Director of Value Services Business Planning, Analytics & Operations

Coupa; Denver (CO); On-site; USD 152,000 - 198,000; Full time

Job summary

A global technology company is seeking a Director of Business Planning, Analytics & Operations to lead financial and operational strategies for Value Services. You will oversee operational frameworks and analytics to reach financial targets. Responsibilities include orchestrating business rhythm, building capacity models, and managing budget performance. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in business operations and forecasting in a SaaS environment. This position offers a competitive salary range from $152,000 to $198,000.

Qualifications

• 10-12+ years in Business Operations, FP&A, or Sales operations, with at least 3+ years in a management role.
• Experience executing forecasting processes in a professional services or SaaS environment.
• Deep understanding of Services P&L and SaaS metrics.

Responsibilities

• Drive weekly forecast reviews and quarterly business reviews.
• Build models for demand and capacity visibility.
• Partner with finance on budget performance.

Skills

Business Operations

Forecasting processes

Financial modeling

Data synthesis

People management

Tools

SFDC

Certinia

Financial Force

Rocketlane

OpenAir

BI platforms

Job description

Overview

Coupa makes margins multiply through its community-generated AI and industry-leading total spend management platform for businesses large and small. Coupa AI is informed by trillions of dollars of direct and indirect spend data across a global network of 10M+ buyers and suppliers. We empower you with the ability to predict, prescribe, and automate smarter, more profitable business decisions to improve operating margins.

Why join Coupa?

• Pioneering Technology: At Coupa, we are at the forefront of innovation, leveraging the latest technology to empower our customers with greater efficiency and visibility in their spend.
• Collaborative Culture: We value collaboration and teamwork, and our culture is driven by transparency, openness, and a shared commitment to excellence.
• Global Impact: Join a company where your work has a global, measurable impact on our clients, the business, and each other.

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The Impact of a Director of Value Services Business Planning, Analytics & Operations at Coupa

We are seeking a Director of Business Planning, Analytics & Operations to drive the financial and operational strategy for Value Services (Professional Services, Customer Success, Support, and Education). In this role, you will own the business operations framework and analytical rigor that enable the achievement of our financial targets more predictably and at scale. Reporting to the VP of Value Services Operations, you’ll lead a team of analysts and operations managers spanning sales operations, delivery operations and business analytics. You will serve as a partner to our business leaders, owning the business rhythm - bookings and revenue forecasting, capacity optimization, and performance analytics - that underpin our growth.

What You'll Do

• Orchestrate the operational rhythm of the business: drive the weekly forecast reviews and quarterly business reviews (QBRs), ensuring availability and accuracy of data and insights
• Architect demand and capacity models: build models that provide visibility into resource needs vs. incoming demand or customer growth across services and customer success, supporting leadership to make data driven capacity and margin decisions
• Budget and Performance management: partner with finance and leadership on budget performance vs. plan, proactively identifying drivers and root causes of variances in revenue and gross margin
• Support annual planning cycles: translating financial targets and strategic priorities into operational plans and resource requirements across Value Services
• Build operational discipline and scale: establish process and reporting frameworks and SOPs that enable operational simplicity, consistency, scale
• Lead and mentor the team; foster a culture of accountability and accuracy, providing hands-on support for complex analysis and modeling when needed

What You Will Bring to Coupa

• 10-12+ Years in a Business Operations, FP&A, or Sales operations, with at least 3+ years in a people management role providing business guidance and prioritization
• Proven experience executing forecasting processes and capacity models in a professional services or SaaS environment where data insights enabled business decisions
• Deep understanding of Services P&L (Gross Margin, Utilization, Bill Rates, Backlog) and SaaS metrics (NRR, GRR, Churn)
• Mastery of financial modeling and data synthesis. Experience with SFDC and PSA tools (Certinia/Financial Force, Rocketlane, OpenAir) and BI platforms is highly preferred
• Proven ability to synthesize complex data into clear, concise summaries for stakeholders and leadership
• Track record of operating in ambiguity and building structure where none existed

The estimated pay range for this role is $152,000 - $198,000.

The starting salary for the successful candidate will be based on permissible, non-discriminatory factors such as skills, experience, and geographic location.

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