Senior Strategy & Operations Manager

At Vanta, our mission is to help businesses earn and prove trust. We believe that security should be monitored and verified continuously, and we empower companies to practice better security and prove it with ease. Vanta has a kind and talented team, and while some have prior security experience, many have been successful at Vanta without it. The team owns the operational strategy and execution of our mid-to-late GTM Sales motion for the NAMER Upmarket organization, shaping how opportunities progress from creation through close. We build and evolve the sales processes, workflows, data, and policies that enable sellers to effectively manage opportunities, navigate complex deals, and convert pipeline into predictable revenue. Our work spans opportunity management, forecasting, complex deal strategy and structuring, contracting workflows, and Rules of Engagement. We work hands-on with sellers and Sales leadership to navigate critical deals and day-to-day business challenges, while identifying where broader processes, policies, data, or systems need to evolve. We partner closely across Deal Desk, Finance, Legal, GTM Systems & Analytics, and other GTM teams to improve seller effectiveness, sales efficiency, conversion, and revenue predictability as the business scales. What you’ll do as a Senior GTM Strategy & Operations Manager at Vanta: Own the strategy and day to day operations for the Upmarket mid-to-late sales funnel, shaping how opportunities progress from creation through close. Develop a strong point of view on the sales processes, stage management, opportunity management, workflows, and seller behaviors needed to improve conversion, sales efficiency, and predictable revenue growth. Own and evolve the operational workflows and data that support contracting and complex deal execution, ensuring sellers have clear, scalable paths from opportunity through contract and close. Serve as a go-to strategic and operational partner for creative and complex deal stru

At Vanta, our mission is to help businesses earn and prove trust. We believe that security should be monitored and verified continuously, and we empower companies to practice better security and prove it with ease. Vanta has a kind and talented team, and while some have prior security experience, many have been successful at Vanta without it. The team owns the operational strategy and execution of our mid-to-late GTM Sales motion for the NAMER Upmarket organization, shaping how opportunities progress from creation through close. We build and evolve the sales processes, workflows, data, and policies that enable sellers to effectively manage opportunities, navigate complex deals, and convert pipeline into predictable revenue. Our work spans opportunity management, forecasting, complex deal strategy and structuring, contracting workflows, and Rules of Engagement. We work hands-on with sellers and Sales leadership to navigate critical deals and day-to-day business challenges, while identifying where broader processes, policies, data, or systems need to evolve. We partner closely across Deal Desk, Finance, Legal, GTM Systems & Analytics, and other GTM teams to improve seller effectiveness, sales efficiency, conversion, and revenue predictability as the business scales. What you’ll do as a Senior GTM Strategy & Operations Manager at Vanta: Own the strategy and day to day operations for the Upmarket mid-to-late sales funnel, shaping how opportunities progress from creation through close. Develop a strong point of view on the sales processes, stage management, opportunity management, workflows, and seller behaviors needed to improve conversion, sales efficiency, and predictable revenue growth. Own and evolve the operational workflows and data that support contracting and complex deal execution, ensuring sellers have clear, scalable paths from opportunity through contract and close. Serve as a go-to strategic and operational partner for creative and complex deal stru

At Vanta, our mission is to help businesses earn and prove trust. We believe that security should be monitored and verified continuously, and we empower companies to practice better security and prove it with ease. Vanta has a kind and talented team, and while some have prior security experience, many have been successful at Vanta without it. As a Senior GTM Strategy & Operations Manager at Vanta, you'll combine hands-on operational ownership with strategic problem solving to help shape the future of our Partner business. The GTM Strategy & Operations team partners with Sales and Channel leadership to design the processes, systems, governance, and insights that enable predictable, scalable revenue growth. We're building the operational infrastructure that helps our go-to-market teams move faster today while positioning the business to scale tomorrow. In this role, you'll start by owning key day-to-day Channel Operations to develop a deep understanding of the business. From there, you'll partner closely with Channel leadership and GTM Operations to identify opportunities, lead cross-functional initiatives, and build scalable solutions that improve the partner experience, simplify how we operate, and support Vanta's long-term growth. What you’ll do as a Senior GTM Strategy & Operations Manager at Vanta: Become the operational backbone for Vanta's Partner business by owning core day-to-day Channel Operations while developing a deep understanding of our GTM motion, systems, and partner ecosystem. Partner closely with Channel leadership, GTM Operations, Business Systems, Finance, and Marketing to evolve Vanta's long-term Channel operating model and operational strategy. Lead high-impact strategic initiatives across the partner ecosystem, including partner programs, deal registration, partner attribution, Rules of Engagement, pricing strategy, territory and account governance, and partner lifecycle management. Design and implement scalable processes, governanc

At Vanta, our mission is to help businesses earn and prove trust. We believe that security should be monitored and verified continuously, and we empower companies to practice better security and prove it with ease. Vanta has a kind and talented team, and while some have prior security experience, many have been successful at Vanta without it. The team owns top-of-funnel strategy and operations for the Upmarket Sales organization, supporting both AEs and SDRs. We shape and operate how leads and accounts are deployed across the field through lead routing and management, AE account pairing, territory management, and account assignment strategy. This role sits at the center of how our Upmarket Sales organization goes to market and creates pipeline. You’ll own both the day-to-day operations and the evolution of our Top-of-Funnel processes—working hands-on in the details while shaping the strategy for how we deploy AEs and SDRs. Your work will ensure the right coverage, processes, and workflows are in place to improve pipeline generation, seller productivity, and the overall efficiency of our GTM motion. What you’ll do as a Senior GTM Strategy & Operations Manager at Vanta: Own the day-to-day execution of Top-of-Funnel operations, including responding to field requests and managing the processes, data, systems, and business logic underlying lead-to-account, territory, and AE coverage decisions. This is a hands-on role that balances ongoing operational needs with larger strategic initiatives and process improvements. Own territory strategy and ongoing territory management, ensuring AEs and SDRs have high-quality, balanced coverage and identifying opportunities to improve how accounts and selling capacity are deployed. Design and optimize AE coverage and account pairing strategies to improve how our sellers work together to generate and progress pipeline. Identify and lead Top-of-Funnel initiatives that improve pipeline coverage, territory quality, seller productivity,

About Decagon Decagon is the leading conversational AI platform empowering every brand to deliver concierge customer experiences. Our technology enables industry-defining enterprises like Avis Budget Group, Block’s Cash App and Square, Chime, Oura Health, and Hunter Douglas to deploy AI agents that power personalized, deeply satisfying interactions across voice, chat, email, SMS, and every other channel. We’re building a future where customer experiences are being redefined from support tickets and hold music to faster resolutions, richer conversations, and deeper relationships. We’re proud to be backed by world-class investors who share that vision, including a16z, Accel, Bain Capital Ventures, Coatue, and Index Ventures, along with many others. We’re an in-office company, driven by a shared commitment to excellence and velocity. Our values — Just Get It Done, Invent What Customers Want, Winner’s Mindset, and The Polymath Principle — shape how we work and grow as a team. About the Team Decagon’s Revenue Operations team is a multidisciplinary group of operators combining strategic thinking, analytical rigor, and high-velocity execution. Covering GTM-wide strategy, operations and analytics, we are proactive, data-driven partners to leadership – providing critical insights, driving operational efficiency and getting things done. About the Role This is a dynamic, wide-ranging role to join our team shaping Decagon’s go-to-market strategy and driving execution. Owning a broad platform, you will lead strategic, GTM-wide initiatives and be a trusted day-to-day partner to senior business leaders. You will manage GTM forecasts & KPIs, optimize business performance & efficiency, stand up new processes and execute high-leverage operations with field teams. This is a high-impact, high-agency position to shape the trajectory of a category-defining AI company. In this role, you will Play a leading role in the design and execution of GTM objectives & strategies, includ

About the Team LCSP is DoorDash’s entrepreneur-led fleet model: independent partners hire, train, and manage courier fleets that fulfill DoorDash orders. The program has proven product-market fit and is now scaling with a path toward a much larger network. This hire would stand up the Account Management function for LCSP and own the strategy for bringing partners in at scale. About the Role For this role the Manager would be the person who builds the Account Management function — not just covering a book of partners, but designing how DoorDash sources, onboards, and manages LCSP entrepreneurs as volume grows. In the near term that includes overseeing entrepreneur onboarding and recruitment of business partners. In the longer-term the goal is to build those out as their own functions, with AM remaining the owner of the ongoing partner relationship. The primary responsibilities include: Stand up Account Management for LCSP: cadences, partner health, performance incentives, and the playbook for a scaling Own the strategy for onboarding partners — how we find, launch, and ramp without the process breaking as we scale Oversee onboarding and sales in the near term, with the mandate to build that function out over time Be the primary DoorDash counterpart for LCSP entrepreneurs after launch Partner with operators on performance, business health and incentive outcomes Use DoorDash ecosystem knowledge to unblock partners, pulling in S&O, product, support, and legal as needed. You will report to the Senior Manager on our Local Commerce Service Provider (LCSP) team in our Dasher & Logistics organization. You’re excited about this opportunity because you will… Be responsible for your own book of work as well as designing how its managedBuild scalable solutions with our partners - we want to build with them and leverage their professional expertise and feedbackBe part of a flat structure and pave the way for LCSP expansion Learn how the