Director, Global Sales Strategy & Operations | United Kingdom | Remote at Grafana Labs

United Kingdom

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Not SpecifiedCompensation
Senior (5 to 8 years), Expert & Leadership (9+ years)Experience Level
Full TimeJob Type
UnknownVisa
Technology, Software, Observability, Open SourceIndustries

Requirements

  • 7+ years of experience in strategy and operations, consulting, enterprise technology sales/strategy, or a similar role
  • Demonstrated track record of strategic thinking and analysis – seeing over the horizon to identify opportunities, envision models, and strategic paths to capture opportunities, as well as spot emerging risks
  • Experience in a Sales or GTM organization, and familiarity with common sales methodologies (MEDDPICC or MEDDIC) and models (rep productivity, rep capacity, and quota modeling)
  • Experience with sales productivity tools (Outreach, Clari, People.ai)
  • Excellent communication skills with executive audiences - explain “what it is”, “why it matters” and “what should we do” in terms of your data and analysis
  • High comfort with ambiguity. You identify the right priorities and put in the hard work without need for external motivation
  • You think critically and creatively, continually reorienting to obstacles to define a better way to achieve our goals
  • You are an entrepreneurial and industrious leader that thrives collaborating with teammates that challenge you to grow every day
  • You carefully balance the ability to put a hard technical problem under a microscope, without losing sight of the bigger picture required to effectively communicate with stakeholders
  • You prioritize those things that are important and urgent (instead of just doing more)
  • Based in the UK

Responsibilities

  • Act as a trusted advisor to our Sales leaders, identifying opportunities for improvement and aligning the organization around global goals
  • Set the rhythm of the business around forecasting, pipe generation, performance reviews, and planning with your business partners
  • Create, codify and enforce sales policies that drive scale, consistency and fairness
  • Establish measurements and reports to analyze business performance, set operational targets, and drive the programs across the larger Go-To-Market Operations team
  • Work with Sales leaders to evaluate strategic opportunities and/or transformational initiatives: New market evaluation, segmentation definition, sales process refinement, enablement needs, etc
  • Lead, development, and mentor a team of global sales operations professionals driving towards a collective goal

Skills

Sales Strategy
Sales Operations
Forecasting
Pipeline Generation
Performance Reviews
Business Planning
Sales Policies
Go-to-Market
Leadership Advisory

Grafana Labs

Observability and monitoring solutions provider

About Grafana Labs

Grafana Labs specializes in observability and monitoring solutions for cloud infrastructure and applications. Its main product, Grafana, is an open-source metrics dashboard that allows users to visualize and analyze data from various sources. This helps businesses monitor the performance and health of their systems in real-time. Grafana Labs serves a wide range of clients, including large enterprises and individual developers, particularly in sectors like technology, finance, healthcare, and retail. Unlike many competitors, Grafana Labs offers both open-source and commercial products, generating revenue through premium features, enterprise support, and managed cloud services. The company's goal is to provide essential tools for monitoring and visualizing data, ensuring that digital services are reliable and efficient.

New York City, New YorkHeadquarters
2014Year Founded
$783.2MTotal Funding
SERIES_DCompany Stage
Data & Analytics, Enterprise SoftwareIndustries
1,001-5,000Employees

Benefits

30 days of paid vacation each year on top of national holidays, parental leave, & sick leave
Health coverage
4% contribution match on our 401(k)
$1,500 learning and development stipend
Udemy subscription
Complimentary subscription to Headspace
Discounts on a wide variety of services, including entertainment, food, and fitness.
Remote Work Option
Global Employee Assistance Program

Risks

Increased competition from Datadog, Dynatrace, and New Relic pressures Grafana to innovate.
Recent critical security vulnerabilities could affect customer trust and adoption.
Rapid regional expansion may strain resources and impact service quality.

Differentiation

Grafana Labs offers a unique open-source observability platform with extensive customization.
The company provides both self-managed and fully managed observability solutions for diverse needs.
Grafana Labs integrates AI to enhance data analysis and monitoring capabilities.

Upsides

Grafana Labs raised $270M, boosting its valuation to over $6 billion in 2024.
The company surpassed $250M in annual recurring revenue with over 5,000 customers.
Expansion into Southeast Asia shows Grafana's commitment to localized cloud services.

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