The Staff Sales Operations Specialist is a senior individual contributor responsible for driving enterprise-wide sales operations strategy advanced analytics and scalable process optimization. This role serves as a trusted advisor to senior sales and business leaders owning complex high-impact initiatives that materially improve revenue performance forecasting accuracy and operational efficiency.
Operating with broad autonomy the Staff Sales Operations Specialist leads cross-functional efforts designs durable sales infrastructure and translates business strategy into operational execution. The role is accountable for setting standards influencing decision-making and enabling sustained sales effectiveness across regions segments and go-to-market models.
Duties / Responsibilities
Sales Operations Strategy & Enterprise Enablement
Own and evolve thesales operations strategy in alignment with corporate growth objectives ensuring scalability across markets products and customer segments.
Act as a strategic partner to senior sales leadership providing thought leadership on sales productivity capacity modeling and operational effectiveness.
Establish and govern enterprise-wide sales processes frameworks and operating standards to ensure consistent execution and measurable outcomes.
Identify systemic gaps and long-term opportunities within the sales operating model and lead initiatives to address them.
Forecasting Revenue Insights & Advanced Analytics
Serve as the primary owner ofsales forecasting methodology ensuring rigor consistency and predictive accuracy across the organization.
Design and deliveradvanced analytics dashboards and executive-ready insightsrelated to pipeline health conversion trends coverage models and revenue risk.
Partner closely with Finance to align forecasting revenue reporting and planning assumptions; proactively surface risks and opportunities.
Translate complex data into clear narratives and recommendations that inform executive decision-making.
Sales Systems Data Architecture & Technology Optimization
Provide strategic ownership of theCRM ecosystem(e.g. Salesforce) ensuring data integrity usability and alignment with evolving sales motions.
Lead the evaluation implementation and optimization of sales technologies ensuring tools are scalable integrated and effectively adopted.
Define data governance standards and reporting structures that enable reliable performance measurement and long-term analytics maturity.
Serve as a subject matter expert on sales systems and data flows across Sales Finance Marketing and Customer Success.
Compensation Quota & Performance Frameworks
Partner with Sales Leadership HR and Finance to design and refinesales compensation and incentive frameworksthat drive desired behaviors and outcomes.
Lead quota modeling and territory design analyses to ensure equitable achievable and strategy-aligned targets.
Oversee governance of compensation calculations and reporting resolving complex issues and ensuring audit-ready accuracy.
Assess plan effectiveness and recommend enhancements based on performance data and market benchmarks.
Cross-Functional Leadership & Influence
Lead complex cross-functional initiatives involving Sales Finance Marketing HR IT and Operations often without direct authority.
Act as a mentor and thought leader for sales operations peers setting best practices and raising organizational capability.
Represent Sales Operations in strategic planning discussions system roadmap decisions and business transformation efforts.
Drive alignment during periods of organizational change system transformation or go-to-market evolution.
Strategic Projects & Continuous Improvement
Own and deliverhigh-visibility enterprise-level initiativessuch as sales model redesigns system transformations process reengineering and growth enablement programs.
Apply structured problem-solving and project management methodologies to deliver measurable sustained improvements.
Conduct advanced ad-hoc analyses to support M&A integration new market entry or evolving commercial strategies.
Champion continuous improvement proactively identifying opportunities to simplify automate and optimize sales operations.
Experience / Education
Knowledge & Skillsets Required
Expert-level understanding of sales operations forecasting pipeline management and revenue analytics.
Proven ability to influence senior leaders through data-driven insights and strategic recommendations.
Advanced analytical skills with the ability to synthesize complex datasets into actionable business guidance.
Deep experience with CRM platforms sales technologies and reporting tools.
Strong project leadership capabilities managing ambiguity and driving outcomes across cross-functional teams.
Exceptional communication skills including executive-level presentations and written deliverables.
Ability to operate independently with a high degree of judgment ownership and accountability.
Required Experience:
Staff IC
The Staff Sales Operations Specialist is a senior individual contributor responsible for driving enterprise-wide sales operations strategy advanced analytics and scalable process optimization. This role serves as a trusted advisor to senior sales and business leaders owning complex high-impact initi...
The Staff Sales Operations Specialist is a senior individual contributor responsible for driving enterprise-wide sales operations strategy advanced analytics and scalable process optimization. This role serves as a trusted advisor to senior sales and business leaders owning complex high-impact initiatives that materially improve revenue performance forecasting accuracy and operational efficiency.
Operating with broad autonomy the Staff Sales Operations Specialist leads cross-functional efforts designs durable sales infrastructure and translates business strategy into operational execution. The role is accountable for setting standards influencing decision-making and enabling sustained sales effectiveness across regions segments and go-to-market models.
Duties / Responsibilities
Sales Operations Strategy & Enterprise Enablement
Own and evolve thesales operations strategy in alignment with corporate growth objectives ensuring scalability across markets products and customer segments.
Act as a strategic partner to senior sales leadership providing thought leadership on sales productivity capacity modeling and operational effectiveness.
Establish and govern enterprise-wide sales processes frameworks and operating standards to ensure consistent execution and measurable outcomes.
Identify systemic gaps and long-term opportunities within the sales operating model and lead initiatives to address them.
Forecasting Revenue Insights & Advanced Analytics
Serve as the primary owner ofsales forecasting methodology ensuring rigor consistency and predictive accuracy across the organization.
Design and deliveradvanced analytics dashboards and executive-ready insightsrelated to pipeline health conversion trends coverage models and revenue risk.
Partner closely with Finance to align forecasting revenue reporting and planning assumptions; proactively surface risks and opportunities.
Translate complex data into clear narratives and recommendations that inform executive decision-making.
Sales Systems Data Architecture & Technology Optimization
Provide strategic ownership of theCRM ecosystem(e.g. Salesforce) ensuring data integrity usability and alignment with evolving sales motions.
Lead the evaluation implementation and optimization of sales technologies ensuring tools are scalable integrated and effectively adopted.
Define data governance standards and reporting structures that enable reliable performance measurement and long-term analytics maturity.
Serve as a subject matter expert on sales systems and data flows across Sales Finance Marketing and Customer Success.
Compensation Quota & Performance Frameworks
Partner with Sales Leadership HR and Finance to design and refinesales compensation and incentive frameworksthat drive desired behaviors and outcomes.
Lead quota modeling and territory design analyses to ensure equitable achievable and strategy-aligned targets.
Oversee governance of compensation calculations and reporting resolving complex issues and ensuring audit-ready accuracy.
Assess plan effectiveness and recommend enhancements based on performance data and market benchmarks.
Cross-Functional Leadership & Influence
Lead complex cross-functional initiatives involving Sales Finance Marketing HR IT and Operations often without direct authority.
Act as a mentor and thought leader for sales operations peers setting best practices and raising organizational capability.
Represent Sales Operations in strategic planning discussions system roadmap decisions and business transformation efforts.
Drive alignment during periods of organizational change system transformation or go-to-market evolution.
Strategic Projects & Continuous Improvement
Own and deliverhigh-visibility enterprise-level initiativessuch as sales model redesigns system transformations process reengineering and growth enablement programs.
Apply structured problem-solving and project management methodologies to deliver measurable sustained improvements.
Conduct advanced ad-hoc analyses to support M&A integration new market entry or evolving commercial strategies.
Champion continuous improvement proactively identifying opportunities to simplify automate and optimize sales operations.
Experience / Education
Knowledge & Skillsets Required
Expert-level understanding of sales operations forecasting pipeline management and revenue analytics.
Proven ability to influence senior leaders through data-driven insights and strategic recommendations.
Advanced analytical skills with the ability to synthesize complex datasets into actionable business guidance.
Deep experience with CRM platforms sales technologies and reporting tools.
Strong project leadership capabilities managing ambiguity and driving outcomes across cross-functional teams.
Exceptional communication skills including executive-level presentations and written deliverables.
Ability to operate independently with a high degree of judgment ownership and accountability.
Required Experience:
Staff IC
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