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Alison
Donley
Director, Global Commercial Operations
Tufin
Dynamic and results-driven senior leader with deep expertise in Commercial Operations, Deal Strategy, and Revenue Growth. With over a decade of success leading global teams and driving strategic initiatives, Alison brings a proven ability to scale operations, optimize deal execution, and support rapid business growth in complex, high-stakes environments. As Director of Commercial Operations, she leads a high-performing Global Deals Desk, where she architected and implemented an enterprise-wide approvals framework that accelerated deal velocity, enhanced governance, and increased profitability. Her leadership in this area has driven consistent improvements in sales efficiency and deal quality across multiple regions and business units.
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25 February 2026 11:15 - 11:45
Unlocking the power of a deal desk: the science of the deal
The modern deal desk has become one of the biggest revenue multipliers inside high-growth companies - but most organizations still underuse it. In this session, Alison Donley shares how she built Tufin’s first deal desk function from the ground up and turned it into a strategic lever for accelerating revenue growth. From defining standard deal shapes to aligning pricing strategy, commissions, and renewals, Alison breaks down the operating principles that turn deal desks from administrative checkpoints into growth engines. Key takeaways: - How to build and structure a deal desk that improves efficiency and revenue outcomes - Practical frameworks for aligning pricing, approvals, and comp design around deal health - How deal desks can become trusted partners to both sales and finance—not just gatekeepers