Senior Business Analyst, Sales Operations Data Analytics

Thales • Washington, NV

1d • $85,034 - $168,266 • Remote

About The Position

Thales is seeking a Business Analyst, Sales Operations Data Analytics to support the Cyber Security Products (CSP) business globally. This role involves consuming Sales Operations reports, translating data into actionable insights, and assisting leaders in understanding business performance, planning priorities, opportunities, and risks. The position reports to the Sales Operations Data Analytics Team and will analyze pipeline, bookings, billings, forecasting, account, territory, product, and regional performance data to identify trends, explain business drivers, and recommend actions for improved execution and decision-making. The ideal candidate possesses strong data analysis skills, business acumen, stakeholder communication abilities, and a practical understanding of Sales Operations processes to aid global CSP leadership in making informed decisions regarding business planning, goal setting, performance management, and risk mitigation.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree in Technology related field or equivalent work experience
• 5+ years of experience in Business Analysis, Sales Operations, Revenue Operations, Finance, Data Analytics, Business Intelligence, or related business performance roles
• Experience supporting global or multi-region sales organizations, preferably in technology, cybersecurity, software, SaaS, or enterprise solutions businesses
• Experience with Salesforce, Clari, Power BI, Snowflake, Microsoft Fabric, Certinia, or similar enterprise data and reporting platforms
• Strong data analysis skills, including the ability to interpret large datasets, identify trends, compare period-over period performance, segment results, and explain business drivers
• Experience using BI and reporting tools such as Power BI, Excel, or similar platforms to analyze and communicate business performance
• Ability to translate data into actionable insights, recommendations, opportunity assessments, and risk narratives for business leaders
• Experience working with sales performance data, pipeline, forecasting, bookings, billings, CRM data, account information, or similar commercial datasets
• Strong proficiency in Excel, including pivot tables, formulas, data validation, scenario analysis, and structured analysis outputs
• Understanding core Sales Operations processes, including forecasting, pipeline management, territory planning, quota or goal setting, business reviews, and performance tracking
• Strong stakeholder communication skills, including the ability to present findings clearly, ask effective business questions, and influence action through data-backed insights
• Strong attention to detail, analytical discipline, and ability to validate data assumptions before communicating conclusions
• Ability to manage ambiguity, prioritize competing requests, and deliver timely analysis in a fast-paced global business environment
• Applicants must be legally authorized to work in the United States for any employer at the time of hire. This position is not eligible for visa sponsorship or for assuming sponsorship of an employment visa now or in the future.

Responsibilities

• Consume, interpret, and synthesize Sales Operations dashboards, reports, and datasets to provide clear insights on global CSP business performance.
• Analyze pipeline, forecast, bookings, billings, attainment, product performance, regional trends, customer segments, sales execution metrics, and retention indicators (ARR, NRR, GRR) to identify key business drivers.
• Prepare management analyses and executive insights on performance trends across products, geographies, customer segments, and other strategic dimensions.
• Provide recommendations to support business planning, annual and quarterly goal setting, territory and coverage review, resource prioritization, and operational focus areas.
• Identify opportunities for growth, execution improvement, cross-sell expansion, sales productivity, data quality improvement, and process optimization across global CSP Sales Operations.
• Identify and communicate risks related to pipeline coverage, forecast accuracy, deal concentration, regional performance gaps, customer exposure, timing, and operational dependencies.
• Partner with Sales Operations Data Analytics, regional sales leaders, finance, product stakeholders, and business operations teams to validate insights and align recommendations with business priorities.
• Support recurring business reviews, forecast cadences, QBRs, leadership updates, and planning cycles by preparing concise analysis, executive summaries, and data-backed recommendations.
• Translate complex analysis into simple business narratives that help leaders understand what changed, why it changed, what it means, and what actions should be considered.
• Monitor report usage, data gaps, metric definitions, and stakeholder feedback to improve the quality, relevance, and adoption of Sales Operations reporting.
• Collaborate with data and reporting teams to document requirements, validate metrics, test report enhancements, and ensure reporting outputs are aligned to business questions.
• Maintain a structured view of key opportunities, risks, assumptions, and follow-up actions to support leadership decision-making and operational accountability.

Benefits

• Elective Health, Dental, Vision, FSA/HSA, Voluntary Life and AD&D, Whole Group Life w/LTC, Critical Illness, Hospital Indemnity, Accident Insurance, Legal Plan, Identity Theft, and Pet Insurance
• Retirement Savings Plan after 30 days of employment with a company contribution and a match, and with no vesting period
• Company paid holidays and Paid Time Off
• Company provided Life Insurance, AD&D, Disability, Employee Assistance Plan, and Well-being Program

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior