Deal Analyst

Company: Ascent
Location: Pleasanton
Posted on: June 6, 2021

Job Description:

Job ID #: 2040-1
Title: Deal Analyst
Location: Pleasanton, CA or Chicago, IL
Job Type: 6+ Month Contract

Pleasanton or Chicago preferred; Pacific or Central time otherwise
In this role, you will assist Deal Managers with general administrative responsibilities including quoting and generating Order Forms. The focus of this role is to partner with Deal Managers as they support Workday's Sales organization from a deal strategy and operational efficiency standpoint. The Deal Desk Analyst (Contractor) is responsible for ensuring accurate pricing, clean Order Forms and maintaining operational dashboards.

Skills you need:

• Knowledge of the Quote to Cash lifecycle or strong desire to apply sales process experience
• An understanding of general software pricing models, knowledge of SaaS pricing and licensing models a definite plus.
• Comfortable partnering and engaging with cross-functional teams to ensure the best possible deal support for Sales
• Highly analytical and detail oriented
• Team player: experience working across functions to deliver customer/prospect/client facing proposals

• Knowledge of SFDC preferred, other CRMs ok
• General knowledge of Microsoft Word and Excel
• Prior Sales Operations, Business Operations, Sales or Finance experience

About Ascent:

Ascent is a leading national technology consulting and professional services firm that focuses on tactical and strategic consulting. Ascents fundamental business is providing staffing services to Large Enterprise clients in our core market verticals: Financial Services, Healthcare, and Life Sciences. We focus the majority of our efforts in Staff Augmentation support of Large Enterprise Clients who utilize a Vendor Management System. Ascent works as both a reliable supplier in support of programs, as well as a Strategic Advisor in support of enterprise efforts to establish best in class preferred vendor programs. Ascent was ranked in the 2007 and 2008 Inc. 500 and recognized specifically for its innovative work in staff augmentation support of Large Enterprise preferred vendor accounts.

If you are ready to propel your career to new heights read on. We are looking for talented and dedicated colleagues to join our phenomenal team. At Ascent, we have created an environment where culture, commitment and opportunity converge to yield a truly unique place to work. We know that every employee has something important to say and that every employee is integral to our success. Where else can you walk over to a founder and talk about your ideas to help build our business and have that idea implemented in 48 hours? More importantly, we do everything we can to make sure our employees not only have great jobs, but great lives.

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