Manager - Sales Planning and Strategic Projects

Manager - Sales Planning and Strategic Projects 8/7/26 About Us Core42, a leader in AI-powered cloud and digital infrastructure, is driving transformative technology solutions globally. Leveraging advanced resources and partnerships, Core42 empowers clients to harness sovereign AI infrastructure, especially in sectors with stringent regulatory needs. With a mission to redefine digital transformation, we combine sovereign capabilities with scalable, high-performance compute infrastructure, positioning itself at the forefront of AI innovation in the Middle East and beyond. The opportunity Manager – Sales Planning in the Revenue Operations team will act as a planning and insights partner to sales leadership, driving structured sales planning, data-driven decision support, strategic engagement tracking, executive reporting, and cross-functional project management. You will translate pipeline, performance, and engagement data into actionable priorities, governance updates, and leadership-ready reporting, working across Commercial, Finance, Product, Solutioning, Delivery, and Bid Management to maintain a single source of truth for planning discussions and to ensure leadership decisions are translated into execution. Your Key Responsibilities • Sales Planning & Performance Management: Develop and maintain sales planning views across pipeline, bookings, revenue outlook, strategic accounts, and priority pursuits, and track performance against sales targets, key milestones, forecast movements, and leadership commitments. • Planning Cycles & Governance Reviews: Support monthly and quarterly planning cycles, including pipeline reviews, forecast calls, account planning, and commercial governance reviews, identifying risks, gaps, dependencies, and decision points that require leadership attention. • Data Analytics & Insights: Analyze sales pipeline, conversion trends, win/loss patterns, account activity, and revenue performance to generate actionable insights, and support ad hoc analysis for leadership questions, business reviews, and account deep-dives. • Dashboards & Reporting: Create dashboards, trackers, and recurring reports that improve visibility into sales execution and strategic priorities, translating raw data into clear narratives, recommendations, and decision-ready summaries. • Data Quality & Metric Governance: Monitor data quality and coordinate with relevant teams to improve CRM discipline, reporting accuracy, and consistent metric definitions across the Commercial organization. • Strategic Engagements: Track strategic customer engagements, leadership commitments, key pursuits, and commercial actions from initiation to closure, ensuring they remain visible, well-coordinated, and aligned with sales priorities and executive expectations. • Leadership Briefing Materials: Prepare structured briefs, talking points, account snapshots, agenda packs, meeting summaries, action logs, and escalation views for senior stakeholder meetings and governance forums. • Executive Reporting: Prepare concise, leadership-ready reporting packs, dashboards, and weekly/monthly updates covering pipeline, performance, strategic engagements, key risks, and required decisions. • Project Management: Manage cross-functional commercial initiatives, ensuring clear scope, milestones, owners, dependencies, risks, and timely closure of actions. • Cross-Functional Alignment: Act as a coordination point between Sales, Commercial, Finance, Product, Solutioning, Delivery, and Bid Management to drive alignment on priorities, data inputs, and execution plans. • Operating Rhythm & Cadence: Support weekly, monthly, and quarterly sales cadence reviews by preparing materials, consolidating inputs, tracking actions, and following up on commitments. • Process Improvement: Identify opportunities to simplify reporting, standardize trackers, improve data quality, and automate recurring planning activities where practical. What we’re looking for • Required skills / qualifications • Bachelor's degree in Business, Finance, Economics, Engineering, Analytics, or a related field. • 5–8 years of experience in sales planning, sales operations, commercial planning, business analysis, strategy, or project management roles. • Strong analytical capability with experience working with pipeline, revenue, sales performance, account, and engagement data. • Proficiency in Excel and PowerPoint; experience with CRM, Power BI, Salesforce, or similar reporting/dashboarding tools. • Ability to convert complex data into clear executive narratives, concise insights, and decision-ready recommendations, leveraging AI tools. • Experience supporting senior leadership reporting, business reviews, strategic account reviews, or commercial governance forums. • Strong project management discipline, with the ability to manage multiple priorities, follow up on actions, and drive closure across teams. • Preferred skills / qualifications • Background in management consulting, analytics, or technology. • Analytical Thinking: comfortable interpreting sales data, identifying trends, and producing meaningful insights from multiple data sources. • Executive Communication: able to simplify complex information into crisp updates, structured reports, and leadership-ready presentations. • Stakeholder Management: confident coordinating across sales leadership, account teams, commercial, finance, product, delivery, and bid management. • Project Discipline: strong ownership mindset with the ability to manage plans, timelines, risks, dependencies, and action closure. • Business Acumen: understands sales priorities, customer engagement dynamics, pipeline health, and the commercial levers that influence growth. What Working At Core42 Offers With a diverse team of 1,100+ employees from 68 nationalities, we foster an inclusive, innovative and collaborative environment. At Core42, we foster a culture grounded in trust, accountability and high performance. We are united by our values: Grit, where we overcome challenges with resilience and determination, Passion, which drives us to pursue excellence in everything we do, and Impact, as we aim to inspire progress and create meaningful change. Our team members thrive in an environment where each person’s contributions propel us forward, and together, we commit to achieving extraordinary results. • Competitive Salary: We offer an attractive salary package based on your skills and experience • Yearly Bonus: In recognition of your contributions, you will receive a performance-based annual bonus • Exclusive Discount Cards: Access special benefits with Esaad and Fazaa cards, offering discounts across a wide range of services • Premium Family Insurance: We provide comprehensive health coverage, including dental, vision and life insurance, ensuring the well-being of you and your family • Learning & Development: We offer access to top-tier learning platforms to help you grow in your career. Learn at your own pace with unlimited access to premium courses.