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Senior Director, Sales Operations

SolarWinds•Austin, TX

About The Position

SolarWinds is seeking a Senior Director of Sales Operations to build and run a modern, AI-enabled revenue operating system for its global sales organization. The role translates go-to-market strategy into predictable revenue, higher seller productivity, and efficient growth in a fast-moving, private equity-backed environment where speed, measurable value, and operating discipline are important. As a member of the Revenue Operations leadership team, this leader oversees Sales Operations, Forecasting & Analytics, and Compensation Administration. The Senior Director advises sales and business unit leaders and connects teams across Finance, Marketing, Channel, Customer Success, GTM Technology, and Product. The role sets the multi-year vision and operating model for global Sales Operations, owns forecasting and planning processes and Deal Desk, advances AI-enabled reporting and workflows, and develops the Sales Operations organization as a strategic partner to the business. The position requires substantial experience in sales operations, revenue operations, or commercial finance, including leadership experience in B2B software. A bachelor’s degree is required; an MBA or equivalent experience is a plus.

Requirements

  • 12+ years in sales operations, revenue operations, or commercial finance.
  • At least 5 years leading managers in B2B software.
  • Experience in a private equity-backed or high-growth SaaS company where pace, accountability, and measurable value creation are expected.
  • Track record owning forecasting, territory and quota planning, Deal Desk, and compensation administration at scale.
  • Strong command of Salesforce, CPQ, and BI tools.
  • Hands-on experience applying AI and automation to revenue workflows.
  • Ability to develop teams, build scalable processes, and influence senior leaders across Sales, Finance, and Technology.
  • Clear, concise executive communication skills.
  • Bachelor’s degree required.

Nice To Haves

  • Experience leading operations through a subscription or multi-year transition.
  • MBA or equivalent experience.

Responsibilities

  • Set the multi-year vision, operating model, and roadmap for global Sales Operations, aligned with company growth priorities and go-to-market strategy.
  • Establish near-term priorities and connect initiatives to measurable value, reporting progress to the executive team and investors.
  • Design a business-unit-aligned support model with RevOps partners serving each BU go-to-market leader.
  • Advise sales and executive leaders on performance, risks, investment choices, and trade-offs, turning analysis into recommendations and decisions.
  • Own forecasting, pipeline management, territory and quota planning, capacity and coverage, and performance tracking in partnership with Finance.
  • Run executive forecast, pipeline, and business reviews, and build scenario models to surface risks and support timely decisions.
  • Set standards and accountability for pipeline health, bookings, conversion, attainment, productivity, renewals, and expansion.
  • Own Deal Desk, including weekly reviews of non-standard deals, governance of discounting and deal structure, and use of deal data to reinforce the multi-year selling motion.
  • Set reporting and analytics standards that connect leading indicators to outcomes and define clear actions and owners.
  • Apply AI and automation to forecasting, pipeline inspection, deal risk, and reporting; reduce manual seller work and establish guardrails for agent use.
  • Lead design of end-to-end sales processes from opportunity to close, renewals, and expansion, including cross-functional handoffs.
  • Partner with GTM Technology and Enterprise Applications on requirements and priorities for Salesforce, CPQ, and the commercial technology stack; partner with Revenue Analytics & Data Governance on metric definitions and data quality.
  • Develop the Sales Operations organization into a proactive strategic partner, with a clear roadmap, strong talent, and succession planning.
  • Align Sales, Finance, Marketing, Channel, Customer Success, and Product on business rules, planning assumptions, metrics, and ownership, resolving competing priorities from a company-wide perspective.
  • Serve as a primary operating partner to the private equity sponsor’s operating team on revenue reporting, forecasting, and value-creation initiatives through a standard cadence.

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