Business Development Leader - IC - TS/SCI/CI Poly

IBM; Boston (MA); Hybrid; USD 151,000 - 281,000; Full time

Job summary

IBM Consulting is seeking a Business Development Leader to drive transformational value propositions for Federal Intelligence Community clients in a hybrid work environment. You will engage with senior executives and collaborate across IBM units and partners to shape tailored solutions that meet client needs.

Lead strategic relationships, identify growth opportunities, and ensure delivery of high-value solutions while navigating the TS/SCI/CI Poly clearance requirements.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree required.
• Proven ability to engage with C-suite and deliver high-value solutions.
• Experience collaborating across IBM units and alliance partners.
• Ability to design tailored solutions for Federal Intelligence Community clients.

Responsibilities

• Drive Transformational Value Propositions: Develop and progress innovative solutions that span capabilities, delivering significant client impact.
• Engage in C-Suite Conversations: Build relationships with senior executives to understand needs and opportunities.
• Collaborate Across Units: Work with IBM Consulting, other IBM units, and alliance partners to shape differentiated value propositions.
• Shape Client Solutions: Design and develop tailored solutions for strategic clients leveraging full capabilities.
• Progress Client Relationships: Maintain and grow client relationships and identify opportunities for collaboration.

Skills

C-Suite engagement

Cross-unit collaboration

Relationship management

Strategic thinking

Clearance TS/SCI/CI Poly

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Job description

A career in IBM Consulting is built on long-term client relationships and close collaboration worldwide. You’ll work with leading companies across industries, helping them shape their hybrid cloud and AI journeys. With support from our strategic partners, robust IBM technology, and Red Hat, you’ll have the tools to drive meaningful change and accelerate client impact. At IBM Consulting, curiosity fuels success. You’ll be encouraged to challenge the norm, explore new ideas, and create innovative solutions that deliver real results. Our culture of growth and empathy focuses on your long-term career development while valuing your unique skills and experiences.

Your role and responsibilities

• Drive Transformational Value Propositions: Develop and progress innovative solutions that span the breadth of our capabilities, resulting in significant business impact for our clients.
• Engage in C-Suite Conversations: Foster strong relationships with senior executives, understanding their needs and identifying opportunities to deliver high-value solutions.
• Collaborate Across Units: Work closely with IBM Consulting, other IBM units, and key alliance partners to shape and deliver differentiated value propositions.
• Shape Client Solutions: Design and develop tailored solutions that meet the unique needs of our strategic clients, leveraging our full range of capabilities.
• Progress Client Relationships: Build and maintain strong relationships with clients, driving growth and identifying new opportunities for collaboration.

Required education

Bachelor's Degree

Preferred education

Bachelor's Degree

Required technical and professional expertise

• Deep Expertise in Transformational Value Propositions: Proven ability to develop and progress innovative solutions that drive significant business impact for clients, leveraging a broad range of capabilities.
• Experience with C-Suite Engagement: Established track record of fostering strong relationships with senior executives, understanding their needs, and identifying opportunities to deliver high-value solutions.
• Cross-Unit Collaboration: Experience working collaboratively within a consulting organization, with other business units, and with key alliance partners to shape and deliver differentiated value propositions.
• Solution Design and Development: Deep understanding of how to design and develop tailored solutions that meet the unique needs of Federal Intelligence Community clients, leveraging a full range of capabilities.
• Strategic Relationship Management: Proven ability to build and maintain strong relationships with clients, driving growth and identify151000ing new opportunities for collaboration.
• Must possess and have the ability to maintain TS/SCI/CI Poly clearance

Preferred technical and professional experience

• Alliance Partnership Knowledge: Experience with key alliance partners, shaping and delivering differentiated value propositions that leverage a broad range of capabilities.
• Industry Insights: Deep understanding of industry trends and market dynamics, enabling the development of innovative solutions that drive significant business impact for clients.
• Digital Transformation Acumen: Experience driving digital transformation initiatives, leveraging technology to deliver high-value solutions that meet the unique needs of strategic clients.

ABOUT BUSINESS UNIT

IBM Consulting is IBM’s consulting and global professional services business, with market leading capabilities in business and technology transformation. With deep expertise in many industries, we offer strategy, experience, technology, and operations services to many of the most innovative and valuable companies in the world. Our people are focused on accelerating our clients’ businesses through the power of collaboration. We believe in the power of technology responsibly used to help people, partners and the planet.

YOUR LIFE @ IBM

In a world where technology never stands still, we understand that, dedication to our clients success, innovation that matters, and trust and personal responsibility in all our relationships, lives in what we do as IBMers as we strive to be the catalyst that makes the world work better.

Being an IBMer means you’ll be able to learn and develop yourself and your career, you’ll be encouraged to be courageous and experiment everyday, all whilst having continuous trust and support in an environment where everyone can thrive whatever their personal or professional background.

Our IBMers are growth minded, always staying curious, open to feedback and learning new information and skills to constantly transform themselves and our company. They are trusted to provide on-going feedback to help other IBMers grow, as well as collaborate with colleagues keeping in mind a team focused approach to include different perspectives to drive exceptional outcomes for our customers. The courage our IBMers have to make critical decisions everyday is essential to IBM becoming the catalyst for progress, always embracing challenges with resources they have to hand, a can-do attitude and always striving for an outcome focused approach within everything that they do.

Are you ready to be an IBMer?

ABOUT IBM

IBM’s greatest invention is the IBMer. We believe that through the application of intelligence, reason and science, we can improve business, society and the human condition, bringing the power of an open hybrid cloud and AI strategy to life for our clients and partners around the world.

Restlessly reinventing since 1911, we are not only one of the largest corporate organizations in the world, we’re also one of the biggest technology and consulting employers, with many of the Fortune 500 companies relying on the IBM Cloud to run their business.

At IBM, we pride ourselves on being an early adopter of artificial intelligence, quantum computing and blockchain. Now it’s time for you to join us on our journey to being a responsible technology innovator and a force for good in the world.

IBM is proud to be an equal-opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, pregnancy, disability, neurodivergence, age, or other characteristics protected by the applicable law. IBM is also committed to compliance with all fair employment practices regarding citizenship and immigration status.

OTHER RELEVANT JOB DETAILS

IBM offers a competitive and comprehensive benefits program. Eligible employees may have access to:

• - Healthcare benefits including medical & prescription drug coverage, dental, vision, and mental health & well being
• - Financial programs such as 401(k), cash balance pension plan, the IBM Employee Stock Purchase Plan, financial counseling, life insurance, short & long- term disability coverage, and opportunities for performance based salary incentive programs
• - Generous paid time off including 12 holidays, minimum 56 hours sick time, 120 hours vacation, 12 weeks parental bonding leave in accordance with IBM Policy, and other Paid Care Leave programs. IBM also offers paid family leave benefits to eligible employees where required by applicable law
• - Training and educational resources on our personalized, AI-driven learning platform where IBMers can grow skills and obtain industry-recognized certifications to achieve their career goals
• - Diverse and inclusive employee resource groups, giving & volunteer opportunities, and discounts on retail products, services & experiences

We consider qualified applicants with criminal histories, consistent with applicable law.

This position was posted on the date cited in the key job details section and is anticipated to remain posted for 21 days from this date or less if not needed to fill the role.

The compensation range and benefits for this position are based on a full-time schedule for a full calendar year. The salary will vary depending on your job-related skills, experience and location. Pay increment and frequency of pay will be in accordance with employment classification and applicable laws. For part time roles, your compensation and benefits will be adjusted to reflect your hours. Benefits may be pro-rated for those who start working during the calendar year.

This position is eligible for participation in an IBM Sales Incentive plan. Actual incentive opportunity will be based on performance and the eligible Target Incentive, as addressed in the applicable plan, all of which is subject to change. The compensation range listed for this position is the IBM Reference Salary that is used when you are not actively participating in a sales plan. Your actual base pay plus incentive opportunity will be determined by the Incentive Plan assigned to you.

Job Title

Business Development Leader - IC - TS/SCI/CI Poly

Date posted

03-Aug-2026

Job ID

113984

City / Township / Village

Chantilly, WASHINGTON, Reston, McLean, Herndon, Bethesda

State / Province

Virginia, Maryland, District of Columbia

Country

United States

Work arrangement

Hybrid

Area of work

Employment type

Regular

Contract type

Regular

Projected Minimum Salary per year

151,000.00

Projected Maximum Salary per year

281,000.00

Position type

Professional

Some travel may be required based on business demand

Company

(0147) International Business Machines Corporation

Shift

General (daytime)

Is this role a commissionable/sales incentive based position?