Senior Deal Design Manager

Morningstar; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 88,000 - 126,000; Full time

Job summary

Morningstar Credit Ratings, LLC in London seeks a Senior Deal Manager, EMEA to own complex deal structuring and pricing within the Deal Desk. This role reports to the Director of Deal Design and sits in a high-collaboration, cross-functional team.

Based in our London office with four days in the office, you’ll drive rate-card adoption, coach sales teams, and guide commercial decisions across the region. Strong pricing, negotiation, and stakeholder management are essential.

Qualifications

• 5-8 years of relevant experience in sales operations, pricing, deal desk, revenue operations, or product management
• Demonstrated experience with pricing strategy, principled negotiation, and contract or deal design
• Strong project and process management skills; comfortable managing multiple workstreams under tight deadlines
• Proficient in Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, and Salesforce.com; Salesforce CPQ familiarity a plus
• Excellent communication, organizational, and stakeholder management skills
• Bachelor's degree required; MBA or other advanced degree a plus
• A pragmatic problem-solver who can influence across functions without direct authority

Responsibilities

• Commercial & Pricing Lead pricing discovery and deal structuring on medium-to-high complexity opportunities, escalating to the Director of Deal Design where appropriate
• Apply principled negotiation frameworks to deals; serve as a coaching resource for Sales on negotiation best practices
• Partner with Product Management to understand and proactively inform commercial models aligned with Morningstar's guiding principles
• Support win/loss analysis and deal performance dashboards for the EMEA region
• Rate Cards & & Process Drive Rate Card adoption across the EMEA sales organization through training, feedback loops, and continuous improvement
• Ensure compliance with pricing processes; develop targeted training programs to address gaps
• Stakeholder Engagement Build and maintain strong internal relationships across Sales, Regional Operations, Product, and Legal
• Contribute to cross-functional commercial workstreams and GTM initiatives

Skills

Pricing strategy

Negotiation

Project management

Stakeholder management

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree

MBA or advanced degree

Tools

Excel

PowerPoint

Salesforce.com

Salesforce CPQ

Job description

Morningstar's Business Development & Sales group is responsible for helping our advisor and institutional clients build their businesses and provide better outcomes for investors.

The Role: The Senior Deal Manager, EMEA is part of our Deal Desk team and reports to Director of Deal Design. This role sits at the intersection of commercial strategy, pricing operations, and cross-functional execution, acting as a senior subject matter expert on deal structuring and pricing for the EMEA region. You will take meaningful ownership of complex deals, drive Rate Card adoption and improvement, and provide coaching and guidance to more junior colleagues and to Sales teams navigating commercial decisions. This position is based in our London office, with four days per week in office expected.

Responsibilities

• Commercial & Pricing Lead pricing discovery and deal structuring on medium-to-high complexity opportunities, escalating to the Director of Deal Design where appropriate
• Apply principled negotiation frameworks to deals; serve as a coaching resource for Sales on negotiation best practices
• Partner with Product Management to understand and proactively inform commercial models aligned with Morningstar's guiding principles
• Support win/loss analysis and deal performance dashboards for the EMEA region
• Rate Cards & & Process Drive Rate Card adoption across the EMEA sales organization through training, feedback loops, and continuous improvement
• Ensure compliance with pricing processes; develop targeted training programs to address gaps
• Stakeholder Engagement Build and maintain strong internal relationships across Sales, Regional Operations, Product, and Legal
• Contribute to cross-functional commercial workstreams and GTM initiatives

Qualifications

• 5-8 years of relevant experience in sales operations, pricing, deal desk, revenue operations, or product management
• Demonstrated experience with pricing strategy, principled negotiation, and contract or deal design
• Strong project and process management skills; comfortable managing multiple workstreams under tight deadlines
• Proficient in Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, and Salesforce.com; Salesforce CPQ familiarity a plus
• Excellent communication, organizational, and stakeholder management skills
• Bachelor's degree required; MBA or other advanced degree a plus
• A pragmatic problem-solver who can influence across functions without direct authority

Compensation

Base Salary Compensation Range GBP 88,000.00 - 126,133.00

Bonus Target: 20%

Annual Base Salary Compensation Range 0.00-0.00

Bonus Target: We expect the compensation and target bonus for this role to fall within the stated range.

Hybrid Work Environment

Morningstar's hybrid work environment gives you the opportunity to collaborate in-person each week as we've found that we're at our best when we're purposely together on a regular basis. In most of our locations, our hybrid work model is four days in-office each week.

A range of other benefits are also available to enhance flexibility as needs change. No matter where you are, you'll have tools and resources to engage meaningfully with your global colleagues.

Company Overview

Morningstar is a global independent investment research and financial data company. Here, you'll help uncover what’s hidden, simplify what’s complex, and create insights that empower investor success.

Morningstar Development Program

Equal Opportunity

Morningstar is strongly committed to creating and preserving equal opportunity for all employees and applicants. We make all employment decisions—including recruitment, hiring, compensation, training, promotion, transfer, discipline, termination, and other personnel matters—without regard to race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, protected veteran status, marital status, sexual orientation, genetic information, citizenship, gender identity and expression, parental status, or other legally protected characteristics or conduct.