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Forrester Enablement Technology Sr Lead in Cambridge, Massachusetts
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About This Role:
We are seeking a highly skilled and motivated Enablement Technology Lead to join our team. The Enablement Technology Lead for sales and customer success technology will oversee all aspects of sales and customer success technology evaluation, user provisioning, training, reporting, strategy management, and support both the sales and customer success teams. This individual’s role will be critical in ensuring the effective implementation and utilization of sales technology tools to optimize the sales process, drive business growth, and deliver exceptional customer experiences.
Job Description:
Strategy management: Develop and manage the strategy for each sales and customer success technology tool alongside the key stakeholder group, outlining the desired outcomes and objectives each technology is responsible for driving. Define and track key performance indicators (KPIs) and metrics to measure the effectiveness and impact of each sales technology tool.
User provisioning: Administer user accounts and access permissions for sales technology platforms, ensuring proper onboarding and offboarding of users.
Training and enablement: Create and maintain documentation, including user guides, training materials, and reports on sales technology usage and performance. Deliver in collaboration with the wider enablement team. Conduct training sessions for sales and customer success teams on the effective use of technology tools.
Support: Provide ongoing support and troubleshooting assistance. Diagnose and resolve sales technology issues, liaising with internal IT teams or external vendors when necessary. Collaborate with IT and other teams to ensure the smooth functioning and integration of sales technology systems.
Reporting: Create and deliver regular reports on the return on investment of sales technology tools, highlighting the achieved outcomes and identifying areas for improvement.
Data analysis: Analyze sales technology data to identify trends, opportunities, and areas for improvement, providing insights to sales and customer success teams and management.
Evaluation of new technology: Research, evaluate, and recommend new sales technology tools and platforms that align with business needs and objectives.
Stakeholder management: Liaise with sales, customer success, IT teams, and other stakeholders to understand their requirements, address concerns, and provide guidance on sales technology usage and best practices.
Job Requirements:
Bachelor’s degree in business administration, information technology, or a related field.
Proven experience in managing sales technology tools and systems.
Strong knowledge of CRM systems (e.g., Salesforce, HubSpot) and sales enablement tools (e.g., Groove, SalesLoft).
Experience in overseeing and providing support to both sales and customer success teams preferred. Familiarity with customer success platforms is a plus.
Familiarity with sales and customer success processes and platforms and the ability to understand and align sales technology with business objectives.
Excellent troubleshooting and problem-solving skills, with the ability to analyze complex issues and provide effective solutions.
Strong communication and interpersonal skills to train and support sales and customer success teams effectively.
Proactiveness and self-motivation, with the ability to work independently and handle multiple projects simultaneously.
Analytical mindset and the ability to interpret sales technology data to drive actionable insights.
Project management skills and the ability to collaborate with cross-functional teams.
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