JAPAC Central Sales Strategy & Operations Senior Analyst

JAPAC Central Strategy & Operations Team Member

The JAPAC Central Strategy & Operations team defines, drives, and scales strategic priorities that support Adobe's Enterprise sales teams' success across the region. Our work spans strategic planning, business analysis, sales optimization, and operational excellence - in close partnership with cross-functional teams across multiple geographies.

The Central Strategy & Operations team acts as a trusted partner and advisor to the leadership team, bringing analytical rigor, strategic objectivity, and agility to support strategic decisions.

This is an exciting opportunity to join a high-impact, high-visibility team, shaping data-driven insights, developing frameworks, and scaling processes that drive operational excellence and growth across JAPAC.

Reporting into the Director, JAPAC Central Sales Strategy & Operations, the ideal candidate thrives on turning complex data into actionable insights, communicates clearly, and enjoys collaborating across functions. We're looking for someone who is highly analytical, strategic in thought, detail-oriented in execution, and comfortable working in a dynamic environment.

What you'll do

• Drive structured analysis of business and sales performance to identify trends, risks, and opportunities, and convert insights into clear, actionable recommendations.
• Develop and evolve scalable frameworks to measure the health of the business across pipeline, bookings, forecasting reliability, productivity, and attainment.
• Lead deep-dive analyses to diagnose root causes across the sales funnel and inform targeted actions to improve conversion, growth, and efficiency.
• Provide proactive business oversight by inspecting performance patterns, strengthening pipeline rigor, and increasing forecasting accuracy.

Data, Reporting & Analytics

• Partner with Business Intelligence teams to design, maintain, and enhance dashboards and scorecards that scale insight delivery across Sales, GTM, and leadership.
• Own regional reporting standards by aligning metric definitions, data hygiene, and visualization approaches to build confidence in insights and enable comparability.
• Respond to complex data requests with thoughtful analysis that shapes planning, prioritization, and decision-making.
• Leverage automation, reusable tools, and AI-enabled approaches to improve speed, consistency, and productivity across JAPAC.

QBRs, Leadership Readiness & Business Cadence

• Support QBRs, leadership reviews, deal reviews, and key execution milestones with concise, data-backed narratives and recommendations.
• Operate and continuously improve "run-the-business" cadences by identifying patterns, gaps, and focus areas that drive accountability and action.

Autonomy, Execution & Cross-Functional Partnership

• Lead cross-functional initiatives end-to-end, working closely with Sales, Finance, GTM, Operations, and Analytics partners across regions and time zones.
• Balance global standards with regional execution needs, exercising sound judgment in ambiguous or fast-moving situations.
• Manage multiple concurrent projects with minimal supervision, ensuring high quality, timely delivery, and measurable impact.

What you'll need to succeed

• 7–10+ years of experience in analytics, sales operations, strategy, consulting, or business operations, preferably within a SaaS or platform-based technology environment.
• Outstanding analytical and quantitative problem-solving skills, with a proven ability to structure ambiguous problems and produce insight-led recommendations that influence senior leaders.
• Deep expertise working with complex, imperfect datasets, identifying patterns, risks, and opportunities that materially inform business decisions.
• Advanced technical fluency, including expert-level Excel, strong hands-on experience with Power BI/Tableau and SQL, and practical use of CRM systems such as Salesforce or Microsoft Dynamics.
• Demonstrated success designing, owning, and scaling analytical frameworks, dashboards, and performance metrics, improving rigor, consistency, and execution visibility.
• Proven delivery of automation, AI-enabled analytics, or scalable insight solutions that measurably improve speed, quality, or productivity.
• Ability to operate with high autonomy in a fast-moving, global environment, balancing long-term strategic initiatives with time-sensitive, high-priority demands while maintaining insight quality and clarity.
• Experience working across JAPAC and/or international markets, with demonstrated international exposure and an understanding of regional nuances, operating models, and cross-geography stakeholder management.

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