Senior Manager - Customer Experience Transformation

About Coursera Coursera and Udemy are now one company, creating one of the world's most comprehensive skills development platforms for the AI era. This strengthens our ability to accelerate AI-powered innovation and shape how the world discovers and builds skills at a pivotal moment of change. Read more about the combined company by visiting our blog [https://blog.coursera.org/coursera-and-udemy-are-now-one-company-creating-the-worlds-most-comprehensive-skills-platform/]. Coursera was launched in 2012 by Andrew Ng and Daphne Koller with a mission to provide universal access to world-class learning. Coursera partners with leading university and industry partners to offer a broad catalog of content and credentials, including courses, Specializations, Professional Certificates, and degrees. Coursera’s platform innovations — including AI-powered personalized guide and features, like Role Play and Course Builder, and role-based solutions like Skills Tracks — enable instructors, partners, and companies to deliver scalable, personalized, and verified learning. Institutions worldwide rely on Coursera to upskill and reskill their employees, students, and citizens in high-demand fields such as GenAI, data science, technology, and business, while learners globally turn to Coursera to master the skills they need to advance their careers. Coursera is a Delaware public benefit corporation and a B Corp. Coursera recently combined with Udemy to create one of the world’s most comprehensive skills development platforms. Why Join Us At Coursera, we’re looking for inventors, innovators, and lifelong learners ready to shape the future of education. You’ll help build global programs and tools that power online learning for millions turning bold ideas into real impact. People who thrive here are customer-first builders who move fast, simplify ruthlessly, and iterate relentlessly on the metrics that matter.  We’re a globally distributed team that comes together intentionally for collaboration, complex problem-solving, and key milestones — creating opportunities for teams to do their best work together. Our virtual hiring and onboarding experience makes it easy to join us and start making an impact from anywhere. If you’re ready to make a global impact, help scale unique products across Coursera + Udemy, and grow your career, apply below. Job Overview The Deal Desk team at Coursera partners closely with Sales and cross-functional stakeholders to enable efficient, scalable, and commercially sound deal execution across the Enterprise business. As the Senior Manager, Deal Desk, you will lead a team of 5-10 employees and continuously evolve the global Deal Desk function, establishing scalable commercial governance, pricing practices, and operational processes that support enterprise revenue growth. This role serves as a trusted advisor to Sales leadership and executive stakeholders by balancing customer needs with business objectives. You will partner closely with Revenue Operations, Finance, Pricing & Packaging, Legal, Deal Operations, Product, Compensation, and other cross-functional teams to remove obstacles throughout the sales cycle, improve operational efficiency, and continuously evolve commercial policies and processes that enable scalable growth. Beyond leading day-to-day Deal Desk operations, you will leverage insights from customer transactions to influence pricing strategy, commercial policies, operational improvements, and go-to-market initiatives. As Coursera continues to evolve, including the integration of commercial operations with Udemy, this role will play a key leadership role in shaping scalable commercial processes and governance for the future.   Responsibilities FUNCTIONAL LEADERSHIP & STRATEGY * Lead and continuously evolve the global Deal Desk function, establishing scalable commercial governance, pricing practices, and operational processes that support enterprise revenue growth. * Lead and develop a high-performing global Deal Desk team responsible for supporting Enterprise Sales through commercial guidance, pricing governance, quote approvals, and complex deal structuring. * Coach, mentor, and develop team members through performance management, career planning, ongoing feedback, and professional development while fostering a culture of accountability, collaboration, and continuous improvement. * Serve as the senior escalation point for complex, high-impact, or non-standard commercial transactions requiring cross-functional alignment and sound commercial judgment. * Lead the development, implementation, and ongoing refinement of commercial policies, pricing governance, approval frameworks, and operational standards that balance revenue growth, customer experience, and financial controls. * Partner closely with Sales leadership to enable complex transactions while maintaining pricing discipline, commercial consistency, and operational scalability.   OPERATIONAL EXCELLENCE & ANALYTICS * Oversee daily Deal Desk operations, ensuring timely resolution of sales inquiries, commercial approvals, and deal escalations while maintaining established service levels and delivering an exceptional internal customer experience. * Develop, maintain, and analyze Deal Desk reporting and operational KPIs, monitoring deal velocity, approval cycle time, pricing trends, discounting behavior, exception rates, and overall commercial health to identify opportunities for continuous improvement. * Own commercial approval frameworks within Salesforce CPQ and continuously identify opportunities to simplify approval workflows, improve operational efficiency, and reduce friction throughout the sales process. * Lead continuous improvement initiatives across commercial processes, policies, systems, and approval frameworks to improve seller productivity, operational efficiency, and customer experience. * Exercise sound commercial judgment when evaluating complex or non-standard transactions, balancing customer outcomes, revenue objectives, operational scalability, and financial risk while empowering the team to make consistent, high-quality decisions. CROSS-FUNCTIONAL PARTNERSHIP * Collaborate across Revenue Operations, Finance, Pricing & Packaging, Legal, Product, Deal Operations, Compensation, and other stakeholders to resolve complex customer scenarios and drive cross-functional alignment. * Represent Deal Desk in strategic planning initiatives related to pricing strategy, commercial policy, new product launches, promotional programs, and go-to-market evolution. * Partner with system owners to prioritize enhancements to Salesforce, CPQ, pricing tools, and commercial systems that improve automation, scalability, governance, and seller experience. * Leverage insights from customer transactions and market feedback to influence pricing strategy, product offerings, commercial policies, and future process improvements. * Partner with leadership on strategic initiatives supporting the evolution and integration of Coursera and Udemy commercial operations, including harmonization of Deal Desk processes, governance models, and best practices. * Build strong relationships across executive and cross-functional stakeholders, influencing decisions through data-driven recommendations and sound commercial judgment.   Basic Qualifications * 8+ years of experience in Deal Desk, Revenue Operations, Commercial Operations, Sales Operations, Finance, Pricing, or a related commercial function. * 3+ years of experience leading and developing high-performing teams of 5-10 people * Experience supporting complex Enterprise SaaS or subscription-based sales organizations. * Strong understanding of enterprise pricing strategy, discount governance, commercial approvals, and complex deal structuring. * Experience developing or influencing commercial policies, pricing frameworks, operational processes, or governance models. * Experience partnering effectively with Sales, Finance, Legal, Product, Revenue Operations, and executive stakeholders. * Strong analytical skills with advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel and/or Google Sheets, including the ability to translate data into actionable business recommendations. * Experience with Salesforce CRM and CPQ platforms. * Demonstrated ability to manage multiple strategic initiatives simultaneously while operating effectively in a fast-paced, high-growth environment. * Excellent written and verbal communication skills with strong executive presence and stakeholder management abilities.   Preferred Qualifications * Experience leading Deal Desk or Commercial Operations functions within a high-growth B2B SaaS organization. * Experience supporting global sales organizations across multiple regions and business segments. * Experience driving operational transformation, commercial process optimization, or large-scale cross-functional initiatives. * Experience supporting mergers, acquisitions, or commercial integration initiatives. * Working knowledge of quote-to-cash processes and downstream operational considerations, including familiarity with ASC 606 revenue recognition principles. * Strong project management skills with a track record of delivering scalable operational improvements. * Ability to balance commercial creativity with sound business judgment, operational excellence, and financial governance.   Compensation  This role is available in the following US Pay Zones: US Zone 3: $158,950 - $187,000 US Zone 4: $148,325 - $174,500 At Coursera, we offer competitive, zone-based pay aligned to your location, experience, and role level across four U.S. pay zones. Our total rewards package goes beyond salary, with comprehensive health and wellness benefits, bonus and RSU equity programs, and global perks designed to help you grow and thrive wherever you are. US Pay Zones * US-Z1: Bay Area  * US-Z2: NYC and Seattle Metro  * US-Z3: CA, WA, NY, NJ, CO, CT, DC, GA, IL, MA, MD, OR, RI, TX, VA * US-Z4: AK, AZ, DE, FL, HI, ID, IN, IA, KS, KY, MI, MN, MO, MT, NC, NV, NH, OH, OK, PA, SC, TN, UT, VT, WI #LI-JC2 For more information about how Coursera collects and uses your personal information, please see our Global Applicant Privacy Notice [https://files.clinchtalent.com/1d7f2c0f91ebf75d580f56447fa54859/2acb24eb91f1e23b90ac9e9285de5aaf/Global%20Applicant%20Privacy%20Notice.docx%20(1).pdf]. To protect against recruitment fraud, Coursera + Udemy recruiters only communicate via official coursera.org/udemy.com email addresses and never through personal accounts. We do not accept resumes via email or social media; please submit all applications directly through our careers page. If you encounter suspicious recruitment activity, please report it via our Fraudulent Activity Submission Form. [https://forms.gle/Mb8UktwuaJAukb3H7] Coursera is an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to building a welcoming and inclusive workplace. We consider all qualified applicants without regard to legally protected characteristics and provide reasonable accommodations upon request at recruiting@coursera.org.

ABOUT BARINGA  Baringa is a global consulting firm that partners with leaders to drive change and create value. With deep industry expertise, and enabled by advanced technology, the firm helps clients to deliver with greater confidence and certainty. With over 2,000 people across the UK, Europe, North America, Asia and Australia, the firm combines global insight with local understanding. The firm works across energy and resources, financial services, government and public sector, consumer products and retail, pharmaceuticals and life sciences, manufacturing, and technology, media and telecoms, with capabilities spanning strategy, transformation and operational excellence – all powered by advanced technology, data, AI and digital innovation. Clients value Baringa’s collaborative approach and the way its teams integrate seamlessly – all working with a shared understanding of what matters most. The firm is known for its kind, curious experts who listen closely and care deeply about client success as they help clients transform energy markets, modernise financial platforms, expand telecoms and digital networks through advanced data analytics, enable digital services in government, and unlock growth in consumer sectors. Certified as a Great Place to Work around the world, Baringa has been recognised by the Financial Times in 22 categories of its UK Leading Management Consultants rankings, and by Forbes for four consecutive years as one of the World’s Best Management Consulting Firms. OUR CUSTOMER PRACTICE ARE LOOKING FOR AN EXPERIENCED SENIOR CONSULTANT OR MANAGER TO JOIN THE TEAM.  Our Customer team is hiring a motivated and talented individual, from Senior Consultants to Manager, to help our clients evolve how they serve their customers in a world increasingly shaped by AI. From rethinking the end-to-end customer journey through to embedding AI into day-to-day operations, we help clients turn ambition into something that actually works.  WHAT YOU WILL BE DOING You’ll work side-by-side with clients to identify and drive improves in how customer service operates - understanding demand, journeys and pain points, and identifying where AI can genuinely add value to improve customer outcomes and efficiency.  You’ll be designing and delivering real change - not just strategy on paper - getting into the detail of how contact centres run today, and what it takes to make improvement stick.  You will be particularly focused on:  * Reimagining customer service: improving how contact centres operate - from demand management and journeys through to channel mix, automation and service design * Applying AI in customer environments: identifying and shaping where AI can add value across voice and digital channels (e.g. IVR, chat, agent assist), with a clear view on what will drive real operational impact * Hands-on end-to-end delivery: working across the lifecycle from strategy through to design and implementation - shaping roadmaps, standing up pilots and supporting real-world delivery * Owning delivery: leading workstreams or small pods - setting direction, driving progress and being accountable for outcomes * Working as one team with clients: leading workshops and aligning stakeholders across Product, Tech and Operations to move delivery forward at pace * Supporting growth: contributing to proposals and helping shape new opportunities across customer and AI * Supporting others: coaching junior team members and acting as a go-to within your area    YOUR SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE    We’re looking for people with strong foundations in customer and contact centre transformation, who bring a clear, practical perspective on how AI can be applied to improve service.  * Strong grounding in customer contact operations: deep understanding of how contact centres run day-to-day across voice and digital channels (sales, service, complaints), including demand drivers, KPIs and operational challenges  * Applied understanding of AI in service environments: able to identify, shape and prioritise AI use cases (e.g. IVR automation, chatbots, agent assist), with a clear view on feasibility, value and operational impact  * Experience with customer and AI technologies: understanding of the platforms that enable modern contact centres and AI capabilities, with a practical view of what works in the real world  * Structured thinking and clear point of view: able to frame problems, form recommendations and communicate clearly to senior stakeholders  * Strong client delivery: comfortable building high-quality outputs (strategies, roadmaps, business cases) and working at pace in delivery environments  * Data-driven decision making: using data and insight to identify opportunities, prioritise effectively and guide decisions  * Building value cases and buy-in: able to articulate clear value and bring stakeholders with you to support change  * Drive and ownership: comfortable navigating ambiguity, structuring problems and taking responsibility for outcomes  * Collaboration and stakeholder management: confident working across Product, Technology and Operations, bridging technical and non-technical teams  * Curiosity for how AI is evolving: keeps up to date with the space and brings practical insight into client work    WHAT A CAREER AT BARINGA WILL GIVE YOU  PUTTING PEOPLE FIRST. BARINGA IS A PEOPLE FIRST COMPANY AND WELLBEING IS AT THE FOREFRONT OF OUR CULTURE. WE RECOGNISE THE IMPORTANCE OF WORK-LIFE BALANCE AND FLEXIBLE WORKING AND PROVIDE OUR STAFF AMAZING BENEFITS. SOME OF THESE BENEFITS INCLUDE:  * Generous Annual Leave Policy: We recognise everyone needs a well-deserved break. We provide our employees with 5 weeks of annual leave, fully available at the start of each year. In addition to this, we have introduced our 5-Year Recharge benefit which allows all employees an additional 2 weeks of paid leave after 5 years continuous service.  * Flexible Working: We know that the ‘ideal’ work-life balance will vary from person to person and change at different stages of our working lives. To accommodate this, we have implemented a hybrid working policy and introduced more flexibility around taking unpaid leave.  * Corporate Responsibility Days: Our world is important to us, so all our employees get 3 every year to help social and environmental causes and increase our impact on the communities that mean the most to us.  * Wellbeing Fund: We want to encourage all employees to take charge and prioritise their own wellbeing. We’ve introduced our annual People Fund to support this by offering every individual a fund to support and manage their wellbeing through an activity of their choice.  * Profit Share Scheme: All employees participate in the Baringa Group Profit Share Scheme so everyone has a stake in the company’s success.  DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. We believe that creating an environment where everyone feels a sense of belonging is central to our culture and that diversity is paramount to driving creativity, innovation, and value for our clients and for our people.  AN AWARD-WINNING WORKPLACE You can be a part of our ‘Great Place to Work’ – with our commitment to women and well-being in the workplace for all. Click here to see some of our recent awards and how we’ve achieved this.  USING BUSINESS AS A FORCE FOR GOOD.  We maintain high standards of environmental performance and transparency, which can be seen through our commitment to Net Zero with our SBTI-verified Scope 1, 2 and 3 emissions reduction targets and our support of the Better Business Act. We report our progress publicly and ensure that we are also externally assessed and scored through organisations like CDP and EcoVadis - helping us to continually identify where we can improve.  We have a long legacy of supporting the communities in which we work, and offer a variety of ways to contribute, by putting people first and creating impact that lasts. Our Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) agenda is about giving back to the communities in which we live and work by sharing our skills, talent and time. In essence, we aim to empower and encourage everyone in the firm to contribute to the things we care about, and support registered charities and organisations with a clear social or environmental purpose to increase the positive impact they can have. JOIN US All applications received will be reviewed by a member of our Talent Acquisition team. We never rely solely on automated screening or AI tools to make hiring decisions. Your application will be considered for employment without regard to race, ethnicity, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, nationality, disability, age, faith or social background. We do not filter applications by university background and encourage those who have taken alternative educational and career paths to apply. We would like to actively encourage applications from those who identify with less represented and minority groups. We operate an inclusive recruitment process, ensuring reasonable adjustments where needed. Please contact a member of our Recruitment Team to discuss further.   BARINGA PRIVACY NOTICES For UK & EU Your personal data will be retained by Baringa for up to two years, in accordance with our UK Recruitment Privacy Notice / EU Recruitment Privacy Notice, to evaluate your application and meet our legal and reporting obligations. In line with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), you have the right to request access to, rectification, or erasure (subject to legal limitations) of your personal data. For more information, please contact us at privacy@baringa.com For the USA Your personal data may be retained by Baringa for up to two years, as outlined in our Recruitment Privacy Notice (AMER & APAC), to support the recruitment process and internal reporting requirements. Where applicable, and in accordance with relevant federal and state laws, you may have the right to request access to or correction of your personal information. For further details, please contact privacy@baringa.com For Australia & Singapore Your personal data will be retained by Baringa for up to two years, in accordance with our Recruitment Privacy Notice (AMER & APAC), to assess your application and meet applicable reporting and legal obligations. In line with the Australian Privacy Act and Singapore’s Personal Data Protection Act (PDPA), you may have rights to access, correct, or request limited deletion of your personal data. For more information, please contact us at privacy@baringa.com