What are the most important soft and hard skills revenue operations managers can build to become successful in their field going forward?
1 Answer
Paycor VP, Customer Experience Operations • November 18
Hard skills:
- Sales or marketing experiance. Gives you credibility with your internal customers.
- CRM and related technologies. It's important to understand best practices and use cases for your tech strategy.
- Financial analysis and budgeting. Good RevOps leaders are data-driven.
Soft skills:
- Critical thinking
- Problem solving
- Teamwork and collaboration
- Communication
- Abandoning the status quo
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