Description
About the role
Anthropic is seeking a highly organised, analytically grounded Sales Strategy, Operational Excellence partner to help run the operating system of our go-to-market organisation.
As Anthropic's GTM motion scales rapidly, the difference between a sales org that grows and one that grows well comes down to operating discipline: a forecast call that runs the same way every week, a planning cycle where every team knows the timeline before it starts, and a single set of standards that Sales and Strategy both recognise as their own.
You will sit at the centre of the CCO's operating rhythm and act as the connective tissue between Sales leadership, Revenue Operations, Finance, and Systems.
Week to week, that means making sure the forecast and pipeline cadences run cleanly and that the inputs leaders are looking at are consistent and trusted.
Quarter to quarter, it means driving the mechanics of target setting and quota deployment.
Annually, it means program-managing the planning cycle so that territories, capacity, comp, and targets land on time and tie together.
Responsibilities:
Run the CCO operating rhythm - Support the weekly forecasting and pipeline review cadence for the CCO and Sales leadership: prepare the inputs, run the mechanics, capture actions, and make sure follow-ups close
Own the calendar, templates, and pre-read standards for recurring operating reviews (forecast, pipeline, QBRs) so leaders spend their time on decisions, not logistics
Track commitments and risks coming out of operating reviews and drive them to resolution between meetings
Unify operating standards across Sales and Strategy - Establish and maintain a single set of operating standards, definitions, tools, and best practices across the Sales and Strategy organisation so that teams are running the same plays the same way
Document core processes (forecasting methodology, pipeline hygiene, deal stage criteria, rules of engagement) and drive adoption through enablement and reinforcement, not just publication
Identify where teams have diverged in process or tooling, understand why, and bring them back to a common standard without breaking what's working locally
Drive planning, targets, and quota - Act as the program management backbone for annual and in-year planning: standardize timelines, templates, and tooling; serve as the central DRI for data aggregation; and be the primary point of contact for cross-functional partners like Systems, Finance, and HR
Support target setting across the broader GTM organisation, building the models and managing the process that translates the company plan into segment, region, and team-level numbers
Support comp plan design and quota setting: partner with Sales leadership, Finance, and Total Rewards on plan mechanics, manage the quota allocation and deployment process, and ensure quotas reconcile to plan
Support territory and capacity planning by maintaining the headcount-to-coverage view and flagging gaps before they become attainment problems
Build for scale - Design processes that hold up as the organisation triples; what works as a spreadsheet today should have a clear path to a system tomorrow
Build the templates, runbooks, and documentation so operating quality doesn't depend on any single person being in the loop
Partner with Systems and Analytics to move repeatable manual work into tooling, and use Claude to accelerate documentation, data aggregation, and process design
You may be a good fit if you:
Have 7+ years in sales operations, sales strategy, revenue operations, business operations, or a similar function, with direct experience supporting the operating cadence of a sales organisation
Have run or materially supported core GTM planning processes end to end: annual planning, target setting, quota allocation, territory design, or comp plan rollout
Are an exceptional program manager; you can take a loosely defined cross-functional effort, put a plan around it, and drive it to a deadline across teams you don't control
Understand the rhythm of a sales org from the inside: what a forecast call is for, what 'commit' means, why pipeline coverage matters, and what makes a quota feel fair or unfair to a rep
Are highly structured and detail-oriented without being rigid; you build the standard, but you know when the standard needs to bend
Communicate clearly and concisely up, down, and across; you can write the one-page pre-read that lets a leadership meeting start at the decision instead of the context
Are fluent in Excel/Sheets (modeling, lookups, structured data) and comfortable working in Salesforce; SQL or Looker experience is a plus but not required
Are energized by bringing order to ambiguity and have a low ego about doing the unglamorous work that makes an organisation run
Strong candidates may also have:
Experience with sales compensation design (SPIFs, accelerators, plan mechanics) and the downstream operational realities of administering them
Exposure to consumption-based or usage-based revenue models where forecasting and quota design don't follow the standard SaaS pattern
Familiarity with planning and territory tools (Anaplan, Pigment, Fullcast, or similar)
A track record of using AI tools to accelerate operational and program management work
Logistics
Minimum education: Bachelor's degree or an equivalent combination of education, training, and/or experience
Required field of study: A field relevant to the role as demonstrated through coursework, training, or professional experience
Minimum years of experience: Years of experience required will correlate with the internal job level requirements for the position
Location-based hybrid policy: Currently, we expect all staff to be in one of our offices at least 25% of the time
However, some roles may require more time in our offices
Visa sponsorship: We do sponsor visas! However, we aren't able to successfully sponsor visas for every role and every candidate
But if we make you an offer, we will make every reasonable effort to get you a visa, and we retain an immigration lawyer to help with this
We encourage you to apply even if you do not believe you meet every single qualification
Not all strong candidates will meet every single qualification as listed
Research shows that people who identify as being from underrepresented groups are more prone to experiencing imposter syndrome and doubting the strength of their candidacy, so we urge you not to exclude yourself prematurely and to submit an application if you're interested in this work