Principal Sales Operations Manager

About Niche

Niche is the leader in school search. Our mission is to make researching and enrolling in schools easy, transparent, and free. With in-depth profiles on every school and college in America, 140 million reviews and ratings, and powerful search tools, we help millions of people find the right school for them. We also help thousands of schools recruit more best-fit students, by highlighting what makes them great and making it easier to visit and apply.

Niche is all about finding where you belong, and that mission inspires how we operate every day. We want Niche to be a place where people truly enjoy working and can thrive professionally.

About The Role

We are looking for a Principal Sales Operations Manager to join our Revenue Operations team at Niche. This is a broad-ownership role — you'll run the day-to-day operational engine of our revenue org, serving as the primary resource for our sales, support and implementation reps.

On the sales ops side, you'll drive adoption of best practices across the revenue org, own the operational rhythm of pipeline reviews, and be the first call for reps and managers with process questions.

You'll also carry operational responsibility for elements of our post-sale motion, partnering with Customer Success and Account Management on renewal workflows, process coordination, and operational reporting. This is a high-ownership, low-ambiguity-tolerance role. You'll operate independently, keep things moving without being asked twice, and bring both precision and presence to everything you do.

What You Will Do

• Drive adoption and enforcement of sales processes and best practices across the revenue org — communicating changes clearly, following up on compliance, and escalating where needed
• Own the operational rhythm of pipeline review calls: ensuring SFDC data is accurate and meaningful before every call, tracking follow-through on action items, and surfacing hygiene issues proactively
• Serve as the first point of contact for reps and managers with process questions — territory administration, account routing, handoff procedures, and general ops support
• Manage SFDC support cases and minor data cleanup in partnership with the GTM Engineering team; own the business-side of data governance
• Coordinate ops onboarding for new revenue hires: tools access, process orientation, and playbook walkthrough.
• Partner with Sales Enablement on training content from an operational perspective — ensuring what gets taught reflects how the systems and processes actually work
• Serve as a point of contact for rep compensation questions: explain plan mechanics, translate variable pay into rep-level understanding, and de-escalate concerns with professionalism and patience
• Build and maintain rep-facing comp resources: FAQs, worked examples, and plain-language plan summaries that reduce inbound questions over time
• Own operational support for the post-sale renewal motion: renewal workflow coordination, CS/AM process documentation, and operational tracking of renewal and churn metrics
• Partner with Customer Success and Account Management leadership on day-to-day operational needs — acting as the RevOps point of contact for post-sale process questions
• Produce ad hoc and recurring operational reports for revenue leadership across both sales and post-sale motions

What We Are Looking For

• 5–7 years in Revenue Operations, Sales Operations, Customer Success Operations, or a related GTM operations role in a B2B SaaS environment
• Demonstrated ability to manage across multiple operational domains without losing quality or responsiveness in either
• Strong working knowledge of Salesforce — comfortable with data management, reporting, and process administration (not engineering-level development)
• Experience with variable compensation mechanics — you don't need to design plans, but you need to understand them deeply enough to explain them to anyone
• High interpersonal credibility with sales reps — you know how to hold the line on process while keeping trust intact
• Detail-oriented and self-organized; you don't need reminders to follow through
• Comfortable with Excel/Google Sheets for comp reporting and operational analysis
• Experience supporting post-sale or CS ops workflows is a plus
• Experience with sales compensation, support, and customer onboarding platforms — specifically SPIFF, Zendesk, and Rocketlane — is required

Compensation 

Our national target base salary range is $130,000 - $167,000, plus participation in our Annual Bonus and Stock Options Program. Base compensation will be commensurate with experience and skills.

At Niche, our Total Rewards Philosophy is centered around creating a workplace environment that attracts, motivates, and retains top talent by providing a comprehensive and competitive rewards package.  This philosophy is built on the principles of performance-based compensation, best-in-class benefits and work-life balance, and employee well-being.

Interview Process

Candidate experience is a top priority for our talent and hiring teams.  We believe in providing a transparent, authentic and comprehensive interview process where you have the opportunity to learn about us while we get to know you and your experience.  The interview process is outlined here:

• Phone Screen with Talent Acquisition Partner - 30 Minutes

• Video Interview with Hiring Manager - 45 Minutes

• Team Interview - 30 Minute Interviews (3 separate interviews)

• Leadership Interview - 30 Minutes

Why Niche?

• We are a fully flexible workforce empowering our employees to choose to work remotely, in our Pittsburgh office or whatever combination suits you
• Full time, salaried position with competitive compensation in a fast-growing company
• Best-in-class 100% paid employee health plan, including vision and dental and supplemental coverage
• Flexible Paid Time Off Policy
• Stipend that allows you to build your work from home office in a style and function that suits your personal preferences
• Parental leave for all employees (12 weeks fully paid) in addition to short term disability for birthing parents
• Meaningful 401(k) with employer match
• Your ideas and work will make an immediate impact on our company and millions of users
• You will join a team that cares about you, our mission, our work - and celebrates our wins together!

Niche will only employ those who are legally authorized to work in the United States without sponsorship now or in the future for this opening.  

We are currently hiring in states where we currently have employees: AZ, CO, CT, DE, FL, GA, IL, IN, KY, LA, ME, MD, MA, MI, MO, NE, NV, NH, NJ, NY, NC, OH, OK, OR, PA, SC, TN, TX, VA, WA, DC, WV.

Candidates only.  No recruiters or agencies, please. Sorry, we do not offer relocation assistance.

Niche is an equal opportunity employer committed to fostering an inclusive, innovative environment with the best employees. Therefore, we provide employment opportunities without regard to age, race, color, ancestry, national origin, religion, disability, sex, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, or any other protected status in accordance with applicable law.

All interviews are being held remotely. If there are preparations we can make to help ensure you have a comfortable and positive interview experience, please let us know.