Sales Operations Associate
Inspira Education · New York, NY · Yesterday
On-siteSalesFull-time
About the role
The Sales Operations Associate will be responsible for ensuring the smooth operation of the sales process. They will work cross-functionally with sales, operations, and student success to keep the pipeline clean, paperwork in order, and Enrollment Managers focused on converting and supporting prospective students.
This is a high-visibility, high-ownership role for someone early in their career who is obsessive about accuracy, consistency, and timely follow-up. The role requires in-office attendance 5 days a week at our NYC office (Gramercy).
Responsibilities
- Deal Administration & Contracts
- Prepare, send, and track client contracts and associated enrollment paperwork through the full signature cycle
- Follow up promptly with clients and Enrollment Managers to ensure agreements are signed and returned before service delivery begins
- Keep and maintain organized records of signed contracts, amendments, and client documentation
- Pipeline & CRM Management
- Own day-to-day hygiene and accuracy of our CRM (HubSpot), ensuring contacts, deals, products and tickets are properly maintained
- Update records consistently and in real time so the team is always working from current information
- Manage and track the full student inquiry-to-enrollment pipeline, flagging bottlenecks and drop-off points to sales and leadership
- Data Hygiene & Integrity
- Audit CRM records on a recurring cadence: deduplicate contacts, enforce required fields, and clean up stale or malformed data
- Define and enforce data entry standards so reporting is trustworthy at every level of the funnel
- Build validation rules, required-field logic, and automated checks that prevent bad data from entering the system
- Reconcile CRM data against billing, contract, and enrollment systems to surface and fix discrepancies
- Maintain documentation of data definitions, field usage, and naming conventions for the broader team
Benefits
- Health, dental, and vision insurance, base plans 100% employer paid
- Flexible paid time off (PTO) and paid holidays
- 401(k) with company match
Qualifications
- 2+ years of experience in accounting, bookkeeping, sales operations, revenue operations, business operations, or a related analytical role
- Impeccable communication skills, written and verbal, both internally and externally
- Demonstrated obsession with clean data: You can describe a data hygiene project you ran end-to-end
- Hands-on experience or strong comfort with payment platforms such as Stripe and PaySimple
- Experience managing contracts or deal documentation (e-signature tools like DocuSign or PandaDoc a plus)
- Proficiency in CRM platforms (HubSpot preferred) and comfort with learning new tools quickly
- Strong Excel/Google Sheets skills; experience with BI tools (Looker, Tableau) is a plus
- Detail-oriented with a knack for spotting process inefficiencies
- Excellent organization and follow-through; you do not let tasks fall through the cracks and you build systems so they cannot
- Comfortable with collections conversations — professional, persistent, and empathetic in follow-ups
- Self-starter mentality; comfortable with ambiguity in a fast-paced startup environment
- Curious about new tools and tech (AI, CRM features) that can make your workflows better
- Genuine interest in education, admissions, or helping students achieve life-changing outcomes
Skills
- Accounting
- Bookkeeping
- Sales Operations
- Revenue Operations
- Business Operations
- CRM Platforms (HubSpot preferred)
- Payment Platforms (Stripe and PaySimple)
- Data Hygiene
- Data Entry Standards
- Validation Rules
- Automated Checks
- CRM Features
- BI Tools (Looker, Tableau)
- Excel/Google Sheets
- Communication Skills
- Data Entry
- Contracts
- Deal Documentation
- Payment Platforms (Stripe and PaySimple)
- Data Definitions
- Field Usage
- Naming Conventions
- Data Entry Standards
- Validation Rules
- Automated Checks
- CRM Features
- BI Tools (Looker, Tableau)
- Excel/Google Sheets
- Communication Skills
- Data Entry
- Contracts
- Deal Documentation
- Payment Platforms (Stripe and PaySimple)
- Data Definitions
- Field Usage
- Naming Conventions
- Data Entry Standards
- Validation Rules
- Automated Checks
- CRM Features
- BI Tools (Looker, Tableau)
- Excel/Google Sheets
- Communication Skills
- Data Entry
- Contracts
- Deal Documentation
- Payment Platforms (Stripe and PaySimple)
- Data Definitions
- Field Usage
- Naming Conventions
- Data Entry Standards
- Validation Rules
- Automated Checks
- CRM Features
- BI Tools (Looker, Tableau)
- Excel/Google Sheets
- Communication Skills
- Data Entry
- Contracts
- Deal Documentation
- Payment Platforms (Stripe and PaySimple)
- Data Definitions
- Field Usage
- Naming Conventions
- Data Entry Standards
- Validation Rules
- Automated Checks
- CRM Features
- BI Tools (Looker, Tableau)
- Excel/Google Sheets
- Communication Skills
- Data Entry
- Contracts
- Deal Documentation
- Payment Platforms (Stripe and PaySimple)
- Data Definitions
- Field Usage
- Naming Conventions
- Data Entry Standards
- Validation Rules
- Automated Checks
- CRM Features
- BI Tools (Looker, Tableau)
- Excel/Google Sheets
- Communication Skills
- Data Entry
- Contracts
- Deal Documentation
- Payment Platforms (Stripe and PaySimple)
- Data Definitions
- Field Usage
- Naming Conventions
- Data Entry Standards
- Validation Rules
- Automated Checks
- CRM Features
- BI Tools (Looker, Tableau)
- Excel/Google Sheets
- Communication Skills
- Data Entry
- Contracts
- Deal Documentation
- Payment Platforms (Stripe and PaySimple)
- Data Definitions
- Field Usage
- Naming Conventions
- Data Entry Standards
- Validation Rules
- Automated Checks
- CRM Features
- BI Tools (Looker, Tableau)
- Excel/Google Sheets
- Communication Skills
- Data Entry
- Contracts
- Deal Documentation
- Payment Platforms (Stripe and PaySimple)
- Data Definitions
- Field Usage
- Naming Conventions
- Data Entry Standards
- Validation Rules
- Automated Checks
- CRM Features
- BI Tools (Looker, Tableau)
- Excel/Google Sheets
- Communication Skills
- Data Entry
- Contracts
- Deal Documentation
- Payment Platforms (Stripe and PaySimple)
- Data Definitions
- Field Usage
- Naming Conventions
- Data Entry Standards
- Validation Rules
- Automated Checks
- CRM Features
- BI Tools (Looker, Tableau)
- Excel/Google Sheets
- Communication Skills
- Data Entry
- Contracts
- Deal Documentation
- Payment Platforms (Stripe and PaySimple)
- Data Definitions
- Field Usage
- Naming Conventions
- Data Entry Standards
- Validation Rules
- Automated Checks
- CRM Features
- BI Tools (Looker, Tableau)
- Excel/Google Sheets
- Communication Skills
- Data Entry
- Contracts
- Deal Documentation
- Payment Platforms (Stripe and PaySimple)
- Data Definitions
- Field Usage
- Naming Conventions
- Data Entry Standards
- Validation Rules
- Automated Checks
- CRM Features
- BI Tools (Looker, Tableau)
- Excel/Google Sheets
- Communication Skills
- Data Entry
- Contracts
- Deal Documentation
- Payment Platforms (Stripe and PaySimple)
- Data Definitions
- Field Usage
- Naming Conventions
- Data Entry Standards
- Validation Rules
- Automated Checks
- CRM Features
- BI Tools (Looker, Tableau)
- Excel/Google Sheets
- Communication Skills
- Data Entry
- Contracts
- Deal Documentation
- Payment Platforms (Stripe and PaySimple)
- Data Definitions
- Field Usage
- Naming Conventions
- Data Entry Standards
- Validation Rules
- Automated Checks
- CRM Features
- BI Tools (Looker, Tableau)
- Excel/Google Sheets
- Communication Skills
- Data Entry
- Contracts
- Deal Documentation
- Payment Platforms (Stripe and PaySimple)
- Data Definitions
- Field Usage
- Naming Conventions
- Data Entry Standards
- Validation Rules
- Automated Checks
- CRM Features
- BI Tools (Looker, Tableau)
- Excel/Google Sheets
- Communication Skills
- Data Entry
- Contracts
- Deal Documentation
- Payment Platforms (Stripe and PaySimple)
- Data Definitions
- Field Usage
- Naming Conventions
- Data Entry Standards
- Validation Rules
- Automated Checks
- CRM Features
- BI Tools (Looker, Tableau)
- Excel/Google Sheets
- Communication Skills
- Data Entry