Claire Peña

Chief Operating Officer at Comet

Overview

Claire Peña serves as Chief Operating Officer at Comet [1][3], overseeing marketing, sales, sales engineering, developer relations, finance, and customer success [2]. Peña has over 15 years of experience as a go-to-market leader [2], beginning in digital agencies before transitioning to software and specializing in AI and developer tools [2]. Prior to the current role, Peña held the position of VP of Marketing at Comet from November 2023 to March 2026 [4]. Earlier experience includes serving as VP of Marketing at Stream from May 2020 to January 2023 [6], and leading marketing efforts at VictorOps, which was acquired by Splunk, where Peña subsequently held roles including Senior Manager and Director of SaaS Acquisition and Conversion Product Marketing [8][9][10]. Peña attended the University of Notre Dame [11].

Profile introduction
Source excerptLinkedIn [2]

I’m a GTM leader with over 15 years of experience. My true joy stems from leading teams and seeing our hard work and comraderie pay off in the form of increased revenue. I started my career in digital agencies, before transitioning to the software world and finding my niche in AI/dev tools. I led a GTM team post-Series B through an acquisition (VictorOps → Splunk) for several years. Most recently, I led a Marketing, Data/Ops, & DevRel team through series A & B. I'm currently the Chief Operating Officer at Comet, managing marketing, sales, sales engineering, devrel, finance, and customer suc…

Career history

  1. Chief Operating OfficerMar 2026 to presentComet
  2. VP of MarketingNov 2023 to Mar 2026Comet
  3. Professional developmentJan 2023 to Oct 2023Career Break
  4. VP of MarketingMay 2020 to Jan 2023Stream
  5. Director, SaaS Acquisition & Conversion, Product MarketingJan 2020 to May 2020Splunk
  6. Senior Manager, VictorOps MarketingNov 2018 to Jan 2020Splunk
  7. Manager, VictorOps MarketingJan 2018 to Nov 2018Splunk
  8. Head of Marketing (Acquired by Splunk)Dec 2017 to Dec 2019VictorOps

Education

  1. The University of Notre Dame Australia

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