Navan

Director, Deal Desk

Navan$161K — $265K *
Business Services
8 - 10 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 10+ years of experience in Deal Desk or Sales Operations within B2B SaaS or cloud-based companies; public company experience is a plus.
  • Proven ability to execute and optimize global pricing and deal management strategies within a region.
  • Strong expertise in CRM and CPQ systems, including developing regional business requirements for configuration.
  • Understanding of revenue recognition principles (ASC 606) and accounting implications of deals.
  • Experience leading and developing regional teams in high-growth environments.
  • Exceptional communication and stakeholder management skills across all levels.

Responsibilities

  • Lead and grow the North America Deal Desk team by executing the global vision and establishing a customer-centric culture.
  • Advise on and support the largest strategic regional deals by guiding negotiation strategies in alignment with company objectives.
  • Develop and deliver training programs for sales and related teams on pricing and deal processes.
  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams to launch new products, focusing on regional execution of pricing and deal structures.
  • Work with Business Technology teams to ensure appropriate systems support the quote-to-cash process.
  • Oversee governance and adherence to regional pricing books and approval guidelines.
  • Monitor and report on deal performance metrics to improve operations and processes.

Benefits

  • Opportunity to lead a growing team and shape the Deal Desk function in North America.
  • Work closely with senior leadership across multiple departments.
  • Exposure to strategic deal-making in a high-growth, innovative environment.
  • Development opportunities through training and enablement programs.
  • Engagement in cross-regional strategic projects.
Full Job Description
The Director, NA Global Deal Desk at Navan is responsible for the operational execution and excellence of the regional Deal Desk function in North America, ensuring adherence to global policies, processes, and systems critical for scalable revenue growth. Reporting to the Head of Global Deal Desk, this role acts as a senior advisor on complex regional deal structures, pricing strategies, and negotiations, partnering closely with Sales, Finance, Legal, Billing, and Product teams. The ideal candidate has strong expertise in B2B SaaS deal operations and CRM/CPQ systems, familiarity with pricing governance and revenue recognition principles, along with proven experience leading and developing a regional team in a dynamic, growth-stage environment.

What you will do:

Develop and scale the North America Deal Desk team: Lead the regional team of Deal Desk experts, executing the global vision and direction, recruiting and developing team members, and establishing a customer-centric team culture focused on accountability, efficiency, and continuous improvement.

Advise on strategic regional deals: Act as the primary advisor for largest and most strategic North American deals. Work closely with regional sales leadership in these select deals to evaluate risks and rewards, guide negotiation strategy, and ensure deals align with company objectives. Support strategic deals across regions as needed.

Develop and deliver enablement & training: Aid in the development and deliver regular training and enablement programs for the North America sales and related teams on pricing, deal structures, quoting tools, and deal processes in conjunction with our GTM enablement team.

Enable new product introduction and monetization: Collaborate with Product, Finance, Legal, and other GTM teams to launch new products and services, focusing on the regional implementation and execution of global packaging, pricing, deal structures, and process / systems needs for new offerings.

Drive quote-to-cash tech stack business requirements: Work with our Business Technology and GTM Systems teams to ensure we have the right systems to support our quote-to-cash process from our CRM, CPQ, CLM, and billing. This role is a key stakeholder responsible for defining the regional business requirements of our CPQ implementation and a contributing stakeholder working with Finance, Legal, Billing to define the requirements of the remaining order-to-cash tech stack.

Price book and SKU Management: Ensure regional governance and adherence to global price books, discounting and approvals guidelines, and SKU structures within North America.

Monitor regional deal performance metrics: Working in conjunction with GTM systems and analytics teams, monitor and report on metrics and dashboards used to track regional deal cycles around closing processes, discounting, exceptions, approvals, and pricing effectiveness. Use insights from these metrics and associated analytics to improve NA Deal Desk operations and develop recommendations for how to improve the regional closing process (including approvals, discounting, deal handoffs, etc).

Financial Controls & Scalability: Ensure regional adherence and execution of robust controls, processes, and systems with respect to Deal Desk operations and deal closing that satisfy regulatory, compliance, and audit requirements for public-company standards (e.g., financial reporting standards, internal controls, SOX compliance, revenue recognition).

What we're looking for:
  • Strategic thinker and problem solver who executes global pricing, discounting, packaging strategies and optimizes regional operational processes to support these within CPQ
  • Proven ability to execute and optimize global pricing and deal management strategies within a region
  • Exceptional communicator and stakeholder manager able to work across all levels of regional GTM and company leadership
  • 10+ years of experience in Deal Desk or Sales Operations within B2B SaaS or cloud-based companies. Experience at late-stage transitioning to public companies is a plus.
  • Experience leading and developing regional teams, with a track record of scaling Deal Desk teams in a fast-paced, high-growth environment.
  • Strong expertise in CRM and CPQ systems, including developing regional business requirements for configuration.
  • Understanding of revenue recognition principles (ASC 606) and other accounting implications of deals, including being able to evaluate how contract terms impact revenue recognition and ensure compliance with financial policies and audit standards.


The posted pay range represents the anticipated low and high end of the compensation for this position and is subject to change based on business need. To determine a successful candidate's starting pay, we carefully consider a variety of factors, including primary work location, an evaluation of the candidate's skills and experience, market demands, and internal parity.

For roles with on-target-earnings (OTE), the pay range includes both base salary and target incentive compensation. Target incentive compensation for some roles may include a ramping draw period. Compensation is higher for those who exceed targets. Candidates may receive more information from the recruiter.

Pay Range

$161,250-$265,000 USD

The posted pay range represents the anticipated low and high end of the compensation for this position and is subject to change based on business need. To determine a successful candidate's starting pay, we carefully consider a variety of factors, including primary work location, an evaluation of the candidate's skills and experience, market demands, and internal parity.

For roles with on-target-earnings (OTE), the pay range includes both base salary and target incentive compensation. Target incentive compensation for some roles may include a ramping draw period. Compensation is higher for those who exceed targets. Candidates may receive more information from the recruiter.

Pay Range

$161,250-$265,000 USD

About Navan

Navan is a mining company that focuses on the exploration and development of mineral properties. The company was founded in 2019 and is headquartered in Vancouver, Canada. Navan's primary focus is on the exploration and development of gold and silver properties in North America. The company's management team has extensive experience in the mining industry, and is committed to responsible and sustainable mining practices. Navan is a publicly traded company, and its shares are listed on the Canadian Securities Exchange.
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Size
10 employees
Industry
Founded
2015

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