Manager, Sales Strategy & Operations – Specialist Overlay Teams
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Nebius is hiring a Manager of Sales Strategy & Operations to scale specialist overlay teams like Token Factory and Vertical Leaders. You will partner with sales leadership, specialist leads and finance to optimize engagement, prioritization, measurement and revenue growth across core and overlay motions. Duties include designing an operating model, planning, capacity and target setting, defining engagement rules, and building dashboards that track pipeline, win rate, deal size and cycle time, with quarterly business reviews. Ideal candidates have 7-8+ years in sales strategy or revenue operations for enterprise or complex B2B, strong analytics, CRM/BI experience and stakeholder influence. Apply with tailored impact examples, metrics and Dutch work eligibility for onsite Amsterdam.
About Nebius:
Nebius is leading a new era in cloud infrastructure for the global AI economy. We are building a full-stack AI cloud platform that supports developers and enterprises from data and model training through to production deployment, without the cost and complexity of building large in-house AI/ML infrastructure.
Built by engineers, for engineers. From large-scale GPU orchestration to inference optimization, we own the hard problems across compute, storage, networking and applied AI.
Listed on Nasdaq (NBIS) and headquartered in Amsterdam, we have a global footprint with R&D hubs across Europe, the UK, North America and Israel. Our team of 1,500+ includes hundreds of engineers with deep expertise across hardware, software and AI R&D.
About the Role
We are seeking a Manager of Sales Strategy & Operations to support our specialist overlay teams and help scale their impact across the sales organization. This role will partner closely with sales leadership, specialist team leads, finance, marketing, and enablement to improve how our specialist teams engage in sales cycles, prioritize opportunities, measure performance, and drive revenue outcomes.
Our specialist overlay teams include Token Factory, which supports inference-related sales motions, and our Vertical Leaders, who bring deep industry expertise into customer conversations and strategic sales cycles. This role will be responsible for building the operating rhythms, analytics, processes, and strategic recommendations that help these teams work efficiently with core sales teams and maximize customer and business impact.
Key Responsibilities
Sales Strategy & Planning
- Develop and manage the strategy and operating model for specialist overlay engagement across the sales organization
- Partner with sales and specialist leadership to define where and how specialist teams should be deployed across segments, regions, verticals, and deal types
- Support annual and quarterly planning, including coverage models, capacity planning, revenue targets, account prioritization, and resource allocation for specialist teams
- Translate business objectives into clear sales strategies, operating plans, and measurable goals
Operating Model
- Design and improve the processes that govern how specialist teams engage with account executives during sales cycles to increase deal velocity, win rates, and customer relevance
- Create clear rules of engagement, qualification criteria, intake processes, handoff models, and escalation paths for specialist support
- Continuously track utilization, coverage, and effectiveness of specialist resources to ensure the highest-value opportunities receive the right level of support
Performance Management & Analytics
- Build reporting and dashboards to measure specialist team impact on pipeline generation, pipeline progression, win rates, deal size, sales cycle length, product attach, inference revenue, and vertical penetration.
- Define KPIs and success metrics for Token Factory and Vertical leader engagement
- Analyze specialist involvement across sales opportunities to identify patterns, bottlenecks, and areas for improvement
- Prepare regular business reviews for sales leadership, including insights, risks, recommendations, and action plans
Cross-Functional Execution
- Serve as the operational partner to specialist team leads, helping them manage priorities, business rhythms, and execution against goals
- Collaborate with enablement to develop training, playbooks, and sales guidance that help account teams effectively leverage specialist resources
- Partner with marketing and product teams to align specialist sales motions with campaigns, product launches, customer use cases, and vertical messaging
- Ensure CRM workflows, data capture, pipeline stages, and reporting infrastructure support specialist overlay motions
- Support strategic initiatives that will help to accelerate revenue across Token Factory sales or support Vertical market expansion
Required Experience
- 7-8+ years of experience in sales strategy, revenue operations, business operations, consulting, sales planning, or related role
- Experience supporting enterprise sales, specialist sales, overlay teams, technical sales, industry teams, or complex B2B go-to-market motions
- Strong analytical skills with the ability to translate data into actionable business recommendations
- Experience building dashboards, operating rhythms, business reviews, and performance management frameworks
- Strong understanding of sales pipeline management, forecasting, territory planning, account prioritization, and sales productivity metrics
- Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to influence senior sales and cross-functional leaders
- Comfort operating in a fast-moving, ambiguous environment with multiple priorities
- Experience with CRM and BI tools such as Salesforce, HubSpot, Looker, Tableau, or similar platforms
- Proficiency in Excel/Google Sheets and SQL; experience working with large datasets
Benefits & Perks:
- Competitive compensation
- Career growth and learning opportunities
- Flexibility and work-life balance
- Collaborative and innovative culture
- Opportunity to work on impactful AI projects
- International environment and talented teams
What's it like to work at Nebius:
Fast moving - Bold thinking - Constant growth - Meaningful impact - Trust and real ownership - Opportunity to shape the future of AI
Equal Opportunity Statement:
Nebius is an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to fostering an inclusive and diverse workplace and to providing equal employment opportunities in all aspects of employment. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy), national origin, ancestry, age, disability, genetic information, marital status, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.
Applicants must be authorized to work in the country in which they apply and will be required to provide proof of employment eligibility as a condition of hire.
If you need accommodations during the application process, please let us know.