Senior Analyst, Deal Strategy and Pricing

Salesforce

Salesforce

IT
London, UK
Posted on Thursday, June 6, 2024

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Job Category

Development & Strategy

Job Details

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Overview

Come join Salesforce and a team at the heart of driving healthy and successful revenue growth!

As a Deal Strategy and Pricing Manager, you will be responsible for delivering deal structuring and pricing support for our sales verticals. You will focus on mitigating risks and finding improvement opportunities within both complex transactions and more broadly within sales territories by leveraging the power of data driven insights.

You will also generate and drive solutions that help our Deal Strategy and Pricing team and deal processes scale to support the constantly evolving needs of our business.

Successful candidates must have a passion for technology, intellectual curiosity, and business partnering and interpersonal skills - helping our sellers deliver customer success with Data + AI + CRM + Trust

Responsibilities

  • Partner in a trusted adviser capacity to Senior Sales Leadership, the Sales Community and other Internal Stakeholders

  • Provide thought leadership to develop innovative deal structures, manage risk within the contractual terms and structure and educate the sales team on our latest product bundles and offerings

  • Act as a large deal advisor on key deals and support the commercial and contractual negotiation process through the deal cycle

  • Guide sales on the pros/cons of a wide range of deal structures and take ownership of final approval decisions

  • Develop best practices for pricing and business terms, based on the improved use of data and market knowledge to support decisions

  • Independently scope and complete project work with minimum oversight to meet function and company goals

  • Partner with product teams on optimal pricing models and strategies for new products and bundled solutions

  • Develop relevant cross-functional relationships to understand products, competition, and the competitive market

  • Collaborate with Finance, Legal and Operations departments to optimize contract terms and close deals


Required qualifications

  • 4+ years professional experience

  • Superior analytical background with strong problem-solving skills

  • Highly effective communication skills, including written and verbal

  • Ability to establish relationships and work collaboratively to get results

  • Capable of explaining concepts clearly and credibly across all levels of the organization

  • High level of attention to detail

  • Adept at thinking on your feet amidst ambiguity

  • Proven experience leading and influencing at various levels across the organization


Preferred qualifications

  • Advanced degree (i.e. MBA or equivalent experience)

  • Experience in pricing strategy, sales financial analysis. Experience in a strategy/commercial/consulting/pricing/procurement role is also plus


Benefits and Perks

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