Lindsay Foster

Operations Associate

Austin, Texas, United States17 yrs 1 mo experience
Highly Stable

Key Highlights

  • Over 10 years of experience in Sales Operations.
  • Expert in sales forecasting and quota planning.
  • Proven track record of improving sales efficiency.
Stackforce AI infers this person is a SaaS Sales Operations expert with extensive experience in data-driven decision making.

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Skills

Core Skills

Sales OperationsForecastingAccount ManagementProgram ManagementSales ManagementBusiness Development

Other Skills

Quota PlanningData AnalysisSales StrategySales ForecastingAccount SegmentationCustomer Relationship ManagementEmail MarketingResearchHardwareCold CallingCustomer ServiceFacebookSocial MediaSocial NetworkingLeadership

About

Sales Operations leader with 10+ years of experience driving quota planning, forecasting, and sales strategy at scale. Skilled at turning data into actionable insights, leading high-performing teams, and partnering with executives to unlock growth. Known for building structure out of complexity and being ridiculously helpful.

Experience

17 yrs 1 mo
Total Experience
8 yrs 3 mos
Average Tenure
7 mos
Current Experience

Cloudflare

Partner Strategy and Operations Manager - AMER

Nov 2025Present · 7 mos

Shi international corp.

7 roles

Senior Manager Sales Operations

Promoted

Sep 2023Nov 2025 · 2 yrs 2 mos

  • Lead a team of 8 analysts supporting Sales Ops and FP&A for 7 sales organizations, 1,500+ sellers, and 250 business unit leaders
  • Helped to plan and implement a new commission and quota planning platform (2025), modernizing methodology and improving transparency across the business.
  • Own SHI’s global sales forecasting process, standardizing cadences, building executive-ready forecast packs, and integrating pipeline coverage/booking trend analysis to improve accuracy and leadership trust.
  • Serve as strategic partner to Sales VPs, providing insights on segmentation, pipeline health, and sales productivity to guide decision-making.
Sales OperationsForecastingQuota PlanningData AnalysisSales Strategy

Sales Operations Manager

Jul 2019Aug 2023 · 4 yrs 1 mo

  • Acted as dedicated Ops Manager for ISAM, Commercial, and SMB orgs, partnering with Sales VPs on KPIs, forecast accuracy, partner engagement, and headcount planning.
  • Led SHI’s first formalized account segmentation and realignment initiative, cleansing and mapping large data sets using advanced Excel formulas, reassigning thousands of accounts, and improving sales coverage efficiency and accuracy leveraging internal and third party data.
  • Restructured ISAM support model (2021), creating pod teams and retention sellers, redesigning compensation/quota methodology, and reallocating accounts to align resources with customer potential.
  • Managed 6 data analysts delivering corporate sales reporting (PBI dashboards, CRM data integrity, quota), driving consistency and data-driven decision-making.
Sales OperationsData AnalysisAccount SegmentationSales StrategyAccount Management

Program Manager

Jan 2018Jun 2019 · 1 yr 5 mos

  • Built SHI’s CSP (Cloud Solution Provider) program. Created both internal reporting and owned sales progress to Microsoft. Worked with internal Microsoft resources to develop a go-to-market message.
  • Executed a large-scale account segmentation project for the Corp business over 4 months. Leveraged internal and external data sources to guide sales’ selection of top accounts. Facilitated the transition of thousands of accounts within the organization
  • Revamped SHI’s Renewals Program (PRO) through partner conversations, sales enablement, and reporting.
Program ManagementSales StrategyData Analysis

Inside Sales Manager

Promoted

Sep 2015Dec 2017 · 2 yrs 3 mos

  • Sales manager for ISAMs supporting customers in the TOLA region. Responsible for a $185M revenue business across 3 district offices.
  • Finished 104% to plan on $12.3M quota in 2016
  • Chairwomen’s Club Winner – 2016
Sales ManagementCustomer Relationship ManagementSales Strategy

Dell Business Development Manager

Feb 2015Sep 2015 · 7 mos

  • Main point of contact for SHI Corp Field’s Dell business, about $131M revenue. Worked directly with SHI sales teams to maximize profits in their Dell client opportunities. Managed pipeline deals and helped grow partnerships between SHI and Dell sellers. Teamed with marketing to create sales rep incentive pricing/programs, and both customer facing and internal events.
Business DevelopmentSales StrategyCustomer Relationship Management

Dell Sales Specialist

Promoted

Jul 2014Feb 2015 · 7 mos

  • Responsible for managing Corp Field’s Dell Client business; roughly 140 inside reps and their field counterparts. Responsible for educating sellers on Dell pricing programs and products. Worked with sales teams to deliver customer calls/presentations and assisted in closing Dell business.
Sales ManagementCustomer Relationship Management

Senior Inside Sales Account Manager

Jun 2010Jun 2014 · 4 yrs

  • SHI has transformed from a "software only" regional reseller into a $4 billion+global provider of information technology products and services. Dynamic, scalable, innovative solutions delivered with world class customer support have made us the complete hardware, software and IT solutions provider we are today.
  • Under the guidance of our current ownership for over 20 years, SHI has experienced tremendous growth in size and scope without merger or acquisition. Remaining focused on the job at hand has allowed us to forge long-term relationship
  • with clients and partners, who remain our most loyal and ardent supporters. The most important metric by which success can be measured is the rate at which we retain our customers. SHI boasts a 99% customer retention rate, ranking among the highest in our industry or any other.
  • Specialties:
  • Information Technology, Software, Hardware, Integration, Solutions, Cloud Computing
Sales ManagementCustomer Relationship Management

The gabriel institute

Intern

Jun 2009Aug 2009 · 2 mos

  • Researched leads through social networking sites such as Twitter and LinkedIn to target markets for TGI and their product.
  • In a short time, created many new business alliances for The Gabriel Institute.

University of texas at austin

Student Assistant

Jan 2009Jul 2010 · 1 yr 6 mos

  • Worked as an assistant in the Dean's Office in The College of Liberal Arts. Answered incoming calls, set appointments and ran errands for the College of Liberal Arts.

Education

The University of Texas at Austin

BA — Psychology

Jan 2006Jan 2010

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