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Senior Director, Global Sales Strategy and Operations

Leads global sales strategy and operations across planning, forecasting, renewals, expansion, partnerships, and AI transformation. The role requires extensive SaaS revenue operations experience, strong people leadership, analytical depth, and executive-level cross-functional influence.

About the job

Responsibilities

  • Lead annual and long-range planning for global sales, including new business, renewals, expansion, partners, and BDR teams.
  • Own territory design, quota allocation, compensation plan design, and capacity modeling for AE, CAE, BDR, and partner teams.
  • Define and maintain GTM rules of engagement, ownership, handoffs, and coverage models.
  • Build operational foundations for international expansion across the Americas, EMEA, and APAC.
  • Simplify and automate forecasting and pipeline reporting, creating a centralized view of funnel performance.
  • Drive accountability for pipeline generation and coverage, net ARR, bookings, GRR, and NDR.
  • Lead forecast reviews, deal inspections, and pipeline councils focused on strategic decision-making.
  • Use BI and revenue data to improve organizational performance and operating processes.
  • Develop expansion, renewal, partner-sourced pipeline, and BDR-sourced pipeline programs.
  • Co-develop the GTM AI strategy with GTM Engineering & Systems, aligning investments with field needs and tracking adoption.
  • Build and lead a high-performing global sales operations team, including managers.
  • Present data-backed recommendations to the CRO, CEO, CFO, and other executive leaders.

Requirements

  • 12+ years of progressive experience in Sales Operations, Revenue Operations, or GTM Strategy at a high-growth SaaS company.
  • 8+ years of people leadership experience, including managing managers and building high-performing operations teams.
  • Experience leading global, multi-functional operations portfolios spanning sales operations, renewals, partnerships, or equivalent scope.
  • Genuine AI fluency in GTM contexts, including evaluating use cases, assessing ROI, and driving adoption.
  • Experience partnering across Sales, Marketing, Customer Experience, and Finance.
  • Strong analytical skills, including forecasting models, complex datasets, and executive-ready data narratives.
  • Deep familiarity with SaaS metrics and mechanics, including ARR, GRR, NDR, quota design, and partner economics.
  • Hands-on experience with CRM, revenue intelligence platforms, sales engagement, conversation intelligence, and AI productivity tools.
  • Credibility with sales leadership and the ability to challenge assumptions constructively.
  • Strong executive presence and communication skills.
  • High ownership, low ego, and a bias toward action.

Compensation

  • OTE range: $225,000–$280,000, plus bonus and equity.
  • Benefits include health coverage, leave, equity opportunities, wellness benefits, and career development programs.

Skills

Sales Operations, Revenue Operations, Go-to-Market Strategy, Salesforce, Forecasting, Pipeline Management, Territory Design, Quota Design, Capacity Modeling, Revenue Intelligence, Artificial Intelligence, SaaS Metrics, Arr, Grr, Ndr

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