Palo Alto Networks

Deal Desk Manager

Palo Alto Networks$100K — $130K *
Enterprise Technology
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 7+ years experience in a Deals Desk Manager role, preferably in a tech environment.
  • Proven ability to cultivate strong relationships with diverse internal teams.
  • Self-starter capable of thriving in a fast-paced setting.
  • Experience in data analysis, financial modeling, and deal economics.
  • Proficient in Salesforce and MS Excel; intermediate/advanced skills desired.
  • Exceptional communication, organization, and problem-solving abilities.

Responsibilities

  • Collaborate with NAM Sales on various account types to structure deals.
  • Develop financial models to assess deal economics and present risk/reward profiles.
  • Master CPQ (Steelbrick) tools to ensure revenue recognition compliance.
  • Approve non-standard pricing requests escalated to executive level.
  • Support large deal closures by liaising with finance, legal, and order management teams.
  • Provide advisory support to sales on contract evaluation and risk assessment.
  • Review and improve current transaction processes to drive efficiency.

Benefits

  • Access to a dynamic and collaborative work environment.
  • Opportunity to work with cross-functional teams.
  • Continuous improvement culture focused on professional growth.
  • Unique role directly impacting sales effectiveness and company strategy.
Full Job Description
Job Summary

Your Career

We are looking for a highly motivated, results orientated Deal Desk Manager - North America to join our organization.

The primary focus of this position will be to help structure profitable and compliant transactions that address the needs of a diverse set of internal corporate customers and increase the effectiveness and productivity of our sales teams.

The right person for this job has a team player approach, the ability to work across departments with disparate needs and excels at problem solving through critical analysis and is challenged by process review and continuous improvement.

Your Impact

  • Effectively work with NAM Sales to work on Strategic, Enterprise, Commercial or PubSec accounts
  • Provide Sr. Leadership with financial models and evaluation of deal economics, commercial terms and conditionals and operational requirements to present risk/reward profile for opportunities
  • Become expert on CPQ (Steelbrick) quoting tools, reviewing and enforcing revenue recognition compliance for all quoting
  • Key resource reviewing and approving all non-standard pricing requests that reach the level of executive manager
  • Review will include financial analysis for gross margin, revenue compliance, non standard terms requests on strategic deals including Enterprise Agreements
  • Partner with field sales organization to drive large deal closure, including being one-touch resource for field sales; responsible for liaising with all organizations involved in the agreement process (finance, legal, order management, etc.) on behalf of sales. Personally services as a trusted advisor to field sales on deals
  • Work with cross-functional stakeholders for decision support deal solutions
  • Collaborate with impacted parties to generate acceptable documents to facilitate deal closure
  • Ensure required approvals, such as discounts and contractual terms, are obtained and clearly documented
  • Be a sales advocate and partner to internal organizations to understand contract requirements, structure, business terms and identification of potential risks and/or opportunities that can affect performance, growth and strategic positioning
  • Responsible for adherence to and compliance with policy and procedures
  • Evaluate current processes and offer recommendations for areas of improvement
  • Ensure that all transactions adhere to internal revenue recognition policies and operational guidelines
  • Excellent customer service, taking charge to meet deadlines by communicating with cross-functional partners through email, phone, meetings, or any other method to deliver on-time


Qualifications

Required Experience:
  • 7+ years experience as Deals Desk Manager (in a tech environment, in a Finance/sales operation role) or related field
  • Demonstrated capability to build strong working relationships with internal business units
  • Ability to work independently in fast paced environment
  • Experience of data analysis, modeling and/or financial analysis
  • Intermediate/advanced Salesforce and MS Excel skills are highly recommended
  • Strong communication, organizational and problem-solving skills


Compensation Disclosure

The compensation offered for this position will depend on qualifications, experience, and work location. For candidates who receive an offer at the posted level, the starting base salary (for non-sales roles) or base salary + commission target (for sales/com-missioned roles) is expected to be the annual range listed below. The offered compensation may also include restricted stock units and a bonus. A description of our employee benefits may be found here.

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About Palo Alto Networks

Palo Alto Networks, Inc. is an American multinational cybersecurity company with headquarters in Santa Clara, California. Its core products are a platform that includes advanced firewalls and cloud-based offerings that extend those firewalls to cover other aspects of security. The company serves over 70,000 organizations in over 150 countries, including 85 of the Fortune 100. It is home to the Unit 42 threat research team and hosts the Ignite cybersecurity conference.
Learn more about Palo Alto Networks
Size
11,870 employees
Market Cap
$42.6 billion
Industry
Net Income
-$368.2 million
Founded
2005
5 Year Trend
+25.7%
Revenue
$3.7 billion
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