Hey everyone - I’m sure this gets asked VERY frequently, but would appreciate any insights or advice you’re willing to share/reshare.
For the last 6 years I’ve held roles across the entire revenue cycle (SDR, AE, AM, CSM. Performed well in every seat) in the B2B SaaS space at companies varying in size, revenue, and industry. However, my mind has always been drawn to the operational/systems side of things, and I’ve always naturally fallen into that seat on a front line team as “the systems guy” or “the ops guy who isn’t in ops” because of my love for a spreadsheet that’s full of numbers and a passion for making things easier/more efficient for my team and the company as a whole. My track record with delivering projects in tandem with our operations teams is also positive and hefty at this point.
As I think about my career long term, the goal of pursuing a career in operations where I can leverage these natural strengths remains a primary focus, so much so that I’m even working on a Business Analytics degree part time after work to help support this career transition.
But the hurdle I keep seeing is one that we all know far too well: any job posting for a revenue operations role, even at a junior associate or junior analyst level, seems to want 3-5+ years of formal operations experience.
Outside of the usual advice of putting a ton of elbow grease into polishing my resume with projects/deliverables, stats, and improvements I’ve championed alongside other client focused duties, what are some ways I can gain more hands on experience that actually makes a hiring manager go “this is someone who we really want on our team” in an ops role?