Business Operations Analyst I

At Commerce, our mission is to empower businesses to innovate, grow, and thrive with our open, AI-driven commerce ecosystem. As the parent company of BigCommerce, Feedonomics, and Makeswift, we connect the tools and systems that power growth, enabling businesses to unlock the full potential of their data, deliver seamless and personalized experiences across every channel, and adapt swiftly to an ever-changing market. Simply said, we help businesses confidently solve complex commerce challenges so they can build smarter, adapt faster, and grow on their own terms. If you want to be part of a team of bold builders, sharp thinkers, and technical trailblazers, working together to shape the future of commerce, this is the place for you.

Business Operations Analyst I

BigCommerce is disrupting the e-commerce industry as the SaaS leader for fast- growing, mid-market businesses. We enable our customers to build intuitive and engaging stores to support every stage of their growth. We are seeking a Business Operation Analyst I to work cross-functionally across multiple divisions within BC  in support of our merchants during various stages of their life cycle with us.

• Conduct business analyses to ensure Company & Financial Operations practices are consistent with the stated business model, mission, and standards, and that they are compliant with all applicable regulations.

• Where opportunities for improvement exist, collaborate to help build cost-effective processes and policies that will enable efficiency and effectiveness and will help attract new customers.

• Where processes and policies are updated, verify that results improve; where necessary, write updated process documentation, conduct training, and prepare automated reports showing the output of the updated process.

• Where mature processes do not exist: identify, recommend, implement, and test changes that will allow for scalable growth.

• Conduct research and analyze workflow processes to improve business procedures within Finance Operations, with an eye toward detecting and/or preventing potential failures, removing inefficiencies, and eliminating waste. 

• Participate in cross-functional reviews of existing business processes and policies within the broader Company.

• Monitor practices to ensure they support improved productivity and revenue generation.

• Meet established metrics for response time and accuracy.

• Work with and monitor a broad spectrum of merchant activities, analyzing data and flexing your business acumen to identify opportunities for improved/increased revenue opportunities for BigCommerce

• Work with merchants experiencing near-term delinquent Accounts Receivable issues to build payment solutions beneficial to both them and BC

• As part of regular interactions with merchants, exercise your own judgment to proactively identify contract upgrade opportunities and pass lead recommendations to Sales partners

• As part of ongoing monitoring of merchant activity, leverage activity data to identify high-growth customers and share leads with Sales partners

• Execute on billing new and existing accounts, to include:

  • Review and execute SFDC cases for internal and external stakeholders

  • Analyze billing procedures and identify opportunities for improvement

  • Provide outstanding Billing execution to our internal and external customers

  • Respond to billing case requests while proactively keeping all stakeholders updated on the status of the issue

  • Work cross-functionally with Managed Account teams and Client Services, as well as other organizations towards timely and correct billing standards

  • Engage in sometimes difficult conversations while maintaining an always-professional and customer-first attitude

• Execute on collection on existing accounts, to include:

  • Primary responsibilities are to manage enterprise and partner collections for a set of accounts based on a collections strategy

  • Investigates and analyzes credit actions to assist with resolving outstanding items in a timely fashion. Facilitates projects, works with external and internal stakeholders

  • Researches and analyzes payment history/trends of all accounts

  • Prepares monthly reports showing delinquency trends and analyzing collection results

• Execute on new contracts, to include:

  • Take deal parameters (product/pricing/terms) from Sales and format into a contract

  • Ensure that contract terms are consistent with Legal guidelines and that product/pricing information is within approved deal guidelines

  • Identify opportunities and engage Legal/Finance to ensure review and approval of any custom requests or other requests outside of guidelines

  • Document a contract that clearly identifies renewal/termination conditions and identifies  upgrade and cross-sell opportunities

  • Proactively engage with customers on contract questions/issues to route to the appropriate teams for resolution in a timely manner

  • Understand contractual differences across both BC and Customer geographical locations to ensure compliance

• Execute on provisioning new accounts, to include:

  • Take signed customer contracts and configure Customer Accounts  with purchased Products/Services

  • Set up products using product-specific configuration parameters, use learned  judgment to resolve inconsistencies in product interrelationships

  • Identify patterns in configurations which lead to introduction of new products  and selling opportunities

  • Ensure all contract product control values are correctly set and configured

• Other duties and responsibilities as assigned

• 3+ years professional experience, including 2+ years operations experience, preferably at a SaaS, eCommerce or other subscription-based company.

• Experience in Business Operations.

• A Bachelor’s degree, or equivalent work experience.

• Familiarity with SaaS and Agile workflows and technologies.

• Familiarity with Salesforce, Zuora, Impartner, and Marketo.

• Familiarity with end-to-end process design, rollout, and project management.

• Proven record using operations expertise to improve efficiency and drive productivity.

• Hybrid - 3 days per week in office.

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We have the opportunity to build not only a great business, but a great company, with soul.  Our beliefs and commitment to diversity and inclusion are a central part of achieving that.

Our dedication to diversity and inclusion is grounded in two things: a moral belief in the dignity, value, and potential of every individual, and a practical belief that diverse, inclusive teams will create the best outcomes for our customers, partners, employees, and company. We welcome everyone to be a part of our journey.

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(Pay Transparency Range: $49,920-$74,880)

At Commerce, we believe that celebrating the unique histories, perspectives and abilities of every employee makes a difference for our company, our customers and our community. We are an equal opportunity employer and the inclusive atmosphere we build together will make room for every person to contribute, grow and thrive.

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Learn more about the Commerce team, culture and benefits at https://www.commerce.com/careers/

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