Summary
After reviewing all the submissions for this year’s OpsStars Awards, we’re ready to reveal the OpsStars 2026 Awards Finalists. Get your first look at the teams and individuals recognized for the boldest GTM Ops work this year across eight categories spanning AI, orchestration, and revenue lifecycle transformation. See who made the cut and find out what’s new about how (and when) the winners will be announced.
What You’ll Learn
- Who stood out across all eight 2026 Awards categories, including two new categories built around AI in GTM
- How the reveal is changing for 2026
- What the Awards Dinner Reception is and why every finalist is invited
- How to register for OpsStars so you’re in the room when winners are announced
Everything To Know About the OpsStars 2026 Awards Finalists
Every day, RevOps, Sales Ops, and Marketing Ops teams are innovating and problem-solving in ways that don’t always show up front and center. The OpsStars Awards present the perfect opportunity to spotlight the builders, the connectors, and the change agents whose work is shaping modern go-to-market (GTM) strategy.
For the first time, we’re not telling you who wins just yet. You’ll find out live on stage at OpsStars on October 5.
That’s right: There’s no early reveal before the big day. Instead, you’ll be part of a room full of Ops pros for one unforgettable moment as each winner is announced.
This year’s finalist list brings a lot to be excited about. Teams from Autodesk, PagerDuty, BambooHR, Verizon Connect, Carta, and more made the cut. We also made room for new ways of operating with two categories dedicated to the fast-growing adoption of AI: Agentic GTM and AI-Powered Program of the Year. If you’ve been wondering whether AI has successfully become a core part of the foundation in GTM ops, this year’s many nominations answer that question loud and clear in alignment with this year’s theme, Power Your AI GTM.
So who’s in the running for a 2026 OpsStars trophy? Let’s meet the finalists.
Agentic GTM Award
New this year. This award honors teams putting agentic AI to work in their real GTM motions. These organizations have moved past experimentation and are already operationalizing agentic AI.
Finalists:
⭐ Korn Ferry
⭐ Tealium
⭐ Yext
AI-Powered Program of the Year
This award recognizes the innovators applying AI to reshape the buyer journey with everything from smarter scoring and routing to predictive insights and personalization.
Finalists:
⭐ Coalesce
⭐ Traliant
⭐ Wisetech Global / e2open
Buying Groups Trailblazer Award
This award goes to teams leading the charge in operationalizing Buying Groups. They’re aligning strategy, systems, and processes to support multi-threaded deals and deeper engagement with complex buying teams.
Finalists:
⭐ Hitachi Vantara
⭐ SS&C Blue Prism
⭐ SUSE
GTM Systems Transformation of the Year
How can you reimagine your processes, tooling, and team structure to deliver more value, faster? These finalists know what it takes. They rebuilt their systems from the ground up to prepare for the future of GTM.
Finalists:
⭐ Autodesk
⭐ Carta
⭐ PandaDoc
GTM Velocity Award
Sometimes faster is just better. This award celebrates the teams that turned their speed into a competitive advantage by shrinking the time wasted between signal and action across the revenue engine.
Finalists:
⭐ ChowNow
⭐ Subsplash
⭐ Vestwell Holdings
Intelligent GTM Orchestration Award
Across the revenue lifecycle, teams are building smarter, signal-driven orchestration. This award recognizes the ones consistently turning buyer behavior into aligned, automated action.
Finalists:
⭐ BILL
⭐ Birdeye
⭐ PagerDuty
Revenue Lifecycle Award
The full revenue lifecycle is made of many interwoven parts. These finalists connected the dots to drive measurable impact from first touch to renewal.
Finalists:
⭐ BambooHR
⭐ ExtraHop
⭐ Verizon Connect
OpsStar of the Year
This award goes to the RevOps pro every team wants on their side. This person leads with vision, drives business impact, and sets the bar for everyone around them with top-tier operational excellence.
Finalists:
⭐ Wendy Lampert, BILL
⭐ Jeremiah Washington, Deel
⭐ Brent Perumal, Infoblox
⭐ Heather Dillon, Lyra Health
⭐ Ari Capogeannis, NVIDIA
⭐ Nicole Peinado, Uber for Business
Come Celebrate the Winners at OpsStars 2026
Let’s hear it for all of the incredible OpsStars 2026 Awards finalists! These leaders and teams are pushing GTM operations forward and challenging long-held systems and processes in their fields.
This year, winners will be announced live on October 5 at OpsStars, and you’ll want to be in the room for it. All finalists are also invited to an exclusive Awards Dinner Reception following the conference, where we bring the community together to celebrate the year’s best in GTM Ops.
Join us for a full day of insights, inspiration, and celebration, including:
- An energizing keynote
- Tactical sessions to advance your Ops career
- The live OpsStars 2026 Awards reveal
- Networking with peers and finalists
Register now to save your spot and cheer on the winners in person.
Register for OpsStars 2026
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Jill Makin
Jill Makin is a Content Marketing Specialist at LeanData. Her content expertise includes B2B SaaS marketing across industries including fintech, healthcare, enterprise orchestration, and more. Connect with Jill on LinkedIn.
