Senior Director of Sales Operations

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Reporting to and partnering with the CRO, you will be responsible for creating, managing and executing strategic programs to drive key revenue, margin, and growth opportunities world wide.

Responsibilities

• Partner with the Chief Revenue Officer on all non-customer facing issues impacting the success of the sales team.
• Manage the global sales planning process, including regular updates to territory and quotas, headcount and sales compensation plans.
• Partner with the CRO, finance and HR to design, document, implement and monitor sales compensation plans.
• Collaborate with regional sales leaders and teams to develop and execute sales management disciplines and processes (territory assignment & reviews, weekly/quarterly forecast, QBRs, pipeline analysis and development, account planning, account assignments, quota/budget allocation).
• Provide pricing and contract support; manage approval process (deal sign off) between sales and finance.
• Lead, manage and evaluate the sales tools, processes, policies and programs to ensure continuous productivity and effectiveness.
• Manage and maintain the Sales Handbook
• Create Board level and other presentations for the Chief Revenue Officer

Requirements

• 10-15 years of experience in a global SAAS sales or sales operations environment.
• Demonstrated passion for information and business intelligence; thorough understanding of sales processes and methodologies.
• Minimum of 5 years experience in Salesforce.com.
• Experience growing within a small start-up. Strong ability to interact and influence effectively with all C-level executives and team members.
• Ability to work independently with a high degree of accountability, while also able to collaborate cross-functionally (finance, marketing, sales enablement, etc) with exceptional intrapersonal skills.
• Exceptional written/verbal communication and presentation skills.
• Analytical and detail oriented, strong project management skills with a drive for results.
• Proven ability to thrive in a fluid, fast-paced, unpredictable environment.
• Unquestionable ethics, integrity and business judgment; you share our values, and work in accordance with those values.

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