
Director, Deal Desk
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full-time
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Location Type: Remote
Location: United States
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About the role
- Own the global deal desk function end-to-end
- Build the processes, policies, and team required to support high-velocity and high-complexity sales
- Act as the final control point for non-standard deals while enabling reps to close efficiently
- Design and enforce deal approval frameworks across our sales-led business
- Own global pricing and discounting guardrails in partnership with Finance and Product
- Review and approve non-standard deal terms, including pricing, contract structure, and commercial concessions
- Build scalable workflows for deal approvals, contract generation, and exception handling
- Partner with Sales leadership to increase win rates and reduce deal cycle times
- Act as primary liaison between Sales, Legal, Finance, and RevOps during deal negotiations
- Partner with Accounting to establish policies for international expansion (currency, tax, local terms, compliance)
- Analyze deal data to identify leakage, inefficiencies, and pricing inconsistencies
- Hire and lead a global deal desk team
Requirements
- 7–12+ years in Deal Desk, RevOps, Finance, or related functions in high-growth B2B SaaS
- Experience supporting enterprise and global sales motions
- Strong understanding of SaaS pricing models, discounting, and contract structures
- Track record of building or scaling deal desk functions
- Ability to operate as both policy owner and deal closer
- High judgment in ambiguous, high-stakes deal scenarios
- Fluency working cross-functionally with Sales, Legal, and Finance
- Comfort with data analysis and building operational systems
Benefits
- Health insurance
- Retirement plans
- Paid time off
- Flexible work arrangements
- Professional development
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard Skills & Tools
deal deskdata analysisSaaS pricing modelscontract structuresdiscountingworkflow designexception handlingdeal approval frameworkspricing guardrailscommercial concessions
Soft Skills
leadershipcross-functional collaborationhigh judgmentproblem-solvingcommunicationnegotiationorganizational skillsstrategic thinkingadaptabilitydecision-making