Sales Strategy Manager

Salesforce.com India Pvt Ltd; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 2,500,000 - 4,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Salesforce.com India Pvt Ltd in Bengaluru seeks a Sales Strategy & Operations Manager to partner with sales leadership. You will own annual planning, translate complex data into narratives that drive revenue, and lead GTM strategy, territory planning, and account segmentation for peak productivity.

You will perform deep-dive analyses to uncover performance gaps, collaborate with Sales Leaders, and standardize KPIs while ensuring executive-ready recommendations and stories for leadership reviews.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of hand-on experience in data analytics, business insights, and sales strategy/planning- preferably within an enterprise software or SaaS organization.
• Deep knowledge of Sales Strategy, GTM execution, bookings metrics, pipeline analytics, consumption.
• Proven ability to deep dive and translate large datasets into executive narratives and strategic recommendations.

Responsibilities

• Own end-to-end planning, forecasting cadence, pipeline reviews, and account planning strategy for your segment.
• Turn operational data into actionable business intelligence and identify top levers and performance gaps.
• Lead AI initiatives across the strategy org, automating repetitive workflows and improving efficiency.
• Deepen leaderships' engagement with BI platforms and dashboards for self-service analytics.
• Define and align KPI standards and single-source-of-truth reporting.
• Co-own Business Reviews, QBRs, and annual planning cycles.

Skills

Data analytics

Business insights

Sales strategy

GTM execution

Executive storytelling

Presentation skills

Stakeholder collaboration

Tools

Salesforce

Tableau

AI workflow automation tools

BI platforms

Job description

Sales Strategy Manager

Salesforce is the #1 AI CRM, where humans with agents drive customer success together. Here, ambition meets action. Tech meets trust. And innovation isn’t a buzzword - it’s a way of life. The world of work as we know it is changing and we are looking for Trailblazers who are passionate about bettering business and the world through AI, driving innovation, and keeping Salesforce's core values at the heart of it all. Ready to level-up your career at the company leading workforce transformation in the agentic era? You’re in the right place! Agentforce is the future of AI, and you are the future of Salesforce.

As the Sales Strategy & Operations Manager, you will serve as the primary sales strategy business partner to sales leadership. You will own the annual planning process and the operational rhythm of the business, translating complex data into clear narratives that drive revenue growth. In this role, you will lead Go-To-Market (GTM) strategy, territory planning, and account segmentation to ensure coverage models are optimized for peak productivity. You will conduct deep-dive data analyses to uncover patterns, identify performance gaps, and collaborate directly with First-Line and Second-Line Sales Leaders.

Key Responsibilities

• Strategic Planning & Cadence: Own and execute the end-to-end planning process, forecasting cadence, pipeline reviews, and account planning strategy for your assigned segment.
• Analytics & Actionable Insights: Turn complex operational data into actionable business intelligence. Identify top-performing levers, performance gaps, and early blind spots to address issues proactively.
• AI & Automation Champion: Lead AI initiatives across the strategy organization by identifying, automating, and optimizing repetitive workflows and operational use cases.
• Self-Service & Dashboard Enablement: Deepen leadership's engagement with existing Business Intelligence (BI) platforms and dashboards, enabling sales leaders to run their business self-sufficiently using centralized data.
• KPI Standardization: Proactively engage cross-functional stakeholders to define, formalize, and align on standardized success metrics, KPIs, and single-source-of-truth reporting platforms.
• Business Performance Reviews: Track progress against operational priorities and co-own Business Reviews, Quarterly Business Reviews (QBRs), and annual planning cycles.

Required Experience & Qualifications

• Experience: 7+ years of hand-on experience in data analytics, business insights, and sales strategy/planning- preferably within an enterprise software or SaaS organization.
• Deep knowledge of Sales Strategy, GTM execution, bookings metrics, pipeline analytics, consumption.
• Demonstrated, hand-on experience with CRM systems (e.g., Salesforce), Tableau, AI workflow automation tools, and modern business intelligence platforms.
• Proven ability to deep dive and translate large, sophisticated business datasets into clear executive narratives and strategic recommendations.
• Exceptional presentation and storytelling abilities using Google Slides, PowerPoint, or executive presentation tools.

Unleash Your Potential

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Experience Level

Mid Level