Head of Gtm Architecture

Clay · Vertical AI · New York, NY · GTM - Ops

This role is for a Head of GTM Architecture at Clay, a company that helps organizations turn growth ideas into reality using data, signals, and AI. The role focuses on designing and building the revenue engine, ensuring sales, marketing, and CX are aligned. Responsibilities include architecting the GTM operating rhythm, designing processes and methodologies, defining rules of engagement, leading implementation, partnering with GTM Finance and Engineering, and building a team. The ideal candidate has 10+ years of experience in business strategy and operations, with at least 5 years in revenue operations at a hypergrowth SaaS company, and experience with AI in workflows or team processes.

What you'd actually do

  1. Architect the GTM operating rhythm end-to-end: sit in every forecast call, design inspection and accountability cadences, and close inefficiencies across sales, CX, and marketing. Partner closely with our GTM leadership.
  2. Design GTM process and methodology: design and implement sales process changes, develop playbooks, and create field assets
  3. Define rules of engagement: establish clear swim lanes, design territory assignments, manage deal splits, and refine routing and handoffs
  4. Lead implementation and change management for GTM initiatives, ensuring proper sequencing, communication, and measurement of field adoption
  5. Partner with GTM Finance on planning and incentives: operationalize comp rollout, provide operational assumptions for capacity models, and collaborate on high-leverage questions like segment prioritization, connect the dots across the GTM

Skills

Required

  • 10+ years of experience in business strategy, operations, and analysis
  • at least 5 years in revenue operations & strategy at a hypergrowth SaaS company
  • 5+ years of people management experience in hypergrowth enrvironments
  • Proven track record of hiring and developing high-performing teams
  • implemented novel GTM strategies with measurable business impact
  • Exceptional quantitative modeling skills with expertise in SaaS GTM finance and measurement
  • Executive presence
  • An informed perspective on AI and real examples of how you've put it to work in your workflows or team processes

Nice to have

  • You’re excited to spend time speaking with our customers and community to bring Clay's best practices to market

What the JD emphasized

  • hypergrowth SaaS company
  • hypergrowth enrvironments
  • novel GTM strategies
  • An informed perspective on AI and real examples of how you've put it to work in your workflows or team processes