Director of Revenue Operations

Idera, Inc.; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 180,000 - 280,000; Full time

Job summary

Idera, Inc. in Houston seeks a Director of Revenue Operations to lead the Revenue Ops function, owning technology, data, and processes across Marketing, Sales, Channel, and Support.

You will partner with leadership to drive pricing, quota, and compensation decisions while translating complex data into actionable recommendations. You will oversee forecasting, pipeline health, and performance analytics, building dashboards and KPIs that guide strategy and enable revenue growth across geographies

Responsibilities

• Serve as a strategic partner to Sales, Marketing, Support, Finance, and leadership with data-driven insights that drive revenue growth and operational efficiency.
• Analyze revenue and customer data to identify trends, opportunities, risks, and performance gaps by segment, geography, product, source, and sales rep.
• Build dashboards covering pipeline generation/coverage, conversion rates, sales velocity, win/loss, bookings, retention, expansion, and forecast performance.
• Define and monitor KPIs aligned with company objectives; analyze performance against targets and drivers of over- or under-performance.
• Partner with Sales and Marketing leadership to analyze funnel performance and improve conversion/velocity/revenue efficiency.
• Conduct ad hoc analysis and modeling to answer key business questions and support planning and strategic decisions.
• Own and improve the forecasting process, ensuring forecasts are accurate, consistent, and data-driven.
• Analyze pipeline health, coverage, aging, velocity, and stage progression to flag stalled or at-risk opportunities.
• Partner with Sales leadership to understand forecast gaps and develop plans to close them.
• Analyze channel, partner, and distributor performance and recommend actions to grow the partner ecosystem.
• Lead annual/quarterly quota setting, territory design, and sales capacity planning.
• Model and administer sales compensation plans with Finance and HR, including cost and ramp policies for new hires.
• Support pricing/packaging decisions with analysis of deal size, discounts, win rates, and competitiveness.
• Analyze product/license usage to identify expansion, renewal, and churn signals.
• Own the revenue tech roadmap and administer Salesforce.com and other platforms (Marketo, Outreach, Power BI, Zendesk).
• Lead design/implementation of new features; provide options/estimates for change requests.
• Evaluate/deploy/integrate solutions to improve productivity and data quality.
• Ensure systems capture data for reporting/forecasting and document best practices for data integrity.
• Partner with Marketing/Sales/Support Ops to deliver scalable solutions; identify efficiency improvements and automate workflows.
• Establish standardized definitions, methodologies, and data governance for revenue data accuracy.
• Lead cross-functional initiatives to improve revenue productivity, efficiency, and scalability.
• Lead, mentor, and develop Revenue Operations team; present performance and trends to senior leadership.
• Act as trusted advisor, translating data into clear recommendations for technical and non-technical audiences.

Job description

Responsibilities

Revenue Strategy, Analytics & Insights

The Director, Revenue Operations leads the Revenue Operations function, owning the technology, processes, data, and reporting that enable the Marketing, Sales, Channel, and Support organizations to operate efficiently and effectively. his role also serves as a core business planning partner, supporting channel and partner performance, quota and compensation planning, and pricing and packaging decisions.

Beyond designing and maintaining revenue systems, this role is a key business partner to leadership: analyzing pipeline health, sales performance, conversion, forecast accuracy, and customer trends, and translating complex data into clear, actionable recommendations. The role works closely with Marketing, Sales, and Support Operations, Finance, and executive leadership to ensure the organization has accurate data, effective processes, and the insights needed to achieve revenue goals.

Revenue Strategy, Analytics & Insights

• Serve as a strategic partner to Sales, Marketing, Support, Finance, and executive leadership, providing data-driven insights and recommendations that drive revenue growth and operational efficiency.
• Analyze revenue and customer data to identify trends, opportunities, risks, and performance gaps by segment, geography, product, source, and sales representative.
• Build and maintain dashboards covering pipeline generation and coverage, conversion rates, sales velocity, win/loss, bookings, retention, expansion, and forecast performance.
• Define and monitor KPIs aligned with company objectives; analyze performance against targets and identify the drivers of over- or under-performance.
• Partner with Sales and Marketing leadership to analyze funnel performance and improve conversion, velocity, and revenue efficiency.
• Conduct ad hoc analysis and modeling to answer key business questions and support planning and strategic decisions.

Forecasting & Pipeline Management

• Own and continuously improve the revenue forecasting process, ensuring forecasts are accurate, consistent, and grounded in reliable data.
• Analyze pipeline health, coverage, aging, velocity, and stage progression to flag stalled or at-risk opportunities and risks to revenue targets.
• Partner with Sales leadership to understand forecast gaps and develop actionable plans to close them.

Business Planning & Go-to-Market Analysis

• Analyze channel, partner, and distributor performance, including partner-sourced pipeline, partner productivity, and distributor sell-through, and recommend actions to grow the partner ecosystem.
• Lead annual and quarterly quota setting, territory design, and sales capacity planning, aligned with the fiscal-year planning calendar.
• Model, design, and administer sales compensation plans in partnership with Finance and HR, including analysis of plan cost, attainment distribution, and ramp policies for new hires.
• Support pricing and packaging decisions with analysis of deal size, discounting, win rates, and competitive positioning.
• Analyze product and license usage data (e.g., migration volumes and license utilization) to identify expansion, renewal, and churn signals.

Revenue Technology & Systems

• Own the revenue technology roadmap and direct the administration of Salesforce.com and other revenue platforms (Marketo, Outreach, Microsoft Power BI, Zendesk), working hands-on where needed while delegating day-to-day administration.
• Lead the design and implementation of new features, functionality, and processes; provide technical options and estimates for change requests.
• Evaluate, deploy, and support technology solutions and integrations that improve productivity, data quality, and reporting.
• Ensure systems capture the data needed for reporting, analysis, and forecasting, and document platform best practices to maintain data integrity.

Process & Operational Excellence

• Partner with Marketing, Sales, and Support Operations to deliver scalable solutions.
• Identify opportunities to streamline revenue processes, eliminate inefficiencies, and automate manual workflows.
• Establish standardized definitions, methodologies, and data governance practices so revenue data is accurate, consistent, and reliable.
• Lead cross-functional initiatives that improve revenue productivity, efficiency, and scalability.

Leadership & Communication

• Lead, mentor, and develop the Revenue Operations team, which initially includes Salesforce/systems administration support, and shape the team’s structure and skill mix as the function grows, setting priorities aligned with company and revenue objectives.
• Regularly present revenue performance, trends, risks, and opportunities to senior leadership.
• Act as a trusted advisor, translating data into clear recommendations for technical and non-technical audiences.
• Balance multiple strategic initiatives with immediate business needs.

An Equal Opportunity Employer - All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.

An Equal Opportunity Employer - All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.