Pursuit Strategy & Proposal Lead

Ernst & Young AE; Jordan; Hybrid; PHP 5,356,000 - 6,931,000; Full time

Job summary

Ernst & Young AE is seeking a Deal Specialist to join the MENA Pursuits Excellence team, supporting strategic pursuits across the region. The role focuses on pursuit planning, collaboration with client-serving teams, and delivering compelling deal strategies with high-quality proposals and client-ready content.

The incumbent will drive end-to-end pursuit lifecycle, manage timelines and milestones, and promote innovation through AI-enabled tools, contributing to EY's win outcomes in a dynamic,

Qualifications

• Strong project management and organizational skills with high attention to detail.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills written for client-focused proposals.
• Deep understanding of pursuit and business development environments.
• Ability to influence and challenge teams to improve strategic thinking and output.
• Comfortable in fast-paced, deadline-driven environments with competing priorities.

Responsibilities

• Manage end-to-end pursuit lifecycle from qualification to close with timely, high-quality deliverables.
• Drive and track pursuit project plans, timelines, workstreams, interdependencies, milestones.
• Facilitate pursuit strategy discussions and craft differentiated win themes.
• Develop client-facing content including proposals, executive summaries, and presentations.
• Plan and support orals preparation and strategic messaging for client meetings and final presentations.
• Build and manage pursuit infrastructure using MS Teams, trackers, calendars, and status updates.
• Coordinate with creative services, insights professionals, and internal resources to elevate proposal quality.
• Capture knowledge and lessons learned to enhance pursuit best practices and tools.
• Apply and promote AI-enabled proposal development tools to drive innovation and efficiency.

Skills

Project management

Written communication

Oral communication

Strategic thinking

Stakeholder management

Leadership presence

Independent worker

Proposal writing

Arabic (nice-to-have)

Tools

MS Teams

Pursuit tools

AI-enabled proposal tools

Job description

Ernst & Young AE is seeking a Deal Specialist to join the MENA Pursuits Excellence team, supporting strategic pursuits across the region. The role focuses on pursuit planning, collaboration with client-serving teams, and delivering compelling deal strategies with high-quality proposals and client-ready content.

The incumbent will drive end-to-end pursuit lifecycle, manage timelines and milestones, and promote innovation through AI-enabled tools, contributing to EY's win outcomes in a dynamic,