It's fun to work in a company where people truly BELIEVE in what they're doing!We're committed to bringing passion and customer focus to the business.WP Engine is looking for a Lead Sales Planning Analyst to help support our growing Sales organization. This high visibility role will be focused on delivering analytics to drive key sales planning functions like sales compensation design, quota setting, and sales forecasting. Success in this role is defined by proactively identifying inefficiencies, streamlining existing planning processes, and delivering analytical insights that influence strategic decisions. You will be a key collaborator in accelerating top line growth at WP Engine. What is Cool About This JobThis high-collaboration role will offer a deep dive into the tools, processes, and strategies that a growing technology company depends on. You will have the opportunity to drive change, efficiency, and effectiveness in our core planning functions and measure the impact. This role will have meaningful exposure and influence on a large group of customers throughout or organization. You will perform analysis on a wide range of topics related to our deals, our customers, our sales rep performance, and other areas. Additionally, you will be involved with helping to orchestrate appropriate plans of action to take our Sales organization forward faster.Work with a high volume of pipeline and opportunity dataInteract with our Executive Leadership team to deliver insights to guide and grow our businessBe a part of our fun, collaborative, high energy company cultureThe Day to DayOur Sales Operations team is the engine that drives our sales systems and processes, with a laser focus on revenue and scale. SOps empowers our Sales organization with best-in-market tools and enables data driven strategy. Expect to be immersed in a wide range of fast paced, revenue-centric projects and analyses. Some of the things you might be working on include:Partner with Finance to model sales forecasts for yearly planningWork cross functionally with Employee Experience (HR), Finance, Rev Ops, and Sales Leaderships to model and build Sales Compensation plans that drive sales growth while being mindful of budgetsModel sales team capacity based on reps, quotas, and targets to highlight hiring needs within the sales organization. Executing on and working to streamline monthly reporting to Sales leaders and partners Analyzing funnel metrics from various sources to continually stress test our go-to-marketCreating and delivering strategies in improving our go-to-marketMaximizing the impact of our business intelligence system (Looker)Work cross-functionally on ad-hoc projects that are aligned to our strategic prioritiesYour Expertise and PassionDegree, Major or Minor: Business, Finance, Mathematics, Statistics, or related fieldsExperience: Previous Sales Operations or Financial Analysis experience a plus, particularly at growth tech companies. Strong spreadsheet skills and Salesforce.com skills are essential. Competence with business intelligence tools (Looker in particular).A passion for solving complex business problems with insightful analysis and data storytelling.Intellectual curiosity and pattern recognition. You can spot dynamics in our business, establish a hypothesis, and then prove or disprove with the data.Strong work ethic that aligns with the norms of this hard-working Sales Operations team.Comfort in a fast paced, highly collaborative environment. You can operate in an environment where priorities change often. The Perks and BenefitsCompany Stock Options (Every employee is an owner in the company)Great Health Benefits (Medical, Dental, Vision)Paid Family and Caregiver’s LeaveEmployee Assistance ProgramGenerous Vacation Time (Who doesn’t like time off)$500 one-time work from home allowance4 Company Wellness Days a yearMonthly wellness allowance via ThrivePassAccess to free on-demand fitness classesFree subscription to CalmOn-going education through LinkedIn Learning, Workday Learning, and our Career Growth PortalAt WP Engine, we strive to have the broadest possible view of diversity, going beyond visible differences to include the background, experiences, skills, and perspectives that make each person unique. WP Engine is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and is committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity, Veteran status, or any other basis protected by federal, state, or local law. #LI-MT1
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