Senior Deal Desk Analyst

We’re looking for a highly motivated individual, who is excited to join a team where they can proactively identify and implement system and process improvements to help grow and scale the business. This position will play a key role in enabling strategic opportunities and provide critical support to the sales organization that will drive efficiencies, profitability, and more robust controls. You will be managing aspects of the Deal Desk including overseeing opportunities through the deal review process to ensure accuracy; business, operational and SLA compliance, and optimal deal structure and pricing response.

What You’ll Do:

• Develop in-depth knowledge of Navan licensing and pricing models to provide deal structuring and quoting support to our sales teams
• Partner with the sales team to find a way to meet customers’ needs while adhering to Navan selling policies
• Be a critical enabler of deal formation and execution, focusing on minimizing sales cycle times while optimizing revenue, profitability, and market share based on business priorities
• Actively negotiate deals directly with the customer as needed
• Work cross-functionally across various stakeholder groups including legal, contracts, sales operations, order management, revenue, finance, and product management
• Drive best practices to increase sales efficiency and effectiveness via deal reviews, early checkpoints, and enforcement of standard business practices and policies
• Assist with non-standard deal requests, structuring sophisticated deals, driving cross-functional and cross-solution teamwork, and ensuring revenue recognition requirements are handled
• Establish metrics and processes to improve business visibility and consistency of practices across geographies
• Oversee deal financials, pricing, business risk, and revenue recognition implications

What We’re Looking For:

• Business degree and/or JD/MBA
• 4+ years of software industry experience (Deal Desk, Finance, Sales Operations experience preferred)
• Strong eye for business and proven track record in commercial negotiations
• Self-motivated and able to work under pressure; diligent with deliverables and deadlines, able to multitask
• Solid understanding of software revenue recognition principles
• Basic understanding of commercial law
• Experience in contract management
• Excellent interpersonal skills – verbal and written
• Strong analytical skills along with the ability to demonstrate practical judgment in sophisticated situations
• Great leadership and collaboration skills
• Proficient knowledge of Salesforce, CPQ

Navan is the all-in-one super app that makes travel and expense easy so you can focus on being there, not getting there. Say goodbye to spending hours on the phone trying to change your flight or saving stacks of receipts to manually input expenses. From EAs and finance teams to travel managers and employees, Navan empowers people to focus on the things that matter most to them — all while providing companies with real-time visibility, savings, and control.

At Navan, we’re never satisfied with the status quo, and we know breakthrough ideas come from diverse perspectives. We are committed to cultivating a workplace that reflects the diversity of the customers we serve while fostering leadership and innovation. All voices are valued here and you’ll have the resources, tools, and training you’ll need to do the best work of your life.

Navan provides a comprehensive benefits package tailored to support your well-being and financial security. Our offerings include generous medical plans, dental, and vision benefits with premiums covered by Navan, as well as various insurance options designed to cover each family's needs. We also prioritize your holistic wellness with perks like paid parental and bereavement leave, subsidized commuter benefits, mental health support, connectivity stipends, and even pet insurance.

Workplace Policy

Navan believes in the value of in-person connections, whether that is sitting down to have lunch with one another, taking a walking 1:1, or collaborating in a room together. The connections forged through face-to-face interactions improve company culture and drive business results. Navan invests in global office spaces — in the US, Germany, France, Spain, and the UK, among others — that feel welcoming and offers perks such as lunches and happy hours to create a strong team environment to help you do your best work. We operate on a hybrid working model, which we define as three days a week in-office. Please expect this policy for all roles that are tied to an office.

Navan is an equal opportunity employer. We make all employment decisions based solely on merit. We provide equal employment opportunity to all applicants and employees without discrimination on the bases of race, religion, color, national origin, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, or other applicable legally protected characteristics. We prohibit any such discrimination or harassment. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including hiring.

Accommodations

Navan complies with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), as amended by the ADA Amendments Act, and all applicable state or local law. Navan will reasonably accommodate qualified individuals with a disability in connection with applications for employment as required by law.