Principal, Deal Strategy and Monetization

Company: Confluent
Location: Lincoln
Posted on: September 23, 2022

Job Description:

Confluent is pioneering a fundamentally new category of data infrastructure focused on data in motion. Have you ever found a new favorite series on Netflix, picked up groceries curbside at Walmart, or paid for something using Square? Thats the power of data in motion in actiongiving organizations instant access to the massive amounts of data that is constantly flowing throughout their business. At Confluent, were building the foundational platform for this new paradigm of data infrastructure. Our cloud-native offering is designed to be the intelligent connective tissue enabling real-time data, from multiple sources, to constantly stream across the organization. With Confluent, organizations can create a central nervous system to innovate and win in a digital-first world.Were looking for self-motivated team members who crave a challenge and feel energized to roll up their sleeves and help realize Confluents enormous potential. Chart your own path and take healthy risks as we solve big problems together. We value having diverse teams and want you to grow as we growwhether youre just starting out in your career or managing a large team, youll be amazed at the magnitude of your impact.About the RoleAs the Principal, Deal Strategy and Monetization, you will create and lead an empowered shared center of excellence, responsible for designing best practice deal structures and then driving enablement and implementation in the field.The DSM team supports field sales teams early in the cycle for strategic deals to assist with deal structure and customer negotiations, driving deal velocity and maximizing bookings and revenue. In this role you will work closely with product, finance, legal and sales on overall monetization strategies and bring feedback, patterns, and competitive intel from the field and customers back to the business to continually evolve pricing and deal structure strategy.This position reports our Director, Deal Strategy & MonetizationWhat youll do:

• Act as a subject matter expert for complex pricing strategy in North America, EMEA and APAC.
• Focus on early engagement for our most strategic deals, with the goal of meeting our customers needs while managing risk
• Support sales teams on the structuring of strategic deals, deal best practices, and front-line negotiation of agreements
• Maintain an evolving subject matter expertise in on-prem, cloud and hybrid deal constructs
• Specialize in addressing custom deals that fall outside of current processesWhat you'll bring:
  • Bachelors degree
  • 10+ years experience in deal strategy, sales, or customer negotiations
  • Proven track record of improving deal velocity alongside better risk management
  • Expertise in driving organizations toward greater effectiveness and efficiency
  • Passion for using data to drive better decision making
  • Thorough understanding of all industry-standard and non-standard software selling models including SaaS, perpetual, on-demand, consumption, etc.
  • Deep understanding of revenue recognition requirements
  • Superior contract negotiation skills. Strong abstract thinker able to apply complex concepts across a variety of situations
  • Proven project management experience; successfully leading and completing projects
  • Experience working with remote sales and business partner teams
  • Strong oral and written communication skills with the ability to synthesize and effectively communicate information across teams, roles, and levels
  • Experience working with companies that have public cloud, hybrid cloud and on-premises deployment optionsAt Confluent, we are committed to providing competitive pay and benefits that are in line with industry standards. We analyze and carefully consider several factors when determining compensation, including your work history, education, and professional experience. This position has an annual estimated salary of $217600, an annual bonus, and a competitive equity package. The actual pay may vary depending on your skills, qualifications, and experience.In addition, Confluent offers a wide range of employee benefits. To learn more about our benefits click here (https://confluentbenefits.com/) .#LI-Remote#LI-DO2Come As You AreAt Confluent, equality is a core tenet of our culture. We are committed to building an inclusive global team that represents a variety of backgrounds, perspectives, beliefs, and experiences. The more diverse we are, the richer our community and the broader our impact. Employment decisions are made on the basis of job-related criteria without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other classification protected by applicable law.Confluent requires all employees (in office and remote) in the U.S. to be vaccinated for COVID-19. Consistent with federal, state, and local requirements, Confluent will consider requests for reasonable accommodation based on medical conditions/contraindications or sincerely-held religious beliefs where it is able to do so without undue hardship to the company.Click here to review our California Candidate Privacy Notice (https://www.confluent.io/candidate-privacy/) , which describes how and when Confluent, Inc., and its group companies, collects, uses, and shares certain personal information of California job applicants and prospective employees.#LI-Remote

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