Growth Operations Enablement Manager

Arlington, VA (Remote)

$145K/yr – $165K/yrManagerFull time

Posted 16 hrs ago

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Job Summary

Own Shift5's sales enablement and Growth Operations, turning technical capabilities into customer value, building standardized playbooks and onboarding, and leading cross-functional initiatives and cadence to drive pipeline, messaging, and proposal efficiency.

  • Own enablement strategy, collateral, and content libraries
  • Lead cross-functional initiatives and operating cadence
  • Develop onboarding and enablement for Growth team members

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Build and own Shift5's sales enablement strategy, including presentations, capability briefs, battle cards, one-pagers, demos, executive briefing materials, and customer-facing collateral.
  • Partner closely with Product and Engineering to translate technical capabilities into clear, compelling customer messaging and value propositions.
  • Build and maintain standardized sales playbooks by product, customer, mission area, sales stage, and competitive landscape.
  • Serve as the operational bridge between Sales, Product, Engineering, Marketing, Government Affairs, Capture, Contracts, and Mission Delivery.
  • Establish and manage the Growth organization's operating cadence, including pipeline reviews, deal desk gating, account planning, quarterly business reviews, forecast reviews, and executive reporting.
  • Partner with Product Marketing to support industry events, coordinate product demonstrations, and deliver exceptional customer engagement experiences.
  • Lead cross-functional initiatives that improve communication, accountability, and execution across the Growth organization.
  • Develop competitive intelligence, customer insights, and market research that strengthen Shift5's market positioning.
  • Build onboarding programs and ongoing enablement for Strategic Account Executives, Deployment Strategists, and other Growth team members.
  • Support proposal and capture efforts by developing reusable content libraries, technical narratives, customer success stories, and best practices.

Requirements

  • Experience in Growth Operations, Sales Enablement, Revenue Operations, Product Marketing, Sales Strategy, or a related function.
  • Demonstrated ability to translate highly technical products into compelling customer-facing messaging and sales materials.
  • Experience leading cross-functional initiatives across Product, Engineering, Sales, Marketing, and executive leadership.
  • Strong project management, organizational, and stakeholder management skills.
  • Experience developing sales playbooks, enablement programs, and go-to-market strategies.
  • Experience creating executive presentations, customer-facing collateral, and competitive intelligence.
  • Experience building operational processes and driving organizational execution.
  • Comfort operating in a fast-paced, high-growth, highly collaborative environment.
  • Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience.
  • Experience supporting defense technology, cybersecurity, SaaS, or government contracting organizations is strongly preferred.

Preferred

  • Experience supporting defense technology, cybersecurity, SaaS, or government contracting organizations is strongly preferred.
  • Familiarity with Monday, Gong, Highspot, Seismic, Clari, or similar enablement platforms is preferred.
  • Experience supporting Department of Defense or Intelligence Community customers is preferred.

Benefits

  • Employer-paid medical, dental and vision coverage
  • Health Savings Account with annual employer contributions
  • Life Insurance
  • Uncapped paid time off policy
  • Flexible work & remote work policy
  • Tax-deferred public transit benefits with Metro SmartBenefits (DC/MD/VA)
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Former military officers who stood up U.S. Army Cyber Command and pioneered modern weapons system cyber assessments founded Shift5 to transform untapped operational technology into actionable insights that enable peak performance and cyber resilience for America’s defense and transportation systems.Built for the field and tested in the most demanding environments, Shift5's Operational Intelligence platform equips operations, maintenance, and cybersecurity teams with the infrastructure and analytics to detect threats, anticipate failures, and respond with confidence. Today, military customers and leading transportation companies rely on Shift5 for the safety, security, and reliability of current fleets and next-generation assets.

Founded in 2019
Arlington, Virginia, USA
127 employees (4 in marketing)
59% recommend to a friend
65% CEO approval

Traffic Signals

Monthly Visitors
7.5K
Traffic Source Mix
Search
35.5%
Direct
51.2%
Referral
6.5%
Social
5.6%
Paid
1.1%

Headcount Trend

Current headcount: ~127

Marketing Team

Marketing Team Size
2 (2% of company)
Median Tenure
0.6 years
Marketing Roles Posted (Last 30 Days)
1

Funding

Total Funding
$180.5M
Last Raise
$75M
Series C, 6 months ago

Funding History

  • Sep 2025
    Series C • $75M
  • Jun 2023
    Series B • $33M
  • Feb 2022
    Series B • $50M

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