Director, Deal Desk

Job Title: Director, Deal Desk

Reports to: VP, Revenue Operations / CRO

Locations: US – Boston, MA, Houston, TX

A quick snapshot…

As Director, Deal Desk at Conga, you will be responsible for building, scaling, and running Conga’s global Deal Desk function. Reporting to the Senior Director of Commercial Finance, you will lead a team of Deal Desk professionals—driving the commercial strategy, operational excellence, and cross-functional integration needed to support Conga’s growth as a market-leading SaaS company.

As a junior executive, you will set the vision and operating model for Deal Desk at Conga, partnering directly with the Chief Revenue Officer, SVP of Sales, VP of Legal, and CFO leadership to align deal operations with go-to-market strategy. You will be accountable for pricing governance, deal velocity, revenue quality, and the professional development of your entire organization.

Why it’s a big deal…

At Conga, Deal Desk is a critical driver of commercial execution, revenue quality, and operational scalability. This role sits at the intersection of Sales, Finance, Legal, Revenue Accounting, and Operations, ensuring that strategic opportunities move efficiently through the sales cycle while maintaining pricing integrity and compliance.

This leader will play a central role in shaping how Conga structures deals, governs pricing, manages revenue recognition risk, and enables Sales to compete effectively in the market. The impact of this role extends from day-to-day deal execution to executive-level planning, strategic decision-making, and board-related discussions.

As Conga continues to grow through new product offerings, market expansion, and potential M&A activity, the Director, Deal Desk will be responsible for building a world-class commercial function that scales with the business.

Are you the person we’re looking for?

Related experience

You bring 10+ years of progressive experience in Deal Desk, Revenue Operations, Sales Operations, Commercial Finance, or a closely related field. You have a demonstrated track record of building or scaling a Deal Desk or Revenue Operations function at a high-growth SaaS company.

You have deep expertise in enterprise SaaS pricing models, deal structuring, commercial negotiation strategy, and quote-to-cash operations.

Leadership & influence

You have 5+ years of people leadership experience, including managing managers and leading teams across multiple levels and geographies.

You are a strategic partner to executive leadership and have experience influencing decisions through commercial expertise, operational excellence, and data-driven insights. You have experience partnering with C-suite stakeholders and presenting in executive-level forums.

Commercial strategy & pricing governance

You understand how to develop and manage pricing governance frameworks, including discount authority matrices, deal approval hierarchies, and pricing exception policies.

You have experience partnering with Product, Marketing, Finance, and Sales leadership to evolve pricing and packaging strategies that align with market demand and revenue goals.

You possess a strong command of ASC 606 revenue recognition principles and understand their application to complex SaaS and multi-element commercial arrangements.

Deal execution & operational excellence

You have experience serving as an escalation point for strategic, complex, and high-risk transactions. You bring sound judgment around deal structure, commercial terms, revenue implications, and risk mitigation.

You understand how to balance deal velocity with governance and operational controls, ensuring that Sales teams can compete and close business effectively.

Cross-functional partnership

You collaborate effectively with Sales, Finance, Revenue Accounting, Legal, Product, and Operations teams to ensure alignment across the commercial process.

You are skilled at driving cross-functional initiatives spanning quote-to-cash, contract operations, order management, and revenue lifecycle processes.

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Business, Accounting, or a related field is preferred..

Here’s what will give you an edge…

Deal Desk leadership

Experience building, scaling, or transforming a global Deal Desk organization

Experience operating in a high-growth SaaS environment

Experience leading teams through company growth, M&A integration, or product portfolio expansion

Experience supporting executive leadership and board-related discussions

Pricing & revenue expertise

Deep expertise in enterprise SaaS pricing models and commercial negotiations

Strong knowledge of ASC 606 revenue recognition requirements

Experience partnering with Revenue Accounting and external auditors

Experience managing commercial terms libraries and contract standardization initiatives

Systems & tools experience

Hands-on expertise with Salesforce CRM

Experience with CPQ platforms such as Conga CPQ, Salesforce CPQ, or Revenue Cloud

Experience with ERP systems, preferably NetSuite

Familiarity with CLM and revenue lifecycle management platforms

Analytics & process excellence

Experience developing executive-level reporting and analytics around deal mix, discount trends, win/loss analysis, and revenue quality

Ability to translate complex commercial data into actionable insights for CFO and CRO leadership

Track record of driving process improvements across quote-to-cash, contract operations, and order management

Executive communication

Executive-level presence and communication skills

Experience engaging with C-suite stakeholders and Board-level audiences

Ability to influence decisions through clear, concise, and data-driven recommendations

Quality oriented

You operate with a high level of accuracy and accountability, ensuring pricing integrity, revenue quality, and compliance across a complex and growing deal portfolio.

Resourceful & collaborative

You bring a solutions-oriented mindset and thrive in a fast-paced environment. You leverage relationships, data, and systems to drive outcomes while continuously improving how Deal Desk supports the business and revenue organization.

In the spirit of the Conga Way, we strive to design easy-to-understand compensation programs that are fair and free from any type of discrimination.  In keeping with this approach, we are committed to delivering competitive compensation and benefits packages to our colleagues worldwide and communicating transparently about the structure of our compensation programs.

Listed below is the U.S. base salary range for this full-time position. Within the range, individual pay is determined by job-related skills, experience, and relevant education, or training. In addition to base salary, Conganeers receive a variable incentive pay component, perks such as flexible work options, and a full range of benefits including medical and dental insurance.

The posted salary ranges are for the expectations outlined in the job description.  We are often open to a wide variety of profiles and sometimes have flexibility within our organizational structure to adjust the role responsibilities up or down should we select a candidate that is less or more experienced than the posted job requirements.  In these occasional cases, we will communicate the revised salary range to the candidate during the selection process.

U.S base salary range:

$157,620—$252,190 USD