Sales Specialist, Strategy & Analysis

RELX INC; United States; Remote; USD 84,000 - 156,000; Full time

Job summary

A global information services provider is seeking a Sales Analyst to support their Government Sales Leadership team. The role involves analyzing sales performance, automating data reporting, and providing insightful recommendations to enhance sales strategies. Candidates should have a Bachelor's degree, proven experience in sales forecasting, and proficiency in Salesforce and Excel. This position offers remote work flexibility, with a base pay range of $84,900 - $155,800 based on location.

Benefits

Comprehensive health benefits

401(k) retirement match

Wellness platform with incentives

Paid Time Off for volunteering

Short- and long-term disability insurance

Qualifications

• Proven experience in sales strategy development and forecasting.
• Possess skills to analyze data and present to executive leadership.
• Deep understanding of market trends and competitive analysis.

Responsibilities

• Analyze sales performance and market trends.
• Automate data reporting and monitoring processes.
• Participate in the sales forecasting process.
• Provide recommendations to management based on performance data.

Skills

Sales strategy development

Forecasting

Performance analysis

Analytical skills

Data presentation

Market trends understanding

Customer segmentation

Salesforce proficiency

Microsoft Excel

Power BI

SQL

Education

Bachelor's degree in relevant field

Tools

Salesforce

Microsoft Excel

Power BI

SQL

Job description

Overview

About the Business

LexisNexis Risk Solutions is the essential partner in the assessment of risk. Within our Government vertical, our solutions assist government agencies and law enforcement to drive insights from complex data sets, improving operation efficiency, increasing program integrity, discovering, and recovering revenue, and making timely and informed decisions to enhance investigations. You can learn more about LexisNexis Risk at the link below. https://risk.lexisnexis.com/government

About our Team This position will support the LexisNexis Risk Solutions Government Sales Leadership team with sales analytics. This role will have data driven approach to sales performance and forecasting. This role will report to the SVP Sales as an individual contributor.

About the Role This role will have data driven approach to sales performance and forecasting. Responsible for development of analysis, reporting, goaling, and score carding that assesses the effectiveness of sales activity and execution. Reporting to our Government Sales Executive leadership, will work closely with internal teams to ensure the execution of sales initiatives and provide insightful analysis to drive sales performance.

Ideal candidate can be remote in the US, preference for someone who is local to one of our offices for occasional onsite meetings. EST / CST time zones preferred.

Responsibilities

• Analyzing sales performance and market trends to make informed decisions on sales strategy and tactics including variances vs. budget forecasts
• Automating existing data reporting and monitoring processes. Review key trends in revenue and customer life cycle. Monitor sales performance through regular reporting to business leaders.
• Being involved in the annual goaling process. Will work with sales leaders and finance to calculate goaling.
• Reporting across the business reviewing success and customer feedback. Other reports and presentations as required by leadership
• Participating in the sales forecasting process and pipeline management, ensuring accuracy and alignment with business goals
• Supporting internal stakeholders to bridge the gap with performances, lead generation and related sales metrics while maintaining reporting requirements.
• Providing recommendations to management based on performance data and market trends. Will allow decision making to allocate resources for maximum impact.
• Developing and maintaining performance metrics and reports to track sales progress. Identify areas for improvement the performance of different sales channels and territories.

Requirements

• Proven experience in sales strategy development, forecasting, and performance analysis within a fast-paced, data-driven environment.
• Be proficient with concepts and processes related to sales forecasting, analytics and planning.
• Have a bachelor's level education in a relevant field, or equivalent experience
• Possess significant experience in Sales Planning/Forecasting or a related field
• Possess skills to take analyze data and define into presentable stories for executive leadership.
• Deep understanding of market trends, competitive analysis, and customer segmentation to inform strategic decision-making.
• Be proficient in Salesforce, Aviso, Microsoft Excel and other relevant programs such as Power Bi and SQL

Primary Location Base Pay Range: Home based-New York $93,400 - $155,800.

U.S. National Base Pay Range: $84,900 - $141,600. Geographic differentials may apply in some locations to better reflect local market rates.

Base Pay Range for CO is $84,900 - $141,600. Base Pay Range for IL is $89,200 - $148,700. Base Pay Range for Chicago, IL is $93,400 - $155,800. Base Pay Range for MD is $89,200 - $148,700. Base Pay Range for NY is $93,400 - $155,800. Base Pay Range for New York City is $97,700 - $162,800. Base Pay Range for Rochester, NY is $80,700 - $134,600. Base Pay Range for OH is $80,700 - $134,600.

This job is eligible for an annual incentive bonus.

Benefits

• Health Benefits: Comprehensive, multi-carrier program for medical, dental and vision benefits
• Retirement Benefits: 401(k) with match and an Employee Share Purchase Plan
• Wellbeing: Wellness platform with incentives, Headspace app subscription, Employee Assistance and Time-off Programs
• Short-and-Long Term Disability, Life and Accidental Death Insurance, Critical Illness, and Hospital Indemnity
• Family Benefits, including bonding and family care leaves, adoption and surrogacy benefits
• Health Savings, Health Care, Dependent Care and Commuter Spending Accounts
• In addition to annual Paid Time Off, we offer up to two days of paid leave each to participate in Employee Resource Groups and to volunteer with your charity of choice

Application deadline is 12/01/2025.

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Our purpose is to benefit society by developing products that help researchers advance scientific knowledge; doctors and nurses improve the lives of patients; lawyers promote the rule of law and achieve justice and fair results for their clients; businesses and governments prevent fraud; consumers access financial services and get fair prices on insurance; and customers learn about markets and complete transactions.

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