Senior Deal Desk Analyst - job 1 of 2

At Vanta, our mission is to secure the internet and protect consumer data. We believe that security should be monitored and verified continuously, and we empower companies to practice better security and prove it with ease. Vanta has a kind and talented team, and while some have prior security experience, many have been successful at Vanta without it. 

As the second Senior Deal Desk Analyst at Vanta, you will be the primary Deal Desk stakeholder in the EMEA region responsible to drive closure of deals while ensuring data integrity and adherence with business compliance relating to deal policies and revenue recognition criteria.

In this high volume role, you will help to ensure deals are being closed in a timely manner by providing Pre & Post Sales teams with standard business process & policy insights as well as strategic and pricing support. You will also partake in building out Deal Desk processes to help improve the commercial and operational deal flow at Vanta. 

As Vanta continues to grow, it is important for our deal booking and review processes to be built out in a scalable fashion that can support the quick growth of Vanta’s revenue, Sales teams, and internal operations teams including Deal Desk, various Finance teams, GTM Operations, and Legal.

This is a hybrid role in office Tuesday-Thursday. 

What you’ll do as a Senior Deal Desk Analyst at Vanta:

• Review and evaluate deals for policy alignment, internal compliance, and booking accuracy.

• Support Finance teams during month end close and audit review cycles to ensure deals are accurately reconciled between systems and statement of record.

• Assist with all aspects of deal management including: deal approvals, deal configuration/structuring, pricing, and escalation of non-standard requests.

• Represent the Finance team in cross-functional projects to support selling activities, product releases, and process improvements.

• Act as a trusted advisor for Sales, working with Legal, GTM Operations, and various other business partners to guide deals towards closure and be able to have conversations about commercial aspects of deals.

• Educate Sales teams on process changes, policy updates, and Deal Desk best practices to improve deal velocity.

• Work cross functionally with GTM Operations, Billing, Revenue, Collections to improve deal processes while ensuring efficient, scalable processes.

• Provide analytical insight and identify trends into day to day metrics to assess efficiency of deal processes.

• Perform ad-hoc Deal Desk duties as required.

How to be successful in this role:

• 3+ years of deal desk experience 

• Demonstrated ability to work effectively in a fast paced environment with diverse stakeholders across Finance, Sales, Legal, GTM Operations.

• Strong knowledge of the end-to-end Quote to Cash process for SaaS companies.

• Strong organizational and execution skills and ability to manage multiple competing priorities.

• Ability to make and drive process improvements.

• Previous experience working with SaaS Finance teams with understanding of software revenue recognition issues, including revenue recognition under ASC 606

• Strong analytical and problem solving skills to make informed decisions

• Ability to work quickly and make fact-based-decisions with imperfect data.

• Clear communicator with ability to express ideas clearly and effectively

• Ability to handle peak month-end and end-of-quarter volumes during a time sensitive environment

What you can expect as a Vantan:

• Industry-competitive salary and equity

• 100% covered medical, dental, and vision benefits with dependents coverage

• 16 weeks paid parental leave for all new parents (birthing, non-birthing, and adoptive)

• Health & wellness stipend

• Remote workspace, internet and mobile phone stipend

• Commuter benefits, including bike to work scheme and tax commuter ticket scheme

• Pension matching

• 11 company paid holidays plus 25 days of PTO per year

• Virtual team building activities, lunch and learns, and other company-wide events!

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At Vanta, we are committed to hiring diverse talent of different backgrounds and as such, it is important to us to provide an inclusive work environment for all. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, gender identity, age, religion, sexual orientation, veteran or disability status, or any other protected class. As an equal opportunity employer, we encourage and welcome people of all backgrounds to apply.

About Vanta

We started in 2018, in the wake of several high-profile data breaches. Online security was only becoming more important, but we knew firsthand how hard it could be for fast-growing companies to invest the time and manpower it takes to build a solid security foundation. Vanta was inspired by a vision to restore trust in internet businesses by enabling companies to improve and prove their security.From our early days automating security monitoring for compliance standards like SOC 2, HIPAA and ISO 27001 to creating the world's leading Trust Management Platform, our vision remains unchanged. 

Now more than ever, making security continuous—not just a point-in-time check— is essential. Thousands of companies rely on Vanta to build, maintain and demonstrate their trust— all in a way that's real-time and transparent.