We’re in an unbelievably exciting area of tech and are fundamentally reshaping the data storage industry. Here, you lead with innovative thinking, grow along with us, and join the smartest team in the industry.
This type of work—work that changes the world—is what the tech industry was founded on. So, if you're ready to seize the endless opportunities and leave your mark, come join us.
The Sales Operations Analyst will play a crucial role in supporting the System Engineering organisation at Pure Storage. This role is a hybrid of sales operations, business analyst, reporting, analysis, and project management. You will be the first line of support connecting and assisting our SEs on a daily basis. You will work in a complex, fast-moving environment with multiple senior stakeholders to create & maintain business reporting, act as a liaison between the business and Salesforce teams, operationalize processes, and manage projects to support the growth and efficiency of the SE Org.
You’ll spend time on the following:
- Improve efficiency and automation for our System Engineers day-to-day job functions to continuously improve core processes while actively identifying and eliminating efficiency gaps
- Support sales leaders with insights, tools, and project management that lead to actionable and efficient strategic results
- Evangelize a data-first approach in measuring success: establish reporting and analytics, tracking and monitoring of improvements against key performance metrics
- Develop and document business requirements for new features (product and process)
- Take a consultant like approach to the business to foster new strategies and approaches for SE Leadership and counterparts for senior executives to engage with their leaders or counterparts
- Work cross functionally with operations, legal, marketing, finance & compensation to plan and execute on compensation plans, quota setting, territory design & alignment, capacity planning, and budget
- Design communication and training strategies for process changes, including identifying the appropriate learning process, timing, execution, and delivery
- Partner with IT to thoroughly complete development testing on release items impacting the SE Organization
- Creation of key knowledge base articles to support further educating our SEs on new/updated processes developed and released
- Manage communication channels for the SE Organization to ensure insights, updates, new processes, etc. are effectively shared
We’re excited about you if you have:
- 4-5+ years of sales operations, business operations, and/or management consulting experience
- Bachelor’s degree in the quantitative field from an accredited university
- Extremely comfortable with Salesforce, Salesforce Reporting, etc…
- Experience with JIRA, Anaplan, & Netsuite is a plus
- You have strong communication skills, both written and verbal, with the ability and confidence to concisely convey complex information to senior management
- You have strong analytical and strategic thinking skills and a passion for creative problem solving
- You are a self-starter, fast learner, and adaptive to working in a fast-paced environment with the ability to quickly pivot
- A good track record with process ideation, implementation, and modification with strong foresight, and attention to detail for the identification of upstream, and downstream effects of process changes
WHAT YOU CAN EXPECT FROM US:
- Pure Innovation: We celebrate those who think critically, like a challenge and aspire to be trailblazers.
- Pure Growth: We give you the space and support to grow along with us and to contribute to something meaningful. We have been Named Fortune's Best Large Workplaces in the Bay Area™, Fortune's Best Workplaces for Millennials™ and certified as a Great Place to Work®!
- Pure Team: We build each other up and set aside ego for the greater good.
And because we understand the value of bringing your full and best self to work, we offer a variety of perks to manage a healthy balance, including flexible time off, wellness resources and company-sponsored team events. Check out purebenefits.com for more information.
ACCOMMODATIONS AND ACCESSIBILITY:
Candidates with disabilities may request accommodations for all aspects of our hiring process. For more on this, contact us at [email protected] if you’re invited to an interview.
WHERE DIFFERENCES FUEL INNOVATION:
We’re forging a future where everyone finds their rightful place and where every voice matters. Where uniqueness isn’t just accepted but embraced. That’s why we are committed to fostering the growth and development of every person, cultivating a sense of community through our Employee Resource Groups and advocating for inclusive leadership. At Pure Storage, diversity, equity, inclusion and sustainability are part of our DNA because we believe our people will shape the next chapter of our success story.
Pure Storage is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We strongly encourage applications from Indigenous Peoples, racialized people, people with disabilities, people from gender and sexually diverse communities, and people with intersectional identities. We also encourage you to apply even if you feel you don’t match all of the role criteria. If you think you can do the job and feel you’re a good match, please apply.