Director, Sales Operations
Excelitas Technologies Corp. · Pittsburgh, PA · 1 wk ago
Business DevelopmentFull-time
About the role
The Director, Sales Operations is responsible for designing, optimizing, and governing the systems, processes, and performance insights that enable effective execution across the go-to-market engine, including Sales, Customer Service, Marketing, Product Management, and Commercial Operations.Responsibilities
- Own and continuously improve go-to-market processes, systems, and operating standards.
- Maintain governance for CRM usage, data quality, KPI definitions, and reporting consistency.
- Identify operational gaps, risks, and inefficiencies across the revenue funnel and drive corrective action.
- Own funnel measurement accuracy, pipeline health, win/loss analysis, and forecast reliability.
- Translate complex data into actionable recommendations that improve execution and outcomes.
- Deliver clear, decision-ready dashboards and performance insights to senior leadership.
- Partner with IT to drive Salesforce and related system enhancements, automation, and usability.
- Lead and develop a global sales enablement function responsible for platform adoption, training, and user support.
- Ensure systems and workflows support scalable, disciplined execution across regions.
- Partner with Sales and Finance to support forecasting, planning, and performance measurement (including the use of Anaplan).
- Support Annual Strategic Plan and Operating Plan tracking, Sales Incentive Program measurement, and pricing insights.
- Collaborate with Marketing to improve lead generation, management, targeting, and campaign effectiveness.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Finance, Information Systems, or a related field;
- Seven (7+) years of experience in Go-to-Market, Revenue, Sales, or Commercial Operations;
- Strong background in sales analytics, forecasting, CRM governance, and performance reporting;
- Proven experience leading operations and/or enablement teams in a global or multi-regional environment;
- Experience with Salesforce required; Anaplan and BI tools (e.g., Power BI, SAP Business Objects) preferred;
- Experience with AI to manage large data sets and convert to meaningful business insights and information;
- Experience with 80/20 methodology a plus;
- Ability to translate complex data into clear, executive-level insights;
- Strong communication, influencing, and problem-solving skills.