Profound is on a mission to help companies understand and control their AI presence. In our Deal Operations role, you will improve sales velocity and close rates by establishing a tight, scalable close process. You will own key processes that ensure deals are booked cleanly and efficiently, and partner across Sales, Legal, Finance, and Product to build a world-class deal operations engine. AI is changing the way we work. This role is ideal for someone who is or can become a domain expert in the deal process and is excited to deploy technology to scale and automate much of this work. This includes building knowledge bases, testing search and retrieval systems to surface relevant data, and reducing the manual work traditionally handled by sales through thoughtful systems design. What you’ll do Drive completion of information security and security questionnaires for enterprise prospects Build a process for easily completing data processing agreements and other contract-related documentation Own the CPQ process from configuration to quote to close Build and maintain a knowledge base and answer engine to make requests for information such as RFIs and RFPs highly efficient Own the process for completing RFPs and complex deal documentation Take ownership of the end-to-end booking process to maximize rep efficiency and ensure deals are booked cleanly and on time Identify and implement process improvements that accelerate deal velocity and improve close orchestration
Who you are 5 or more years of experience in sales operations, deal desk, deal operations, or revenue operations, preferably in a high-growth SaaS or enterprise software environment Highly process-oriented with a track record of building and optimizing deal operations workflows Strong technical fluency with CPQ tools, quote systems, contract documentation, and sales booking processes Excellent partner cross-functionally across Sales, Legal, Finance, and Product to align on deal execution Proactive, high-agency operator who takes ownership end to end and drives work through to completion Strong intuition for deal velocity, close-rate improvement, operational excellence, and scalability Location This is an on-site role based in our Union Square, NYC office, designed for builders who thrive on speed, iteration, and meaningful impact. For this role, the expected base salary range is $140,000 to $180,000. Profound’s total
compensation package is designed to be competitive and includes base salary, equity, and a full range of
benefits and
perks. Final
compensation will depend on factors such as your skills, experience,
qualifications, and location, and will be determined during the interview process. Our recruiting team will share more details about the full
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Profound is the GenAI marketing intelligence platform that helps enterprise brands win in the age of AI-driven discovery.
We help enterprise brands understand and optimize how they show up across ChatGPT, Perplexity, and other AI platforms where hundreds of millions of consumers now discover products.
Our platform provides real-time visibility analytics, competitive intelligence, and actionable insights across the entire GenAI ecosystem - enabling marketing teams to turn AI-driven discovery into their competitive advantage.
Salary
$140,000 - $180,000
Location
New York, New York
Total raised
$155.0M
Last stage
Series A
Investors
James Cadwallader
Co-founder, CEO
Dylan Babbs
Co-founder
No applications, no recruiter spam. Just the intro.
A few questions to make sure this role is the right shape for you. Two minutes.
I write the intro, send it to the founder, and handle the back-and-forth.
If they’re a yes, I book the chat. You show up — that’s the whole job-hunt.