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Sales Operations Assistant job description

A sales operations assistant runs the data, reports, and tools that a sales team depends on. They track commissions, build dashboards, manage territories and lists, and make the numbers trustworthy.

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Responsibilities

  • Build and maintain sales dashboards and weekly reports
  • Track quotas, commissions, and attainment
  • Manage lead routing rules and territory assignments
  • Audit CRM data quality and fix gaps
  • Support forecasting with clean pipeline data
  • Document sales processes and tool guides

Requirements

  • Two or more years in sales operations, revenue operations, or analysis
  • Strong Excel or Google Sheets skills
  • CRM reporting experience
  • Detail-oriented with numbers
  • Clear communicator of insights

Tools

  • HubSpot or Salesforce
  • Google Sheets or Excel
  • Looker Studio or Power BI
  • Zapier

What success looks like after 90 days

  • One trusted weekly sales dashboard
  • Commission calculations documented and on time
  • Lead routing rules written down and working

Screening questions

Ask these before you book an interview.

  1. Which sales reports have you built?
  2. Have you calculated commissions?
  3. Rate your spreadsheet skills and give an example.
  4. This is a full-time role working set hours each business day. Can you commit to that schedule?

Interview questions

  1. The forecast missed by 30% last quarter. Where do you look first?
  2. How would you design lead routing for three reps?
  3. Walk me through a dashboard you built.
  4. How do you get reps to keep data clean?

Hiring tip

Give a short spreadsheet test with messy pipeline data. Clean, correct numbers in 30 minutes predict success better than tool lists.

Sales Operations Assistant hiring FAQ

What does a Sales Operations Assistant do?

A sales operations assistant runs the data, reports, and tools that a sales team depends on. They track commissions, build dashboards, manage territories and lists, and make the numbers trustworthy. Day to day, the role covers work such as: build and maintain sales dashboards and weekly reports, track quotas, commissions, and attainment, and manage lead routing rules and territory assignments.

How much does it cost to hire a full-time Sales Operations Assistant from the Philippines?

We place a full-time Sales Operations Assistant from the Philippines for $1,800 a month. Every candidate passes our top 2% vetting, starts within 14 days, and comes with a 1-week trial backed by a replacement or refund. The price is a flat monthly rate for a dedicated full-time hire.

What skills should a Sales Operations Assistant have?

Look for: two or more years in sales operations, revenue operations, or analysis, strong Excel or Google Sheets skills, CRM reporting experience, and detail-oriented with numbers. Common tools include HubSpot or Salesforce, Google Sheets or Excel, Looker Studio or Power BI, and Zapier.

What should a Sales Operations Assistant achieve in the first 90 days?

One trusted weekly sales dashboard, commission calculations documented and on time, and lead routing rules written down and working.

Can I copy and edit this Sales Operations Assistant job description?

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We place a full-time Sales Operations Assistant from the Philippines for $1,800 a month. Every candidate passes our top 2% vetting, starts within 14 days, and comes with a 1-week trial backed by a replacement or refund.