Deal Desk Lead
Perplexity AI · San Francisco · Austin · New York City
Applied AIremotelead$200k–$250k
At a glance
Highlights
- Own Deal Desk end to end and scale the team as the business grows.
- Structure complex deals balancing customer value, revenue and risk.
- Define quote-to-order requirements and own business acceptance testing.
What they offer
- Equity
Ideal candidate
Hands-on commercial operator who thrives in urgency and owns outcomes. You partner tightly with Sales, balance customer needs with business risk, and love turning messy deals into clean, scalable wins.
Requirements
- 4+ years in Deal Desk, commercial operations or related function in SaaS or high-growth industry, including complex deal structuring and approvals
- Track record of earning Sales trust through responsiveness, practical solutions and sound commercial judgment
- Ability to prioritize independently, surface risks early and drive issues to resolution without close supervision
- Strong analytical skills and exceptional attention to detail across deal economics, terms and documentation under tight deadlines
- Ability to handle Sales exception requests tactfully, influence stakeholders and escalate to senior leadership appropriately
- Experience with CRM, quoting or CPQ tools and approval workflows, translating field needs into business requirements
- Strong perspective on how AI is changing quote-to-order workflows and passion for putting it into practice
- Experience managing and developing direct reports while remaining hands-on
Lab profile
About Perplexity AI
Builds AI search answers and agentic Computer to turn knowledge into action.
What they build
- Perplexity AI answer engine
- Perplexity Computer agentic assistant
- Comet AI browser and desktop apps
Known for
- Agentic AI and agent capabilities
- Applied AI product engineering
- Cross-platform apps across web, mobile and desktop
- Multimodal AI and integrations
Key facts
- Founded in 2022
- Headquartered in San Francisco, California
- Serves millions of users daily
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