Strategy and Operations Lead, SE

Sigma Computing; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 175,000 - 210,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity

Health benefits

Flexible time off

Paid parental bonding time

401k

Commuter benefits

Lunch program

Dog-friendly office

Job summary

Sigma Computing is seeking a Strategy and Operations Lead for Sales Engineering to partner with the VP of SE and act as the operational backbone of the SE organization. You will own the global operating rhythm, capacity planning, and cross‑functional GTM initiatives, building robust reporting and Sigma‑based solutions.

Based in San Francisco, you will influence territory design, headcount planning, and compensation design while traveling about once per quarter for GTM events.

Qualifications

• 6–8+ years of experience in GTM Strategy, Sales Operations, or Revenue Operations, with a focus on technical pre‑sales or SE teams.
• Pre‑Sales fluency: understands technical win, POC lifecycles, and SE vs AE quotas.
• Technical & Data fluency: highly analytical, comfortable with data, CRM hygiene, and building reporting/workflows in Sigma.
• Matrix leadership: influences across Sales, Ops, Finance, and Product without direct authority.
• Analytical rigor: builds complex capacity models and funnel metrics.
• Builder's mindset: writes the playbook, not just follows it.
• Willingness to travel ~ quarterly and based in SF.

Responsibilities

• Drive SE operating rhythm: cadence, regular business reviews, real‑time reporting for pipeline health and utilization.
• Optimize pre‑sales funnel and POC lifecycle to accelerate technical wins.
• Lead global headcount and capacity planning across AMER, EMEA, and APAC.
• Build operational solutions in Sigma: dashboards, data models, workflows for POC tracking and capacity management.
• Serve as cross‑functional hub between SE, Sales, Product, and RevOps.
• Shape SE compensation plans and org design in collaboration with Systems/Compensation teams.

Skills

GTM Strategy

Sales Operations

Revenue Operations

Pre-Sales fluency

Technical & Data fluency

Matrix leadership

Analytical rigor

Builder's mindset

Travel

Tools

Sigma

Job description

As Sigma scales its global footprint, the Sales Engineering (SE) organization is the technical engine driving our GTM motion. We are looking for a Strategy and Operations Lead, SE to partner directly with our VP of SE and serve as the operational bedrock for this critical organization.

Operating within our broader GTM Strategy & Operations team, you will own the global operating rhythm, operational infrastructure, and capacity planning for the entire SE organization. You will drive strategy across a highly matrixed, global environment. You are part strategist, part builder, and part operator - responsible for ensuring our pre‑sales motion scales seamlessly.

What You Will Do

• Drive Business Reporting & the SE Operating Rhythm: Own the cadence of the SE organization. Design and execute regular business reviews and leverage Sigma to build robust, real‑time reporting that gives the VP of SE crystal‑clear visibility into technical pipeline health, team utilization, and conversion metrics.
• Optimize Funnel Mechanics & Deal Acceleration: Deep dive into the pre‑sales funnel to identify where deals stall during technical validation. Partner with SE leadership to optimize the Proof of Concept (POC) lifecycle, remove friction, and accelerate the technical win.
• Lead Global Headcount & Capacity Planning: Serve as the SE representative in cross‑functional GTM planning cycles. Own end‑to‑end global SE capacity requirements, design territory allocation frameworks, and manage annual headcount planning seamlessly across AMER, EMEA, and APAC.
• Build Solutions in Sigma: Leverage Sigma itself to build robust operational solutions, designing the dashboards, data models, and workflows needed for POC tracking, capacity management, and performance visibility.
• Act as the Cross‑Functional Hub: Represent the SE organization in all major GTM Strategy & Operations initiatives. Serve as the connective tissue between SE, Sales, Product, and RevOps, ensuring SE requirements are hardcoded into broader revenue operations planning.
• Shape Organizational Design & Incentives: Partner tightly with our Systems and Compensation teams to design SE compensation plans that incentivize the right technical and commercial behaviors, while providing strategic support on role leveling and org design as we scale.

About You

• 6–8+ years of experience in GTM Strategy, Sales Operations, or Revenue Operations, with a distinct focus on supporting technical pre‑sales, SE, or Solutions Architecture teams.
• Pre‑Sales fluency: You intimately understand the mechanics of the technical win, POC lifecycles, and how SE capacity differs fundamentally from Account Executive quotas.
• Technical & Data fluency: You are highly analytical. You are comfortable diving deep into data, navigating CRM hygiene, and building out complex reporting and operational workflows directly within Sigma.
• Matrix leadership: You thrive in a matrixed global environment, highly capable of influencing cross‑functionally across Sales, Ops, Finance, and Product without relying on direct authority.
• Analytical rigor: You are deeply comfortable building complex capacity models, analyzing funnel conversion metrics, and modeling headcount plans from scratch.
• Builder's mindset: You don't just want to run the playbook; you want to write it.
• Travel required approximately once per quarter, including key GTM events such as Sales Kickoff.
• Based in or willing to relocate to San Francisco.

Additional Job details

The base salary range for this position is $175k - $210k annually.

Compensation may vary outside of this range depending on a number of factors, including a candidate’s qualifications, skills, competencies and experience. Base pay is one part of the Total Package that is provided to compensate and recognize employees for their work at Sigma Computing. This role is eligible for variable pay (based on goal achievement), stock options, as well as a comprehensive benefits package.

Benefits For Our Full-Time Employees

• Equity
• Generous health benefits
• Flexible time off policy. Take the time off you need!
• Paid bonding time for all new parents
• Traditional and Roth 401k
• Commuter and FSA benefits
• Lunch Program
• Dog friendly office

Sigma is an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to building a smart and strong team regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender, gender identity or expression, veteran, or any other protected status. We look forward to learning how your experience can enable all of us to grow.

Note: We have an in-office work environment in all our offices in SF, NYC, London and Sydney.