Director, Revenue Operations

Posted 25 Days Ago
Rosemont, IL, USA
In-Office
160K-190K Annually
Senior level
Internet of Things • Energy
The Role
Leads revenue operations strategy and execution across pricing, inside sales, customer care, business intelligence, data governance, and e-commerce. Establishes pricing and data standards, improves customer lifecycle processes, manages sales portal expansion and EDI partnerships, and drives CRM, BI, forecasting, and funnel-management adoption. Partners cross-functionally with Sales, Marketing, Operations, IT, customers, and channel partners to accelerate growth, improve margins, and ensure commercial alignment.
Summary Generated by Built In

Appleton Group is seeking a strategic and execution-focused Director of Revenue Operations to lead the development and execution of a revenue operations framework that accelerates growth, scales performance, and drives commercial excellence.

The Revenue Operations function connects critical external stakeholders including customers, channel partners and sales representatives with the internal Appleton organization. This role is accountable for building the operational backbone to drive commercial success—optimizing engagement processes, delivering consistent customer experiences, and enabling data-driven decisions. By enhancing how we operate across the full customer lifecycle, the Director will ensure executional rigor and cross-functional alignment.

Reporting to the President, the Director will translate strategic priorities into operational outcomes, partnering with senior collaborators to generate near-term results and support long-term revenue and business performance.

In This Role, Your Responsibilities will include:

Pricing

  • Define and implement pricing strategies, guidelines, and approval thresholds to meet price realization targets
  • Pricing effectiveness and compliance across channels, identifying and implementing continuous improvement initiatives to grow sales, and improve price realization and margins

Inside Sales, Technical Support and Customer Care

  • Act as the Voice of the Customer in the organization, and ensure consistent, high-quality customer interactions from order entry to post-sale support, enabling excellent customer experience
  • Lead the end-to-end quotation process from opportunity intake through quote submission
  • Align inside sales activities with broader commercial objectives - supporting funnel development, account engagement, and sales efficiency

Business Intelligence:

  • Drive sales growth and operational improvements by identifying and prioritizing opportunities through analysis of internal data, assessment of customer and channel performance, customer and channel segmentation, and incorporation of market trends
  • Drive implementation, and adoption of commercial and business intelligence tools such as CRM, DOMO/PowerBI to boost efficiency, enable real-time performance tracking, and improve forecasting and funnel management

Data Governance

  • Establish and maintain data governance standards, policies, and procedures for Oracle ERP, and workflow processes for new item creation and updates to active items.
  • Define ownership and accountability for critical business data; Establish standardized definitions for key metrics, KPIs, and business terminology

E-Commerce

  • Own the Appleton Group Access Sales Portal including:
    • Improvement of US Sales Portal based on assessment of performance metrics and input from internal and external customers
    • Expansion of Sales Portal to include Canada
  • Maintain and expand the exchange of information with channel partners through Electronic Data Interchange (EDI)
  • Collaborate with the IT team, who own technical software/systems delivery, to achieve the above objectives

Who You Are: 

You anticipate customer needs and provide services that are beyond customer expectations. You formulate a clear strategy and map aggressive steps that will accelerate the organization toward its goals. You set bold goals and have high standards and persist in the face of challenges and setbacks to achieve them. You model collaboration across the organization. You tackle difficult issues with optimism and confidence.

For This Role, You Will Need:

  • Bachelor’s degree in Business, Finance, Marketing, Engineering, or related field
  • 5+ years of relevant years of progressive experience in Revenue Operations, Sales Operations, or associated subject areas, with confirmed leadership experience commensurate with the level of this position
  • Expertise in driving operational alignment across Sales, Marketing, and Operations organizations
  • Solid understanding of sales processes, pricing techniques, channel oversight, and customer lifecycle management in industrial or technology-related sectors
  • Highly analytical with strong data-driven decision-making capabilities
  • Proficient in CRM systems (i.e. Salesforce), business intelligence tools, and revenue enablement platforms 
  • Excellent communication, interpersonal, and influencing skills
  • Consistent record of driving process improvements and scalable operational models
  • Strong change leadership skills with the ability to thrive in fast-paced, dynamic settings
  • Legal authorization to work in the United States (sponsorship is not available for this position).

Preferred Qualifications That Set You Apart:

  • 10+ years of progressive experience in Revenue Operations, Sales Operations, or associated subject areas, with confirmed leadership experience
  • MBA
  • CRM Expertise

Our compensation philosophy is simple: we pay a competitive base salary, within the local market in which we operate, and reward performance during our annual merit review process. The salary range for this role is $160,000 - $190,000 annually, commensurate with the skills, talent, capabilities, and experience each candidate brings to a role.

Our Culture & Commitment to You:

At Emerson, we prioritize a workplace where every employee is valued, respected, and empowered to grow. We champion an environment that encourages innovation, collaboration, and diverse perspectives—because we know that excellent ideas come from phenomenal teams. Our dedication to ongoing career development and growing an inclusive culture ensures you have the support to thrive. Whether through mentorship, training, or leadership opportunities, we invest in your success so you can make a lasting impact. We believe inclusive teams, working together are key to driving growth and delivering business results. 

We recognize the importance of employee wellbeing. We prioritize providing flexible, competitive benefits plans to meet you and your family’s physical, mental, financial, and social needs. We provide a variety of medical insurance plans, with dental and vision coverage, Employee Assistance Program, 401(k), tuition reimbursement, employee resource groups, recognition, and much more. Our culture offers flexible time off plans, including paid parental leave (maternal and paternal), vacation and holiday leave.

#LI-AN1

About Us

WHY EMERSON 

Our Commitment to Our People

At Emerson, we are motivated by a spirit of collaboration that helps our diverse, multicultural teams across the world drive innovation that makes the world healthier, safer, smarter, and more sustainable. And we want you to join us in our bold aspiration.

We have built an engaged community of inquisitive, dedicated people who thrive knowing they are welcomed, trusted, celebrated, and empowered to solve the world’s most complex problems — for our customers, our communities, and the planet. You’ll contribute to this vital work while further developing your skills through our award-winning employee development programs. We are a proud corporate citizen in every city where we operate and are committed to our people, our communities, and the world at large. We take this responsibility seriously and strive to make a positive impact through every endeavor.

At Emerson, you’ll see firsthand that our people are at the center of everything we do. So, let’s go. Let’s think differently. Learn, collaborate, and grow. Seek opportunity. Push boundaries. Be empowered to make things better. Speed up to break through. Let’s go, together.

Work Authorization

Emerson will only employ those who are legally authorized to work in the United States. This is not a position for which sponsorship will be provided. Individuals with temporary visas such as E, F-1(including those with OPT or CPT) , H-1, H-2, L-1, B, J or TN, or who need sponsorship for work authorization now or in the future, are not eligible for hire.

Equal Opportunity Employer

Emerson is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, race, color, religion, national origin, age, marital status, political affiliation, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, disability or protected veteran status. We are committed to providing a workplace free of any discrimination or harassment.

Accessibility Assistance or Accommodation

If you have a disability and are having difficulty accessing or using this website to apply for a position, please contact: [email protected].   


ABOUT EMERSON 

Emerson is a global leader in automation technology and software. Through our deep domain expertise and legacy of flawless execution, Emerson helps customers in critical industries like life sciences, energy, power and renewables, chemical and advanced factory automation operate more sustainably while improving productivity, energy security and reliability.

With global operations and a comprehensive portfolio of software and technology, we are helping companies implement digital transformation to measurably improve their operations, conserve valuable resources and enhance their safety.

We offer equitable opportunities, celebrate diversity, and embrace challenges with confidence that, together, we can make an impact across a broad spectrum of countries and industries. Whether you’re an established professional looking for a career change, an undergraduate student exploring possibilities, or a recent graduate with an advanced degree, you’ll find your chance to make a difference with Emerson. Join our team – let’s go!

No calls or agencies please. 

Skills Required

  • Bachelor's degree in Business, Finance, Marketing, Engineering, or a related field
  • 5+ years of progressive experience in Revenue Operations, Sales Operations, or associated subject areas
  • Confirmed leadership experience commensurate with the position
  • Experience driving operational alignment across Sales, Marketing, and Operations
  • Understanding of sales processes, pricing techniques, channel oversight, and customer lifecycle management in industrial or technology-related sectors
  • Strong analytical and data-driven decision-making capabilities
  • Proficiency in CRM systems, business intelligence tools, and revenue enablement platforms
  • Excellent communication, interpersonal, and influencing skills
  • Record of driving process improvements and scalable operational models
  • Strong change leadership skills and ability to work in fast-paced, dynamic settings
  • Legal authorization to work in the United States without sponsorship
  • 10+ years of progressive experience in Revenue Operations, Sales Operations, or associated subject areas
  • MBA
  • CRM expertise

Emerson Compensation & Benefits Highlights

The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Emerson and has not been reviewed or approved by Emerson.

  • Retirement Support — Retirement programs have been strengthened with a 401(k) plus company-supported contributions such as profit sharing and a recent cash-balance transition for certain participants. These features are positioned as differentiators among large industrial peers.
  • Equity Value & Accessibility — An employee stock purchase plan introduced in 2026 enables discounted share purchases via payroll deductions. This adds an accessible ownership element to the total rewards mix.
  • Leave & Time Off Breadth — The package includes PTO, holidays, sick leave, and parental leave within a broad benefits suite. Coverage breadth aligns with large-employer norms across locations, though specifics vary.

Emerson Insights

Am I A Good Fit?
beta
Get Personalized Job Insights.
Our AI-powered fit analysis compares your resume with a job listing so you know if your skills & experience align.

The Company
HQ: Saint Louis, MO
50,857 Employees
Year Founded: 1890

What We Do

At Emerson, we’re passionate about what we do. By fusing decades of technology and engineering expertise, Emerson continues to solve some of the world’s most complex challenges with innovative solutions for customers in industrial, commercial, and residential markets. We recruit the greatest talent and apply the best technologies to benefit our customers worldwide. Automation Solutions is a leader in helping process and discrete manufacturers automate and optimize production processes through our best-in-class technologies and industry expertise. Commercial & Residential Solutions develops technologies and services that improve human comfort, safeguard food, protect the environment, enable sustainable food waste disposal, and support efficient construction and maintenance of buildings and municipal infrastructure. Emerson has a wide range of industry knowledge, manufacturing expertise, and technological innovation around the world. Join our next generation of leaders today.

Similar Jobs

Cardiovascular Associates of America Logo Cardiovascular Associates of America

Director of Revenue Cycle Operations

Healthtech • Professional Services • Consulting • Financial Services
In-Office
Chicago, IL, USA
2200 Employees

Federal Reserve Bank of Boston Logo Federal Reserve Bank of Boston

Customer Support Specialist

Fintech • Information Technology • Payments • Sharing Economy • Financial Services • Cryptocurrency
In-Office
12 Locations
1200 Employees

Mondelēz International Logo Mondelēz International

Operations Specialist

Big Data • Food • Hardware • Machine Learning • Retail • Automation • Manufacturing
Hybrid
Chicago, IL, USA
90000 Employees
87K-120K Annually

tms Logo tms

Creative Director

Agency • Gaming • Marketing Tech • Mobile • Analytics
Hybrid
Chicago, IL, USA
1296 Employees
142K-150K Annually

Similar Companies Hiring

Blissway Thumbnail
Computer Vision • Fintech • Hardware • Internet of Things • Machine Learning • Software • Transportation
Denver, CO
24 Employees
Rangeview Thumbnail
Aerospace • Robotics • Energy • Defense • Manufacturing • Weapons Systems
El Segundo, California
38 Employees
Ford Energy Thumbnail
Automotive • Software • Energy • Utilities • Manufacturing • Renewable Energy
Glendale, Kentucky
55 Employees

Sign up now Access later

Create Free Account

Please log in or sign up to report this job.

Create Free Account