Lead - Business Systems Services

Job Description

Company Description

Freshworks makes it fast and easy for businesses to delight their customers and employees. We do this by taking a fresh approach to building and delivering software that is affordable, quick to implement, and designed for the end user. Headquartered in  San Mateo, California , Freshworks has a global team operating from 13 global locations to serve more than 65,000 companies -- from startups to public companies – that rely on Freshworks software-as-a-service to enable a better customer experience (CRM, CX) and employee experience (ITSM).

Freshworks’ cloud-based software suite includes  Freshdesk (omni-channel customer support),  Freshsales (sales automation),  Freshmarketer (marketing automation),  Freshservice (IT service desk),  Freshchat (AI-powered bots), supported by Neo, our underlying platform of shared services.

Freshworks is featured in global national press including CNBC, Forbes, Fortune, Bloomberg and has been a BuiltIn Best Place to work in San Francisco and Denver for the last 3 years. Our customer ratings have earned Freshworks products TrustRadius Top Rated Software ratings and G2 Best of Awards for Best Feature Set, Best Value for the Price and Best Relationship.

As the Business Systems Analyst supporting the Go to Market Functions, you will focus on becoming the trusted technology partner for the Sales, Marketing, Channel Sales and the Order to Cash teams. As part of this role, you will work with the operations teams in the various business functions to understand their functional and technical needs, identify and implement SaaS applications to address the business needs, and become the single point of contact for supporting and enhancing the business applications for the users.

Responsibilities:

• Develop detailed requirements (business, user, process, system requirements – functional and non-functional) and establish traceability to business vision

• Partner with the Leads to work with Product Managers on the Freshworks product teams to understand and align the product roadmap to the functional requirements

• Manage day to day operations such as supporting L2/L3 tickets and data management inside the CRM

• Actively work with internal development teams to conduct gap analysis of different solutions (both internal and external) and identify the best path forward. 

• Develop, test and deploy customizations and new functionality based on changing business needs

• Collaborate on all business readiness activities including end user training, product testing, rollout, iteration and support

• Overall experience of 7-9 years working in a SaaS / IT environment with Relevant Business Analyst exposure of at least 2 years with hands on experience

• Understanding of business processes in the Sales, Marketing and customer service/customer success domains

• Proven track record in delivering large scale projects and working with multiple business stakeholders

• In depth understanding of CRM, CPQ and other Sales tools with System Administration experience and Certification - Salesforce, Hubspot, Microsoft Dynamics etc

• In depth understanding of business processes in the Sales domains

• Strong understanding of APIs and Integrations

• Strong focus on requirement gathering and translating into tech specifications

• Strong foundation in Project Management and managing agile systems

• In-Depth knowledge in CRM with System Administration experience

• Ability to work with multiple stakeholders and drive consensus

• Bachelor's / Master’s  Degree in computer science, engineering or an equivalent combination of skills, training, and experience is required

• Strong desire to take ownership of a set of business needs and drive delivery of operational and technical processes to meet these product needs

• Software development background is a plus

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills

• Collaboration mindset – this is a highly cross-functional role

• A do-what-it-takes attitude

At Freshworks, we are creating a global workplace that enables everyone to find their true potential, purpose, and passion irrespective of their background, gender, race, sexual orientation, religion and ethnicity. We are committed to providing equal opportunity for all and believe that diversity in the workplace creates a more vibrant, richer work environment that advances the goals of our employees, communities and the business.