Deal Desk Manager

Amplitude Amplitude · Data AI · Remote · CFO : Deal Desk and Sales Planning

Deal Desk Manager for an AI analytics platform, responsible for structuring complex deals, advising on pricing and contracts, and partnering with Sales, Finance, and Legal to ensure smooth deal execution and risk mitigation. The role involves improving processes and leveraging AI tools to enhance efficiency.

What you'd actually do

  1. Own deal strategy for complex opportunities by advising Sales on pricing, packaging, contract terms, and negotiation strategy—especially for enterprise and non-standard deals
  2. Drive deal execution end-to-end by reviewing and approving non-standard transactions within SLA while ensuring all approvals are obtained and aligned with revenue recognition, legal, and operational policies
  3. Act as the connective tissue across teams (Sales, Legal, Finance, RevOps, Accounting) to align on deal structure, mitigate risk, and remove blockers quickly
  4. Partner on non-standard deal structures to balance business impact with compliance, including revenue recognition and contractual considerations
  5. Identify and scale better ways of working by improving the Quote to Order process, leveraging AI tools, codifying best practices, and enabling the Sales team to move faster and smarter

Skills

Required

  • 5+ years of experience in Deal Desk, Sales Operations, or a similar deal strategy role in a SaaS or subscription-based business
  • Strong understanding of deal structuring, pricing strategies, and contract negotiations
  • Experience partnering with Legal and Finance on non-standard terms and approvals
  • Proficiency with Salesforce (CPQ experience strongly preferred) and comfort working with data and complex deal scenarios
  • Familiarity with channel selling model and transacting through cloud marketplaces

Nice to have

  • CPQ experience

What the JD emphasized

  • complex opportunities
  • non-standard deals
  • non-standard transactions
  • non-standard deal structures
  • complex, high-stakes deals
  • complex deal scenarios