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Talon One

API-first platform for promotions and loyalty

RFP Specialist & Sales Enablement

Full-TimeUpdated on 10/20/2026
No salary listed
Mid
Boston, MA, USA+3 moreMore locations: San Francisco, CA, USA | Chicago, IL, USA | New York, NY, USA
HybridMust be based on the US East Coast, ideally within commuting distance of a hub in Chicago, New York, or Boston.
Project & Program ManagementProposal Management

About the job

Requirements
  • Hands-on experience responding to requests for proposals, requests for information, and security questionnaires.
  • Ability to frame responses around value creation, highlighting unique selling points, return on investment, and key differentiators to justify enterprise deal sizes.
  • Experience using AI tools such as Claude, Gemini, or ChatGPT, with a deep understanding of their capabilities and limitations.
  • Experience digesting technical product details, including application programming interfaces, integrations, and data security, and translating them into clear, customer-facing copy.
  • Experience managing multiple RFPs at once across different industries and stakeholders, under competing deadlines and shifting priorities.
Responsibilities
  • Own end-to-end RFP, RFI, and security questionnaire responses for prospects.
  • Transform standard RFP requirements into compelling value narratives that highlight the Loyalty and Promotion platform's competitive advantages and position it as a high-value strategic partner.
  • Support RFP responses across AMER, EMEA, and APAC when volume requires additional support.
  • Use internal tools and the knowledge base, supplemented by AI tools such as Claude, Gemini, and ChatGPT, to improve workflow speed and accuracy before Sales Engineers and Account Executives add context from prospect conversations.
  • Build and maintain enablement resources, including the Sales Engineering wiki, internal tool documentation, and onboarding materials.
  • Partner with Sales Engineers, Account Executives, Account Managers, Product Marketing, and Business Value Consultants to ensure RFP content and positioning are accurate.
  • Shape responses to new RFP questions as the platform integrates with the parent company's technology.

About the company

Talon.One provides an API-first, headless platform for enterprises to create, manage, and monitor promotions, loyalty programs, and gamification via the Incentives Engine. The platform integrates with a brand’s existing tech stack (CRM, e-commerce, POS) and uses a rules engine to personalize offers in real time based on customer data, geography, and behavior; it offers campaign management, coupon generation, referrals, loyalty logic, geofencing, and budget controls. Unlike many promo tools, it plugs into current systems without heavy coding and enables real-time data exchange across channels through its API. Talon.One serves mid-market to enterprise brands across retail, fintech, and hospitality (e.g., Adidas, H&M, Sephora) and aims to expand globally with AI-powered insights and predictive analytics following a 2025 growth round.

Company Size

201-500

Company Stage

Acquired

Total Funding

$138.3M

Headquarters

Berlin, Germany

Founded

2015

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What believers are saying

  • The July 1, 2026 Adyen closing validates Talon.One’s enterprise incentives category.
  • Adobe’s April 2026 integration expands Talon.One distribution across Real-Time CDP customers.
  • January 2026 UIP positions Talon.One for agentic commerce before AI shopping protocols harden.

What critics are saying

  • Adyen closed the €750 million deal July 1, 2026, ending Talon.One independence.
  • Adyen can absorb Talon.One into its payments stack and sunset standalone product sales.
  • Adobe, Salesforce, and SAP can bundle loyalty tools, crushing Talon.One’s pricing power by 2027.

What makes Talon One unique

  • Talon.One’s API-first incentives engine runs promotions in real time across channels.
  • Adobe Experience Platform now embeds Talon.One’s loyalty logic through a native connector.
  • Unified Incentives Protocol targets AI shopping agents before competitors standardize machine-readable offers.

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Benefits

  • Health Insurance
  • Dental Insurance
  • Vision Insurance
  • Life Insurance
  • Disability Insurance
  • Unlimited Paid Time Off
  • Flexible Work Hours
  • Remote Work Options
  • Paid Vacation
  • Paid Sick Leave
  • Paid Holidays
  • Sabbatical Leave

Company News

Adyen
Sep 21st, 2026
Adyen closes Talon.One and Orb Acquisitions: Announces Leadership Updates Across Product and Finance - Adyen

AMSTERDAM, July 1, 2026 – Adyen N.V. (AMS: ADYEN) today announces the successful closing of its previously announced acquisitions of Talon.One, a leading platform for loyalty and incentives, and Orb, an enterprise billing platform.

PYMNTS
Apr 25th, 2026
Adyen plans to acquire Talon.One for €750M to unite payments and promotions

Adyen plans to acquire Talon.One, a platform for loyalty and incentives serving 300+ global merchants, for €750M. Expected to close in H2 2026.

Adyen
Apr 24th, 2026
Adyen to acquire Talon.One to enable real-time decisioning across commerce channels - Adyen

AMSTERDAM, April 23, 2026 - Adyen N.V. (AMS: ADYEN) today announces it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire 100% of the shares in Talon.One GmbH, a leading platform for loyalty and incentives serving 300+ global merchants, for a total consideration of €750 million. Adyen will finance the acquisition from available cash resources. Talon.One's co-founders, Christoph Gerber and Sebastian Haas, will reinvest a meaningful portion of their proceeds in newly issued ordinary shares in Adyen, underscoring their long-term commitment to the combined business. The transaction is expected to close in the second half of 2026, subject to customary closing conditions and regulatory approvals.

Glenbrook Partners
Apr 24th, 2026
Adyen to acquire Talon.One for $847.5M to enable real-time decisioning across commerce channels

Adyen has agreed to acquire Talon.One, a loyalty and incentives platform serving over 300 global merchants, for €750 million. The deal will combine Adyen's global payments infrastructure and transaction data with Talon.One's real-time decisioning capabilities. The acquisition aims to help merchants establish a consistent customer identity across commerce channels and apply it directly in shoppers' carts. The integration addresses merchants' challenge of maintaining a unified view of customers across different channels.

Business Wire
Apr 15th, 2026
Talon.One integrates with Adobe Experience Platform to power real-time loyalty and promotions

Talon.One, an incentives platform serving over 300 enterprise brands, has announced a native integration with Adobe Experience Platform, connecting directly with Adobe Real-Time CDP and Adobe Journey Optimizer. The integration enables brands to execute personalised loyalty programmes in real time across web, app and stores with centralised governance and margin controls. The partnership addresses a key enterprise pain point where loyalty programmes often remain static point trackers. Adobe Real-Time CDP unifies customer data whilst Adobe Journey Optimizer orchestrates customer journeys. Talon.One executes loyalty and incentive logic in real time, including eligibility, rewards and redemption tracking across all channels. Available via an Adobe-provided native Source Connector, the integration includes real-time incentives execution, data-driven personalisation and omnichannel consistency. Founded in 2015, Berlin-based Talon.One was recognised in Gartner's 2025 Market Guide for Loyalty Program Vendors.