Sr Director of Systems Operations; Remote

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The Senior Director of System Operations, Revenue Operations, will lead the strategy, management and optimization of systems, process and tools that support the entire GTM lifecycle, from lead generation through customer retention. This role combines revenue operations leadership with enterprise application product management, overseeing a team of product/system managers who own the roadmap and execution of GTM systems. You will ensure alignment of technology platforms, business processes and revenue strategy to improve efficiency, scalability and revenue growth.

You will be the key partner to our IT organization. This position will report to the VP of Revenue Operations, HED.

• Lead Revenue Operations initiatives by defining and delivering the system strategy for GTM teams supporting the full marketing, sales and cs lifecycle, including marketing cloud, CRM, forecasting and pipeline management.
• Drive continuous improvement, system simplification and adoption of tools to enhance user experience and operational efficiency.
• Oversee vendor relationships and system implementations, ensuring timely delivery and high‑quality solutions.
• Partner with the business leads prioritizing system requirements, translate business requirements into functional and technical specifications for IT and vendor teams.
• Track, measure and report on the impact of revenue operations initiatives pipeline health and business outcomes.
• Work with centralized analytics team on data strategy and governance of CRM.
• Build, lead and develop a high‑performing team of product/system managers responsible for systems process improvements across sales, marketing and cs.

• Bachelor’s degree required
• 10+ years’ experience with systems, enterprise applications, or revenue operations
• Track record of leading major transformations integrating systems, decommissioning and enhancing.
• Strong business knowledge of sales processes, pipeline management, forecasting and revenue operations a must.
• Excellent problem‑solving, communication skills and ability to interact with executives.
• certification required

Cengage Group's Higher Education business, Cengage, supports learning and student success by providing materials and digital solutions to faculty and students enrolled in two‑year, four‑year and vocational programs. We currently serve more than 10 million of the 18 million students in US higher ed. Setting a new standard of service for our customers, we deliver quality, easy‑to‑use course materials from textbooks and eBooks to courseware such as Mind Tap and Web Assign.

In the US, we offer Cengage Unlimited and Cengage Unlimited for Institutions. We help instructors be better teachers, we help institutions solve problems and we empower students to leverage the power and joy of learning to transform lives.

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