New Business Development Director

About the role

The New Business Development Director is an experienced deal shaper that aligns to client imperatives and solves business problems that often combine Niche with the full breadth of Accenture services. They manage the opportunity from sales pursuit to close using deep sales process and offering expertise and develop relationships with key buyers and decision-makers at new and or existing clients to protect and grow the business.

Responsibilities

• Originate, shape, and transact sales opportunities (or a portfolio or opportunities).
• Proactively generate and build client relationships (qualify, solution, negotiate, close).
• Articulate a compelling and differentiating value proposition to the client, that aligns to their business imperatives.
• Create a compelling vision for the deal outcome through active listening, storytelling, and immersive experiences.
• Commercial shaping of multi-discipline transactions.
• Influence client’s selection process and evaluation criteria.
• Support and lead business negotiation.
• Provide discipline and rigor to the sales process, advising and coaching deal teams on how to develop win strategy through to close plan; prepare and conduct negotiations; and debriefs internally and with the client.
• Work closely with the Sales leadership and Client Account leadership, the client team and relevant subject matter experts.
• Engage the firm’s leadership as appropriate and shepherd the deal through the firm’s approval process.
• Identify and assess complex problems for area(s) of responsibility.
• Create solutions in situations in which analysis requires in-depth knowledge of organizational objectives.
• May supervise or manage Bid Managers or other sales team members.
• Bring the right talent to the sales opportunities at the right time.
• Travel as required, up to 100%.

Requirements

• Minimum of 8 years’ experience shaping, negotiating, and closing large deals in the professional services space.
• Minimum of 10 years Sales Pursuit Management experience.
• Minimum of 4 years’ experience in direct sales with quotas of $5 - $25M+ dependent on industry and portfolio with strong Agency/consulting experience.
• Minimum 4 years' experience in a digital first, data and AI led, B2B or B2C, global organization.
• Nice to have: Experience in a new business development role or a growth role in an Agency environment; Experience selling to the financial industry vertical.

Qualifications

• Commensurate with experience.
• Not specified.
• N/A.
• Variates.
• TBD.

Skills

• Not specified.
• N/A.
• Variates.
• TBD.

Benefits

• Market competitive suite of benefits including medical, dental, vision, life, and long-term disability coverage.
• A 401(k) plan.
• Bonus opportunities.
• Paid holidays.
• Paid time off.

Pay

• Annual salary range varies based on location.

Schedule

• Varies based on location.

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