Zavdiel Ocampo

Revenue operations and GTM strategy · Irvine, CA

I build the forecasting, planning, and reporting systems sales leaders run the business on.

10+ years of experience, 7+ of them in sales operations at global B2B technology companies. I've built financial models, run Salesforce for 100+ users, and led global programs with Sales, Marketing, Finance, and Technology.

Illustration of a forecast range narrowing over a quarter Best case and worst case lines start far apart in week one and close in on the actual result by the end of the quarter. No real data is shown. BEST CASE WORST CASE COMMIT ACTUAL WEEK 1 QUARTER CLOSE
A good forecast range tightens to the actual number as the quarter closes. Illustration, not real data.

01  Results

Four numbers from my work at NetApp

Each number belongs to the program named with it. The stories behind them are below.

95%

Forecast accuracy for four straight quarters. Each quarter's forecast landed within 5% of actual.

Forecasting

6 mo

To ship a global forecasting platform the plan gave 18 months.

Forecasting

$500M+

Pipeline in a global seller-alignment program covering hundreds of sellers.

Seller alignment

40%

Less account-planning time for sellers in that program.

Seller alignment

02  Selected work

Four problems I solved

Each one was global and crossed Sales, Finance, Marketing, or Technology. Here is the problem, what I did, and what changed.

01

Forecasting at global scale

NetApp

The problem

Executives needed clearer visibility into ARR, pipeline coverage, and quota attainment across global sales organizations.

What I did

Led the design and rollout of a global forecasting platform. Designed and ran the weekly forecast call: commit, best case, worst case.

Result

  • Live in 6 months against an 18-month plan
  • 95% forecast accuracy, sustained for a full year
02

Aligning hundreds of sellers

NetApp

The problem

Storage and cloud sellers had to work together on cloud growth, and senior sales leaders disagreed on how.

What I did

Settled the competing priorities with a phased plan that met about 80% of the leaders' requests.

Result

  • 40% less account-planning time
  • Across $500M+ in pipeline
03

Cross-sell programs that kept growing

NetApp

The problem

Existing customers had room to adopt and use more of the company's cloud products.

What I did

Owned two global programs with Sales, Marketing, Finance, and Technology. Built account nomination, dashboards, time-to-value tracking, and a leadership review cadence.

Result

  • One beat its pipeline goal by 20%
  • The other beat its recurring-revenue goal by 10%
  • Both grew 50% in dollar volume over two years
04

From spreadsheets to real time

Zadara

The problem

Forecasting for a globally distributed sales organization ran on spreadsheets.

What I did

Led the forecasting overhaul: requirements across Sales, Finance, and Technology, platform selection, Salesforce integration, and training. Ran Salesforce for 100+ users.

Result

  • Real-time pipeline visibility for leadership
  • Automated lead flows and email campaigns: rep efficiency up 36%, admin workload down 42%

03  Background

From analyst to global go-to-market programs

I started in financial analysis, moved into sales operations and Salesforce, then led global go-to-market programs.

  1. Financial analysis

    Rich Uncles REIT

    Built financial models behind hundreds of millions of dollars in commercial real estate acquisitions.

  2. Sales operations and Salesforce admin

    Zadara

    Administered Salesforce for 100+ users and moved forecasting from spreadsheets to real-time pipeline visibility.

  3. Global go-to-market programs

    NetApp

    Led forecasting, planning, and cross-sell programs. Built the executive reporting delivered to the SVP level.

AnalystI’ve built financial models, so I read the forecast the way Finance does.

AdminI’ve run Salesforce for 100+ users, so I fix the process underneath and make the right behavior the default.

Go to marketI’ve led global programs across Sales, Marketing, Finance, and Technology, so I can turn competing priorities into one plan.

04  How I run the business

A steady operating rhythm, from the weekly call to the annual plan

I design and run each of these myself, along with the reporting behind them.

Weekly

Forecast call and pipeline reviews. Commit, best case, worst case. Deal-by-deal inspection with sales leaders.

Monthly

Monthly business review with sales leadership.

Quarterly

Quarterly business review. Executive reporting delivered to the SVP level.

Annual

Annual review and GTM plan. Territory, quota, segmentation, and comp, built with Finance and Product.

Systems I build on

  • Salesforce
  • Clari
  • Anaplan
  • Tableau
  • Power BI
  • Gong
  • Salesloft
  • Excel
  • Google Sheets

AI in the workflow

I build LLM agents on Claude, GPT, and Gemini for forecast analysis, pipeline analysis, win/loss reviews, and executive reporting.

Business cases

I built the business cases to evaluate and bring in Clari and Vieu, and I build the data models behind my own dashboards.

05  If I join your team

How I'd spend my first 90 days

This is my starting plan, not a script. It changes after I've listened to your team.

Phase 1

Days 1 to 30

Listen and measure

  • Meet every sales leader and finance partner
  • Audit the forecast, pipeline stages, and data quality
  • Find where the number gets argued about

Phase 2

Days 31 to 60

One number, one rhythm

  • Set one source of truth for the forecast
  • Put the forecast call and pipeline reviews on a fixed schedule
  • Fix data problems in the fields and workflows, not with reminders

Phase 3

Days 61 to 90

Plan the next cycle

  • Get territory, quota, and comp ready for the next planning cycle
  • Hand leadership a standard executive report
  • Add AI where it cuts analyst hours

06  Contact

Hiring for revenue operations? Let's talk.

I'm looking for a Director or Senior Manager seat in revenue or sales operations at a SaaS, cloud, or PE-backed B2B company.

  • Based in Irvine, CA
  • Open to remote or hybrid in Orange County
  • Languages English and Spanish