Lead Sales Operations Analyst
Appian · Worcester, MA · 5 days ago
HybridSales$200k/yrFull-time
About the role
Are you ready to join a high-performance, fast-moving, and collaborative GTM Operations team where your analytical skills will be the engine of our success? We are seeking a highly motivated Sales Operations Analyst to drive efficiency and provide critical insights in a fast-paced environment.
Responsibilities
- Data Analysis & Strategy
- Identify business challenges and opportunities through data analysis, delivering strategic and tactical recommendations while proactively leveraging AI tools and automation to accelerate insights, improve decision-making, and drive productivity gains.
- Evolve problem-solving frameworks, develop and test hypotheses, and lead the implementation of scalable solutions, including defining success metrics and developing ongoing monitoring plans.
- Demonstrate deep curiosity about emerging AI capabilities and continuously evaluate, experiment with, and integrate AI-powered tools and workflows to improve operational efficiency, analytical rigor, and cross-functional collaboration.
- Reporting & Performance
- Own the process of reporting and analyzing sales pipeline, bookings, headcount, and productivity to identify trends and opportunities for growth.
- Conduct monthly and quarterly analysis to track sales quota achievement.
- Drive the health of the business through performance monitoring, analysis, process improvements, and key insights.
- Planning & Process Improvement
- Provide critical analytical and administrative support for the annual planning process, specifically supporting the design and implementation of sales territory strategy.
- Manage ongoing escalations and act as a key cross-functional point of contact, ensuring smooth operations.
- Support various strategic sales operations projects.
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in math, physics, data science, or other STEM related field.
- At least 6 years of analytical experience with a proven track record of transforming Sales or Financial Data into actionable strategies.
- Must be highly proficient in Google Sheets / Microsoft Excel, and other data systems like Salesforce.
- Experience leveraging AI in Automation, Workflow Enablement and building AI-powered agents to eliminate manual work and improve efficiency.
- Leverage AI tools to support analysis, content creation and summarization.
- Passion for analytics and experience in a Sales Operations or FP&A Analytics role.
- Strong process development and writing experience.
- Experience with reporting platform such as Tableau or Looker is preferred.
- Demonstrated ability to be highly motivated, a quick thinker and learner, and capable of working independently as well as part of a team.
- Highly organized, detail-oriented, and methodical approach to problem-solving.
- Willingness to jump in and assist in a variety of projects in a high-energy setting.
- Experience utilizing AI in data clean up, analysis and presentation of information as applicable.