Senior Manager, Deal Desk

Snyk Snyk · Enterprise · Boston, MA

This role is for a Senior Manager of Deal Desk at Snyk, a company focused on secure AI software development. The role involves leading the Deal Desk function, collaborating with various teams to structure and approve complex deals, and influencing product strategy. While the company is AI-focused and uses AI-powered tools, the core responsibilities of this role are in sales operations and deal structuring, not in building or researching AI models.

What you'd actually do

  1. Lead the Deal Desk function from idea to execution, ensuring high-quality deal structures and unblocking key commercial issues.
  2. Collaborate cross-functionally with Sales, Legal, Finance, and Product teams to drive revenue and ensure consistent execution in overlapping areas.
  3. Exercise supervision over deal costs, commercial methods, and talent management within your reporting line.
  4. Use our AI-powered tools to streamline the deal approval lifecycle and provide data-driven insights for complex negotiations.
  5. Shape the way we adopt secure, scalable commercial practices that align with our AI-native product strategy.

Skills

Required

  • Extensive experience in SaaS Deal Desk operations
  • Proven track record of managing complex, multi-year software agreements
  • 7+ years of experience with a strong background in leadership and team mentorship
  • Strong understanding of AI tools and how they impact software development and security workflows
  • Bias for action and the ability to solve pertinent internal and customer challenges based on sound judgment
  • Excellent communication skills and the ability to act as a strategic advisor to internal and external executives
  • Proven ability to operate in a high-growth environment, leading a team to hit organizational performance targets

Nice to have

  • Hands-on experience with forecasting tools like Clari to assist in revenue predictability
  • Can build presentations that keep a meeting room awake during complex QBRs or deal reviews
  • Have a sense of humour

What the JD emphasized

  • AI-native product strategy
  • AI-powered tools