Salesforce

Director, Deal Strategy & Commercial Operations

Salesforce$164K — $261K *
Enterprise Technology
8 - 10 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • BA/BS degree required; advanced degree (MBA or equivalent) strongly preferred.
  • 10+ years of enterprise software experience, preferably with CRM applications.
  • SaaS consulting experience desired.
  • Strong analytical skills and problem-solving abilities, with proficiency in Tableau and SQL.
  • Ability to influence stakeholders across multiple functions.

Responsibilities

  • Lead enterprise-wide transformational initiatives, focusing on Lead-to-Cash and pricing changes.
  • Streamline processes and workflows to enhance accuracy and speed across deal lifecycle.
  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams to implement complex pricing and go-to-market strategies.
  • Deploy AI and automation tools to improve deal processes and sales cycle efficiency.
  • Define and monitor key performance indicators to drive program performance and pricing strategies.
  • Develop executive-level narratives using advanced data modeling to support strategic decisions.
  • Act as a trusted advisor to leadership, ensuring alignment across competing priorities while driving continuous improvement.

Benefits

  • Support for work-life balance and overall well-being.
  • Access to resources that promote personal growth and professional development.
  • Opportunities to leverage cutting-edge AI tools in your work.
  • Encouragement of a positive work environment that values professional integrity and excellence.
Full Job Description
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Job Category
Development & Strategy

Job Details

Role Description:

The Director of Deal Strategy & Commercial Operations is a critical business leader responsible for identifying, operationalizing, and executing transformational revenue growth initiatives. In this role, you will accelerate profitable, high-margin revenue by leading end-to-end business transformations-from Lead-to-Cash optimization to GTM pricing and packaging evolution. You will act as the strategic bridge between executive decision-makers and operational teams, collaborating across Sales, Product, Deal Desk, Legal, Sales Ops, RevRec, Finance, Marketing, Customer Success, Engineering, BizTech, and Operations. The ideal candidate thrives in ambiguity, balances big-picture strategy with meticulous detail, and leverages cutting-edge technology-including AI-to scale operations and drive sustainable growth.

Key Responsibilities:
Strategic Business Transformation & GTM Execution
  • Lead Enterprise Programs: Serve as the business owner for major company-wide initiatives, including Lead-to-Cash transformations, pricing/packaging GTM changes, and governance controls.
  • Operational Efficiency & Scale: Streamline control processes, workflows, and systems to ensure accuracy, consistency, and speed across the deal lifecycle while safeguarding user experience and customer success.
  • Cross-Functional Alignment: Work closely with Product, BizTech, and Support teams to implement complex pricing changes and GTM models effectively.
AI Innovation & Modernization
  • AI-Driven Optimization: Identify and deploy AI tools, automation, and intelligent workflows to streamline deal approval flows, optimize pricing decisions, and remove friction from the sales cycle.
  • Process Innovation: Leverage modern technology and AI-assisted analytics to transform legacy operations into agile, scalable, and future-ready commercial processes.
Data Storytelling & Performance Management
  • Metrics & Analytics: Define, track, and monitor critical KPIs to measure program performance, assess pricing effectiveness, and surface optimization opportunities.
  • Executive Decision Support: Build compelling executive-level narratives using advanced data modeling (Tableau, SQL) to influence portfolio-level discounting, deal structuring, and long-term strategy.
Stakeholder Leadership & Continuous Improvement
  • Upward & Cross-Functional Influence: Act as a trusted advisor to executive leadership and matrixed teams, fostering strong alignment across functions with competing priorities.
  • End-to-End Ownership: Translate high-level strategic objectives into tactical execution plans, serving as a change agent who challenges the status quo and drives continuous improvement.
  • Continuous Improvement: Serve as change agent by identifying and communicating inefficiencies, devising solutions, stimulating and institutionalizing business process improvements.


Basic Requirements:
  • BA/BS degree required.
  • Advanced degree strongly preferred (i.e., MBA or equivalent experience with complex deal or financing structures preferred).
  • SaaS consulting experience desired
  • 10+ years of enterprise software experience. Strongly preferred: CRM application experience, or experience related to sales, marketing, channel operations.


Preferred Requirements:
  • Move fluidly from big picture to details in order to deliver complex cross-functional projects, often with tight deadlines. Multi-tasking and quickly pivoting between initiatives will be critical.
  • Power to influence upwards and cross functionally where stakeholders can have varying objectives
  • Executive deck building and story telling experience
  • Thrive in a dynamic, fast-paced, environment where you must take on multiple responsibilities and do what it takes to get things done.
  • Energetic self-starter passionate about professional integrity and excellence with a positive attitude and contagious enthusiasm.
  • Superior analytical background with strong problem-solving skills. Tableau and SQL experience desired.
  • Outstanding organizational, communication, interpersonal, relationship building skills conducive to collaboration; able to work well in a cross-functional, matrix management environment.
  • Capable of explaining concepts clearly and credibly across all levels of the organization.
  • Aptitude to learn and leverage AI to drive efficiency and scale
  • Experience creating and analyzing key performance indicators and continually refining and optimizing adoption strategies based on data.
  • Curious, persistent, patient and resilient.


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