--- title: 'Revenue Analytics & Planning Manager at Firstup' canonical: 'https://feeny.ai/job/revenue-analytics-planning-manager-firstup-united-states-e87cb71x9fcw' type: 'job' last_seen: '2026-09-10' --- # Revenue Analytics & Planning Manager at Firstup - **Company:** Firstup - **Location:** United States - **Compensation:** $120k–$140k - **Employment:** full-time - **Work type:** remote - **Posted:** 2026-07-13 - **Last confirmed live:** 2026-09-10 - **Apply:** https://jobs.lever.co/firstup/bf0dd0f7-b786-4c30-b7c2-db31dd9659a8 ## Job description ## Who We Are At Firstup, our mission is to improve the employee experience at every moment that matters, large and small. As the communication pipeline for the world's workforce, we now serve 40 of the Fortune 100 companies, reaching and connecting more than 17 million employees daily. Our employees are experts in the employee experience, workforce communications and technology. Joining Firstup means joining a movement to make work better for every worker. As the world’s first intelligent communication platform, Firstup meaningfully engages employees at every moment from hire to retire, and delivers engagement insights to help companies support, promote and retain their talent. Our movement has taken root and is evident in our world-class customer base. Now we need your help. Ready to make a difference in the world? Position Overview Own revenue predictability, planning, and executive insight across new, renewal, and expansion revenue. Acts as a player-coach — managing a post-sales analyst (scaling to 2-3 as the team grows) while personally owning pre-sales analytics and planning. Responsible for forecast accuracy, capacity planning, performance narrative, and applying AI to drive efficiency and predictive insight. ## Responsibilities Leadership - Manage and coach a Revenue Insights Analyst focused on post-sales analysis; hire and scale the team as scope grows - Own pre-sales analytics and planning personally while overseeing team output and quality Forecasting & Planning - Own forecast methodology and accuracy across all revenue streams - Lead forecast cadence and executive performance reviews - Build and manage capacity models (headcount, coverage, productivity) - Lead annual and quarterly planning processes; integrate pipeline signals with planning assumptions - Lead quota and territory planning processes, ensuring capacity, coverage, and quota assumptions are aligned and data-backed Insights & Reporting - Translate performance data into actionable insight, including CAC, sales effectiveness, and full-funnel conversion/velocity across new, renewal, and expansion - Proactively flag performance risks and pipeline gaps early - before quarter-end - with clear recommended actions - Deliver executive and Board-level reporting Presales reporting including - Build and maintain pipeline reporting (coverage, conversion, progression, aging) - Support forecast process (rollups, validation, scenarios) - Track leading indicators (pipeline creation, early-stage conversion) - Produce weekly forecast packages and dashboards - Ensure data accuracy and reporting consistency AI & Efficiency - Implement approaches to apply AI to streamline forecast modeling and scenario generation - Use AI-driven anomaly detection to surface pipeline/forecast risk earlier - Leverage AI to automate draft narratives and insights, freeing time for judgment-level analysis ## Qualifications - 6–10 years in RevOps, FP&A, or analytics roles; prior people management or player-coach experience preferred - Strong forecasting and financial modeling experience - ## Experience supporting executive-level decision-making - Advanced Excel/BI skills; familiarity with AI/ML tools applied to forecasting or analytics a plus - Strong hands-on knowledge of Salesforce.com and Clari for reporting, dashboards, and pipeline data structures - ## Experience with quota and territory planning methodologies - Strong business judgment and communication skills Why Firstup? Because you care - about people, the work you do, and the connections you make. Work is such a large part of life; it only makes sense to make it awesome. If you want to engage brilliant minds in a high-growth and inclusive environment where ideas are rewarded regardless of who they come from, join us. This is a rapidly changing space so if you thrive on ambiguity, are hungry for a challenge, and have the guts to speak your mind, you could be a perfect fit. We offer an excellent PTO program, great health benefits, a casual and friendly environment, remote work, and a leadership team who truly believes in your growth – both personally and professionally. Firstup is committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all applicants for employment and to all employees, without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, protected disability, veteran status, or any other protected status in accordance with applicable federal, state or local laws. ## About Firstup ## Company Overview - **One-liner**: Firstup provides an intelligent communication platform that helps large organizations engage, inform, and activate their workforce through personalized, multi-channel messaging. - **Entity Type**: Private (Series D; total funding $114.8M) - **Headquarters**: San Francisco, California, United States - **Founded**: 2008 - **Founders**: Greg Shove and Nicole Alvino ## Core Business - **Primary industry**: Workforce communications and employee experience software - **Target customers**: Large enterprises with deskless/frontline workers (healthcare, manufacturing, distribution, retail, aviation, etc.) - **Mission/purpose**: "Empower organizations to put their people first" by cutting through communication noise and driving measurable business outcomes. ## Products & Services - **[Firstup Intelligent Communication Platform](https://firstup.io)**: A unified SaaS platform that enables hyper-personalized employee journeys, automated campaigns, and real-time engagement analytics. Includes: - **Employee App**: Mobile-first communication for deskless workers. - **Employee Intranet**: Centralized personalized workspace. - **Employee Email**: Intelligent timing and targeting to break through inbox clutter. - **Digital Signage**: Targeted messages for break rooms and common areas. - **Integrations**: Seamlessly connects with Microsoft, Workday, ServiceNow, and other HR/IT tools. ## Market Standing - **Valuation**: Not publicly disclosed (private company) - **Key Metric**: Annual revenue estimated at $100M (LinkedIn data) - **Total Funding**: $114.8M across 6 rounds, including: - Series D (2016): $25M led by Akkadian Ventures - Series E (2018): $10M led by DTCP - Earlier rounds from Rembrandt Venture Partners and others - **Notable Investors/Partners**: Akkadian Ventures, Rembrandt Venture Partners, DTCP; integrations with Microsoft, Workday, ServiceNow - **Growth Signals**: - Named a **Leader in the 2025 Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for Intranet Packaged Solutions** - Case study: Swissport unified 45,000 employees across 300 airports with 75% frontline engagement - Case study: Southern Company Gas saved 91K hours and $3.9M - LinkedIn followers grew **101.3% year-over-year** (37,672 followers as of late 2025) ## Competitive Advantages - **AI-powered personalization**: Automates targeted, role-based communication across channels (mobile, email, intranet, signage). - **Frontline-first focus**: Designed specifically for deskless and shift workers, a large underserved segment. - **Proven ROI**: Forrester TEI study quantified improvements in frontline retention, productivity, and safety for a 10,000-employee organization. - **Deep integrations**: Native connections with major enterprise platforms (Microsoft, Workday, ServiceNow) reduce friction. ## Strategic Focus - **AI as a core differentiator**: "AI that works as hard as your workforce" – providing virtual assistants for employees, content creation tools for communicators, and analytics for leaders. - **Expanding in healthcare, manufacturing, and retail** verticals where frontline communication is critical. - **Continued international growth** (offices in London, presence across 8 countries). ## Why Work Here - **Culture & values**: Emphasizes innovation, accountability, transparency, teamwork, and speed. "Be real" (fact-based, authentic feedback) and "operate with pace and urgency." - **Remote/hybrid policy**: Mix of remote-first roles (e.g., UK-based Software Engineer) and hybrid roles (e.g., Chicago Sales Development Representative). Headquarters in San Francisco. - **Benefits**: Paid volunteer days, donation matching program, and a focus on "community" both inside and outside the company. - **Engineering environment**: Roles for fullstack, frontend, mobile UX, and cloud operations; uses AI tools in hiring process. - **Headcount**: Approximately 194–300 employees (conflicting reports: LinkedIn shows 194 with -3.9% YoY decline; Wikipedia states 300). Distributed across 8 countries. ## Sources 1. [firstup.io](https://firstup.io) 2. [Firstup Careers](https://firstup.io/careers/) 3. [LinkedIn Company Page](https://www.linkedin.com/company/firstup-io) 4. 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