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Sales Programs Associate Director

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  • We are currently looking for a Sales Programs Associate Director to join our Legal & Regulatory Division
  • The Sales Programs Associate Director is responsible for developing and leading strategic sales programs that accelerate pipeline generation, improve sales productivity, and drive revenue growth across the organization
  • This role partners closely with senior Sales Leaders, Revenue Operations, Marketing, Sales Strategy, Enablement, and other go-to-market stakeholders to identify business opportunities, define program strategies, and execute initiatives that deliver measurable commercial outcomes
  • As a strategic leader, the Sales Programs Associate Director oversees a portfolio of sales growth initiatives, establishes program governance, and drives adoption across multiple regions, segments, or business units
  • The role requires balancing strategic planning with operational execution, ensuring programs are aligned to organizational priorities and deliver meaningful business impact
  • The successful candidate demonstrates expertise in sales performance management, pipeline generation, program leadership, and cross-functional influence
  • This individual serves as a trusted advisor to sales leadership and is responsible for identifying innovative approaches to improve seller effectiveness, customer engagement, and revenue growth
  • Sales Program Strategy and Leadership
  • Develop and execute sales program strategies that drive pipeline creation, accelerate deal progression, and improve revenue performance
  • Partner with senior Sales Leaders to identify business priorities, performance gaps, growth opportunities, and strategic initiatives
  • Establish program objectives, success metrics, governance structures, communication plans, and operating rhythms
  • Lead a portfolio of sales programs across multiple regions, business units, products, or customer segments
  • Translate strategic business goals into scalable sales plays and actionable field initiatives
  • Ensure alignment between sales programs and broader commercial, revenue, and go-to-market strategies
  • Lead analysis of pipeline health, sales productivity, conversion trends, territory performance, and growth opportunities
  • Develop targeted initiatives focused on pipeline generation, account penetration, customer expansion, and opportunity acceleration
  • Own the measurement of program performance against pipeline generated and influenced, opportunity progression, conversion, ACV, win rate, seller adoption and productivity outcomes
  • Assess overall business and pipeline health, lead root-cause analysis of performance gaps, and partner with Sales Leadership to define recovery strategies and prioritise the highest-impact growth opportunities
  • Serve as a trusted advisor to regional and senior sales leadership teams
  • Participate in business reviews, forecasting discussions, and strategic planning sessions
  • Recommend sales motions, growth plays, account targeting strategies, and performance improvement initiatives
  • Support annual and quarterly planning processes by identifying strategic pipeline-generation priorities
  • Partner closely with Sales Strategy, Revenue Operations, Marketing, Business Development, Enablement, Product Marketing, Customer Success, and Finance
  • Ensure coordinated execution of sales and marketing initiatives
  • Lead cross-functional teams responsible for program development, implementation, and measurement
  • Promote alignment across functions to improve commercial execution and customer outcomes
  • Scale successful programs and best practices across the organization
  • Establish governance frameworks to ensure accountability, transparency, and effective execution
  • Define stakeholder ownership, timelines, milestones, reporting requirements, and escalation processes
  • Oversee program adoption, seller engagement, and change management activities
  • Evaluate program effectiveness and identify opportunities to improve execution and business impact
  • Drive a culture of continuous improvement, experimentation, innovation, and operational excellence
  • Lead, mentor, and develop Sales Programs Managers, Analysts, and project teams
  • Provide coaching and strategic direction to ensure high-quality program execution
  • Foster collaboration, accountability, and professional development across the function
  • Build organizational capabilities and scalable program management practices
  • Expertise in Sales Programs, Sales Strategy, Revenue Operations, Sales Operations, Business Development, Demand Generation, Field Marketing or Sales Enablement
  • Strong understanding of B2B sales processes, go-to-market strategy, and revenue generation
  • Experience with Salesforce, Power BI, CRM analytics platforms, and sales technology ecosystems
  • Demonstrated ability to influence senior sales leaders and executive stakeholders
  • Proven experience designing and leading strategic sales programs that drive measurable pipeline and revenue growth
  • Bachelor’s degree required

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