Principal Product Manager, CRM & Sales Systems

Forethought, Inc.
Austin, TX, United States
4 days ago

Role details

Contract type
Permanent contract
Employment type
Full-time (> 32 hours)
Experience level
Experienced
Experience required
3 years minimum
Working hours
Regular working hours

Tech stack

Artificial Intelligence Salesforce.Com Technical Debt Data Analytics Zendesk

Job description

Experteer Overview In this role you will own the vision, strategy and multi-year roadmap for Zendesk’s CRM and sales systems, aligning investments with global revenue goals. You’ll partner in a leadership triad to translate business needs into a world-class, AI-enabled CRM experience that boosts sales efficiency. You will redefine how sales workflows operate, introducing intelligent automation to reduce friction and drive measurable impact. You will work cross-functionally with sales, enablement, marketing, and engineering to deliver high-value features while managing technical debt and performance. This is a high-impact role for shaping how our revenue teams operate at scale and with AI-driven insights. Compensation / Benefits * Define and own the CRM & sales systems vision and multi-year roadmap, aligning with global revenue goals * Champion an AI-first approach by integrating AI capabilities into the CRM to boost productivity and insights * Redefine sales workflows with adaptive processes and intelligent automation * Lead a triad with CRM Architect and CRM Platform Tech Lead to translate requirements into deliverables * Act as primary liaison between engineering teams and global business stakeholders (Sales Leadership, Revenue Ops, Enablement, Marketing) * Ruthlessly prioritize the product backlog, balancing strategic features with technical debt and performance * Define and track success metrics for adoption, satisfaction, and business impact (e.g., time-to-quote, data hygiene, AI adoption) Tasks * 8+ years in Product Management * 3+ years in internal GTM systems, CRM platforms, or Sales Operations at Principal or Senior level * AI-first mindset with ability to explore how emerging tech creates new ways of working for revenue orgs * Deep domain expertise in B2B sales, pipeline management, forecasting, and Lead-to-Cash lifecycle * Strong understanding of Salesforce and modern AI integrations for meaningful architectural discussions * Proven collaboration in a Product/Architecture/Engineering triad model * User-centric mindset focusing on reducing admin burden for sales and ops teams Key requirements * competitive salary * comprehensive benefits package * hybrid work model * remote-friendly options * bonus eligibility * career growth opportunities

Requirements

Benefits and intelligent automation * Lead a triad with CRM Architect and CRM Platform Tech Lead to translate requirements into deliverables * Act as primary liaison between engineering teams and global business stakeholders (Sales Leadership, Revenue Ops, Enablement, Marketing) * Ruthlessly prioritize the product backlog, balancing strategic features with technical debt and performance * Define and track success metrics for adoption, satisfaction, and business impact (e.g., time-to-quote, data hygiene, AI adoption) Tasks * 8+ years in Product Management * 3+ years in internal GTM systems, CRM platforms, or Sales Operations at Principal or Senior level * AI-first mindset with ability to explore how emerging tech creates new ways of working for revenue orgs * Deep domain expertise in B2B sales, pipeline management, forecasting, and Lead-to-Cash lifecycle * Strong understanding of Salesforce and modern AI integrations for meaningful architectural discussions * Proven collaboration in a aaa

Benefits & conditions

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