-ups in the German/EU market.

• Logistics work, direct sale, channels sales, account management, personal recruiting and management.
• Vasco (business visa subsidiary of Tasheel) managing 3 multi-location CSR (w/ 10-15 accounts ea @ 40-60% HT) satisfaction monitoring & upselling.
• TES Group- CSM services focused on HT satisfaction dialogue (8 accounts). logistics & warehousing tasking.
• Additional clients: Travelbox, F1 Exclusive Auto, & additional NDA signed clients.

Guiding license – University of Haifa

Bachelor Arts in Communication – Technical university Ichthus Rotterdam

Bachelor Arts in Business Management – Technical university Ichthus Rotterdam