Deal Desk Lead, Remote

Huron • Chicago, IL

2d • Remote

About The Position

Huron is redefining what a global consulting organization can be. Advancing new ideas every day to build even stronger clients, individuals and communities. We’re helping our clients find new ways to drive growth, enhance business performance and sustain leadership in the markets they serve. And, we’re developing strategies and implementing solutions that enable the transformative change they need to own their future. As a member of the Huron corporate team, you’ll help to evolve our business model to stay ahead of market forces, industry trends and client needs. Our accounting, finance, human resources, IT, legal, marketing and facilities management professionals work collaboratively to support Huron’s collective strategies and enable real transformation to produce sustainable business results. Join our team and create your future. The Deal Desk Lead serves as the owner of the enterprise deal desk, partnering closely with Business Leadership, Sales and Delivery, and Operations to ensure deals are structured collaboratively, approved efficiently, and informed by data-driven insights. This role is a key enabler of deal pricing support, driving pricing operations, governance, and reporting, across the organization - and will sit in the Office of the COO. The Deal Desk Lead will help shape the strategy for the enterprise deal desk in conjunction with our business leaders, as well as facilitate live deal review councils, coordinate pricing approval workflows for complex opportunities, and drive continuous improvement through operational excellence and process improvement. They will also establish best practices related to pricing governance and operations to ensure efficiency and effectiveness across the enterprise. This position requires strong cross-functional collaboration, business acumen, analytical capabilities, executive presence, and the ability to balance business objectives and revenue growth with profitability guardrails in a fast-paced, consultative environment.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in business, Finance, Economics, or related field
• Minimum of 7 years of experience
• Experience in deal desk, pricing strategy, sales operations, revenue operations roles, and/or deal approval processes, preferably in professional services
• Proven experience collaborating and facilitating alignment in a complex, matrixed organization
• Strong financial acumen with ability to build and analyze pricing models, assess margin implications, and provide strategic recommendations
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills with proficiency in Excel, Salesforce, and AI and data visualization tools (experience with pricing technologies also preferred)
• Executive presence and communication skills with ability to guide senior stakeholders and facilitate decision-making
• Demonstrated ability to balance sales objectives with risk management and profitability requirements
• Experience building and improving scalable processes, tools, and frameworks in high-growth or transformational environments
• Strong project management skills with ability to manage multiple priorities and drive results in a fast-paced environment

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with senior leaders, sellers, and delivery teams to develop and operationalize best practices that align with Huron’s client value propositions and financial goals
• Demonstrate a strong understanding of Huron’s businesses and their customers, including how they use our offerings
• Analyze market trends, competitive landscape, and customer behavior to identify pricing opportunities and risks
• Facilitate cross-functional deal evaluations, supporting the analysis of pricing, margins, and risk profiles for new sales opportunities
• Ensure consistent application of pricing, deal economics and processes
• Define, enforce, and continuously refine deal desk processes, approval frameworks, and escalation paths
• Proactively identify and implement process improvements to strengthen deal desk through workflows, reporting, tooling, AI, and automation
• Lead special projects addressing emerging business needs and drive adoption of best practices to enhance firmwide pricing capabilities
• Scale processes and governance frameworks to support organizational growth while maintaining operational rigor
• Own, maintain, and provide training on the firm's pricing tools and technologies to ensure alignment with strategic objectives
• Ensure pricing systems and models support accurate, efficient deal structuring, price optimization, and approval workflows
• Own global deal desk analytics and reporting, providing insight into key trends while ensuring consistency and efficiency in pricing support across businesses
• Collaborate with internal stakeholders to refine best practices for pricing, based on the improved use of data and market knowledge to support decisions
• Deliver strategic insights to Business Leadership, Sales Teams, and Executive Leadership to influence pricing and go-to-market strategy

Benefits

• Huron Consulting Group offers a competitive compensation and benefits package including medical, dental, and vision coverage to employees and dependents; a 401(k) plan with a generous employer match; an employee stock purchase plan; a generous Paid Time Off policy; and paid parental leave and adoption assistance.
• Our Wellness Program supports employee total well-being by providing free annual health screenings and coaching, bank at work, and on-site workshops, as well as ongoing programs recognizing major events in the lives of our employees throughout the year.
• All benefits and programs are subject to applicable eligibility requirements.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Director