Practice Operations Director, Sales

Manages a team responsible for running the operational side of an sales practice.

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Compensation by seniority

Simulated

Median

$280k

Mean

$291k

10th–90th pct

$213k–$386k

Observations

552

Confidence: 34% · based on 552 simulated observations · last updated 7/27/2026

Historical trend & projection

Median total compensation at the typical seniority level for this role, 2021–2025, projected forward under three scenarios.

Simulated

Common skills

People Management

Core

Strategic Planning

Core

Process Improvement

Education requirements

Share of postings that require or prefer each level — a signal of typical hiring bars, not a hard rule.

Simulated

Bachelor's Degree

65% require · 27% prefer

Master's Degree

16% require · 28% prefer

No College

23% require · 10% prefer

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Common next roles

Head of Business Development, Sales+7.4%Sales Business Development Associate-54.5%Sales Practice Coordinator-53.2%Sales Practice Operations Specialist-57.7%Sales Business Development Manager-55.0%

Common previous roles

Sales Practice Operations Specialist-136.5%Sales Practice Coordinator-113.7%Sales Business Development Manager-122.2%Sales Business Development Associate-119.9%Head of Business Development, Sales+6.9%

Demand snapshot

Active openings (simulated)4,125

Posting growth-13%

Median days to fill57 days

Simulated

Employed (US, simulated)29,188

Projected growth6.4%/yr

Simulated

Role characteristics

Remote-friendliness50%

Automation exposure15%

Sources & freshness

Compensation and demand figures on this page are simulated demo data, deterministically generated for this build of CareerAtlas — not verified real-world observations.

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