Title: Sr Commercial Excellence Manager, Stroke
Location: This position is based in our Campbell, California office. This position is full time and remote

Why Imperative Care?
Do you want to make a real impact on patients? Imperative Care is changing the way stroke and vascular diseases are treated. As part of our team, you’d be supporting breakthroughs that will revolutionize the future of stroke care. Every day, the technologies that we develop at Imperative Care directly impact human lives. Our focus is on the needs of the patient, and they come first in everything we do

What You’ll Do
The Senior Commercial Excellence Manager, Stroke serves as a strategic partner and operational leader directly reporting to the Vice President of Commercial Operations and supporting the Vice President of Stroke Sales in driving revenue growth, sales force effectiveness, and commercial scalability.
This role is responsible for building and optimizing the commercial infrastructure required to deliver consistent revenue growth for the thrombectomy medical device business. The Senior Manager will lead sales planning, forecasting, incentive compensation planning, CRM strategy, and cross-functional commercial execution.
Commercial Strategy & Executive Support

• Serve as operational lead and strategic thought partner to the Vice President of Sales.
• Support annual sales planning, territory design, quota allocation, and headcount modeling.
• Lead development of commercial dashboards and KPIs for executive and board reporting.
• Drive quarterly business reviews (QBRs) with regional sales leaders.
• Support development and execution of sales growth initiatives including new account penetration and share-of-wallet expansion.

Sales Force Effectiveness and Productivity

• Develop, improve, and own the commercial operating model supporting all business units.
• Drive sales productivity and pipeline visibility through deep partnership with sales leadership.
• Establish standardized forecasting methodology and improve forecast accuracy.
• Conduct white space and territory optimization analyses.
• Monitor revenue per rep, sales cycle length, pipeline coverage ratios, and ASP trends.
• Identify and implement process improvements to increase sales efficiency and effectiveness.

Forecasting, Quotas, & S&OP

• Lead forecasting process and participate in S&OP cadence.
• Partner with leadership to set quarterly and annual quotas aligned with company growth objectives.
• Develop revenue models and scenario planning to support strategic decisions.
• Provide regular and ad hoc performance analysis to senior leadership.

Incentive Compensation & Performance Management

• Oversee end-to-end sales compensation process including:
  • Incentive design and modeling
  • Quota communication
  • Performance tracking
  • Quarterly updates
  • Payout calculations and processing
• Ensure incentive plans drive desired commercial behaviors and align with company objectives.
• Partner with Finance to ensure accuracy and compliance in payout administration.

Cross Functional Alignment

• Partner with Marketing on targeting strategy, campaign tracking, and lead management.
• Collaborate with Clinical Affairs to support account adoption and conversion strategies.
• Align with Operations and Supply Chain to mitigate revenue disruption risks.
• Ensure accurate sales process documentation and onboarding of new representatives.

What You’ll Bring

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Finance, or related field; MBA strongly preferred, or a combination of training/education and experience.
• 8+ years of experience in commercial operations, sales operations, finance, or sales leadership within medical device or healthcare.
• Experience in vascular/intravascular, cardiovascular, interventional, or hospital-based procedural markets strongly preferred.
• Startup or high-growth med tech experience highly valued.
• 2+ years supervisory experience preferred.
• Strong knowledge of hospital purchasing environments, IDNs, and GPO structures.
• Proven expertise with complex sales modeling and data analysis
• Advanced Excel and financial modeling skills required.
• Excellent communication and executive presentation skills.
• Demonstrated ability to influence senior leaders and field sales teams.

Employee Benefits include a stake in our collective success with stock options, bonus, competitive salaries, a 401k plan, health benefits, generous PTO, and a parental leave program.
Salary Range: $155,000 – 175,000 annually

Please note that the salary information is a general guideline only. Imperative Care considers factors such as scope and responsibilities of the position, candidate's work experience, education/training, key skills, and internal equity, as well as location, market and business considerations when extending an offer
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