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Conversion Capital ยท 1 day ago

Backend Engineer

Blend is a cloud banking platform that aims to make financial resources more accessible. They are seeking a Manager, Deal Desk to lead the contract negotiation process, ensuring efficient collaboration between Sales, Finance, and Legal while optimizing the deal approval workflow.

Financial ServicesInformation Technology

Responsibilities

Contract Ownership & Redlining: Lead the negotiation and redlining of complex SaaS agreements, including MSAs, Order Forms, NDAs, and Data Processing Addendums (DPAs)
Legal De-risking: Apply your paralegal expertise to identify and resolve common contractual hurdles (indemnity, liability, SLAs) within pre-approved guidelines
Process Optimization: Develop and maintain a "Negotiation Playbook" to standardize responses to common customer objections and legal requests
Training & Coaching: Mentor and train junior Deal Desk analysts and Account Executives on best practices for contract review and deal hygiene
Approval Workflow: Manage the end-to-end deal approval process, ensuring all stakeholders (Finance, Legal, Product) provide timely input

Qualification

SaaS contract negotiationParalegal expertiseSalesforce proficiencyContract Lifecycle ManagementLeadership experienceProcess optimizationTrainingCoachingExceptional negotiation skills

Required

5+ years in Deal Desk, Sales Operations, or Legal Operations, specifically within the B2B SaaS industry
Proven experience as a Paralegal or Contract Manager, with a deep understanding of commercial contract law and SaaS revenue recognition
Expert-level ability to redline contracts independently and explain legal risks in 'plain English' to non-legal stakeholders
Experience coaching or managing others; you should enjoy teaching others how to 'spot the traps' in a contract
High proficiency in Salesforce (SFDC) and CLM (Contract Lifecycle Management) software (e.g., Ironclad, Conga, or PandaDoc)
Exceptional negotiation skills and the ability to remain calm and focused in a fast-paced, quarter-end environment

Benefits

We offer medical, dental, and vision benefits, with a generous employer contribution that helps keep your medical insurance costs low.
Company-paid life, short-term, and long-term disability coverage
Generous PTO, holidays, and maternity/parental leave
Employee Assistance Program (EAP): mental health, legal, childcare & eldercare, financial planning, college search, and more
Voluntary benefits: accident, critical illness, hospital indemnity, identity theft, and legal insurance
Monthly wellness stipend for fitness, mental health, and well-being
Additional perks: Milk Stork, pet insurance, and paid volunteer time off
401(k) retirement plan with company match
Pre-tax savings: healthcare & dependent care FSAs, Limited Purpose FSA, and HSA

Company

Conversion Capital

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Conversion Capital is an asset management firm focused on internet and software investments.

Funding

Current Stage
Early Stage
Total Funding
unknown
2021-10-01Series Unknown

Leadership Team

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Christian Lawless
Founder & Managing Partner
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Erin Collard
Operating Partner
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