Commercial Operations Manager

Commercial Operations ManagerInnovation Starts With You Propel your career at Belden, where innovation creates possibilities—for our people, our customers, and the communities we serve. We connect people, information, and ideas to solve the world's most complex connectivity challenges, turning curiosity into meaningful impact. Here, you'll take on work that challenges you, supports your growth, and empowers you to shape what's next. You'll collaborate with global teams, gain diverse perspectives, and contribute to solutions that extend beyond our business—creating value in the world around us. Together, we are shaping the future of digitization and paving the way for the next generation of innovation.The Commercial Operations Manager is responsible for driving the end-to-end development of solution proposals, complex quotes (RFQs), and commercial strategies that deliver profitable, competitive, and compliant outcomes for Belden across the Americas (AMS). This role leads the Deal Desk cadence, ensures proper opportunity qualification, supports sales strategy, and partners cross-functionally with Sales, Solution Consulting & Services, Legal, Finance, and Product teams. The CommOps Manager will mitigate commercial risk, enforce proposal quality standards, and ensure adherence to policies, templates, pricing guardrails, and approval workflows. You will serve as a trusted advisor to Sales by providing deal insights, commercial structure guidance, and recommendations to secure winnable and profitable business.Key ResponsibilitiesDeal Desk leadership & opportunity governanceProposal & RFQ execution (end-to-end)Commercial risk, pricing integrity & complianceTools & workflow enablementShared ResponsibilitiesCollaborate with Sales leadership on opportunity qualification and pursuit prioritizationPartner with Solution Consulting & Services, Product, Project Management, and Pricing to validate feasibility, solution alignment, and cost/margin structureShare best practices and frameworks across the global bid management and commercial operations teamsSupport the evolution of tools, systems, content, and commercial processes to improve proposal speed, consistency, and competitivenessWhat You Own (Outcomes)Proposal and RFQ quality, accuracy, and complianceCommercial viability and financial integrity of supported opportunitiesDeal Desk preparation, documentation, and decision-ready insightsAdherence to pricing structures, volume commitments, and commercial guardrailsOn-time delivery of all bid materials, quotes, and associated documentsRequired Skills & ExperienceBachelor's degree in Business, Sales, Legal, or related field (or equivalent experience). 3+ years' experience in proposal/bid management, complex RFQs, quoting governance, and commercial documentation/contract review. Strong cross-functional leadership experience in a matrix environment (Sales, Legal, Finance, Technical Solutions, Product). Ability to operate in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment with strong attention to detail and sound judgment. Analytical mindset and comfort working in a metric-driven environment. Experience engaging senior leaders and influencing outcomes with structured recommendations. Preferred Salesforce experience (pipeline/forecasting visibility, reporting, data quality, process adherence). Ironclad experience for NDA and proposal workflow management.Work Environment / TravelRemote (US-based) with flexibility to travel domestically and internationally as needed.Applicants can expect a base compensation range of $130,000 - 150,000 annually, plus benefits and additional incentives based on the level of the role. This is the reasonable estimate that Belden believes it might pay for this job based on applicable circumstances at the time of posting. Belden may ultimately pay more or less than the posted range as permitted by law, and commensurate with the applicant's experience, qualifications, and geographical location. Belden also offers hybrid and remote work practices where feasible and provides employees with benefits that could include health/dental/vision, long term/short term disability, life insurance, HSA/FSA, matching retirement plans, paid vacation, parental leave, employee stock purchase plan, paid leave for volunteer work in your community, training opportunities, professional talent management and succession planning, corporate health well-being initiatives and a work culture which includes commitment to diversity, equity, inclusion and sustainability!