Sales Operations Manager

Arista Networks is an industry leader in data-driven, client-to-cloud networking for large data center, campus and routing environments. Arista is a well-established and profitable company with over $8 billion in revenue. Arista’s award-winning platforms, ranging in Ethernet speeds up to 800G bits per second, redefine scalability, agility, and resilience. Arista is a founding member of the Ultra Ethernet consortium. We have shipped over 20 million cloud networking ports worldwide with Cloud Vision and EOS, an advanced network operating system. Arista is committed to open standards, and its products are available worldwide directly and through partners.

At Arista, we value the diversity of thought and perspectives each employee brings. We believe fostering an inclusive environment where individuals from various backgrounds and experiences feel welcome is essential for driving creativity and innovation.

Our commitment to excellence has earned us several prestigious awards, such as the Great Place to Work Survey for Best Engineering Team and Best Company for Diversity, Compensation, and Work-Life Balance. At Arista, we take pride in our track record of success and strive to maintain the highest quality and performance standards in everything we do.

Who You’ll Work With

This role is part of the Global Sales Operations organization, reporting to the Director of Field Operations. The Sales Operations Manager will lead the Sales Operations efforts around deal management, working closely with Account Management, Regional Sales VPs and other internal stakeholders involved in potential business transactions. You will be a strong business partner and trusted advisor for the Sales teams and will ensure consistent end-to-end management of non-standard deals in alignment with Company’s non-standard deals policies and procedures.

Responsibilities

You will be responsible for leading the Sales Operations Analyst in managing, supporting, and coordinating the deal structuring, review and approval process; The candidates must display significant judgment skills to ensure that Company optimizes its margins, effectively mitigates risks, while remaining commercially competitive; Establish relationships with functional teams within Company to enable close interactions for deal reviews and approvals, including active executive engagement; Cultivate internal relationships with all levels of the sales organization; Manage all non-standard deals for assigned accounts or geography; Work with the Sales Team to optimize deals, mitigate risks for Company and prevent potential channel or country/theatre conflicts; Facilitate deal reviews and approvals by managing the communication and structuring of non-standard business opportunities; Performs scenario analysis, what if comparisons, sensitivity analysis, on key deal during deal structuring cycle.; Collaborate and share best practices across geographies/regions; This role requires flexibility in your schedule to ensure real time global coverage.; BA/BS degree in Business Administration (Accounting, Finance, Marketing); Minimum 3 years work experience (Sales Operations, Marketing, Finance, Accounting); Strong time management and planning skills - ability to work effectively under time pressure; Must have strong quantitative analytical skills and be able to think strategically; Solution orientated with strong verbal and written communication skills; Highly Proficient in Microsoft Excel, experience of NetSuite and SFDC is desirable

Requirements

BA/BS degree in Business Administration (Accounting, Finance, Marketing); Minimum of 7+ years work experience (Sales Operations, Marketing, Finance, Accounting); Strong leadership ability and time management and planning skills - ability to work effectively under time pressure; Must have strong quantitative analytical skills and be able to think strategically; Solution orientated with strong verbal and written communication skills; Highly Proficient in Microsoft Excel, experience of NetSuite and SFDC is desirable