Sales Strategy Lead

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The Sales Strategy team for Regulated Industries is a high-performance group of trusted advisors embedded with senior leaders to drive strategic clarity and sustainable growth. In this role, you will sit at the intersection of strategy and execution, connecting dots across Sales, Finance, Marketing, and Operations. You are equally comfortable presenting in the boardroom as you are unblocking processes or re-engineering a territory model.

Responsibilities
GTM Strategy & Planning: Act as a trusted co-pilot to our SVP of Life Sciences, translating vision into executable GTM plans, including account segmentation, resource allocation, quota setting, and territory design.
Rhythm of Business: Drive forecast management excellence to ensure sustained, predictable growth; coordinate weekly forecast calls and rigorously inspect pipeline health.
Business Analytics: Provide the analytical bedrock for leadership decisions by building dashboards and reports that track key performance metrics and running ad-hoc analyses to diagnose business health.
Cross-Functional Execution: Navigate organizational complexity to drive execution of long-term transformational initiatives.
Required Qualifications
Proven Experience: 6+ years in management consulting, sales strategy, or business operations within a SaaS or high-growth environment.
Leadership: Proven experience as a 2nd line People Manager.
Executive Influence: Demonstrated ability to advise and influence SVP-level and C-suite executives.
Domain Knowledge: Deep understanding of enterprise software sales models, product-led growth, and consumption-based business models.
Analytical Rigor: Strong quantitative analysis and financial modeling skills, with advanced proficiency in Excel or Google Sheets.
Strategic Execution: A track record of developing and executing GTM strategies within complex, matrixed organizations.
Communication: Excellent storytelling skills, able to distill complex information into clear narratives for executive stakeholders.
Change Management: Experience driving large-scale business transformation and organizational change initiatives.
Preferred Qualifications
Platform Expertise: Salesforce (CRM) experience and proficiency with data visualization tools like Tableau or CRM Analytics.
Market Expertise: Experience in Financial Services and/or Regulated Industries and an understanding of its specific business dynamics.
Technical Skills: Experience with SQL (or equivalent database querying language) is a plus.
Growth Strategies: Specific experience with consumption-based pricing models and usage-driven growth.
Education: An MBA or equivalent advanced degree.
Program Excellence: A track record of successful program execution in high-growth technology environments.

Unleash Your Potential

When you join Salesforce, you'll be limitless in all areas of your life. Our benefits and resources support you to find balance and be your best, and our AI agents accelerate your impact so you can do your best. Together, we'll bring the power of Agentforce to organizations of all sizes and deliver amazing experiences that customers love. Apply today to not only shape the future - but to redefine what's possible - for yourself, for AI, and the world.

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At Salesforce, we believe in equitable compensation practices that reflect the dynamic nature of labor markets across various regions.The typical base salary range for this position is $123,100 - $186,300 annually. In select cities within the San Francisco and New York City metropolitan area, the base salary range for this role is $147,400 - $202,600 annually.The range represents base salary only, and does not include company bonus, incentive for sales roles, equity or benefits, as applicable.