Sales Operations Manager

Thomson Reuters; Greater London; Vor Ort; GBP 60.000 - 90.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

Thomson Reuters is seeking a proactive Sales Operations Manager to partner with Reuters Professional’s commercial teams in the UK. You will optimize end-to-end sales workflows, maintain CRM hygiene, and deliver real-time visibility on performance using Salesforce and BI tools.

You’ll drive process improvements, manage system enhancements, and train users to boost adoption and revenue growth, collaborating across Finance, Marketing, Product, and Operations.

Qualifikationen

• 3+ years of Sales Operations or Commercial Support experience in B2B media, SaaS, or data intelligence.
• Proven ability to manage and improve processes and projects with limited guidance.
• Strong reporting/visualization skills (Power BI/Tableau/Excel).
• Solid knowledge of Salesforce and order management/ERP systems.

Aufgaben

• Support commercial teams as a hands-on operations partner to drive sales velocity and revenue growth.
• Streamline workflows, remove blockers, maintain CRM hygiene, and provide real-time performance visibility.
• Own requirements for Salesforce and order management enhancements, testing, and rollout training.
• Develop dashboards/reports/forecasting tools for KPIs, pipeline health, and risks.
• Enforce data governance and pipeline discipline, identify data gaps affecting forecasting.
• Partner with Finance, Customer Operations, Marketing, and Product to prioritize improvements across multiple projects.

Kenntnisse

Sales Operations

Business Operations

Commercial Support

Process Improvement

CRM Hygiene

Sales Forecasting

Power BI

Tableau

Excel

Salesforce

Order Management

Data Governance

Stakeholder Management

Cross-Functional Collaboration

AI & Automation Tools

Forecasting & Planning

Tools

Power BI

Tableau

Excel

Salesforce

Jobbeschreibung

• The Sales Operations Manager supports Reuters Professional’s commercial teams (The Insurer, Digital, and Events) as a hands-on operations partner, enabling sales performance through data-driven insights, process improvement, and systems excellence
• You’ll work directly with the Senior Manager, Sales Operations and commercial leadership to streamline workflows, remove seller blockers, maintain CRM hygiene, and provide real-time visibility on sales performance
• This is a fast-paced role for an action-oriented problem solver who connects operational dots, thinks critically about business impact, and actively drives sales velocity and revenue growth
• Drive continuous process improvement across the end-to-end sales lifecycle, removing friction, eliminating seller blockers, and working closely with campaign managers and ad operations to ensure smooth post-sale handoffs and consistent adherence to sales processes
• Own business requirements for Salesforce and order management system enhancements, specifying needs, supporting user acceptance testing, managing change rollouts, and delivering training to drive adoption and user proficiency
• Develop and maintain dashboards, reports, and forecasting tools using Salesforce and BI platforms that provide sellers and leadership with reliable visibility of KPIs, pipeline health, and risks; use data to deliver actionable operational insights
• Enforce data governance and pipeline discipline through CRM data enrichment, cleanup, and quality monitoring; proactively identify and correct data gaps that impact forecasting accuracy, reporting reliability, and sales team productivity
• Partner cross-functionally with Finance, Customer Operations, Marketing, and Product to prioritize operational improvements, manage multiple concurrent projects, and translate business requirements into practical solutions with minimal guidance

3+ years of Sales Operations, Business Operations, or Commercial Support experience in B2B media, publishing, data intelligence, or SaaSExperience managing and improving processes and projects; ability to handle multiple priorities, deliver with limited guidance, and think critically about how operations affect sales performance and revenueProven skills in reporting and visualization tools (Power BI, Tableau, or advanced Excel); ability to analyze data and present performance metrics clearly and simplySolid working knowledge of Salesforce with exposure to order management/ERP systems; experience documenting system requirements and supporting testing for system enhancementsStrong understanding of the sales lifecycle and how it connects to finance, customer operations, marketing, and campaign deliveryAction-oriented problem solver with strong collaborative communication skills, ability to build relationships across teams and locations, and proven capability to explain complex systems clearlyExperience with AI and automation tools to streamline operational workflows and simplify work for sellersExposure to forecasting processes and sales planning methodologiesExperience with B2B SaaS or media industry commercial operations (advertising sales, events, subscriptions)Demonstrated ability to work effectively with senior stakeholders and influence change across distributed or matrixed teams