Sr. Manager of Commercial Strategy and Operations

Ceribell, Inc
Sunnyvale, CA
On-site

Who this role is best for

Strong fit for candidates with experience in B2B sales operations and healthcare domains who can build forecasting models and influence senior stakeholders without direct authority.

Best fit for

  • Candidates with B2B sales operations experience in healthcare and a track record of influencing senior stakeholders without direct authority
    — “Proven ability to lead complex, cross-functional projects and influence senior stakeholders without direct authority”
  • Individuals skilled in territory design and who can synthesize complex data into executive-level insights
    — “Develop repeatable diagnostic frameworks that categorize deal outcomes into actionable themes and drive follow-through with sales leadership”
  • Candidates with hands-on generative AI experience and who can design automation to streamline commercial operations
    — “Identify and build genAI-enabled workflows and automations that scale commercial operations”

Things to consider

  • The role demands a high level of analytical rigor, particularly in forecasting accuracy and compensation processes
    — “Own the forecast accuracy program: measure historical performance of Regional Director forecasts”
  • Candidates must be prepared to engage in frequent communication and reporting with regional and national leadership
    — “Establish targeting and deployment frameworks that optimize market potential, team capacity, and key stakeholder engagement”

How to stand out

  • Highlight your experience in building forecasting models and reconciling field input with company targets
    — “Build and maintain the quarterly capacity and PO forecasting model across Territory Managers”
  • Demonstrate your ability to translate complex data into clear, actionable executive presentations
    — “Draft presentations for VP reviews, leadership meetings, competitive strategy discussions”
  • Showcase your hands-on use of generative AI tools in sales operations or commercial strategy contexts
    — “Hands-on experience using generative AI tools (e.g., Claude, ChatGPT, Copilot)”
  • Emphasize your cross-functional collaboration skills with sales, marketing, finance, and product teams
    — “Partner with Sales Enablement, Marketing, Finance, and Product on go-to-market execution”
  • Demonstrate your ability to design and manage operational KPIs and dashboards for performance tracking
    — “Establish operational KPIs, dashboards, and strategic performance metrics”
Pace · SteadyCollaboration · HighAutonomy · MediumDecision Impact · Team

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What success looks like

  • accurate forecasts
  • optimized market potential
  • improved funnel integrity
  • actionable executive insights
Typical background
strategic and operational experience in commercial roles

Skills & requirements

Required

Commercial StrategyOperationsForecastingTerritory PlanningPipeline AnalyticsPerformance DiagnosticsSales Partner Development

Preferred

Genai-enabled Workflows

About the role

Original posting from Ceribell, Inc via Greenhouse

About Ceribell

Ceribell is a medical technology company focused on transforming the diagnosis and management of patients with serious neurological conditions. The Ceribell System is a novel, point-of-care electroencephalography (“EEG”) platform specifically designed to address the unmet needs of patients in the acute care setting, and is being used in hundreds of community hospitals, large academic facilities and major IDN's across the country. Our entire team is driven by a shared commitment to transforming the landscape of critical care through our rapid seizure detection technology, come join the movement!

The Sr. Manager of Commercial Strategy & Operations is an individual contributor who is a core strategic, operational, and analytical partner to Ceribell's commercial leadership team. Partnering directly with VPs, Regional Directors, Territory Managers, and Health System leaders across territories, this individual will drive forecasting, territory design, and capacity models, while establishing operational KPIs, dashboards, and strategic performance metrics to guide executive decision-making and accelerate commercial execution.

Capacity Planning & Forecasting

Build and maintain the quarterly capacity and PO forecasting model across Territory Managers, Strategic Account Managers, and National Health Systems, reconciling bottoms-up field input with top-down company targets

Own the forecast accuracy program: measure historical performance of Regional Director forecasts, partnering with Finance on headcount, quota, and target-setting assumptions

Support the Account Acquisition forecast cadence with analysis that sharpens deal-level accuracy

Territory Strategy & Organizational Design  

Direct territory planning and coverage strategies for Strategic Account Managers, evaluating IDN utilization, pipeline health, and market adoption

Design operational models to navigate team restructuring, promotions, and account realignments, maintaining seamless account handoffs and transparent status updates

Establish targeting and deployment frameworks that optimize market potential, team capacity, and key stakeholder engagement

Pipeline Health & Funnel Analytics 

Establish and manage routine pipeline cadence reviews for Regional Directors and their teams, conducting Territory Manager analyses, Salesforce data validation, and actionable field guidance

Develop and monitor key performance indicators to assess funnel integrity—such as key stakeholder alignment and clinical milestone progress—across regional territories

Synthesize monthly executive review packages detailing pipeline velocity, conversion trends, and opportunity concentrations

Collaborate with Commercial and Revenue Operations to refine CRM data governance, account categorization, and field reporting standards

Performance Diagnostics & Executive Insights

Conduct root-cause analysis on quarterly performance using point-in-time Salesforce history to separate forecasting issues from execution gaps

Develop repeatable diagnostic frameworks that categorize deal outcomes into actionable themes and drive follow-through with sales leadership

Draft presentations for VP reviews, leadership meetings, competitive strategy discussions, and product launch readiness tracking

Sales Partner Development and Relationship Management

Build credibility and trusted relationships across the sales organization, especially with the Regional Directors

Identify and build genAI-enabled workflows and automations that scale commercial operations, reduce manual reporting, and give sales leaders faster access to insights 

Partner with Sales Enablement, Marketing, Finance, and Product on go-to-market execution, sales process definitions, and operating cadences

What you’ll need to be successful

5+ years of experience in sales operations, commercial strategy, FP&A, or a top-tier management consulting firm, with at least 2 years supporting a B2B sales organization (medical device or healthcare strongly preferred) 

Proven ability to lead complex, cross-functional projects and influence senior stakeholders without direct authority

Experience with territory design and sales forecasting

Hands-on experience using generative AI tools (e.g., Claude, ChatGPT, Copilot) and automation to speed up analysis, reporting, and recurring deliverables, such as forecast models, funnel reviews, territory analyses, and executive presentations 

Advanced analytical skills: Excel modeling, SQL (Snowflake a plus), and BI tools such as Power BI; familiarity with Salesforce data structures

Executive PowerPoint presentation capabilities: proven history of translating analytical insights into structured deck narratives for senior leadership

Innate curiosity—you investigate anomalies, ask the right questions, and push beyond surface-level explanations

Strong judgment and integrity, balancing efficiency with the rigor required for sensitive compensation processes

Analytical skills, including automation, complex formulas

Clear communicator who can translate complex logic or compensation structures to non-technical stakeholders

Adaptability and drive to thrive in a fast-paced, evolving environment

Ownership mindset 

Compensation Range$170,000—$205,000 USDA candidate’s final salary offer will be based on their skills, education, work location and experience, and thus it may differ from the posted range. Compensation may also include bonuses consistent with Ceribell’s corporate compensation plan. Note, the above description is not all-encompassing and Ceribell reserves the right to change or modify job duties and assignments at any time.

In addition to your base compensation, Ceribell offers eligible employees the following:

Performance-based incentive compensation (varies by role)

Equity opportunities

100% Employer paid Health Benefits for Employees

50% - 70% Employer paid Health, Dental & Vision for dependents (depending on plan selection)

100% paid Life and Long-Term Disability Insurance 

401(k) with a generous company match

Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP) with a discount

Monthly cell phone stipend

Flexible paid time off

13 Paid Holidays + 3 Company Wellness Days

Excellent parental leave policy

Fantastic culture with tremendous career advancement opportunities

Joining a mission-minded organization!

Application Deadline: Ongoing

Other Job Details

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Equal Opportunity Employer

Ceribell is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth and related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, marital status, disability, veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law. Ceribell complies with all applicable national, state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment as well as work authorization and employment eligibility verification requirements of the Immigration and Nationality Act and IRCA. Ceribell is an E-Verify employer. Any applicant with a disability who requires an accommodation during the application process should contact talent@ceribell.com to request reasonable accommodation.

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Source: Ceribell, Inc careers (Greenhouse)

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