Glean Appointed Francesca Moore as Sales VP
The enterprise AI firm has selected Francesca Moore to lead its sales operations across Australia and New Zealand.
Updated on Oct. 13, 2026 in Job Search
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Glean has appointed Francesca Moore as its new Vice President of Sales for Australia and New Zealand. She is tasked with overseeing go-to-market strategy, enterprise sales, and regional team growth as the firm expands its reach.
Why it matters
Glean aims to capitalize on the shift among businesses in Australia and New Zealand, where organizations are moving from initial testing to widespread deployment of artificial intelligence tools.
Australian workers spend an average of 6.5 hours a week making AI tools usable. Only 10% of workers report their organization is performing significantly better due to AI implementation.
The players
Francesca Moore
She is the new Vice President of Sales for Australia and New Zealand at Glean who previously held leadership roles at Grafana Labs, MongoDB, and AppDynamics.
Glean
The company provides enterprise search and artificial intelligence tools that are designed to leverage internal company data.
The details
Francesca Moore brings extensive regional leadership experience to the role, having previously served as Regional Vice President for APAC at Grafana Labs and held leadership positions at MongoDB and AppDynamics. Her new role focuses on scaling the company's presence in a region identified by Glean as a target for long-term growth.
Timeline
October 13, 2026 is the date of the announcement.
Market Landscape
The appointment follows the trend of businesses moving from AI experimentation to production-scale deployment. By strengthening its regional leadership, Glean is positioning itself to capture enterprise demand as companies seek to improve efficiency through better-integrated search tools.
Enterprise customers in Australia and New Zealand may see increased outreach and more specialized support as the company expands its regional operations. The focus on making AI tools more usable aims to address the current time inefficiencies reported by workers.
The takeaway
As organizations struggle with productivity losses related to new software, specialized regional leadership is becoming vital for the successful adoption of AI. Companies should prioritize tools that minimize the time workers spend performing manual configuration or troubleshooting.
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