Business Value Consultant
Decagon · San Francisco, CA · 3 mo ago
On-siteConsulting$265k–$330k/yrFull-time
About the role
This role sits at the center of GTM - bridging product, sales, and finance - and is responsible for translating Decagon’s platform into clear, quantified business impact. You will work directly with executive stakeholders (CFO, COO, CX leaders) to develop compelling, data-driven business cases that accelerate deal cycles, increase win rates, and drive larger, more strategic investments.
Responsibilities
- Drive Strategic Deals
- Partner with Account Executives on high-priority enterprise opportunities to uncover customer pain points, quantify impact, and shape deal strategy.
- Build ROI models, business cases, and value hypotheses tied to customer-specific metrics (cost reduction, revenue lift, efficiency gains, CSAT improvement).
- Lead executive-level value conversations with CFOs, COOs, and senior business stakeholders.
- Support negotiation and procurement processes with defensible financial justification.
- Build & Scale Value Frameworks
- Develop industry- and persona-specific value frameworks aligned to Decagon’s core use case.
- Standardize ROI models, benchmarks, and value drivers across segments (enterprise, mid-market, verticals).
- Create reusable assets (value calculators, business case templates, benchmarking data) to enable broader GTM teams.
- Partner with Marketing and Product to refine value messaging and positioning
- Operationalize Value-Based Selling
- Embed value engineering into the sales process from early discovery through close.
- Train and enable AEs, SEs, and post-sales teams on value-based selling methodologies.
- Establish best practices for linking product capabilities to measurable business outcomes.
- Ensure consistency and rigor in how Decagon positions and proves value in-market
- Cross-Functional Partnership
- Collaborate with Product and Agent Success to capture realized customer value and feed it back into future deals.
- Partner with Finance to align on value assumptions, pricing strategy, and deal economics.
- Work with RevOps to track impact on pipeline, win rates, deal size, and sales cycle
Requirements
- 6+ years in value engineering, management consulting, sales engineering, strategic finance, or similar roles
- Proven experience partnering with Sales on complex enterprise deals and influencing outcomes
- Strong financial modeling skills (Excel / Google Sheets) with the ability to build clear, defensible ROI models
- Ability to translate technical capabilities into business outcomes that resonate with executive stakeholders
- Executive presence - comfortable leading conversations with CFOs, COOs, and senior decision-makers
- Familiarity with enterprise buying cycles and value-based selling methodologies
Qualifications
- Even better if you have Experience in SaaS, AI/ML, customer operations, or contact center ecosystems
- Background in consulting (e.g., strategy, operations, or digital transformation) or investment/strategic finance
- Experience building or scaling a value engineering function in a high-growth company
- Familiarity with GTM systems (Salesforce, Gong, etc.) and data-driven sales processes
- Experience in regulated industries (financial services, healthcare, etc.)
Benefits
- Take what you need vacation policy (subject to local requirements; UK employees receive 25 days of statutory leave)
- Medical, Dental, and Vision benefits for you and your family
- Life Insurance and Disability Benefits
- Retail Plan (e.g., 401K, pension)
- Parental Leave
- Fertility and family building benefits through Carrot
- Daily lunches and snacks in the office to keep you at your best
Pay
$265K - $330K
Schedule
Full-time