Global Sales Operations Executive Partner

Synopsys; Mountain View (CA); On-site; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Synopsys seeks a Senior Director, Global Sales Operations Business Partners to lead a global team enabling sales leadership with disciplined cadence, insights, and processes. You will partner with regional and functional leaders to drive forecasting, pipeline analysis, and performance visibility, shaping the operating model for the Sales Operations Business Partners.

This role requires strategic thinking, strong executive presence, and proven ability to lead across a matrixed, global

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in business or related field or equivalent experience.
• 10+ years of relevant experience in sales operations, GTM operations, business partnering, or a related discipline.
• 5+ years of people leadership experience with a track record of leading and developing high-performing teams.
• Experience supporting complex global sales organizations and partnering with senior sales leaders.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to turn data into business insight and recommended action.
• Demonstrated executive presence and the ability to communicate effectively with leaders at all levels of the organization.
• Strong influence and collaboration skills in a matrixed, global environment.
• Proven ability to lead through ambiguity, manage competing priorities, and deliver results in a fast-paced setting.
• Fluent in English

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop the global Sales Operations Business Partner team, including hiring, coaching, performance management, and organizational capability building
• Define and implement the vision, structure, and operating model for Sales Operations Business Partners across geographies and functions
• Partner with senior sales leadership to translate business priorities into scalable operational rhythms, insights, and actions
• Build a strong, visible, and collaborative leadership presence across the Sales organization and the broader GTM Operations team
• Standardize business reporting and performance review processes that support strategic analysis and executive decision-making
• Drive a consistent global cadence around monthly KPI reviews, quarter-end closing activities, pipeline analysis, and business performance tracking
• Strengthen CRM opportunity management practices that improve forecast accuracy, pipeline visibility, and execution discipline
• Partner with sales leaders on pipeline and opportunity inspection, identifying risks, trends, gaps, and improvement opportunities
• Develop, track, and analyze KPIs that generate actionable insights related to growth, productivity, forecast quality, and pay-for-performance outcomes
• Partner with Go-To-Market Operations, FP&A, and sales leadership to create and maintain sales planning and forecasting models, data standards, and operating assumptions
• Lead sales coverage and productivity reviews to identify opportunities to improve organizational effectiveness and resource deployment
• Drive simplification, standardization, and continuous improvement across sales operations processes, tools, and workflows
• Coordinate critical activities with internal stakeholders including Finance, Legal, HR, Deal Desk, and Sales Operations Order Processing to enable effective commercial execution
• Support Quarterly Business Review presentations and participate in QBR meetings with clear, data-driven insights and recommendations

Skills

Strong analytical & problem-solving

Executive presence & communication

Global collaboration

Leadership in distributed teams

English fluency

Education

Bachelor's degree in business or related field

Job description

Synopsys seeks a Senior Director, Global Sales Operations Business Partners to lead a global team enabling sales leadership with disciplined cadence, insights, and processes. You will partner with regional and functional leaders to drive forecasting, pipeline analysis, and performance visibility, shaping the operating model for the Sales Operations Business Partners.

This role requires strategic thinking, strong executive presence, and proven ability to lead across a matrixed, global