Sr. Director, Sales Operations

Cision

Job Location:

Chicago, IL - USA

Monthly Salary: $ 230000 - 250000

Posted on: 3 days ago

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

At Cision we believe in empowering every individual to make an impact. Here your voice is heard your ideas are valued and your unique perspective fuels our collective success. As part of our global team youll thrive in an environment that champions curiosity collaboration and innovation all while making meaningful contributions to the brands we accelerate.

Join us in shaping the future of communication and building authentic connections that matter. Whether youre solving complex problems or driving bold innovations your growth is our success and together well create the conversations of tomorrow.

Empower your impact at Cision. Be seen be understood be you.

The Senior Director of Sales Operations Americas is a high-impact leadership role responsible for driving revenue growth operational excellence and strategic alignment across Cisions three product families Cision Brandwatch and PR Newswirein the Americas region. This role serves as a key operational leader and strategic advisor partnering closely with the Chief Revenue Officer Americas and go-to-market leadership to optimize processes enhance sales productivity and enable data-driven decision-making.

Reporting to the VP of Revenue Operations this position will lead revenue operations strategy and execution for the Americas managing one Revenue Operations Analyst while serving as a trusted partner to senior leadership on revenue planning forecasting territory design process optimization and sales effectiveness.

What Youll Do

Strategic Business Partnership

Partner closely with the Chief Revenue Officer Americas providing insights analysis and operational support to drive revenue growth across Cision Brandwatch and PR Newswire in the US Canada and LATAM.
Collaborate with Sales Marketing and Customer Success leadership across all three brands to support integrated go-to-market strategies
Provide data-driven insights and recommendations on revenue performance pipeline health and growth opportunities
Support strategic planning sessions and operational aspects of business reviews with regional leadership teams

Revenue Planning & Forecasting

Lead quotas headcount and territories planning processes for the Americas region
Support development of annual and quarterly business plans quotas and capacity models in partnership with regional leadership
Own in quarter revenue forecasting accuracy providing leadership with insights on pipeline health conversion metrics and revenue attainment
Build models and analyses to support scenario planning and growth strategy evaluation
Create and maintain executive dashboards and reporting for business performance across all brands

Revenue Process Optimization

Own and continuously improve the end-to-end revenue lifecycle from lead generation through customer expansion and renewal
Design and implement standardized sales processes and best practices while respecting unique brand requirements
Identify and resolve bottlenecks in the revenue funnel to improve conversion rates and sales cycle efficiency
Manage territory alignment account segmentation coverage models and rules of engagement
Drive operational consistency and efficiency across the Americas sales organization
Lead change management efforts to drive adoption of new processes and methodologies

Sales Effectiveness & Analytics

Develop and monitor sales performance metrics dashboards and KPIs
Analyze sales productivity data to identify opportunities for improvement in seller effectiveness and pipeline generation
Partner with Sales Enablement to ensure alignment between operational metrics and enablement initiatives
Provide insights on sales capacity planning hiring needs and organizational design
Support the development of sales plays and programs that drive revenue outcomes

Data & Analytics Leadership

Serve as the data steward for revenue-related metrics across Cision Brandwatch and PR Newswire in the Americas
Build analytical models to identify trends opportunities and risks across the customer journey
Deliver executive-level reports and presentations on business performance and strategic recommendations
Ensure accuracy consistency and accessibility of Salesforce data and reporting
Establish and maintain data governance frameworks and drive data hygiene improvements
Translate complex data into clear actionable insights for sales leaders and executives

Cross-Functional Collaboration

Tools & Technology: Partner with the Productivity and Tools team on CRM optimization system requirements and process automation for the Americas region
Compensation: Collaborate with the compensation team to provide input on plan design quota setting and performance analysis
Marketing Operations: Work with Marketing to optimize lead management routing and conversion processes
Customer Success Operations: Align with CS Operations on renewal processes expansion strategies and customer health metrics
Finance: Partner on budgeting forecasting commissions and financial modelling for the Americas region
Global Revenue Operations: Collaborate with Revenue Operations peers in other regions to share best practices and drive consistency. We partner on strong consistent methodologies processes metrics etc.

Team Leadership & Development

Lead mentor and develop one Revenue Operations Analyst providing coaching direction and growth opportunities
Foster a culture of analytical rigor continuous improvement and business partnership
Delegate effectively while maintaining oversight of critical deliverables and analysis
Build the analysts capabilities in data analysis business partnering and strategic thinking
Balance hands-on execution with strategic leadership as a player-coach

What Youll Bring

10 years of progressive experience in Revenue Operations Sales Operations or related strategic operations roles in B2B SaaS or technology companies
3-5 years of leadership experience including developing and mentoring operations professionals
Demonstrated success supporting multi-product or multi-brand organizations
Proven experience as a strategic business partner to C-level sales leadership
Deep expertise with Americas market dynamics and enterprise go-to-market strategies
Experience supporting sales organizations of $100M in annual revenue preferred
Advanced proficiency with Salesforce CRM and understanding of CRM best practices
Strong analytical capabilities with expertise in Excel and business intelligence tools (PowerBI and Databricks)
SQL knowledge strongly preferred
Understanding of sales technology ecosystems and how tools integrate to support revenue teams
Experience with financial modeling forecasting and capacity planning
Ability to work with large datasets and translate them into business insights

What We Offer

Opportunity to drive revenue strategy at a leading global communications technology company with a portfolio of industry-leading brands
High-visibility role with direct partnership with the Americas CRO and senior leadership
Collaborative innovative culture with experienced leadership team
Competitive compensation including base salary and performance bonus
Comprehensive benefits package including health dental vision and 401(k)
Flexible work environment with remote work options

As a global leader in PR marketing and social media management technology and intelligence Cision helps brands and organizations to identify connect and engage with customers and stakeholders to drive business Newswire a network of over 1.1 billion influencers in-depth monitoring analytics and media platforms headline a premier suite of solutions. Cision has offices in 24 countries throughout the Americas EMEA and APAC. For more information about Cisions award-winning solutions including its next-gen Cision Communications Cloud follow @Cision on Twitter.

Cision is committed to fostering an inclusive environment where all employees can be their authentic selves and perform at their best. We believe diversity equity and inclusion is vital to driving our culture sparking innovation and achieving long-term success. Cision is proud to have joined more than 600 companies in signing theCEO Action for Diversity & Inclusion pledgeand named a Top Diversity Employer for 2021 .

Cision is proud to be an equal opportunity employer seeking to create a welcoming and diverse environment. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race color religion sex gender identity or expression sexual orientation national origin genetics disability age veteran status or other protected statuses.

Cision is committed to the full inclusion of all qualified keeping with our commitment Cision will take the steps to assure that people with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodations. Accordingly if reasonable accommodation is required to fully participate in the job application or interview process to perform the essential functions of the position and/or to receive all other benefits and privileges of employment please contact

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For Individuals based in New York Illinois Colorado Washington and California Cision is required to disclose a salary range for this role. This compensation range is specific to these states however base pay may vary depending on a range of relevant factors. The average range for this role is $230000.00 - $250000.00 bonus

Required Experience:

Exec