[Hiring] Senior Manager, Sales Operations @Lighthouse

Role Description

As a Senior Manager, Sales Operations , you will be leading our global team of dedicated tactical specialists and analysts responsible for the data, systems, and insights that empower our sales organization. You will report to our Director, Sales Operations and be a key player in our commercial success, providing support and strategic guidance to our sales teams. This role requires a leader who can manage day-to-day execution, delegate effectively, and help the team prioritize in a fast-paced environment. Your expertise will be important in shaping sales strategies and capitalizing on revenue opportunities across the global business.

What you will do

• Lead, mentor, and develop a team of 5 (and growing) sales operations professionals in a supportive environment.
• Evaluate our current structures and implement the changes necessary to create a unified, scalable tactical sales operations team.
• Execute the sales operations strategy by identifying process enhancements and translating data analysis into actionable business recommendations to the Revenue Team.
• Oversee the development and maintenance of key reports and dashboards for sales leadership, including forecasting, pipeline management, and quota attainment.
• Partner with Sales Enablement to manage and enforce global sales processes, ensuring adherence and a smooth roll-out of new procedures.
• Act as a key point of contact for the sales team, providing support on the Salesforce lead-to-quote-to-cash process and coordinating with cross-functional teams.
• Manage stakeholder expectations by effectively prioritizing tasks and communicating progress on key initiatives to senior leadership.
• Help define the 'Lighthouse way' of working by integrating AI into your role.

About our team

You'll be joining our Sales Operations team, reporting to the Director, Sales Operations within the wider Business Operations department. We are a collaborative and essential crew that acts as the operational backbone for our global sales organization. You'll work closely with other teams and senior leadership, providing the insights and support that keep our commercial teams running.

Benefits

• Flexible working environment: Work from home or at one of our global offices.
• Flexible time off: Autonomy to manage your work-life balance.
• Alan Healthy benefits: 160€/month for food or nursery.
• Flexible retribution: Optional benefits through tax-free payroll deductions for food, transportation and/or nursery.
• Wellbeing support: Subsidized up to 80% ClassPass subscription.
• Comprehensive health insurance: 100% Alan coverage for you, your spouse, and dependents.
• Collaborative team: High-bar, friendly, creative, and passionate colleagues.
• Career development: Workshops, frameworks, tools, training, and processes to realize your full potential.
• Impactful work: Shape products relied on by 85,000+ users worldwide.
• Competitive compensation: Proactively maintained to value your work.
• Referral bonuses: Earn rewards for bringing in new talent.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in a sales operations or revenue operations role.
• Experience working within a complex sales organization with multiple roles (e.g., SDRs, AEs, AMs).
• Experience in a high-growth Tech or SaaS company, particularly one that has undergone M&A activity.
• Demonstrated team management experience, with a passion for leading and developing high-performing individuals.
• Mandatory, in-depth experience with Salesforce, including reporting and dashboard creation.
• Strong analytical skills with the ability to translate data and analysis into actionable business insights.
• Excellent organizational and time-management skills, with the ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.
• Exceptional communication and stakeholder management skills, with a collaborative mindset to work effectively across teams.
• Fluent in both written and spoken English.
• You are an AI-curious professional who actively explores how generative AI and automation can optimize your daily workflows.

Who you are

• Familiarity with Looker or other data visualization tools.