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Senior Director, Sales Operations
- ABM Industries (Atlanta, GA)
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Overview
The Senior Director of Sales Operations is a strategic and operational leader responsible for driving revenue performance, process efficiency, and commercial effectiveness across the sales organization. This role will lead four core functions: **Sales Process** , **Reporting** , **Salesforce Business Partnership** , and **Account Management Leadership.** Based in our Atlanta office with a hybrid schedule, this leader will work cross-functionally to scale high-performance systems, elevate customer success, and optimize sales operations. Travel up to 30% is expected to support field engagement, team leadership, and client alignment.
Benefit Information:
ABM offers a comprehensive benefits package. For information about ABM’s benefits, visit Employee Benefits | Staff & Management (https://wpe-media.abm.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/ABM\_2025\_Employee\_Benefits\_Staff\_&\_Management\_No%20Date%209.5.24.pdf)
Key Responsibilities
Strategic Sales Leadership
+ Design and implement a forward-looking Sales Operations strategy aligned with business goals and growth objectives.
+ Partner with Sales, Marketing, Finance, and Operations executives to ensure integration and alignment across the customer lifecycle.
+ Serve as a senior leader driving execution discipline, seller productivity, and commercial consistency.
Sales Process
+ Lead the design, implementation, and continuous improvement of standardized sales processes across all business units.
+ Ensure process alignment with go-to-market strategy, sales methodologies, and organizational objectives.
+ Identify and remove operational bottlenecks to improve seller efficiency and shorten sales cycles.
+ Partner with cross-functional teams to streamline opportunity management, forecasting, and customer handoffs.
Reporting
+ Oversee the development and delivery of accurate, actionable sales reports and performance dashboards.
+ Ensure Salesforce data integrity, governance, and consistency to support reliable reporting and analytics.
+ Build and maintain executive-level reporting to track key metrics such as pipeline health, forecast accuracy, and sales productivity.
+ Partner with Sales and Finance leadership to align reporting outputs with strategic decision-making and performance management processes.
Salesforce Business Partnership
+ Serve as the primary business lead for Salesforce strategy, architecture, and optimization.
+ Partner with IT and CRM development teams to align business requirements with system capabilities.
+ Define priorities for enhancements, integrations, and automation to support scalable, efficient sales processes.
+ Drive user adoption, training, and governance to ensure Salesforce remains a strategic enabler of business success.
Account Management Leadership
+ Provide leadership and strategic oversight of the Account Management function, focused on customer retention, expansion, and satisfaction.
+ Drive consistency in account planning, client engagement models, and performance expectations.
+ Support vertical-specific and enterprise account strategies across diverse markets.
Travel
+ Willingness and availability to travel up to 30% for field leadership, executive meetings, customer engagement, and team development activities.
Qualifications & Experience
+ 10+ years in Sales Operations, Revenue Operations, or Commercial Leadership roles.
+ Experience managing cross-functional teams and sales support functions at scale.
+ Strong background in enterprise B2B environments, including sales process design, CRM strategy, and operational reporting.
+ Deep experience managing Salesforce CRM, including architecture, governance, and optimization.
+ Familiarity with BI tools (e.g., Tableau, Power BI) and sales planning models.
+ Proven track record of leading transformation initiatives and delivering measurable sales impact.
+ Strong executive communication and team leadership skills.
Leadership Competences
+ **Strategic Thinking & Execution** – Converts strategy into impactful operational plans and measurable execution.
+ **Sales-Centric Mindset** – Champions tools, processes, and structures that drive seller effectiveness.
+ **Cross-Functional Influence** – Navigates complex organizational structures to drive alignment and adoption.
+ **Change Leadership** – Effectively leads through transformation and drives buy-in across diverse stakeholders.
+ **Team Building** – Attracts, develops, and retains top talent across sales support and customer-facing functions.
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ABM is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer qualified applicants without regard race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran or any other protected factor under federal, state, or local law. ABM is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodation to individuals with disabilities. If you have a disability and need assistance in completing the employment application, please call 888-328-8606. We will provide you with assistance and make a determination on your request for reasonable accommodation on a case-by-case basis.
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