Strategic Ops Analytics Manager

Sphera is a leading global provider of enterprise software and services that enables companies to manage and optimize their environment, health, safety and sustainability. Our mission is to create a safer, more sustainable, and productive world. Sphera is a portfolio company of Blackstone, a U.S.-based alternative asset investment company that focuses on private equity, technology, and innovation, and more. Blackstone businesses succeed through strong partnerships, a personalized approach, and a commitment to exceptional performance with uncompromising integrity. Sphera and Blackstone are leaders in the Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) space. We are guided by our core values of Customer Centricity, Accountability, Bias to Action, Innovation, and Collaboration. These values help us recruit the right talent to join our rapidly expanding team of around 1000 Spherion’s around the globe. It is important to us that each and every Spherion is not only eager to challenge themselves and knows how to get work done but is an awesome addition to our company culture. The Solution Executive will maximize profitable company sales revenue by identifying, qualifying, negotiating, and closing new business with new and existing clients. This position is primarily selling Sphera’s software solutions. This role will be the personification of Sphera in all matters within and outside the company with an unflagging commitment to customer satisfaction, delight, trust, and loyalty.

Role Overview

We are seeking a highly analytical and detail-driven Strategic Operations Analytics Manager to join our Bangalore-based Strategic Operations team. Reporting to the VP of Strategic Operations & Chief of Staff to the CEO, this role partners closely with Sales Operations and other cross-functional teams to deliver the analytics foundation for our most critical strategic initiatives.

You will be responsible for building the tracking mechanisms, dashboards, and insights packages that power our monthly business reviews, executive leadership updates, and long-term strategic programs for 2026 and beyond. This role is part of a specialized operations team in Bangalore that enables consistent, high-fidelity performance reporting across the business.

Key Responsibilities

Strategic Initiative Tracking & ROI Measurement

• Own the measurement, tracking, and analytical insights for enterprise-wide strategic initiatives across 2026 and beyond.
• Develop and maintain dashboards, scorecards, and models that monitor initiative progress, financial impact, and ROI.
• Collaborate with Strategic Operations leadership to define KPIs, baselines, milestones, and evaluation frameworks.

Executive & Monthly Business Review Reporting

• Lead creation of analytics and reporting packages for Monthly Business Reviews (MBRs) and senior executive meetings.
• Translate complex data sets into clear, actionable insights for CEO- and ELT-level consumption.
• Maintain accuracy and consistency across all reporting artifacts used in governance forums.

Cross-Functional Collaboration

• Partner with Sales Operations , Finance , Marketing , Product, and other teams to gather inputs, validate data, and align on metrics.
• Work directly with initiative owners to understand goals, assess progress, and communicate performance updates.
• Support cross-functional strategic workstreams with ongoing insights and data-driven recommendations.

Data & Systems Expertise

• Use Salesforce for data extraction, analytics, and operational performance tracking.
• Build and enhance Power BI dashboards that support both leadership-level insight and team-level decision-making.
• Develop and maintain Alteryx workflows to automate data preparation, transformation, and integration.
• Uphold strong data governance practices and serve as a technical expert on analytics processes.

Qualifications

• 4–5+ years of experience in Strategy, Business Operations, Sales Operations, or Analytics roles.
• Strong proficiency in Salesforce data structures, reporting, and analytics.
• Capability in Power BI including data modeling (DAX), visualization, and dashboard design.
• Required: Hands-on experience building and maintaining Alteryx workflows for automation and data transformation.
• Strong analytical mindset with experience connecting data to business decisions and ROI.
• Experience working with global teams and cross-functional partners.
• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Analytics, Engineering, Finance, or related fields; Master’s degree is a plus but not required.

What Success Looks Like

• Strategic initiatives have clear visibility, accurate tracking, and reliable ROI measurement.
• Executive leadership receives consistent, insight-rich reporting that drives alignment and decision-making.
• Power BI dashboards and Alteryx workflows streamline data flows and become core assets for strategic governance.
• The Strategic Operations function is enabled with a scalable analytics infrastructure for 2026 and beyond.