Sales Strategy Lead, Public Sector Coe

Salesforce Salesforce · Enterprise · Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Salesforce is seeking a Sales Strategy Lead for their Public Sector COE in Dubai. This role focuses on ensuring compliance and integrity in high-stakes government deals, acting as a strategic partner to sales teams, and navigating complex procurement processes. The candidate will conduct rigorous reviews, manage non-compliant deals, design enablement programs, resolve exceptions, and provide data-driven recommendations for policy evolution. The ideal profile includes experience in Deal Desk, Revenue Operations, or a similar compliance function, with an understanding of government procurement and a proven track record of interpreting policies. Strong communication, relationship-building, and analytical skills are essential, along with proficiency in Salesforce CRM and CPQ.

What you'd actually do

  1. Conduct end-to-end reviews of quotes and opportunities to ensure 100% adherence to GPSBP rules, including pricing impartiality and multi-bidder protocols.
  2. Manage the approval and remediation of non-compliant deals, ensuring every transaction has been reviewed and is audit-ready before booking.
  3. Build high-trust relationships with Sales and Deal Desk teams, acting as a consultant who helps navigate the buying program rules
  4. Design and deliver regional enablement programs that translate complex global policies into clear, actionable guidance for local teams.
  5. Serve as the primary point of contact for high-pressure deal escalations, finding compliant solutions for complex or non-standard situations.

Skills

Required

  • 5+ years of experience in Deal Desk, Revenue Operations, Legal Ops, or a similar related compliance/governance function within a B2B SaaS or enterprise software environment.
  • Understanding of government procurement processes, public sector contracting vehicles, and fiscal compliance
  • Proven track record of interpreting complex internal policies and external regulations
  • Exceptional verbal and written communication skills
  • Ability to distill complex legal/policy language into plain language tailored for sales audiences.
  • Demonstrated ability to lead, challenge, and influence stakeholders at all levels without direct authority
  • Experience working in a global capacity, with the cultural competency to support diverse regions (AMER, EMEA, APAC) and the flexibility to work across multiple time zones.
  • Advanced knowledge of Salesforce CRM and CPQ systems is required

Nice to have

  • Experience with audit-tracking tools or data visualization (Tableau/Slack) is a significant plus.
  • A "detective" mindset with extreme attention to detail

What the JD emphasized

  • 100% adherence to GPSBP rules
  • audit-ready
  • high-pressure deal escalations
  • complex or non-standard situations
  • interpreting complex internal policies and external regulations
  • extreme attention to detail