Deal Desk Analyst

Our Company
Changing the world through digital experiences is what Adobe’s all about. We give everyone—from emerging artists to global brands—everything they need to design and deliver exceptional digital experiences! We’re passionate about empowering people to create beautiful and powerful images, videos, and apps, and transform how companies interact with customers across every screen. 
We’re on a mission to hire the very best and are committed to creating exceptional employee experiences where everyone is respected and has access to equal opportunity. We realize that new ideas can come from everywhere in the organization, and we know the next big idea could be yours!

The challenge

The primary focus of this position will be to help structure profitable transactions that address the needs of a diverse set of internal corporate partners, improve Adobe's revenue, and increase the efficiency and productivity of the Digital Media sales force in Western EMEA. This role will act in a fiduciary capacity in handling first line deal approvals, including deal structuring and accelerating deal closures. This will be accomplished by meeting with your sales teams to identify Customers’ critical business issues and assist in structuring transaction that meet both Adobe's goals and requirements and the Customer’s needs.

What you’ll do

• Manage the day to day deal approval process, communicate via documented business case with cross-functional partners to articulate deal value in a consistent manner
• Guide and counsel the sales teams during the different phases of the deal cycle
• Prepare and draft the sales orders, ensure validation and finalisation from all internal partners
• Interact with internal partners, including but not limited to: Legal, Sales Operations, Sales Finance, Revenue Assurance, Business Units, Order Management, Credit and other functions
• Regularly connect with your sales teams to ensure consistent knowledge and application of process and policy
• Perform to a specified set of metrics and service levels
• Ensure that transactions respect Adobe's internal revenue recognition rules, compliance policies and operational guidelines
• Evaluate current processes and offer recommendations for areas of improvement

What you need to succeed

• Bachelors/Masters or equivalent experience in Finance/Accounting/Business
• Experience in FP&A, Sales Finance, Sales Operations and/or Deal Desk in a multi-national company
• Ability to work independently in a fast paced environment
• Capability to build strong working relationships with team members and cross-functional partners
• Experience in structuring multi-element (subscriptions, licenses, services and support) contracts
• Understanding in software revenue recognition accounting
• Strong communication, interpersonal, and problem-solving skills
• Excellent oral/written communication skills in English required
• Knowledge of French in business context strongly appreciated (ability to read and understand contracts) - knowledge of other European languages appreciated but not required.

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