What are the responsibilities and job description for the Sr. Director Forecasting & Business Planning position at Divvy Cloud Corp.?
Rapid7 is looking for an experienced and passionate leader to join us in a new role as the Senior Director for Forecasting & Business Planning. In this position you will play a critical role in ensuring Rapid7’s financial health and strategic direction by overseeing financial planning, forecasting, and budgeting processes.
About the Role
The Sr. Director of Forecasting and Business Planning is a strategic leader responsible for aligning cross-functional teams around cohesive planning, forecasting, and performance measurement processes. This role is responsible for ensuring that the company’s operations are efficient, scalable, and aligned with business objectives. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in operational strategy, strong analytical skills, cross-functional collaboration, and performance optimization, to ensure the organization’s functions are aligned with business objectives and equipped to achieve revenue and growth targets.
In this role, you will :
- Lead the development of the company’s annual and long-term strategic plans in collaboration with executive leadership.
- Work with executives to develop Objectives and Key Results (OKRs) and track progress towards measurable outcomes.
- Collaborate with executive leadership to identify growth opportunities and establish KPIs to measure success.
- Lead the annual and quarterly GTM planning process, aligning sales, marketing, and customer success strategies with company goals.
- Develop territory and resource allocation plans to maximize market opportunities and productivity.
- Drive cross-functional alignment on strategic goals and ensure seamless execution of key initiatives.
- Design and implement scalable forecasting models to predict revenue performance accurately.
- Monitor leading indicators, such as pipeline health, customer health scores, sales capacity and other performance metrics to provide actionable insights.
- Analyze historical data and market trends to inform future GTM strategies and resource planning.
- Partner with product, sales, marketing, and customer success teams to ensure alignment on priorities, objectives, and execution plans.
- Partner with department leaders (e.g., sales, marketing, product, and PS) to ensure operational alignment and support strategic priorities.
- Act as a trusted advisor to the executive team on operational challenges and opportunities.
- Foster a culture of collaboration and accountability across teams.
- Ensure that planning and forecasting processes integrate seamlessly with finance and operations teams.
- Develop and maintain performance dashboards and reporting tools to provide visibility into organizational performance, including GTM performance and revenue goals.
- Provide executive leadership with regular updates on performance against forecasts and recommend adjustments as needed.
- Drive data-driven decision-making across all GTM teams.
- Collaborate with finance and revenue operations to develop forecasting, budgeting, and financial planning processes.
- Identify and address gaps or inefficiencies in operations that may impact business outcomes.
- Build and lead a high-performing planning and forecasting team.
- Foster a culture of collaboration, accountability, and continuous improvement.
- Serve as a mentor and trusted advisor to team members and executive leadership.
The skills you’ll bring include :
We know that the best ideas and solutions come from multi-dimensional teams. That’s because these teams reflect a variety of backgrounds and professional experiences. If you are excited about this role and feel your experience can make an impact, please don’t be shy - apply today.
About Rapid7
At Rapid7, we are on a mission to create a secure digital world for our customers, our industry, and our communities. We do this by embracing tenacity, passion, and collaboration to challenge what’s possible and drive extraordinary impact.
Here, we’re building a dynamic workplace where everyone can have the career experience of a lifetime. We challenge ourselves to grow to our full potential. We learn from our missteps and celebrate our victories. We come to work every day to push boundaries in cybersecurity and keep our 11,000 global customers ahead of whatever’s next.
Join us and bring your unique experiences and perspectives to tackle some of the world’s biggest security challenges.
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, disability, protected veteran status or any other status protected by applicable national, federal, state or local law.
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