I'm considering getting out of the sales grind but my whole career has been in sales. That said, I think a natural transition would be something like Sales Operation / Strategy or something in that realm. Would anyone who works in that world share what the day to day of those roles looks like? What are the skills needed and what could i bring to the role as a former top (ish) performing salesperson

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Have you managed a full P&L, or only sales/bookings? If the former, you could be qualified to run a business unit or manage delivery.

No just pure AE roles

Typically a Sales Operations Specialist/Manager manages the sales data, creating sales reports, and then builds the expectations, growth, and revenue charts for the team.

The biggest challenge with getting away from sales is the comp adjustment, as there typically aren't many transferable skills or knowledge that warrant eual pay elsewhere.

What about some kind of business analyst role? You can make good money with your background. And when you get that role, I could use a job as well. 😀

What about a renewals role?

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