Sales Strategy & Operations drives mission-critical initiatives within our Finance team as we look to build a sustainable and scalable sales engine to power Scale’s continued growth. Initiatives range from identifying new markets, to building internal deal and pricing processes, to forecasting and defining pipeline analytics.
As an Associate, you will be joining the Sales Strategy & Operations team and will have the opportunity to directly shape our rapidly growing sales organization. You will work closely with Sales and Finance leadership, including our SVP of Sales & Chief Financial Officer, and will play a key role in aligning the go-to-market team to ensure success in our goals and mission. We are looking for highly motivated generalists who combine an empathetic interpersonal style and analytical rigor to drive clear outcomes. If you enjoy building strong relationships and solving complex problems in an energetic and fast-paced environment, we would love to hear from you! Each day in the life of sales at Scale is different and we promise you will never be bored.
What you’ll be doing:
- Own and drive end-to-end internal deal crafting from initial modeling through to contract review with sales management, reps, and other internal stakeholders
- Tackle ambiguous, open-ended questions around our go-to-market motion, and quickly implement and iterate on solutions that deliver measurable results
- Support Sales and Finance leadership in quarterly strategy and planning, including forecasting and P&L analysis
- Help incubate, scope, and execute on new initiatives around pricing strategy, deal modeling, proposal creation, and value engineering
- Be the trusted partner and advisor to the sales team at Scale
What we’re looking for:
- A penchant for digging deep into data, thinking from first principles, and exercising sound judgment in the face of ambiguity
- A strong orientation towards driving outcomes, and experience building process and aligning cross-functional stakeholders to deliver results
- An easygoing interpersonal style and the ability to work and build relationships with a wide range of people
- A keen interest in sales, deals, and commercial transactions
- Excellent qualitative and quantitative analytical skills
- Strong knowledge of Google Suite, MS Office; strong modeling skills with a high attention to detail
Nice-to-haves:
- 2+ years of experience in management consulting, finance, or a high-growth startup
- Experience with B2B sales organizations and the ability to understand and navigate complex enterprise sales cycles
- Familiarity with Tableau and SQL
- Comfort with sales software and tooling such as Salesforce
- Interest in being a culture carrier and helping to set the tone of a new team
The base salary range for this full-time position in our hub locations of San Francisco, New York, or Seattle, is $105,000 - $129,000. Compensation packages at Scale include base salary, equity, and benefits. The range displayed on each job posting reflects the minimum and maximum target for new hire salaries for the position, determined by work location and additional factors, including job-related skills, experience, interview performance, and relevant education or training. Your recruiter can share more about the specific salary range for your preferred location during the hiring process.
Scale employees are also granted Stock Options that are awarded upon board of director approval. You’ll also receive benefits including, but not limited to: Comprehensive health, dental and vision coverage, retirement benefits, a learning and development stipend, and generous PTO. Additionally, this role may be eligible for additional benefits such as a commuter stipend.
About Us:
At Scale, we believe that the transition from traditional software to AI is one of the most important shifts of our time. Our mission is to make that happen faster across every industry, and our team is transforming how machine learning can build innovative products. Our products provide access to human-powered data for hundreds of use cases and are used by industry leaders such as Open AI, Lyft, Meta, GM, Samsung, Airbnb, NVIDIA, and many more. We’ve recently raised $325 million in Series E funding at a valuation of $7B+ and are expanding our team to accelerate the development of AI applications.
We believe that everyone should be able to bring their whole selves to work, which is why we are proud to be an inclusive and equal opportunity workplace. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability status, gender identity or Veteran status.
We are committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodations to applicants with physical and mental disabilities. If you need assistance and/or a reasonable accommodation in the application or recruiting process due to a disability, please contact us at accommodations@scale.com. Please see the United States Department of Labor's EEO poster and EEO poster supplement for additional information.