Deals Desk Analyst

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The Role
As a result of our continued expansion, we are now seeking a highly motivated Deals Desk Analyst based in Sydney to further support our growth across APJ/ANZ region. Our Deals Desk team is a team of Subject Matter Experts (SME) in Proofpoint product pricing models and deal structure, industry pricing and cyber security purchasing trends. Ideally, we would like to see background in cybersecurity but if you’re from a different industry working with subscription-based models or SaaS/software products, we still want to talk to you! The candidate who will best fit our culture will possess strong business acumen and result-driven approach and will thrive in a fast-paced environment.
This role is open to candidates that are Australia based.
Your day-to-day
Partner with our sales team as a trusted advisor to review, assess, structure and execute pricing requests, ensuring a competitive and profitable pricing structure.
Work closely with channel management and marketing to help maintain consistency and mutually beneficial (profitable) customer deals through our Channel Partners.
Facilitate pricing and approval review process for net new and renewal opportunities.
Work directly and collaborate with many other business units and teams including Finance, Sales Operations, Professional Services and Legal to name a few.
Engage with sales teams across APJ to develop pricing best practices and deal structure for cyber security opportunities.
Gather and organise data on current and historical customer deals/pricing and then develop models to interpret and analyse future deal pricing.
Actively contribute to the continuing improvement and refinement of Deal Desk operations and processes.
What you bring to the team
Prior experience in Pricing or Deal Desk is a must.
Good understanding of different routes to market (working in collaboration with partner organizations).
Experience in SaaS solutions within Cyber Security landscape highly advantageous.
Strong decision-making skills, with the ability to leverage complex data sets for justification.
Strong numerical skills, ability to work with numbers under pressure, analytical in approach
Must have strong written and verbal communication skills, presentation, and negotiation skills.
Ability to collaborate with sales teams as well as C-Level.
Must be organised and detail oriented.
Ability to use CRM and other on-line tools effectively (experience with Salesforce and Excel is required).
Fluent in English a must and Japanese speakers preferred.
Flexible to work outside of Australia normal working hours to support Asia
Why Proofpoint
We are wholly devoted to helping our customers protect their greatest assets and biggest security risk: their people. That’s why we’re a pioneer in next-generation cybersecurity—and why more than half of the Fortune 100 trust us as a security partner. We welcome candidates from all walks of life. Apply today and explore your future #LifeAtPFPT.
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