Global Sales Process Owner

NielsenIQ; Madrid; Híbrido; EUR 48.000 - 69.000; Jornada completa

Ventajas ofrecidas por este puesto de trabajo

Hybrid work options

Bonus potential

Onboarding and training

Learning platforms

Staff and team events

Flexible working hours

Descripción de la vacante

NielsenIQ is seeking a Global Process Owner for sales processes to shape end-to-end Lead-to-Order and Quote-to-Cash across a global commercial organization. You will drive simplification, harmonization, and integration of sales processes, ensuring scalability and alignment with the commercial strategy.

You will report to the Lead Sales Process Owner and collaborate with product owners, analysts, and stakeholders to deliver a seamless digital sales experience, enhancing seller productivity and

Formación

• 8–10 years of global sales process ownership experience.
• Experience implementing CRM processes globally.
• Knowledge of MEDDICC, Challenger, SPIN, BANT.
• Familiarity with modern process modeling techniques.
• CRM domain expertise including Sales Cloud and CPQ.

Responsabilidades

• Lead design, optimization, and governance of global sales processes.
• Partner with cross-functional stakeholders to define the tech roadmap for digital sales transformation.
• Harmonize and reduce complexity in customer-centric workflows across regions.
• Drive seller efficiency and customer experience through process optimization.
• Apply Lean Six Sigma and other methodologies to improve process performance.
• Support training and change initiatives to embed new processes.

Conocimientos

Sales process ownership

Stakeholder management

Cross-functional collaboration

CRM processes

Lean Six Sigma

Design thinking

Storyboarding

Change management

Analytical thinking

Herramientas

Sales Cloud

CPQ

Incentive compensation

Analytics

Contract lifecycle management

Descripción del empleo

As a Global Process Owner (Sales Process), you will play a pivotal role in shaping and optimizing the end-to-end sales process (Lead-to-Order / Quote-to-Cash) across our global commercial organization. This strategic position is responsible for driving simplification, harmonization, and integration of sales processes, ensuring they are scalable, standardized, and aligned with our commercial strategy.

You will report to the Lead Sales Process Owner (Head of Sales Process), and work closely with other process owners, product owners, technical business analysts, and cross-functional stakeholders to deliver a seamless digital sales experience that enhances seller productivity, customer satisfaction, and operational efficiency.

Your key responsibilities :

• Process ownership & Governance: Lead the design, optimization, and governance of global sales processes and policies, ensuring alignment with business goals and scalability across regions.
• Cross-functional collaboration: Partner with stakeholders across Sales, Marketing, Commercial Operations, Finance, IT, and external vendors to define and maintain the technology roadmap for digital sales transformation.
• Process simplification and standardisation: Harmonize and reduce complexity in customer-centric workflows to deliver consistent and integrated sales processesacross regions and segments.
• Sales enablement: Drive improvements in seller efficiency and customer experience through process and platform optimization,with a focus on improving seller efficiency, customer experience, and operational effectiveness.
• Process design expertise: Apply advanced methodologies (e.g., Lean Six Sigma) to engineer high-performing processes that reflect real-world selling dynamics andto deliver measurable improvements in process performance and business outcomes.
• Change Management: Support training and change initiatives to embed new processes into the business effectively.

Measures of success :

• Clearly defined and documented global sales processes and supporting technical architecture.
• Full business alignment on target state and supporting tools.
• Successful adoption and embedding of new processes through change and training initiatives.

Your profile :

• Proven experience range between 8 or 10 years in global sales process ownership and optimization across the L2O or L2C domain.
• Knowledge of leading sales methodologies (e.g., MEDDICC, Challenger, SPIN, BANT).
• Demonstrated success in implementing consistent CRM processes globally.
• Familiarity with modern process modeling techniques (e.g., design thinking, storyboarding).
• Ability to assess and manage the impact of process automation on sales teams.
• Deep CRM domain expertise, including Sales Cloud, CPQ, incentive compensation, analytics, contract lifecycle management, and more.
• Commitment to aligning practices with industry best standards.
• Strong stakeholder management and influence across diverse, global teams.
• Ability to build consensus and drive execution in ambiguous environments.
• Delivery-focused with a track record of translating business requirements into actionable outcomes.

What we offer :

• 48 100 to 68 500 euros gross per year. Placement within the range will depend on objective criteria including experience, skills, and internal equity considerations. We are committed to equal pay and pay transparency. Remuneration decisions are made using gender-neutral and objective criteria
• An opportunity of bonus non-guaranteed, and subject to NIQ’s applicable plan terms, role eligibility, performance, and plan achievement
• A dynamic work environment with opportunities to engage with local and global companies
• Flexible working hours and hybrid work options
• Comprehensive onboarding and internal training programs
• Access to learning platforms
• Staff and team events

Job Description

About the role

As a Global Process Owner (Sales Process), you will play a pivotal role in shaping and optimizing the end-to-end sales process (Lead-to-Order / Quote-to-Cash) across our global commercial organization. This strategic position is responsible for driving simplification, harmonization, and integration of sales processes, ensuring they are scalable, standardized, and aligned with our commercial strategy.

You will report to the Lead Sales Process Owner (Head of Sales Process), and work closely with other process owners, product owners, technical business analysts, and cross-functional stakeholders to deliver a seamless digital sales experience that enhances seller productivity, customer satisfaction, and operational efficiency.

Your key responsibilities :

• Process ownership & Governance: Lead the design, optimization, and governance of global sales processes and policies, ensuring alignment with business goals and scalability across regions.
• Cross-functional collaboration: Partner with stakeholders across Sales, Marketing, Commercial Operations, Finance, IT, and external vendors to define and maintain the technology roadmap for digital sales transformation.
• Process simplification and standardisation: Harmonize and reduce complexity in customer-centric workflows to deliver consistent and integrated sales processesacross regions and segments.
• Sales enablement: Drive improvements in seller efficiency and customer experience through process and platform optimization,with a focus on improving seller efficiency, customer experience, and operational effectiveness.
• Process design expertise: Apply advanced methodologies (e.g., Lean Six Sigma) to engineer high-performing processes that reflect real-world selling dynamics andto deliver measurable improvements in process performance and business outcomes.
• Change Management: Support training and change initiatives to embed new processes into the business effectively.

Measures of success :

• Clearly defined and documented global sales processes and supporting technical architecture.
• Full business alignment on target state and supporting tools.
• Successful adoption and embedding of new processes through change and training initiatives.

Your profile :

• Proven experience range between 8 or 10 years in global sales process ownership and optimization across the L2O or L2C domain.
• Knowledge of leading sales methodologies (e.g., MEDDICC, Challenger, SPIN, BANT).
• Demonstrated success in implementing consistent CRM processes globally.
• Familiarity with modern process modeling techniques (e.g., design thinking, storyboarding).
• Ability to assess and manage the impact of process automation on sales teams.
• Deep CRM domain expertise, including Sales Cloud, CPQ, incentive compensation, analytics, contract lifecycle management, and more.
• Commitment to aligning practices with industry best standards.
• Strong stakeholder management and influence across diverse, global teams.
• Ability to build consensus and drive execution in ambiguous environments.
• Delivery-focused with a track record of translating business requirements into actionable outcomes.

What we offer :

• 48 100 to 68 500 euros gross per year. Placement within the range will depend on objective criteria including experience, skills, and internal equity considerations. We are committed to equal pay and pay transparency. Remuneration decisions are made using gender-neutral and objective criteria
• An opportunity of bonus non-guaranteed, and subject to NIQ’s applicable plan terms, role eligibility, performance, and plan achievement
• A dynamic work environment with opportunities to engage with local and global companies
• Flexible working hours and hybrid work options
• Comprehensive onboarding and internal training programs
• Access to learning platforms
• Staff and team events

Additional Information

Our Benefits

• Flexible working environment
• Volunteer time off
• LinkedIn Learning
• Employee-Assistance-Program (EAP)

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About NIQ

NIQ is the world’s leading consumer intelligence company, delivering the most complete understanding of consumer buying behavior and revealing new pathways to growth. In 2023, NIQ combined with GfK, bringing together the two industry leaders with unparalleled global reach. With a holistic retail read and the most comprehensive consumer insights—delivered with advanced analytics through state-of-the‑art platforms—NIQ delivers the Full View. NIQ is an Advent International portfolio company with operations in 100+ markets, covering more than 90% of the world’s population.

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