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Full-Time

Revenue Operations Manager

Remote

Posted on 9/5/2024

UpBound

UpBound

51-200 employees

Cloud-based solutions for infrastructure management

Enterprise Software

Senior, Expert

Remote in USA

Category
Business Development
Business & Strategy
Required Skills
Sales
Communications
Salesforce
Excel/Numbers/Sheets
PowerPoint/Keynote/Slides
Requirements
  • 5+ years work experience in Sales Operations, Strategy or FP&A in high growth SaaS or Cloud organizations with strong exposure to go-to-market strategy.
  • BA/BS degree in Technology, Business, Finance or equivalent experience required.
  • Extensive experience in preparation and maintenance of revenue forecasts.
  • Power user of g-sheets and MS Excel.
  • Deep familiarity with Salesforce.com.
  • High level of proficiency with MS PowerPoint and G-Slides to build C-Suite level presentations.
  • Highly organized, analytical, data-driven, and experienced at identifying insights to support business decisions.
  • Demonstrated ability to structure complex problems, develop solutions, and craft recommendations and results into easily digestible messages, communications, and executive presentations.
  • Excellent communication, engagement, and cross-functional partnership skills. Comfortable working with all levels of an organization.
  • Ability to thrive in a fast-paced and ambiguous environment.
  • Willing to contribute in all areas of the business, including outside the typical scope of Sales Strategy & Operations, to support the leaders in scaling the business.
Responsibilities
  • Prepare and maintain weekly, monthly & quarterly global sales forecasts.
  • Perform in-depth analyses on leading and lagging indicators to support strategic initiatives to drive growth.
  • Engage in ad-hoc analyses and reporting to understand business performance metrics, Key Performance Indicators and provide concise summaries and recommendations to management.
  • Responsible for coordinating and consolidating Fiscal Year Planning activities of the Geographies including headcount allocation, territory carve, quota setting and roll-out.
  • Provide analytical insights into aspects of key business decisions, including go-to-market strategies, resource allocation and process improvements.
  • Detailed analysis of the pipeline and insights to grow pipeline generation efforts and conversion rates.
  • Support leadership through monthly reporting and provide insights to improve efficiency, and exposing focus areas in order to meet (and beat) our goals.
  • Use data to build narrative content for QBRs and Board reviews that not only tell the story but identify the root cause and drive action.

Upbound provides cloud-based solutions designed to help businesses streamline their operations and manage their cloud infrastructure more effectively. Their services include managed control planes that allow platform teams to scale resources as needed, ensuring optimal performance. A key feature is the ability to auto-scale control planes to support platforms with over 1,000 Custom Resource Definitions (CRDs), which means resources can adjust automatically based on demand. Upbound also offers Upbound Spaces, enabling organizations to deploy managed control planes in their own environments, which is beneficial for compliance with data privacy regulations. Unlike many competitors, Upbound focuses on simplifying the management of various cloud services and tools through centralized control. The company's goal is to empower businesses to innovate rapidly while efficiently managing their cloud resources, all through a subscription-based model.

Company Stage

Series B

Total Funding

$77M

Headquarters

Seattle, Washington

Founded

2017

Growth & Insights
Headcount

6 month growth

-7%

1 year growth

-8%

2 year growth

9%
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Simplify's Take

What believers are saying

  • Upbound's recent 3x sales growth and high-profile clients like Deutsche Kreditbank and Gameloft indicate strong market traction and growth potential.
  • The launch of Upbound Spaces and self-hosted control planes offers businesses greater flexibility and control over their cloud environments.
  • Achieving SOC 2 Type II compliance and establishing a Trust Center for vulnerability disclosures enhances Upbound's credibility and security posture.

What critics are saying

  • The competitive cloud computing market requires Upbound to continuously innovate to maintain its edge.
  • Dependence on the open-source Crossplane project could pose risks if the project faces any setbacks or changes in direction.

What makes UpBound unique

  • Upbound.io's unique ability to auto-scale control planes for platforms with over 1,000 Custom Resource Definitions (CRDs) sets it apart from competitors.
  • The introduction of Upbound Spaces allows organizations to deploy managed control planes in their own environments, addressing data privacy compliance needs.
  • Upbound's integration with the open-source Crossplane project provides a unified managed experience, enhancing its appeal to enterprises looking for scalable cloud-native solutions.

Benefits

Equity

Health care benefits

401k plan

Work from anywhere

Flexible hours & PTO

Home office stipend