Really confusing and disorganized experience from start to finish.
I received an email from a recruiter to schedule a screen, and exactly 32 minutes later got a call from a different recruiter asking if I had reviewed it yet. I hadn’t, I was just wrapping up a Zoom call. The urgency felt unnecessary and not very thoughtful.
During that call, I was transparent that I was already in late-stage interviews elsewhere and likely nearing an offer. I also mentioned I had applied to this role three weeks prior, so timing-wise I was likely going to withdraw. Despite that, I was encouraged to still take a call “to learn more,” which I agreed to.
When the interview came around, it was with a third recruiter I hadn’t interacted with at all. Not the original contact, not the person who followed up, but someone entirely new. While she was kind, there were noticeable audio issues that made the conversation harder than it should have been.
The bigger issue, though, was the role itself. The job description reads very clearly like a Director-level position. It covers everything from annual planning, territory design, and quota/capacity modeling to forecasting, deal desk, pricing governance, quote-to-cash, Salesforce ownership, and overall data and infrastructure. This is effectively end-to-end ownership of the sales operating model, seemingly without a supporting team.
However, the role is titled Sales Operations Manager, and the compensation band is significantly below market for that level of scope, especially for a company that is not an early-stage startup.
When I asked about this directly, it only reinforced the mismatch. Given I was already in final stages with other companies offering similar scope with materially higher compensation and more appropriate leveling, I decided to withdraw.
Overall, the process felt fragmented and misaligned, and the role itself appears significantly under-leveled for the expectations being set.
