Director, Sales Operation

Posted 4 Days Ago
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2 Locations
In-Office or Remote
Expert/Leader
Fintech • Financial Services
The Role
Lead and scale revenue operations to drive new business, expansion, and renewals. Own renewals, retention, forecasting, territory and quota planning, KPI frameworks, and process optimization. Partner cross-functionally with Sales, Customer Success, Finance, Product, and Marketing. Build and mentor a high-performing Sales Operations team and deliver executive-level insights.
Summary Generated by Built In

Candescent is a forward-thinking technology company transforming how financial institutions deliver Intelligent Banking experiences. We unite digital banking, account opening, and branch solutions that power and connect digital banking, account opening, and branch solutions—creating seamless engagement across digital, remote, and in-person channels.

Our Experience-Led, Intelligence-Driven approach combines human-centered design with data, automation, and cloud-based innovation. Built on an API-first architecture, our extensible ecosystem enables institutions to adapt quickly, integrate easily, and unlock new opportunities for growth—turning every customer interaction into a moment of clarity, confidence, and connection.

Job Overview
We are seeking a strategic, results-driven Director of Sales Operations to lead and scale our revenue operations function. This role drives disciplined, profitable growth across the full revenue lifecycle—new business, expansion, and renewals—through data-driven decision-making, rigorous performance management, and strong cross-functional execution.
The ideal candidate is both a strategist and operator: a trusted partner to Sales, Customer Success, Finance, Marketing, and Product who can manage multiple high-impact initiatives simultaneously and drive them to completion.
Key Responsibilities

Renewals, Retention & Expansion

  • Own the end-to-end renewals operating model, including process design, timelines, ownership, escalation paths, and systems
  • Develop and operationalize retention strategies to improve Gross and Net Revenue Retention (GRR/NRR), reduce churn, and drive expansion
  • Implement account health scoring and early-warning indicators to proactively identify and mitigate renewal risk
  • Partner with Sales and Customer Success on renewal playbooks, segmentation, pricing/uplift strategies, and incentive alignment
  • Establish disciplined renewal forecasting with clear pipeline visibility by segment, cohort, and stage

Sales Planning & Strategy

  • Lead annual and quarterly sales planning, including headcount modeling, territory design, and quota setting
  • Build equitable, scalable territory and quota models aligned to growth and profitability goals
  • Drive alignment across Sales, Finance, and Executive Leadership on planning and forecasting assumptions

Performance Management & Analytics

  • Design and oversee KPI frameworks across the full funnel and renewal lifecycle (pipeline, conversion, attainment, productivity, renewal rate, churn, GRR, NRR)
  • Monitor leading and lagging indicators; surface trends, risks, and opportunities to senior leadership
  • Translate complex data into actionable insights that drive performance improvement

Forecasting & Executive Insights

  • Consolidate data and analyze trends to support accurate new-business and renewals forecasting
  • Partner with revenue leaders to diagnose performance drivers and develop data-backed action plans
  • Deliver recurring reporting for executive and board-level reviews

Process Optimization & Enablement

  • Identify and implement process improvements to reduce friction and increase sales efficiency
  • Standardize best practices in sales methodology, pipeline management, and performance tracking
  • Act as a strategic advisor to sales leadership on operational readiness, incentives, and scale

Team Leadership

  • Lead, develop, and scale a high-performing Sales Operations team
  • Foster a culture of data literacy, accountability, and continuous improvement
  • Mentor team members and support career development
Qualifications
Required
  • 10+ years of experience in Sales Operations, Revenue Operations, or Business Operations within a B2B environment
  • 3+ years of people leadership experience
  • Proven ownership of a renewals and retention motion with measurable impact on GRR/NRR
  • Strong background in territory and quota planning, forecasting, and performance management
  • Excellent analytical, problem-solving, and project management skills
  • Executive-level communication and stakeholder management capabilities
  • Bachelor’s degree in Business, Finance, Economics, or work experience
Preferred
  • Deep understanding of B2B and FinTech sales models
  • Experience supporting both direct and indirect sales motions
  • Strong business acumen with a data-first mindset
  • Comfortable operating in a high-growth, fast-paced, and ambiguous environment

Statement to Third Party Agencies
To ALL recruitment agencies: Candescent only accepts resumes from agencies on the preferred supplier list. Please do not forward resumes to our applicant tracking system, Candescent employees, or any Candescent facility. Candescent is not responsible for any fees or charges associated with unsolicited resumes.

Skills Required

  • 10+ years of experience in Sales Operations, Revenue Operations, or Business Operations within a B2B environment
  • 3+ years of people leadership experience
  • Proven ownership of a renewals and retention motion with measurable impact on GRR/NRR
  • Strong background in territory and quota planning, forecasting, and performance management
  • Excellent analytical, problem-solving, and project management skills
  • Executive-level communication and stakeholder management capabilities
  • Bachelor's degree in Business, Finance, Economics, or equivalent work experience
  • Deep understanding of B2B and FinTech sales models
  • Experience supporting both direct and indirect sales motions
  • Strong business acumen with a data-first mindset
  • Comfortable operating in a high-growth, fast-paced, and ambiguous environment

Candescent Compensation & Benefits Highlights

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

  • Leave & Time Off Breadth Policies include unlimited vacation for full-time exempt staff, tenure-based accrual for non-exempt, plus floating holidays and sick leave. This breadth of time off suggests flexibility across employment classifications.
  • Wellbeing & Lifestyle Benefits A discount program is cited that provides access to deals at over 250 retailers. This perk adds everyday savings beyond core benefits.

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The Company
HQ: Atlanta, Georgia
1,030 Employees
Year Founded: 2024

What We Do

Candescent brings together the transformative technologies that power and connect account opening, digital banking and branch solutions for banks and credit unions of all sizes. And we’re here to help you extend, differentiate and illuminate your digital-first banking experiences. Our industry-leading products and services, cloud architecture and on-demand developer tools give you the power to differentiate and deliver seamless customer journeys.

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