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Deal Desk Manager
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In this cross-functional role, you will report directly to the Deal Desk Leader of Appian. An effective Deal Desk Manager uses a mix of critical thinking, creativity, and excellent communication and relationship building skills. Success in this position requires you to be a self-starter with proven problem-solving skills. Responsibilities: * Serve as the point of contact and subject matter expert on deal constructs, special pricing, operations, approval policies, and troubleshooting of deal issues and sales escalations * Support Sales team in negotiation of contract structure and pricing in compliance with Appian's internal policies while maximizing value to the customer and Appian. * Guide optimal use of quote and opportunity management tools to accelerate sales cycles and drive collection of actionable business data. * Facilitate alignment and communication between Appian's Sales Teams, and internal stakeholders, including Finance, Legal, Engineering, and Product teams, and external customers/partners to promptly resolve business/issues and foster productive interactions. * Validate all aspects of agreement packages for accuracy and compliance with Appian's business practices and approvals process, and maintain responsiveness. * Cultivate best practices through analyses, projects and reporting contributing to the continued growth of Appian's Sales team and Deal Desk. * Support in developing training materials, sales examples and engage in regular training sessions with Sales teams. Qualifications for this role include: * Bachelor's degree in finance, economics, sales, or a business-related field. Minimum of 3 years of experience in related role (Deal Desk, Pricing, Finance, FP&A, Sales Operations experience preferred) * Experience using CRM and CPQ systems. Working knowledge of contracts and accounting is a plus. Experience with software contracts and revenue recognition policies is a double plus. * Negotiation experience and competence. Ability to work to understand the interests behind positions and get past objections to workable solutions. * Inclined to take action and work independently, although support is there when you need it. Driven to complete tasks through to impact. * Ownership mentality. Possess the character to act with integrity for the best interests of the entire organization. * Comfortable with ambiguity and working in a rapidly evolving environment. * Detail oriented. Must be organized and able to stay on top of fast-moving information and tasks. * Process focused by nature. You like order and having things documented for easy reference. #LI-BS1 Appian Corporation is anequalopportunity/affirmative actionemployer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration foremploymentwithout regard to sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, color, religion, national origin, disability, protected Veteran status, age, or any other characteristic protected by law. Further, Appian will not discriminate against applicants for inquiring about, discussing or disclosing their pay or, in certain circumstances, the pay of their coworker,Pay Transparency Nondiscrimination.