Deal Desk Strategist
Chennai, India · On-site · Full-time
- Posted 1mo ago
- From Freshworks’s careers page
- Location
- Chennai, India
- Work mode
- On-site
- Type
- Full-time
- Level
- Senior
- Experience
- 8+ years
- Department
- Business Operations
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Job Description
What You'll Do
- Own Deal Desk support for larger and more strategic deals in your assigned region, embedded directly with assigned AEs
- Proactively initiate deal strategy conversations with sellers ahead of key milestones, flagging early where a deal may need extra structuring time
- Document the sequence of events required to close each assigned deal and track progress against it
- Participate in regular cadence meetings with account teams to support deal velocity from inception to closure
- Own deal structuring and documentation, including order form updates
- Secure required internal approvals and coordinate directly with Legal on standard contract terms and redlines, looping in senior team members for non-standard or higher-risk terms
- Join customer calls when needed to clarify deal terms and help remove friction to close
- Respond to account teams' deal-related questions and provide playbook guidance for common deal scenarios
- Support quarter-end and month-end close periods, including occasional after-hours availability during peak windows
- Contribute to team targets on deal cycle time, approval turnaround, accuracy, and Sales satisfaction
Qualifications
- 8-10 years of relevant experience in Deal Desk, Sales Operations, Revenue Operations, or a similar deal-support function
- Experience supporting AEs directly on deals of varying complexity, including exposure to enterprise or larger accounts
- Working knowledge of contract structuring, order forms, and standard commercial and pricing terms
- Comfort coordinating with Legal on redlines, with good judgment for recognizing when to escalate non-standard terms
- Clear written and verbal communication skills, including comfort joining customer calls when needed
- Ability to manage multiple concurrent deals under deadline pressure, particularly during close periods
- A detail-oriented, process-driven approach to documentation and approvals
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AI service software for employees and customersFreshworks provides AI-powered software for IT and employee service and customer support teams.
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