Senior Director of Business Operations
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Description
- This position offers an exceptional opportunity to lead within the Salesforce Product & Pricing Operations organization
- As the Senior Director, you will have the unique opportunity to shape our integration strategy for acquired businesses and fundamentally transform our product launch process across the company
- Both initiatives aim to achieve more successful products and deliver superior experiences for our customers, sellers, and operators
- The ideal candidate is a strategic leader and operational transformer who excels at translating complex strategies into repeatable, scalable systems
- This role reports to VP of Product and Pricing Operations within the COFO organization
- Transform the New Product Introduction (NPI) process and underlying systems to optimize speed-to-market and operational rigors
- Lead the transition from successful transformation of new product launches launches into long-term, scalable operations
- Partner closely with Product Management and Engineering to ensure accurate, high-quality operational delivery of product licensing and entitlements
- Establish executive-level governance frameworks and launch readiness councils to align cross-functional leadership across Product, Engineering, Marketing, Sales, Operations, Legal, and Finance
- Define, monitor, and optimize key product operations performance metrics (e.g., launch cycle time, product configuration accuracy, SKU adoption, and seller friction metrics) to measure operational impact
- Lead, build, and mentor a high-performing team of product and pricing operations professionals, fostering a culture of operational excellence, accountability, and continuous process improvement
- Drive comprehensive change management plans—including training, stakeholder communications, and playbooks—to ensure seamless cross-functional adoption of modernized launch and pricing processes
- Influence annual compensation planning cycles to incorporate solutions that support successful launch of new and organic products
Benefits
- Medical Care
- Life Insurance
- Retirement Savings
- Employee Assistance Programs
- With 9 standard holidays and four floating holidays, you get a total 13 paid days off each year
- Bachelor’s degree in Business, Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field required; Master’s/MBA preferred
- Proven track record of leading large-scale cross-functional transformations, complex NPI processes, and Quote-to-Cash (Q2C) operational strategies
- Demonstrated experience with M&A integration—specifically integrating product suites, pricing methodologies, and operational workflows of acquired companies
- Deep expertise in enterprise pricing structures, price book configuration, discounting models, and product hierarchy design
- Strong executive presence with exceptional written and verbal communication skills; proven ability to influence executive leadership and drive cross-functional alignment
- 10–15+ years of progressive leadership experience in Product Operations, Pricing Operations, Business Operations, or Strategic Program Management within enterprise SaaS or cloud software organizations
- Deep technical and functional familiarity with Salesforce CRM, CPQ (Configure, Price, Quote), Billing, and underlying enterprise operations systems
- Strong analytical and quantitative skills, with a track record of using data to drive operational decision-making and measure process effectiveness
- Expertise in change management methodologies and leading organizational transformations across global, matrixed teams