Deal Desk Analyst

Equifax • Full-time • Leeds, England, United Kingdom • 3m ago

Are you a sharp, analytical professional looking to apply your skills at the heart of a busy commercial team?

Equifax is seeking a detail-oriented and commercially-minded Deal Desk Analyst to join our team in either Leeds, Nottingham or London. This is a key role where you will support our commercial success by providing essential analysis, structure, and process management for our most important deals.

This is a position where your analytical skills and attention to detail are vital, ensuring our deals are profitable, compliant, and efficiently processed. You will be a central point of contact, helping our Sales team navigate the deal cycle from quotation to signature. If you are a talented analyst ready to apply your skills in a fast-paced, commercial environment, we want to hear from you.

What You'll Do

As our Deal Desk Analyst, you will be a vital operational hub for our deal-making process. You will work within our commercial framework to ensure all deals are structured for success. Your key responsibilities will include:
Deal Analysis and Structuring: Work closely with the Sales team to analyse deal requirements, applying established pricing models to structure quotes that are commercially sound and profitable.
Commercial Guidance: Serve as a key point of contact for pricing and deal structure, providing guidance to the sales team in line with company policy.
Financial Modelling: Utilise and maintain financial models to assess the commercial impact of pricing decisions and ensure margins are met.
Governance and Approvals: Manage the day-to-day internal deal approval process, ensuring all requests are compliant, documented, and submitted correctly for sign-off.
Cross-Functional Collaboration: Work closely with Sales, Finance, Product, Legal, and Operations to ensure a smooth and efficient deal lifecycle.
Tender & Bids Support: Provide accurate and timely pricing and commercial input for responses to formal tenders (RFPs, RFIs, and RFQs).
Process Improvement: Help to identify and implement improvements to our pricing tools, systems, and deal-desk processes for greater efficiency.

What Experience You Need

A strong academic background (2:1 or First Class degree) or equivalent professional experience.
Current experience in a role such as Deal Desk Analyst, Pricing Analyst, Commercial Analyst, Sales Operations Analyst, or Financial Analyst.
Exceptional analytical skills with a proven ability to interpret complex data and apply it to commercial scenarios.
Proven experience working effectively with a diverse range of stakeholders.
Strong commercial acumen and an excellent eye for detail.
Excellent project management and organisational skills, with the ability to manage multiple deals simultaneously.

What Could Set You Apart

Excellent communication skills, with the ability to clearly explain complex commercial data.
Experience working within a regulated environment (e.g., financial services).
A natural collaborator who excels in supporting a fast-paced, cross-functional team.
The ability to translate data into clear, actionable information for sales and leadership.
A proactive, detail-oriented individual focused on delivering accurate results and solving commercial queries efficiently.