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Position Overview

We are seeking a Director of Sales Operations, Technical Pre-Sales (TPS) to lead the strategic and operational engine for the Technical Pre-Sales organization.

This role owns the end-to-end TPS operations, bringing together strategy, business operations, and sales operations into a single, coordinated function that translates go-to-market priorities into clear plans, disciplined execution, and measurable outcomes.

As a player-coach leader, you will both define direction and directly drive critical workstreams-partnering closely with TPS leadership to ensure the organization operates with clarity, rigor, and impact.

Scope of Role

• Own TPS Strategy, Business Operations, and Sales Operations as a unified function
• Lead a small, high-impact team (3 FTEs) across strategy, analytics, and operations
• Serve as the primary strategic and operational partner to TPS leadership
• Balance hands-on execution with leadership and prioritization

Key Responsibilities

Strategy & Planning

• Translate enterprise GTM strategy into TPS priorities, "big bets," and execution plans
• Lead annual and in-year planning (capacity, coverage, and investment decisions)
• Define and continuously refine TPS growth strategy tied to pipeline, win rates, and deal outcomes
• Ensure alignment between TPS priorities and sales motions

2) Operating Model & Business Operations

• Own TPS business operations, including planning cycles, governance, and operating rhythms
• Run core cadences (QBRs, pipeline reviews, capacity reviews, leadership forums)
• Drive clarity on priorities, roles, and decision-making frameworks
• Partner with Finance and HR on budget, workforce planning, and organizational design
• Establish lightweight, scalable operating mechanisms

3) Sales Operations (Pre-Sales Focus)

• Help define and lead operationalization of pre-sales engagement and coverage models
• Partner with Sales Ops to integrate technical breakthroughs into pipeline and forecasting
• Drive awareness of technical deal progression, risk, and capacity constraints
• Support territory planning and optimize pre-sales resource deployment

4) Performance Management & Insights

• Define important metric framework for TPS (productivity, technical win rates, cycle time, impact on revenue)
• Build and maintain a focused, high-quality reporting and insights engine
• Lead performance reviews that drive decisions and accountability
• Personally deliver executive-level insights and recommendations (not just delegate)

5) Execution & Transformation

• Lead a small number of high-priority initiatives that improve TPS effectiveness and scale
• Drive adoption of new processes, tools, and AI-enabled workflows
• Ensure strong follow-through from strategy execution measurable outcomes
• Create a closed-loop system from insight to action

6) Systems, Data & Process Excellence

• Partner with Sales Ops and technical teams to improve systems, workflows, and data quality
• Standardize critical processes while avoiding unnecessary complexity
• Leverage automation and AI to increase efficiency and insight generation

Leadership Expectations

• Operates as a player-coach-comfortable going deep into analysis and execution when needed
• Prioritizes ruthlessly-focuses the team on the few things that matter most
• Brings structure and clarity without over-engineering
• Builds strong cross-functional relationships and drives alignment without formal authority

Qualifications

Required

• 10-15 years in Strategy, Business Operations, Sales Operations, or GTM Operations
• Experience supporting Sales and/or Technical Pre-Sales organizations
• Proven ability to build operating models and personally drive execution
• Strong analytical and financial modeling skills
• Executive-level communication and partner management

Preferred

• Experience in SaaS / enterprise technology environments
• Familiarity with pre-sales workflows (solution consulting, technical validation, POCs or comparable experience)
• Experience in small, high-impact teams or early-stage org building

What Success Looks Like

• TPS operates with clear priorities and strong execution rigor
• Leadership has simple, trusted awareness of performance, capacity, and pipeline
• Strong alignment between Sales and TPS improves win rates and deal velocity
• The team consistently delivers a small number of high-impact improvements
• Systems and processes feel lightweight, effective, and scalable

Why This Role Matters

This role is the single point of accountability for how TPS runs-ensuring strategy, operations, and execution are tightly connected so the organization can move faster, operate with clarity, and deliver measurable business impact.

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