Deal Strategy & Operations Manager, East Coast

About the Role:

Cresta is seeking a Deal Strategy & Operations Manager on the East Coast to serve as a senior individual contributor and strategic partner on our Commercial Strategy & Operations team. This role owns the strategy and execution of Cresta’s most complex, non-standard enterprise deals, acting as the quarterback from quote to close.

Reporting to Lauren Jungers, Sr. Director of Commercial Strategy & Operations, this role works closely with Sales leadership, Finance, Legal, Security, and RevOps to structure deals that accelerate revenue while protecting Cresta’s long-term business interests.

This is an individual contributor role (no direct people management). 

What You’ll Do

Deal Strategy & Execution

• Partner with US and international Sales teams to architect and execute complex, high-value enterprise transactions
• Build creative deal structures, pricing models, and commercial terms that balance speed, risk, margin, and customer experience
• Own approval workflows and act as escalation owner from first quote through final signature
• Translate deal data, discount trends, and outcomes into actionable insights
• Lead win/loss and deal retrospectives to institutionalize learnings and refine deal strategy
• Ensure deal structures align with revenue recognition principles and company financial goals

Process & Systems Modernization

• Drive end-to-end improvements across the quote-to-cash lifecycle
• Define business requirements and partner with systems teams on Subskribe, CLM, and Salesforce enhancements
• Lead UAT and rollout of new deal processes and tooling
• Represent Deal Strategy & Operations as a key stakeholder on high-priority cross-functional initiatives
• Standardize and document workflows to enable speed and scale

Enablement & Advisory

• Provide ongoing training to Sales on pricing, deal construction, and quoting with a