Senior Deal Desk Analyst - Costa Rica

EdCast; Mountain View (CA); On-site; USD 130,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

EdCast is seeking a Senior Deal Desk Analyst to act as a trusted adviser, supporting complex, high-value transactions. You will partner across Sales, Finance, Legal, Revenue Ops, and executives to structure deals that balance customer needs with revenue targets and risk controls.

You will drive governance, pricing reviews, non-standard terms analysis, and exception management to accelerate closures while protecting company interests, with a focus on scalable processes and accurate forecasting.

Qualifications

• 3–5 years in Deal Desk, Sales Operations, Revenue Operations, or similar commercial role.
• Hands-on experience with Salesforce CRM; CPQ experience preferred.
• Experience with cloud marketplaces (Azure, AWS, GCP) is a plus.
• Knowledge of sales workflows, pricing approvals, and quoting processes.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities with attention to detail and accuracy.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end review of complex, strategic, non-standard transactions across multiple sales motions.
• Partner with Sales on deal structuring, packaging, pricing strategies, and negotiation support.
• Evaluate discounts, terms, contract structures, and financial implications for compliance and margins.
• Coordinate cross-functional reviews with Legal, Finance, Revenue Recognition, Product, Services, and executives.
• Assess risk of non-standard terms, billing, product usage rights, renewals, amendments, and exceptions.
• Provide recommendations and guided approvals for executive-review exceptions.
• Support revenue recognition and billing feasibility for proposed deal structures.
• Analyze transactional and pipeline trends to improve forecasting and decision-making.
• Drive process improvements, governance, and best practices to reduce commercial risk.
• Assist with CPQ guidance and peak-period transactional support while keeping strategic deals primary.

Skills

Deal structuring

Pricing governance

Negotiation support

Contract terms

Revenue recognition

Cross-functional coordination

Analytics & forecasting

Executive communication

Tools

Salesforce CRM

CPQ

Tackle.io

Azure

AWS

GCP

Job description

Senior Deal Desk Analyst Reports to the Deal Desk Manager

Role Overview As a Senior Deal Desk Analyst, you will serve as a trusted commercial advisor supporting the company's most complex, high-value, and non-standard transactions. While providing guidance across core Deal Desk processes, the primary focus of this role is partnering with Sales, Finance, Legal, Revenue Operations, and executive stakeholders to structure strategic deals that balance customer requirements, revenue objectives, operational feasibility, and risk management. The role is responsible for driving commercial governance, deal strategy, pricing and discount reviews, non-standard terms analysis, and exception management to accelerate deal closure while protecting company interests.

Primary Responsibilities

Lead end-to-end review and support of complex, strategic, and non-standard transactions across multiple sales motions. Partner with Sales on deal structuring, commercial packaging, pricing strategies, and negotiation support. Evaluate discounts, business terms, contract structures, and financial implications to ensure compliance with company policies and margin objectives. Coordinate cross-functional reviews with Legal, Finance, Revenue Recognition, Product, Services, and executive stakeholders. Assess risk associated with non-standard terms, billing arrangements, product usage rights, renewal structures, amendments, and commercial exceptions. Provide recommendations and guided approvals for exceptions requiring executive review. Support revenue recognition and billing feasibility reviews to ensure proposed deal structures can be operationalized. Analyze transactional and pipeline trends to improve forecasting accuracy and commercial decision-making. Drive process improvements, governance initiatives, and best practices that improve scalability and reduce commercial risk. Assist with transactional support, CPQ guidance, and operational activities during peak periods, with strategic deal support remaining the primary responsibility.

Key Focus Areas

• Strategic Deal Structuring


• Pricing and Discount Governance


• Commercial Packaging and Negotiation Support


• Commercial Risk Assessment


• Non-Standard Contract Terms and Legal Coordination


• Executive Exception Reviews and Approvals


• Revenue Recognition and Billing Feasibility


• Forecasting, Analytics, and Deal Insights

You've got what it takes if you have...

• 3-5 years of experience in Deal Desk, Sales Operations, Revenue Operations, Sales Support, Order Management, or a similar commercial operations role.


• Hands-on experience with Salesforce CRM; CPQ experience preferred.


• Experience working with Tackle.io and Cloud Marketplaces (Azure, AWS, GCP) preferred.


• Strong understanding of sales transaction workflows, pricing approvals, quoting processes, and operational controls.


• Understanding Enterprise non-standard negotiations


• Ability to clearly articulate the reasoning and business objectives behind organizational policies, procedures, and internal guidelines.


• Ability to manage multiple priorities while maintaining attention to detail and accuracy.


• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and organizational skills.


• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to effectively engage and influence executive leadership and senior stakeholders through clear, confident, and professional communication.


• Experience working in a fast-paced SaaS environment preferred.


• Demonstrated commitment to process improvement and operational excellence.


• Consideration for privacy, security, and compliance obligations.


• Proficient in the English language


• Thrives in a fast-paced environment and understands the critical importance of meeting EOQ and EOY deadlines, balancing speed, accuracy, and compliance to support successful deal closure.