Benchling
Head of Enterprise Applications
$244K–$366K
San Francisco, CA · Hybrid · Director · Full-time · Posted Sep 16, 2026
- Experience
- 10+ years in enterprise or business applications; 5+ years leading teams in a fast-paced startup environment.
About the job
Leads Benchling’s enterprise applications function, owning its SaaS portfolio, integrations, major business systems programs, automation, controls, and team.
What you'll do
- Set the target-state application portfolio, architecture, integration standards, and platform lifecycle decisions.
- Lead revenue and finance systems programs, including quote-to-cash, pricing and packaging, and consumption billing; improve team throughput through automation and AI.
- Build audit-ready controls, expand self-service, develop the team, and partner with business leaders on priorities and process changes.
What they ask for
- 10+ years in enterprise or business applications; 5+ years leading teams in a fast-paced startup environment, including managing managers and owning a budget.
- Experience owning a scaled multi-platform SaaS portfolio spanning CRM, ERP, HRIS, and integrations; deep Salesforce experience including quote-to-cash and CPQ/RevCloud.
- Hands-on familiarity with an integration platform; measurable automation outcomes; practical experience applying AI to enterprise applications; and experience building adopted self-service.
- Experience designing and operating SOX IT general controls through public-company financial reporting, including access reviews, change management, evidence collection, and auditor engagement.
Nice to have
- NetSuite, Certinia, or Workday ownership.
- Experience with Snowflake, Salesforce Data Cloud, or an analytics platform in the application data layer; or managing a distributed contractor or partner bench.
Pay
$244K – $366K (base salary)
Tools
Salesforce, CPQ/RevCloud, NetSuite, Workday, Certinia, Gainsight, Zendesk, Workato
AI focus
Apply AI to enterprise applications and team workflows to automate operational work, increase output without proportionate headcount growth, and redesign internal processes; partner with AI and Data Engineering (AIDE).
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