πŸ“ŠSonia Chawla

Business Development Executive

San Jose, California, United States15 yrs 5 mos experience

Key Highlights

  • 15+ years in GTM and sales strategy.
  • Led teams generating over $60 million in revenue.
  • Expert in sales operations and process optimization.
Stackforce AI infers this person is a seasoned expert in B2B SaaS and Fintech sales operations.

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Skills

Core Skills

Sales OperationsSales StrategyAdvisoryGtm StrategyRevenue StrategyTeam LeadershipProcess ImprovementBusiness StrategyM&a IntegrationProgram ManagementSales TransformationCustomer SuccessFinancial AnalysisBusiness Planning

Other Skills

Stakeholder ManagementSales Compensation PlanningSales PlanningForecastingPublic SpeakingSenior Stakeholder ManagementGo-to-market StrategySales Process OptimizationSales ProcessGTMSales ProcessesAnalytical SkillsQuotasCross-functional Team LeadershipBusiness-to-Business (B2B)

About

With 15+ years of experience in GTM managing sales strategy and planning, business operations, reporting and analytics across the entire customer journey in B2B software and payments and fintech, I drive efficient and predicable revenue growth for organizations. My expertise lies in leading operational teams, setting and improving lead to order processes, forecasting, sales planning and process improvements, reporting and analytics, program management, and cross-functional improvements in fast-paced environments. Having lived and worked across North America, Europe, and Asia, I bring a global perspective to meet scaling challenges. My key strengths are analytical thinking, process mindset, and communication, which combine to form my real superpower, execution, or GSD (Getting Sh!t Done). Industries: Enterprise Software, B2B, SaaS, Fintech, Climate Company Lifecycle: Mid to Late stage (Venture growth, Scale-up, Acquisition, Acquisition integration), Public Functional expertise: β€’ Sales Strategy and Operations - Territories and Coverage models, Quotas, Target Accounts, Compensation, Forecasting, QBRs, Planning β€’ Customer Success Operations and Strategy - Onboarding, Activation, and increasing retention. β€’ Go-to-market strategy for existing and new markets β€’ Planning - Headcount, Metrics, KPIs, Deal Desk, and Enablement β€’ Setting up and optimizing processes for scale β€’ Program Management - Executing large cross-functional initiatives β€”β€”β€”β€”β€”β€”β€”β€”β€”β€” Past Life: β€’ Led a team of 22. Generated revenues of $60 million from partner and direct channels β€’ Carried a sales quota β€’ FP&A: finance business partner at a global level for $0.5B business β€”β€”β€”β€”β€”β€”β€”β€”β€”β€”β€” Disclaimer: The views expressed here are my own and do not reflect those of my employers (past or pres

Experience

15 yrs 5 mos
Total Experience
2 yrs 4 mos
Average Tenure
1 yr 5 mos
Current Experience

Visa

Sales and Commercial Operations Leader

Jan 2025 – Present Β· 1 yr 5 mos Β· San Francisco Bay Area Β· Hybrid

Stakeholder ManagementSales Compensation PlanningSales PlanningForecastingSales OperationsSales Strategy

Climate impact partners

2 roles

Sr. Vice President, Global Revenue Strategy and Operations

Jan 2023 – Jan 2025 Β· 2 yrs Β· Remote

  • Built, led and coached a stellar team that owns sales operations, customer success operations, deal desk, sales planning, and enablement.
  • Hired and onboarded new members to grow the team 2X
  • Responsible for developing and implementing the annual sales plan, including setting quotas, territories, and sales compensation.
  • Build and track goals, KPIs, and metrics for all teams reporting to CRO.
  • Built and led cadences for forecasting, pipeline reviews, and QBRs to achieve 90 %+ accuracy in 2 quarters.
  • Initiated new processes to create leverage and increase productivity, including deal desk/RFP and contracting support (increased win rates by 20%)
  • Built the first structured onboarding and program for all customer-facing teams.
  • Led the Lead to Opportunity transformation to revamp enrichment, routing, scoring, deduplication, and visibility for the top of the funnel (cut lead response time by 80%).
Sales PlanningSales OperationsGo-to-market StrategySales Process OptimizationSales ProcessGTM+1

Vice President Sales Operations

Jan 2023 – Jan 2025 Β· 2 yrs Β· Remote

  • Hired to build the sales operations function.
Sales ProcessesFinancial AnalysisBusiness StrategySales Operations

Pagerduty

Director, Sales Strategy and Operations

Jan 2020 – Jan 2022 Β· 2 yrs Β· San Francisco, California, United States Β· Remote

  • M&A. Acquisition integration of Rundeck.
  • GTM strategy, including sales strategy and planning, sales compensation (including SOX compliance).
  • Led business cadences - forecasting, QBRs, and new product launch and enablement initiatives.
  • Sellers - YYY individuals
  • ARR - YYY million /year
  • A key member of the acquisition integration team. Scaled and integrated the operations and processes of the series B company to a public enterprise.
Analytical SkillsSales ProcessesForecastingQuotasCross-functional Team LeadershipBusiness-to-Business (B2B)+13

Rundeck

Head of Sales Strategy and Operations

Jan 2020 – Jan 2020 Β· 0 mo Β· San Francisco Bay Area

  • Exit - Acquired by PagerDuty
  • Set up the Sales Operations function at Rundeck (acquired by PagerDuty), leading sales operations, GTM systems, Customer Success operations, and strategy and planning.
GTMOperations ManagementSales OperationsGTM Strategy

Various startups

Investor / Advisor / Mentor / Speaker

Jan 2018 – Present Β· 8 yrs 5 mos Β· Hybrid

  • 5) 2024-25: The Future of RevOps, RevOps Co-op: Featured Expert
  • 4) Speakers Bureau Committee Member - Women in Revenue
  • 2024-25: Optimizing the member journey - onboarding, activation, and communication for higher satisfaction and engagement
  • 3) Speaker
  • Moderator, Enablement Accelerated (6/21) - Modern Sales Pros
  • Panelist, Revenue Excellence Summit, β€œRevOps Revolution: From Tactical to Strategic.” (Modern Sales Pros)
  • 2) GTM Advisor - Startups
  • Batch 23, 24, and batch 25 companies in travel, hospitality, cannabis, and fintech drive revenue through GTM, partnerships, better sales processes, and pricing. (500 Startups, 2018 to 2020)
  • 1) Advisor and Investor - Multiple GTM technology companies. (Individual)
Public SpeakingSenior Stakeholder ManagementAdvisoryGTM Strategy

Veritas technologies llc

Sr. Consultant | Program Management - Sales Transformation

Jan 2018 – Jan 2020 Β· 2 yrs Β· San Francisco Bay Area

  • Drive sales transformation through large cross-functional programs across sales, sales operations, finance, marketing, and IT.
  • Sellers - XXX individuals
  • Revenue - $1.6 Billion
  • Led an offshore team of 8 for the transformation of GTM Analytics and reporting for the sales team (1000+ sellers) for pipeline, bookings, and renewal tracking from multiple data sources.
  • Plan and manage all enablement for new processes and system transitions.
  • Prepare business case, track execution milestones, and provide leadership updates for various sales projects
  • Develop trusted relationships with all stakeholders, run weekly project meetings, and manage dependencies.
Google SheetsTeam LeadershipProject ManagementTerritory PlanningProcess ManagementProgram Management+3

Golden gate ventures

Fintech: South-East Asia (Project)

Mar 2015 – May 2015 Β· 2 mos Β· Singapore

  • Analyzed successful business models and investment opportunities in Fin tech space in South-east Asia

Conga

Chief of Staff, Director | Sales Operations, CS Operations and Partner Programs

Jan 2015 – Jan 2018 Β· 3 yrs Β· San Francisco Bay Area

  • Apttus was acquired by Thoma Bravo (~1.8B) in 2018. After Apttus acquired Conga, the company was rebranded as Conga.
  • Sales Strategy and Programs, Customer Success and Partner Program Management
  • Sales compensation plan design and rollout for a team of 150 reps.
  • Overachieved seven-figure partner ACV goals through the sales process, pricing and packaging, sales enablement plan and content, and deal support.
  • Created dashboards, identified target accounts, and improved sales processes for industry deals.
  • Designed and ran a large cross-functional project to improve customer retention (+5%) significantly
  • Designed the segmentation and operating model for a team of 30 CS Managers to serve 600+ customers.
  • Partner Ecosystem Strategy: Identified and selected ISVs (technology partners), product-market fit, joint solution, contract negotiation, and onboarding.
  • Negotiated four new commercial revenue-share contracts and amended two agreements for ISVs.
  • Content marketing and demand generation planning for partner products and industry solutions.
Sales ProcessesCross-functional Team LeadershipScalabilitySenior Stakeholder ManagementProcess EfficiencyGTM+5

Gartner

Senior Financial Analyst (FP&A)

Jan 2011 – Jan 2013 Β· 2 yrs Β· Greater New York City Area

  • Business planning for global product development and marketing and PR teams
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  • Business Insights and advisory for SVPs, GVPs and EVP.
  • Managed over $500m of revenues and $30 million of expenses – budgeting, forecasting, reporting and controlling.
  • Annual quotas and territories by product and region
  • Evaluated ROI of key marketing initiatives to significantly increase budget allocation to webinars
  • Prepared and presented quarterly earnings analyses to CFO
  • Created business performance dashboards, tracked key metrics, improved reporting process and reduced reporting time by 30% saving 24 working days annually

Icici prudential life insurance company limited

Senior Manager - Sales Strategy and Operations

Jan 2005 – Jan 2008 Β· 3 yrs

  • Senior Manager - Sales Strategy and Operations (Direct Sales, New Markets) (2007 - 08)
  • Area Manager (Partners and Alliances) (2006 - 07)
  • Management Associate (2005 - 06)
  • a) Sales Strategy, Planning and Field Operations
  • Go to market strategy, hiring, territories, quotas and sales compensation
  • Growth through partnerships and alliances for bancassurance (institutional) channels
  • b) Managed 3 direct reports and an overall team of 22
Analytical SkillsForecastingScalabilitySenior Stakeholder ManagementFinancial AnalysisData Analysis+1

Education

INSEAD

MBA

University of Rochester - Simon Business School

Master of Science (M.S.)

XLRI Jamshedpur

MBA

Maharshi Dayanand University

Bachelor of Technology (B.Tech.) β€” Computer Engineering

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