Sales Strategy and Operations Analyst III

Transforming the Future of Enterprise Planning

At o9, our mission is to be the Most Value-Creating Platform for enterprises by transforming decision-making through our AI-first approach. By integrating siloed planning capabilities and capturing millions—even billions—in value leakage, we help businesses plan smarter and faster.

This not only enhances operational efficiency but also reduces waste, leading to better outcomes for both businesses and the planet. Global leaders like Google, PepsiCo, Walmart, T-Mobile, AB InBev, and Starbucks trust o9 to optimize their supply chains.

The Sales Operations team is at the heart of our Sales and Marketing organization. We are one of the key enablers of a smooth and structured sales process. Optimization of content, processes, systems, and data is one of our key priorities and spans digital marketing operations, market knowledge, customer knowledge, and internal (o9) knowledge. By analyzing data, improving processes, and providing insights and proactive recommendations to the Sales and Marketing teams, we act as the o9 ‘Control Tower’. Moreover, we focus on training, communication, automation, and sales technology to ensure every team member is as successful and productive as possible. With our fast-growing organization, we are looking for a highly driven individual who can support us with the following responsibilities. Are you up for the challenge?

• Own and continuously improve the end-to-end sales process, covering account and territory management, pipeline generation, opportunity management, forecasting, and sales execution.

• Own and improve the quality and integrity of Salesforce data by managing data updates, duplicates, enrichment, governance, and ad-hoc data issues.

• Support the ongoing development of Salesforce as a key platform for the Sales organization, including objects, fields, workflows, reports, dashboards, permissions, and other configurations.

• Participate in and independently manage Salesforce enhancement and implementation projects, from requirement gathering and process design through testing, deployment, documentation, training, and adoption.

• Work closely with Salesforce implementation partners and internal stakeholders to translate business requirements into scalable CRM solutions and ensure projects are delivered effectively.

• Develop and maintain reports, dashboards, and analytical frameworks that provide visibility into pipeline, pipeline coverage, opportunity progression, sales performance, forecasting, conversion, and other key commercial metrics.

• Analyze pipeline and opportunity data to identify gaps, trends, risks, and areas of improvement, and provide proactive recommendations to Sales leadership and other stakeholders.

• Own opportunity management processes and ensure opportunities progress through the sales cycle with accurate stages, values, close dates, products, and other critical information.

• Support account segmentation, territory management, target setting, TAM analysis, and other Sales Strategy and Operations initiatives.

• Own, manage and support Outreach and related sales engagement activities, including sequences, prospect management, user configurations, reporting, process improvements, and troubleshooting.

• Own and continuously optimize the broader sales technology ecosystem, including Salesforce, Outreach, Clay, LinkedIn Sales Navigator, enrichment platforms, automation tools, and other technologies used across the sales organization.

• Identify opportunities to automate Sales Operations workflows, reduce manual activities, improve data flow between systems, and increase operational efficiency.

• Build and maintain automations and operational solutions using platforms such as Make, Clay, and other relevant technologies.

• Explore and implement emerging AI capabilities, including tools such as ChatGPT and Claude, to improve research, data enrichment, workflow automation, reporting, documentation, and overall Sales Operations productivity.

• Partner closely with Sales, Marketing, Finance, IT, and other functions to ensure alignment across processes, systems, data definitions, and reporting.

• Lead or support user acceptance testing, change management, training, and communication for new Sales Operations processes, Salesforce enhancements, and technology implementations.

• Develop and continuously improve Sales Operations documentation, SOPs, governance frameworks, process maps, and playbooks.

• A minimum of 3–4 years of relevant experience in Sales Operations, Revenue Operations, Sales Strategy & Operations, CRM Operations, or a similar function.

• Bachelor’s degree required, with an MBA considered a plus.

• Strong understanding of B2B sales processes, including pipeline management, opportunity management, sales stages, forecasting, account management, territory management, and sales performance reporting.

• Strong working knowledge of Salesforce, with practical experience across objects, fields, reports, dashboards, users, permissions, data management, and general configuration.

• Hands-on experience owning or driving Salesforce enhancement, implementation, or process-improvement projects, including requirement gathering, solution design, testing, deployment coordination, documentation, training, and adoption.

• Experience working with Salesforce implementation partners, technical teams, or system administrators to translate business requirements into scalable CRM solutions.

• Experience owning or managing sales technology platforms such as Salesforce, Outreach, Clay, LinkedIn Sales Navigator, enrichment tools, automation platforms, or similar systems.

• Strong understanding of pipeline and opportunity management, including data hygiene, stage progression, close-date accuracy, pipeline coverage, conversion metrics, and forecasting discipline.

• Experience developing and maintaining reports and dashboards for key sales metrics such as pipeline, pipeline coverage, opportunity progression, forecasting, conversion, and sales performance.

• Strong proficiency in Google Sheets / Slides and Microsoft Excel / PowerPoint, with the ability to work with large datasets and develop clear management-level analysis.

• Good working knowledge of process automation platforms such as Make, Airtable, or similar tools.

• Hands-on interest or experience using AI tools such as ChatGPT, Claude, or similar platforms to improve business workflows, research, documentation, automation, and operational efficiency.

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to identify process gaps, assess root causes, and translate findings into scalable operational solutions.

• Strong project management skills and the ability to independently manage multiple projects, priorities, and stakeholders in a fast-paced and evolving environment.

• Excellent spoken and written communication, stakeholder-management, interpersonal, and relationship-building skills.

• Ability to work cross-functionally with Sales, Marketing, Finance, IT, and other teams and drive alignment across processes, systems, and data.

• Competitive salary

• Flexibility: Work from home two days a week, get up a bit later, skip the commute, and put the time back into your deadlines.

• Get social: When we work from home, we play from home with fun after-work activities like Social Fridays. If you’re in the office, feel free to join these events in person.

• Flat organization: With a very strong entrepreneurial culture and no corporate politics.

• Personal development: You will have the opportunity to work with multiple tools in an ever-evolving environment, along with support for other areas of personal development.

• Diversity: We pride ourselves on our international working environment.

More about us… 

At o9, transparency and open communication are at the core of our culture. Collaboration thrives across all levels—hierarchy, distance, or function never limit innovation or teamwork. Beyond work, we encourage volunteering opportunities, social impact initiatives, and diverse cultural celebrations.

With a $3.7 billion valuation and a global presence across Dallas, Amsterdam, Barcelona, Madrid, London, Paris, Tokyo, Seoul, and Munich, o9 is among the fastest-growing technology companies in the world. Through our aim10x vision, we are committed to AI-powered management, driving 10x improvements in enterprise decision-making. Our Enterprise Knowledge Graph enables businesses to anticipate risks, adapt to market shifts, and gain real-time visibility. By automating millions of decisions and reducing manual interventions by up to 90%, we empower enterprises to drive profitable growth, reduce inefficiencies, and create lasting value.

o9 is an equal-opportunity employer that values diversity and inclusion. We welcome applicants from all backgrounds, ensuring a fair and unbiased hiring process. Join us as we continue our growth journey!