Principal Sales Operations Analyst

MRI Software

4d • Remote

About The Position

The Principal Sales Operations Analyst serves as a functional expert and is responsible for driving operational excellence across CRM governance, forecasting support, pipeline management, reporting, sales process execution, and cross-functional operational coordination. The Principal Sales Operations Analyst provides advanced operational leadership without direct people management responsibilities, serving as a mentor, subject matter expert, escalation point, and operational lead across the Sales Operations function. This role partners closely with Sales Leadership, Revenue Operations, Finance, Order Management, and Global Delivery Center (GDC) teams to improve sales execution, operational consistency, data integrity, and sales velocity. This position requires deep Salesforce expertise, strong operational judgment, and the ability to independently lead complex operational initiatives within a high-growth SaaS sales environment.

Requirements

• 10+ years’ experience in Sales Operations, Revenue Operations, or related analytical role
• Deep expertise in Salesforce CRM administration, governance, and reporting
• Strong experience supporting SaaS or recurring revenue sales organizations
• Advanced analytical, operational, and problem-solving capabilities
• Experience supporting forecasting processes and pipeline management activities
• Strong stakeholder management and cross-functional collaboration skills
• Demonstrated success driving operational improvements and process standardization
• Experience mentoring operational team members and leading through influence

Responsibilities

• Oversee Salesforce operational activities including opportunity, account, contact, and territory management updates
• Ensure CRM data quality, governance standards, and process adherence across the sales organization
• Partner cross-functionally to support organizational changes, personnel updates, territory realignments, and account ownership changes within Salesforce
• Serve as the primary North America Salesforce operational expert and advisor for sales process execution and CRM governance
• Provide operational input and business requirements support for global Salesforce-related initiatives in partnership with RevApps and RevOps teams
• Support forecasting processes, pipeline inspection cadence, and sales operational reviews
• Assist Sales leadership with pipeline health analysis, reporting accuracy, and operational insights
• Create and deliver ad hoc reporting, dashboards, and operational analysis for North America Sales teams and leadership
• Identify operational trends, risks, and process inefficiencies and provide actionable recommendations
• Support executive reporting and operational performance tracking activities
• Partner with Sales Leadership, Revenue Operations, Finance, Order Management, and other operational teams to improve sales execution and operational alignment
• Drive process standardization and operational scalability across the quote-to-close lifecycle
• Support operational initiatives focused on improving sales velocity, forecasting accuracy, CRM adoption, and reporting consistency
• Assist with implementation and refinement of operational processes, controls, and best practices
• Lead or support ad hoc operational projects and strategic initiatives as assigned

Benefits

• regional-specific healthcare benefits for you and your family
• Parental Leave and parental support perks
• PTO days plus observed holidays
• tuition reimbursement offerings
• flexibility of working from anywhere in the world for two weeks out of the year
• employee-led resource groups
• Flex at MRI program (add 16 extra hours to your time off to shorten your workday)
• 16 hours of paid time to volunteer
• generous employee referral scheme

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: No Education Listed