Deal Desk Analyst
Remote US
Sales – Sales Management & Operations /
Full-Time /
Remote
Saviynt is an identity authority platform built to power and protect the world at work. In a world of digital transformation, where organizations are faced with increasing cyber risk but cannot afford defensive measures to slow down progress, Saviynt’s Enterprise Identity Cloud gives customers unparalleled visibility, control and intelligence to better defend against threats while empowering users with right-time, right-level access to the digital technologies and tools they need to do their best work.
We are seeking a skilled and proactive Deal Desk Analyst to support our sales organization. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in SaaS, preferably in the identity governance and administration sector. This role involves reviewing and approving quotes, advising account executives on deal structures, managing contract reviews, and collaborating with multiple departments to ensure seamless deal execution.
Key Responsibilities:
- Review and approve CPQ quotes to ensure they align with company policies and objectives.
- Provide guidance on pricing, terms, and conditions to optimize deal outcomes.
- Ensuring deals align with company policies, legal requirements, and financial guidelines.
- Serve as a trusted advisor to AEs, offering insights on optimal deal structures and strategies.
- Assist in drafting commercial language on order forms to reflect negotiated terms accurately.
- Acts as a single source of truth for all such contracts, pricing, quotes, proposals, discounts, and approvals
- Escalate and manage deal risks, approvals, and provide recommendations for non-standard terms and pricing.
- Identify potential risks in deal proposals and suggest mitigating strategies.
- Serve as the quarterback on commercial terms contained in ordering documents.
- Review non-standard contract terms, including SLAs, and other customer-specific requests
- Ensure contracts maximize total deal value while limiting risk/exposure to the business.
- Manage post-sales contractual changes, including amendments, restructures, and re-bills, ensuring timely and accurate processing to meet customer needs and business requirements
- Reviewing and analyzing complex sales contracts, pricing proposals, and commercial agreements.
- Understanding commercial and legal terms and conditions.
- Submit and test enhancements to the Configure, Price, Quote (CPQ) system to improve productivity, tracking, and customer experience.
- Ensure CPQ processes are efficient and user-friendly.
- Maintain a comprehensive library of commercial language to streamline commercial term negotiations.
- Ensure consistency, reportability and approvals if necessary.
- Identify opportunities and lead special projects aimed at improving pricing, financial outcomes, accuracy and overall efficiency.
- Conduct training sessions for AEs on CPQ usage, best practices, and deal basics.
- Develop enablement materials to support the sales team’s ongoing education.
- Collaborate with Sales, Contracts, Finance, Accounting, Product, and Customer Success teams to ensure seamless deal execution.
- Foster strong working relationships across departments to support business objectives.
- Ensure all booked orders comply with company policies and contractual agreements.
- Monitor and verify order accuracy and completeness.
Review and Approve Quotes:
Advise Account Executives (AEs) on Deal Structure:
Risk Management and Recommendations:
Contract Review and Visibility:
CPQ Enhancements and Testing:
Commercial Language Library Maintenance:
Special Projects:
Training and Enablement:
Cross-Functional Collaboration:
Order Booking Compliance:
Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Accounting, Finance, or a related field - MBA is a plus.
- 5+ years of experience in Enterprise Software/SaaS B2B Industry – Order Management, Finance Operations, Deal Desk or Sales Operations experience preferred. Experience in identity security is highly preferred.
- Ability to get along well with others, work in a fast-paced, dynamic environment, manage multiple priorities and styles simultaneously.
- Ability to review and recognize non-standard contract terms, including SLAs, and other customer-specific requests
- Demonstrated ability to partner with GTM teams and other cross-functional departments to build strong working relationships
- Strong understanding of SaaS business models, pricing strategies, and revenue recognition principles.
- Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to make data-driven decisions.
- Strong communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams.
- Proficiency in Salesforce, CPQ tools, and other relevant software applications.
$125,000 - $135,000 a year
Market Avg - $132,779
10th Percentile - $100,000
25th Percentile - $114,355
50th Percentile - $135,000
75th Percentile - $150,522
