Salesforce

Senior Manager, Data Operations & Governance

Salesforce$150K — $227K *
Information Technology
8 - 10 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in Business Analytics, Operations, Finance, or related field.
  • 8+ years of experience in Business Operations, Sales Operations, or data governance.
  • 3+ years of team leadership experience with a focus on scaling processes.
  • Strong SQL and Snowflake skills; able to manage complex data workflows and large databases.
  • Excellent communication and interpersonal skills for cross-functional collaboration.

Responsibilities

  • Own end-to-end APM data governance, including M&A-related data and impacts on dashboards.
  • Manage lifecycle of multi-tier APM hierarchy, automating legacy processes to enhance efficiency and accuracy.
  • Partner with DET for SQL updates and collaborate with Finance Data Office on table readiness.
  • Lead UAT and define structural design requirements for new user-friendly UI framework.
  • Serve as the Product approver for Pricing and Packaging Operations cases, ensuring data governance.
  • Drive change management to safeguard data integrity across fiscal transitions.
  • Lead data execution in the annual Go-For-Growth process, including user testing and approvals.

Benefits

  • Comprehensive benefits package to promote work-life balance.
  • Resources provided to support personal and professional growth.
  • Access to AI tools to enhance productivity and impact.
  • Opportunities for career development within Salesforce.
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Job Category
Product

Job Details

About the Team

The Data Programs & Insights team sits at the heart of Salesforce's product data strategy, owning the operational and governance frameworks that power executive-level financial reporting across our entire product suite. Our team is the authoritative source for the product components of the company Accountability Performance Matrix (APM), the backbone of Salesforce's pipeline, ACV, AOV, and attrition reporting used in every executive review, product strategy discussion, and financial planning cycle. When senior leadership needs to understand how the business is performing, they rely on the data frameworks our team owns and maintains.

Salesforce is currently undergoing a major data transformation: modernizing our data foundations to improve data quality, simplify revenue operations processes, rethink how we measure success, and make data available in near real-time across the company. Throughout this scope of work, we serve as the bridge between Product Strategy and Data Engineering - turning complex business needs into scalable data systems while overseeing governance of core product data across the organization.

This is a team for people who thrive at the intersection of analytical rigor, operational excellence, and cross-functional influence. Our team has direct visibility into decisions that shape Salesforce's long-term data strategy and a hand in building the future state of how we operate.

Overview of the Role

We are looking for an operationally minded, analytical Senior Manager, Data Operations & Governance to lead a function focused on APM Governance. This is a high-impact role sitting at the crossroads of Product Strategy, Data Engineering, Specialized Sales, and Finance. You'll be responsible for the accuracy, day-to-day operations, and long-term governance of Salesforce's master product hierarchy and product allocations framework within the Accountability Performance Matrix (APM).

The APM is not background infrastructure - it powers every executive financial review, product strategy discussion, and revenue tracking conversation at Salesforce. As our product portfolio grows and commercial complexity increases, scaling this function has become a strategic priority, and this Senior Manager will be the operational leader driving that work forward.

You'll also serve as a key partner to our Data Engineering & Technology (DET) team as we move from a legacy manual system to the automated APM 2.0 framework - an infrastructure upgrade with company-wide impact.

Responsibilities

Master Product Hierarchy & APM Governance
  • Own end-to-end APM data governance, including the Product and Industry dimensions, M&A-related data, and downstream impacts to dashboards and reporting tools
  • Manage the full lifecycle of a multi-tier APM hierarchy from creation and validation to error resolution, evolving and automating legacy processes and leveraging AI to drive efficiency without sacrificing accuracy
  • Partner with DET on custom SQL query updates and with the Finance Data Office (FiDO) to signal readiness for table updates and republishes as new logic is added
  • Lead UAT and define structural design requirements needed to migrate all hierarchies and allocations into a new, business-user-friendly UI framework
  • Serve as the formal Product approver for all Pricing and Packaging Operations cases, ensuring consistent data governance across all updates
  • Drive change management to protect data integrity across quarterly and fiscal year transitions, keeping key partners (CSG, Finance, Sales, DET) informed of any changes


System-based Data management & Forecast Alignment (Org62 CRM)
  • Define and maintain Product Allocation fields in Org62 CRM to support accurate ACV splits across products & accurate specialized seller forecasting & reporting
  • Lead data execution for Product as a part of the annual Go-For-Growth (G4G) process in partnership with the Specialization Sales and Territory Ops - including user testing, approvals, and driving the multi-month effort to map new fiscal year APM changes across product and industry verticals


New Product Introduction & Complex Bundle Allocation
  • As part of the NPI process, ensure all new SKUs are properly positioned across multi-tiered product structures and correctly mapped at the time of each monthly product launch


Minimum Qualifications
  • Education & Experience: Bachelor's degree in Business Analytics, Operations, Finance, or a related field; 8+ years of experience in Business Operations, Sales Operations, or data governance; 3+ years leading teams with a track record of successfully managing and scaling processes
  • Technical Skills: Strong SQL and Snowflake skills required; comfortable working with complex data workflows, transformation logic, and large databases
  • Cross-Functional Leadership: Excellent communication and interpersonal skills with a proven ability to collaborate across Product, Data Engineering, and Finance in a fast-paced enterprise environment
  • Growth Mindset & Autonomy: Self-motivated and collaborative, with strong influencing skills, intellectual curiosity, and a willingness to approach problems with an open mind in a constantly evolving environment


Preferred Qualifications
  • Background in StratOps, Business Operations, or a Business Analyst role with exposure to complex data and systems
  • Familiarity with software revenue recognition principles and how CRM configurations connect to corporate finance requirements
  • Experience leading or partnering on a transition from manual tracking tools (e.g., Quip, Google Sheets) to automated, cloud-based data platforms *LI-Y


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