Strategy & Execution Manager - Gtm Planning

Databricks Databricks · Data AI · Bangalore, India · Sales Operations

This role focuses on global go-to-market planning and execution for Databricks, a data and AI company. The Manager will own critical workflows like territory and account assignment, quota calculations, and headcount management, aiming to improve these processes through automation and data-driven insights. The role also involves cross-functional partnership and leveraging AI tools for productivity improvements.

What you'd actually do

  1. Global territory & account assignment - Design and optimize workflows that deliver decision-ready outputs trusted by sales leadership while reducing manual effort
  2. End-to-end GTM headcount execution - Accelerate time-to-hire by removing bottlenecks, modeling budget trade-offs, and reconciling positions across Finance, Talent Acquisition, and Sales
  3. Scalable planning infrastructure - Build repeatable templates and processes that reduce manual effort and improve planning accuracy over time
  4. Cross-functional partnership - Drive alignment across Sales, Finance, HR, and Sales Operations to resolve data discrepancies, align assumptions, and manage planning exceptions
  5. AI & Process Automation - Identify opportunities to automate repetitive tasks, improve data quality, and shorten planning cycles

Skills

Required

  • GTM planning
  • Sales Operations
  • Revenue Operations
  • Strategy & Operations
  • enterprise technology
  • territory design
  • quota setting
  • capacity modeling
  • headcount management
  • Salesforce reporting
  • SQL
  • BI tools
  • Databricks
  • Tableau
  • Excel modeling
  • Google Sheets modeling
  • collaboration
  • AI tools
  • automation
  • process improvement

What the JD emphasized

  • 7+ years of experience in GTM planning, Sales Operations, Revenue Operations, or Strategy & Operations within an enterprise technology company
  • Deep, hands-on experience with territory design, quota setting, capacity modeling, and/or headcount management
  • Strong proficiency in Salesforce reporting, SQL, and BI tools (e.g., Databricks, Tableau), with the ability to independently extract, transform, and analyze large datasets
  • Advanced Excel or Google Sheets modeling skills, including building and maintaining complex planning models used by senior stakeholders
  • Demonstrated use of AI tools to improve productivity, including building lightweight automations, prompt workflows, or data transformations