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Entry-level sales operations analyst jobs: what the job is, skills and open roles

Sales operations analysts run the systems and numbers behind a sales team: the CRM, territory and quota data, reports and forecasts. It suits people who like spreadsheets and process more than phone work. Right now 107 entry-level sales operations analyst jobs are open on employers’ own career sites.

What a sales operations analyst does

In the sales family of jobs. Roles that start conversations with buyers, qualify them and close deals.

A typical day

  1. 1. Maintain CRM data and fields
  2. 2. Build weekly pipeline reports
  3. 3. Assign leads and territories
  4. 4. Support forecasting
  5. 5. Fix process bottlenecks

Do you need experience?

None of the 107 open entry-level sales operations analyst jobs we track say in their own text that no experience is required, so expect employers to look for related experience, coursework or projects. The figures are counted from the posting text and change as jobs open and close.

Open entry-level sales operations analyst jobs

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Skills for sales operations analyst jobs

The skills this job uses, most important first. Most can be learned or shown before the first day.

Skills to build or show

  1. 1. Spreadsheets (Excel or Google Sheets)
  2. 2. CRM administration
  3. 3. Data cleanup
  4. 4. Reporting
  5. 5. SQL basics
  6. 6. Process thinking

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The market for sales operations analyst work

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Open entry-level sales operations analyst jobs
107

Source: NextChapter, checked against employer career sites, last 7 days.

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Openings that say no experience is required
0

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Median pay in listings that state it
$98,000

Source: NextChapter verified openings (40 with pay).

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Across 40 open entry-level sales operations analyst listings that state an annual pay figure, the middle half run from $84,500 to $130,000, with a median of $98,000. Listings that state pay are not every listing, and some roles add commission or bonus on top.

Where entry-level sales operations analyst jobs are

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Employers hiring sales operations analysts now

  • Skimmer 18
  • Botrista 9
  • Chainalysis 3
  • Deepgram 3
  • Aditi Consulting 2
  • Ironclad 2
  • Medely 2
  • Procore Technologies 2
  • Roboflow 2
  • Synthires 2

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Questions about sales operations analyst jobs

What does a sales operations analyst do?
Sales operations analysts run the systems and numbers behind a sales team: the CRM, territory and quota data, reports and forecasts. It suits people who like spreadsheets and process more than phone work. A typical day includes: maintain CRM data and fields; build weekly pipeline reports; assign leads and territories; support forecasting; fix process bottlenecks.
Can I get an entry-level sales operations analyst job with no experience?
None of the 107 open entry-level sales operations analyst jobs we track say in their own text that no experience is required, so expect employers to look for related experience, coursework or projects. The figures are counted from the posting text and change as jobs open and close.
What skills do you need to be a sales operations analyst?
The skills this job uses most are spreadsheets (excel or google sheets), CRM administration, data cleanup, reporting, SQL basics, process thinking. Most can be learned before the first day through coursework, short courses, practice or a related job.
How much does an entry-level sales operations analyst make?
Across 40 open entry-level sales operations analyst listings that state an annual pay figure, the middle half run from $84,500 to $130,000, with a median of $98,000. Listings that state pay are not every listing, and some roles add commission or bonus on top.
Where can a sales operations analyst job lead?
People in this job commonly move to business analyst, data analyst, account manager, sales management trainee. The link between jobs is the shared skills; the path is not guaranteed and depends on the employer.

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