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Professional Services Commercial Lead

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hybrid senior Full time $211K - $234K San Francisco

First indexed 21 Aug 2026

Description

We are hiring a hands-on Professional Services Commercial Lead to own the end-to-end deal desk workflow for assigned DeployCo professional-services engagements.

Compensation

  • $211K – $234K • Offers Equity

The base pay offered may vary depending on multiple individualized factors, including market location, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience.

Benefits

  • Medical, dental, and vision insurance for you and your family, with employer contributions to Health Savings Accounts
  • Pre-tax accounts for Health FSA, Dependent Care FSA, and commuter expenses (parking and transit)
  • 401(k) retirement plan with employer match
  • Paid parental leave (up to 24 weeks for birth parents and 20 weeks for non-birthing parents), plus paid medical and caregiver leave (up to 8 weeks)
  • Paid time off: flexible PTO for exempt employees and up to 15 days annually for non-exempt employees
  • 13+ paid company holidays, and multiple paid coordinated company office closures throughout the year for focus and recharge, plus paid sick or safe time
  • Mental health and wellness support
  • Employer-paid basic life and disability coverage
  • Annual learning and development stipend to fuel your professional growth
  • Daily meals in our offices, and meal delivery credits as eligible
  • Relocation support for eligible employees

About the Team The DeployCo Deal Desk helps turn customer deployment opportunities into clear, executable professional-services engagements.

What You'll Do

  • Own assigned DeployCo deals from intake through approval, signature, and operational handoff.
  • Draft and revise statements of work (SOWs), validate pricing and deal inputs, coordinate cross-functional reviews and approvals, and ensure commitments are clear, deliverable, and ready to execute.
  • Identify and coordinate resolution of delivery and commercial risks.
  • Maintain accurate deal records, approval evidence, and status updates.

What You Bring

  • Typically 7+ years of relevant B2B experience across deal desk, commercial contracts or contract management, professional-services operations, sales operations, order management, or a similar function.
  • 3+ years of substantial, hands-on experience drafting and revising customer-facing SOWs for professional-services engagements.
  • Experience operating pricing-validation, commercial intake, approval, and routing workflows alongside contract drafting and review.

Preferred Qualifications

  • Experience as a contract manager supporting customer-facing professional services, consulting, implementation, or managed services.
  • Experience in cloud, enterprise SaaS, AI, or another complex technology environment.
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