Ecosystem Business Development Director (all genders)

3200 Accenture GmbH Company; Kronberg im Taunus; Hybrid; EUR 120.000 - 180.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

Accenture seeks a growth-focused Ecosystem Business Development Director to drive opportunities with Ecosystem Partners, align go-to-market strategies, and manage joint engagements across Germany. You will cultivate senior client relationships and coordinate with Accenture and partner teams to deliver ROI-driven solutions.

You will lead on strategy, market development, and client targeting while traveling within Germany as required, contributing to One Accenture and partner success in a dynamic

Qualifikationen

• Relevant degree in Economics, IT, Industrial Engineering or vocational training.
• Minimum of around 8 years of Business Development expertise in the professional services space.
• Channel and Ecosystem partner management experience and ways of working.
• Client facing experience and willingness to travel within Germany.
• Fluent German and English language skills.

Aufgaben

• Prospects new opportunities proactively through client account leads and direct client contact.
• Drive a partner-aligned co-sell motion, including go to market development, alignment & customer targeting, joint opportunity origination & qualification and regional communications, awareness & enablement.
• Create awareness of the Ecosystem Partners incumbency, joint solutions offerings, and capabilities with all relevant Accenture and Ecosystem Partner stakeholders.
• Engage in holistic partner planning including overall strategy, go to market development and alignment, financial success, tailored campaigns and joint client engagements.
• Identify complex technology business problems / opportunities requiring in-depth knowledge of client buyer needs and Accenture + Ecosystem Partner solutions that drive in year ROI and have an in quarter revenue opportunity.
• Create differentiated opportunities based on Ecosystem Partner offerings and joint go-to-market.
• Develop thought leadership to raise awareness of joint value proposition. Enable the Ecosystem Partner and Accenture teams on our unique joint value proposition, communicate investment levers and manage partner investments.
• Interact with senior management levels at clients, within Accenture and the Ecosystem Partner to develop, align and execute pursuit strategies, develop client contact plans and relationship maps, and apply industry-leading transformation and operations strategies and practices.

Kenntnisse

Fluent German & English

Client facing

Willingness to travel within Germany

Ausbildung

Relevant degree in Economics, IT, Industrial Engineering or vocational training

Jobbeschreibung

As the Ecosystem Business Development Director (all genders), you are a growth focused professional who has successfully created positive impact through year-on-year business expansion. You have an understanding of business development phases of a sales cycle, including account development, opportunity identification, relationship development, and qualification by applying strategic sales processes . You have a specialization in the Ecosystem Partners technologies and offerings. You develop strategic relationships with the Ecosystem Partner to keep abreast of all the latest developments in their offerings. Your focus is on origination of opportunities with the said Ecosystem Partner using your sales expertise and specialized knowledge. You will drive origination and lead with the value of the Ecosystem Partner + Accenture for our clients. You develop primary relationships with key Accenture and your Ecosystem Partner account personnel, most significantly client account leads, to identify and qualify opportunities to solve client pain points and growth objectives utilizing a differentiated roadmap and framework leveraging the latest Ecosystem Partners technologies and accelerators. Additionally, you will support the account personnel in building relationships with key buyers through bringing business and technical expertise to business development conversations and qualify and progress originated deals. You are integrated as one Accenture with the Accenture Commercial leaders to ensure the best of One Accenture is brought to our clients and ensure that the Partner Offerings you are specialized in are socialized with the leaders in your Market as well as surrounded with the winning team and win strategy. Your focus on the Ecosystem partnership is a key objective and ensuring that the relationship is nurtured and a culture of trust is established, to ensure successful deal flow, client satisfaction and trusted partnerships. To win deals our partners and customers (internal and external) must love us.

The work:

• Prospects new opportunities proactively through client account leads and direct client contact
• Drive a partner-aligned co-sell motion, including go to market development, alignment & customer targeting, joint opportunity origination & qualification and regional communications, awareness & enablement
• Create awareness of the Ecosystem Partners incumbency, joint solutions offerings, and capabilities with all relevant Accenture and Ecosystem Partner stakeholders
• Engage in holistic partner planning including overall strategy, go to market development and alignment, financial success, tailored campaigns and joint client engagements
• Identify complex technology business problems / opportunities requiring in-depth knowledge of client buyer needs and Accenture + Ecosystem Partner solutions that drive in year ROI and have an in quarter revenue opportunity
• Create differentiated opportunities based on Ecosystem Partner offerings and joint go-to-market
• Develop thought leadership to raise awareness of joint value proposition. Enable the Ecosystem Partner and Accenture teams on our unique joint value proposition, communicate investment levers and manage partner investments
• Interact with senior management levels at clients, within Accenture and the Ecosystem Partner to develop, align and execute pursuit strategies, develop client contact plans and relationship maps, and apply industry-leading transformation and operations strategies and practices

Here’s what you need

• Relevant degree in Economics, IT, Industrial Engineering or vocational training
• Minimum of around 8 years of Business Development expertise in the professional services space
• Channel and Ecosystem partner management experience and ways of working
• Fluent German and English language skills
• Client facing experience and willingness to travel within Germany

Bonus points if you have

• Previous experience in conceptualizing, planning, and implementing transformation programmes
• Experience working within G2000 customers
• Experience with C Level client relationship building and relationship management
• Ability to discuss latest technology hot topics on the fly with VP clients and working level technical resources
• Strong leadership, problem solving, and decision making abilities
• Unquestionable professional integrity, credibility and character

You and Accenture

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