Finance & Strategy, Deal Desk - Emea

Anthropic Anthropic · AI Frontier · Dublin, Ireland · Finance

This role is in Finance & Strategy, Deal Desk for EMEA at Anthropic, a company focused on AI. The primary responsibility is to manage complex deals, optimize deal structures, and ensure financial discipline and risk management. The role involves cross-functional coordination with sales, finance, legal, and compliance teams, and the development of scalable processes and policies for deal approvals. While the company is in the AI space, this role is focused on the financial and strategic aspects of sales, not on building or researching AI systems.

What you'd actually do

  1. Financial Analysis: Conduct growth and margin analysis, discount impact assessment, and deal profitability modeling to support data-driven decision making
  2. Deal Structure Optimization: Collaborate with sales teams to structure deals that meet customer needs while protecting Anthropic's financial and strategic interests
  3. Deal Review and Approval Management: Review and analyze enterprise deals exceeding standard parameters, focusing on pricing structures, contract terms, and financial implications
  4. Cross-Functional Coordination: Serve as the primary liaison between sales, finance, legal, and compliance teams throughout the deal lifecycle, ensuring smooth coordination and timely approvals
  5. Risk Assessment: Evaluate potential risks in non-standard deal terms and escalate appropriately to senior stakeholders

Skills

Required

  • 3+ years of experience in deal desk, finance, sales strategy and operations, or related analytical roles
  • Hands-on experience building sophisticated financial models, conducting pricing optimization, and structuring complex deals
  • Excellent communication and stakeholder management abilities, with proven success coordinating across multiple departments
  • Detail-oriented with strong process improvement instincts and the ability to design scalable workflows
  • Experience with CRM systems, CPQ tools, and contract management platforms
  • Ability to work effectively in fast-paced, ambiguous environments while maintaining accuracy and attention to detail
  • Collaborative mindset and enjoy solving complex problems through cross-functional partnership

Nice to have

  • Experience at a SaaS, cloud, or AI/ML company with complex enterprise sales cycles
  • Background in consulting, investment banking, or other roles requiring deep analytical and strategic thinking
  • Experience with deal desk operations at companies with subscription and consumption-based business models
  • Knowledge of enterprise software contract terms and industry-standard commercial practices
  • Understanding of AI business models and the unique commercial considerations

What the JD emphasized

  • scaling our revenue
  • complex deals
  • standardized processes
  • financial discipline
  • risk management practices
  • build scalable processes from the ground up
  • strategic customer relationships
  • pricing structures
  • contract terms
  • financial implications
  • potential risks
  • deal approval policies
  • pricing guidelines
  • exception handling procedures
  • approval workflows
  • escalation procedures
  • standardized templates
  • complex deals
  • appropriate controls
  • complex deals
  • high-growth technology environment
  • sophisticated financial models
  • pricing optimization
  • structuring complex deals
  • multiple departments
  • process improvement instincts
  • design scalable workflows
  • complex enterprise sales cycles
  • deep analytical and strategic thinking
  • subscription and consumption-based business models
  • enterprise software contract terms
  • commercial practices
  • AI business models
  • commercial considerations