Aska Zhang

Commercial Strategy & Operations Leader | Helping companies grow with clarity, alignment, and execution

Greater Chicago Area

About

I help growing companies build the commercial capabilities that enable sustainable growth. Throughout my career, I’ve partnered with executive teams to bring clarity, alignment, and execution across Sales, Marketing, Customer Success, Finance, Product, and Operations, whether by building a Revenue Operations function from the ground up, improving commercial operating models, or leading cross-functional transformation initiatives. Over the past 15 years, I’ve worked across SaaS, healthtech, logistics, and financial services, building organizations, developing teams, and translating strategy into scalable execution. I’m at my best in high-growth environments where increasing complexity creates the need for stronger operating foundations, better decision-making, and cross-functional alignment.

Experience

  • Homethrive (4 yrs 6 mos)
    • Senior Director of Revenue Operations
      Dec 2024 - Apr 2026 · 1 yr 5 mos

      Expanded the function’s strategic impact, partnering with executive leadership on growth planning, commercial strategy, AI enablement, and organizational execution while scaling the operating model to support the company’s next stage of growth.

    • Director of Sales Operations
      Nov 2021 - Dec 2024 · 3 yrs 2 mos

      Joined to build the company’s first Revenue Operations function, establishing the commercial operating model, forecasting discipline, CRM strategy, and cross-functional operating rhythms needed to support rapid growth and improve organizational alignment.

  • Co-Founder & COO | Chicago Booth New Venture Challenge Semi-Finalist at U-NoCode
    Jan 2022 - Jun 2022 · 6 mos

    Partnered with a cross-functional founding team to develop an AI-enabled software concept focused on improving software development workflows through natural language processing. Led business operations, strategy, and go-to-market planning while participating in the University of Chicago Booth School of Business New Venture Challenge, where the venture was recognized as a semi-finalist.

  • Senior Sales Operations Manager at Concentrus
    Oct 2018 - Oct 2021 · 3 yrs 1 mo

    Led Sales Operations and commercial process transformation for an ERP consulting firm, redesigning forecasting, billing, reporting, and cross-functional operating processes to improve visibility, efficiency, financial performance, and execution across Sales, Finance, and Delivery.

  • Co-founder & Head of Business Operations at FBD GROUPS
    Jan 2018 - Oct 2018 · 10 mos

    Co-founded and led operations for a third-party logistics company, overseeing warehouse operations, fulfillment, transportation, customer delivery, P&L, and team leadership while building the business from the ground up.

  • AVP, Business Development at Tradewind
    Jan 2016 - Nov 2017 · 1 yr 11 mos

    Led enterprise business development for a global trade finance firm, structuring working capital solutions for importers and exporters and generating more than $60M in new business.