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
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
Conversion Capital is an asset management firm focused on internet and software investments.
Funding
Current Stage
Early StageTotal Funding
unknown2021-10-01Series Unknown
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