[Hiring] Sales Operations Analyst @Elastic

Role Description

To support our growth and enable us to scale efficiently, we are seeking an outstanding entry level Sales Ops Professional to drive all sales strategy, planning, reporting, and analysis efforts for our US Public Sector Civilian and SLED Sales Areas. In addition, this role will also work cross functionally to help support our Sales Development, Sales Engineering and overlay sales organizations.

This role will provide the analysis needed to evolve our understanding of our pipeline dynamics and conversion rates; from the very top of the sales funnel all the way through to bookings. They will work very closely with Marketing, Finance, and Sales Strategy to provide targets and recommendations that help align cross functional teams towards our company’s growth objectives while developing early warning indicators to track progress.

What You Will Be Doing

• Responsible for providing strategic, operational, and tactical support to multiple sales leaders across the Public Sector Geo
• Own all monthly sales pipeline related KPIs (e.g. website visits, contacts, leads, opportunities, conversion rates, won/loss analysis, etc)
• Drive the pipeline budget and forecast, along with monthly actual to plan variance analysis to provide an understanding of the deltas and drivers
• Support territory carving and GTM resource planning to optimize our coverage model across top markets and our incentive comp strategy across all GTM roles
• Implement early warning systems to help proactively manage the growth of the business (i.e. customer churn, pipeline, conversions, pricing, etc.)
• Work cross-functionally with Area Vice Presidents, Finance, and our Marketing teams to help identify areas of concern (e.g. lack of pipeline to support growth) and both short term and long term initiatives to address them
• Drive critical initiatives including capacity planning, pipeline management and country-specific go-to-market plans. Work cross-functionally to develop growth plans for new geographies and market segments
• Support our overlay sales teams to continuously evolve our resourcing model

Qualifications

• 4 years work experience in Sales, Sales Operations, Strategy, FP&A, Management Consulting, or similar field in SaaS organizations with strong exposure to go-to-market strategy
• Proven ability to structure complex problems, develop solutions, and craft recommendations and results into easily digestible messages, communications, and executive presentations
• Experience forecasting bookings, rep attainment, and generally building complex and dynamic models for scenario planning
• Excellent communication and engagement skills
• Highly collaborative style and the ability to adjust on the fly to new demands with a sense of urgency
• Ability to thrive in a fast paced start-up environment
• Experience with the Salesforce.com platform
• Power user proficiency with the MS Office suite (especially MS Excel and MS Powerpoint)
• Familiarity with reporting and business intelligence tools (especially Tableau)

Bonus Points

• Experience supporting Public Sector leaders and market
• Big 4 consulting experience
• Understanding of Channel or Resellers, MSP or FSI companies and how they operate in the space

Compensation

Compensation for this role is in the form of base salary. This role does not have a variable compensation component. The typical starting salary range for new hires in this role is:

• $89,100 — $140,900 USD
• In select locations (including Seattle WA, Los Angeles CA, the San Francisco Bay Area CA, and the New York City Metro Area), an alternate range may apply as specified below:
• $106,800 — $168,900 USD

Benefits

• Competitive pay based on the work you do here and not your previous salary
• Health coverage for you and your family in many locations
• Ability to craft your calendar with flexible locations and schedules for many roles
• Generous number of vacation days each year
• Increase your impact - We match up to $2000 (or local currency equivalent) for financial donations and service
• Up to 40 hours each year to use toward volunteer projects you love
• Embracing parenthood with minimum of 16 weeks of parental leave

Additional Information

Elastic is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to creating an inclusive culture that celebrates different perspectives, experiences, and backgrounds. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, ethnicity, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender perception or identity, national origin, age, marital status, protected veteran status, disability status, or any other basis protected by federal, state or local law, ordinance or regulation.

We welcome individuals with disabilities and strive to create an accessible and inclusive experience for all individuals. To request an accommodation during the application or the recruiting process, please email [email protected].