Job Description
Key Responsibilities
Deal Intake, Review & Cross‑Functional Alignment
- Serve as the first point of contact for deal requests, ensuring complete inputs and clear requirements.
- Lead cross‑functional deal reviews with Sales, Finance, Legal, and RevOps.
- Maintain accurate deal documentation, approval context, and follow‑through across the lifecycle.
Deal Structuring, SaaS Mechanics & Risk Assessment
- Partner with Sales early to shape pricing strategy and commercial structure.
- Support partner and channel deal structures aligned with program rules and margin expectations.
- Advise on SaaS deal mechanics including multi‑year terms, ramps, co‑terms, migrations, and consolidations.
- Evaluate commercial risk, precedent, and downstream operational impact to recommend balanced deal structures.
- Support product restack/remix initiatives to align legacy offers with our unified SaaS portfolio.
Commercial Terms, Pricing Governance & Approvals
- Review pricing, discounting, contract terms, billing cadence, and escalators.
- Partner with Finance and Legal to assess commercial and contractual risk.
- Ensure deal structures align with financial metrics (ACV, ARR, MRR, TCV) and revenue recognition policies.
- Manage approval workflows and escalate complex deals with clear analysis and recommendations.
Policy Compliance & Exception Management
- Enforce pricing policies, approval matrices, and commercial guardrails.
- Ensure non‑standard deals follow documented exception processes.
- Identify recurring exceptions and partner with RevOps to improve policies, workflows, and systems.
Seller Enablement & Negotiation Support
- Act as a trusted advisor to sellers on pricing strategy, packaging, and commercial positioning.
- Guide tradeoffs and concessions while protecting company interests.
- Help sellers understand what’s approvable, what requires escalation, and how to structure deals efficiently.
Customer & Financial Insight
- Use CRM, contract, pricing, and financial data to inform deal decisions.
- Apply understanding of customer lifecycle across acquisition, expansion, and renewal.
- Ensure CRM/CPQ data accuracy to support reporting, audit readiness, and downstream processes.
Quote Creation & CPQ Execution
- Build, configure, and validate quotes for new business, renewals, expansions, and complex deal scenarios.
- Partner with sellers on product configuration, pricing, and commercial terms.
- Troubleshoot CPQ issues and ensure outputs reflect approved pricing and entitlements.
- Collaborate with RevOps/Systems to enhance CPQ rules, templates, and automation.
Booking Readiness & Operational Excellence
- Prepare complete, compliant booking packages and ensure smooth handoff to Order Management and Billing.
- Validate quote accuracy to reduce downstream corrections.
- Provide increased support during month‑end and quarter‑end close.
- Track and analyze Deal Desk KPIs to drive continuous improvement.
- Contribute to scalable quote‑to‑cash processes, tools, and governance.