Sales Strategy & Operations Manager

$132,000 - $158,400/Yr

Scale Ai - San Francisco, CA

Full-time - Mid Level

San Francisco, CA

Computing Infrastructure Providers, Data Processing, Web Hosting, and Related Services

About the position

Sales Strategy & Operations drives mission-critical initiatives within our Commercial Finance & go-to-market teams as we look to build a sustainable and scalable sales engine to power Scale's continued growth. Initiatives range from building internal deal and pricing processes, to managing and planning sales compensation, to forecasting and defining pipeline analytics. As a Manager, you will be joining the Sales Strategy & Operations team and will have the opportunity to directly shape our rapidly growing sales organization. You will work closely with Sales and Finance leadership, including our SVP of Sales & Chief Financial Officer, and will play a key role in aligning the go-to-market team to ensure success in our goals and mission. We are looking for highly motivated generalists who combine an empathetic interpersonal style and analytical rigor to drive clear outcomes. If you enjoy getting into the weeds of a problem and building strong relationships in an energetic and fast-paced environment, we would love to hear from you! Each day at Scale is different and we promise you will never be bored.

Responsibilities

• Orchestrate, design & implement key initiatives around DealDesk process, Partnerships strategy, account segmentation, and sales strategy in an ever-changing AI market
• Define key performance metrics and targets & drive forecast management excellence across a variety of Sales / Finance insights
• Tackle ambiguous, open-ended questions around our go-to-market motion, and quickly implement and iterate on solutions that deliver measurable results
• Help incubate, scope, and execute on new initiatives around sales productivity, forecasting, and enablement
• Be the trusted partner and advisor to the sales team at Scale

Requirements

• A penchant for digging deep into data and thinking about problems from first principles
• A strong orientation towards driving outcomes, and experience building process and aligning cross-functional stakeholders to deliver results
• A keen interest in sales, deals, and commercial transactions
• Intense ownership mentality, with the ability to create structure from ambiguity in a rapidly-changing market
• Strong oral and written communication skills, especially at the senior / executive management level
• Excellent quantitative analytical skills, modeling experience a huge plus - proficiency in Microsoft Excel/GSheets is a must-have

Nice-to-haves

• 4+ years of experience in management consulting, finance, or a high-growth startup
• Experience with B2B sales organizations and the ability to understand and navigate complex enterprise sales cycles
• Familiarity with Tableau and SQL
• Comfort with sales software and tooling such as Salesforce, Clari, Outreach, HubSpot

Benefits

• Competitive salary
• Health insurance
• Flexible work hours
• Professional development opportunities
• Diversity and inclusion programs