Director, Deal Desk & Pricing Operations

Director, Deal Desk & Pricing Operations

We are seeking a strategic and operationally rigorous Director, Deal Desk & Pricing Operations to lead three interconnected pillars of our go-to-market engine: deal desk, pricing strategy, and pricing operations. Reporting to the VP, Revenue Systems and Operations, you will own the end-to-end deal process, set and govern global pricing strategy, and build the systems, data, and tooling that operationalize pricing  will lead and develop a team, partner closely with Sales, Finance, Legal, Product, and Operations leadership, and serve as the senior decision-maker on complex, high-value, and non-standard transactions.

This is a critical leadership role in supporting Watch Guard's channel-driven, two-tier GTM model and global customer base.

Responsibilities:

• Deal Desk Leadership:
  Own the global deal desk function and end-to-end deal process — pricing guidelines, discount thresholds, approval matrices, and governance — serving as the senior escalation owner for complex, strategic, and non-standard transactions.
• Process & Cycle-Time Optimization:
  Identify bottlenecks and drive continuous improvement across the quote-to-cash workflow to accelerate deal turnaround while maintaining compliance and control.
• Pricing Strategy:
  Define and own Watch Guard's global pricing strategy across products, packaging, and channel tiers — including list pricing, discounting frameworks, segmentation, and monetization of new and renewal offers.
• Margin & Profitability Management:
  Set and govern margin targets, model the financial impact of proposed pricing changes, and ensure deals align with profitability and corporate objectives.
• Competitive & Market Pricing:
  Monitor competitive pricing, market dynamics, and price elasticity to inform pricing decisions and recommend data-driven adjustments to leadership.
• Pricing Operations:
  Build and run the pricing operations function — price book and rate card management, CPQ configuration, and the workflows that execute pricing changes accurately and at scale.
• Systems, Data & Automation:
  Partner with IT, Revenue Operations, and Operations to enhance deal desk and pricing tooling (CRM, CPQ), improve data integrity, and drive automation across quote-to-cash.
• Pricing Governance & Policy:
  Maintain and evolve pricing and deal desk policies, approval matrices, and documentation, and lead the pricing governance and committee processes.
• Cross-Functional Partnership:
  Partner with Sales, Finance, Legal, Product, and Operations leadership to resolve deal and pricing issues and guide go-to-market and packaging decisions.
• Reporting & Insights:
  Track deal and pricing metrics, approval timelines, win rates, and margin trends, and deliver insights and recommendations to executive leadership.
• Team Leadership:
  Build, lead, and develop a high-performing team across deal desk and pricing operations, ensuring consistent execution, capability growth, and professional development.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in finance, business, economics, or a related field; MBA or advanced degree a plus.
• 10+ years of experience in GTM finance, deal desk, pricing strategy, pricing operations, revenue operations, or sales operations, including 3+ years directly leading and developing teams.
• Demonstrated ownership of pricing strategy and/or pricing operations — including pricing frameworks, margin and discount governance, and price book/CPQ administration.
• Proven ability to influence, align, and partner with senior cross-functional and executive stakeholders.
• Deep understanding of SaaS and subscription pricing models, packaging and monetization, channel programs, and global two-tier GTM structures.
• Advanced proficiency with CRM and CPQ platforms (Salesforce strongly preferred) and pricing, margin, and analytics tooling.
• Excellent analytical, problem-solving, communication, and executive-presentation skills.
• Ability to attend 4-8 U.S. working hours meetings per week.
• Experience working across time zones and collaborating with international teams.

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