Description
As a Sales Strategy & Operations Partner focused on the Industry segment, you'll be instrumental in driving revenue growth across key industry verticals by partnering with sales leadership to develop, refine, and execute industry-specific go-to-market strategies.
You will serve as a trusted advisor and operational force multiplier, bringing deep B2B SaaS expertise to help teams achieve revenue targets while building scalable frameworks that drive industry-specific customer success.
Responsibilities:
Enterprise Strategy & Analysis:
- Partner with sales and regional leaders to develop go-to-market strategy, motions, country/region prioritisation and sector focus and strategy. Refine industry-specific go-to-market strategies across key verticals (e.g., Financial Services, Healthcare, Technology, Retail, Manufacturing etc.)
- Identify Industry customer needs, pain points etc. and share feedback cross functionally to guide solution building across global teams such as product, engineering, finance, legal etc.
- Build and maintain industry-specific value propositions, use cases, and sales playbooks
- Drive territory and account segmentation strategies based on industry characteristics and opportunity
- Establish industry benchmarks and best practices to guide sales approach and prioritization
- Work with Finance on target setting, planning and bottom-up modeling
Go-to-Market Strategy & Execution:
- Develop comprehensive industry frameworks that standardize how customers in each vertical derive value from our solutions
- Drive quarterly, semi-annual, and annual planning cycles for industry-focused GTM segments
- Analyze industry-specific sales metrics and pipeline dynamics to develop proactive insights
- Partner with Account Executives to evolve sales motions and industry best practices based on vertical nuances
- Continuously evaluate market opportunities, competitive positioning, and whitespace within target industries
Cross-Functional Leadership:
- Lead collaboration across Strategy and RevOps, Sales Enablement, Strategic Finance, Product, and Marketing teams to ensure industry alignment
- Work with Product teams to communicate industry-specific feature requirements and market feedback
- Prepare executive-level materials including industry performance reviews, strategic planning sessions, and board updates
- Drive alignment across teams to ensure consistent execution of industry-specific go-to-market strategies
- Partner with Marketing on industry-focused campaigns, events, and thought leadership initiatives
Operational Excellence:
- Remove operational bottlenecks specific to complex industry sales cycles and compliance requirements
- Execute critical processes including strategic account transitions, industry-specific CRM configurations, and vertical market data management
- Optimize sales technology stack and ensure effective adoption of Salesforce and other sales tools
- Establish sales process methodology, qualification criteria, and stage definitions for consistent execution
- Ensure smooth operations across complex, multi-stakeholder sales motions typical in enterprise B2B software
You may be a good fit if you have:
- 10+ years of experience in B2B SaaS or enterprise software, with focus on sales strategy, revenue operations, industry consulting, or commercial roles
- Deep expertise in one or more enterprise industry verticals with proven track record of driving growth in those markets
- Strong analytical capabilities with demonstrated ability to convert complex industry data into actionable insights and strategy
- Direct experience in commercial GTM roles selling or supporting sales of B2B software solutions to enterprise customers
- Proven experience designing territories, setting quotas, and building variable compensation plans for enterprise sales teams
- Track record of building sales capacity models, productivity frameworks, and headcount planning processes
- Extensive experience with enterprise CRM systems (Salesforce required) and business intelligence tools
- Proven ability to influence and partner with C-level stakeholders and senior sales leadership
- Track record of developing industry-specific frameworks, sales plays, and value propositions
- Bachelor's degree in business, economics, or related field
Strong candidates may also have:
- Experience at high-growth B2B SaaS companies, particularly in industry-focused GTM or vertical sales roles
- Background in AI/ML, cloud infrastructure, or enterprise software companies serving multiple industries
- Track record of scaling sales organisations through 3x+ growth periods in B2B software
- MBA or advanced degree
- Experience building industry-specific go-to-market motions from scratch
- Track record of scaling sales organisations through 3x+ growth periods in B2B software
- Direct enterprise sales or sales engineering experience in complex, multi-stakeholder environments
- Experience with emerging technologies (AI, ML) in enterprise contexts
- Management consulting experience with focus on industry strategy or commercial excellence
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