Strategic Pursuit Leader, Large Deals - US Remote

Lensa; Chicago (IL); Remote; USD 109,000 - 371,000; Full time

Job summary

Lensa is seeking a Strategic Pursuit Leader for NTT DATA North America who focuses on large deals exceeding $50 million. This remote role involves managing complex deal cycles, building client relationships, and developing strategic engagement plans with a strong emphasis on understanding value propositions and competitive landscapes.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 15 years of experience in Information Technology enterprise sales.
• Minimum of 10 years’ experience leading sales/new business deal pursuits.
• Deep understanding of customer needs and challenges.

Responsibilities

• Own the creation and execution of strategic pursuit engagement plans.
• Manage customer relationships from origination to closure of deals.
• Create win strategies that address business goals and requirements.

Skills

Relationship Building

Strategic Thinking

Communication

Project Management

Education

Bachelor's degree in computer science, engineering, or related field

Job description

Strategic Pursuit Leader, Large Deals - US Remote

Strategic Pursuit Leader, Large Deals - US Remote

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Lensa is the leading career site for job seekers at every stage of their career. Our client, NTT DATA North America, is seeking professionals. Apply via Lensa today!

Req ID: 328359

NTT DATA strives to hire exceptional, innovative and passionate individuals who want to grow with us. If you want to be part of an inclusive, adaptable, and forward-thinking organization, apply now.

We are currently seeking a Strategic Pursuit Leader to join our Client Growth team. This role will primarily focus on large deals ($50M+). This role will work remotely from your home office located within the US with travel required to meet with clients as necessary.

The Pursuit Leader will be responsible for managing and orchestrating end-to-end strategic pursuit cycles. They will architect engagement strategy and will need to clearly understand the value drivers, value proposition, transformation angle, stakeholder map (incl. board relationships), competitive landscape, decision process and timeline, including clarity of the approval path. Based on this they will review the client-facing point of view to identify value-add propositions and create an actionable Pursuit Strategy/Win Strategy) that clearly articulates required business outcomes, what we need to do to win, and continually refresh that as pursuit progresses. They must continually develop and refine the understanding of “who amongst the client executives need to believe what, and what needs to be true for the client to do the deal with NTT DATA”. They continually leverage the value proposition to align the stakeholders to the value proposition and shape/create a deal. Lastly, from a key renewals perspective, this function will create a process for high value renewals - encompassing assessment, strategy, and execution, and will work with the Industry Leaders to roll it out.

Job Responsibilities Include

• Own the creation and execution of strategic pursuit engagement plans, collaborating with team members and across the company to ensure continued alignment and action.
• Engage early with customer technology and business leaders to build relationships and gather a deep understanding of the customer’s current needs and challenges.
• Manage customer relationship from origination to closure of complex, multi-tower high value proposals.
• Create win strategies that address the business goals and technology needs of a customer.
• Lead the solution design, construction and orchestration across NTT, partners and client organizations.
• Work collaboratively across multi-solution and cross-functional organization with Sales, Client Executives, Consulting Engagement Leads, Solution/Enterprise Architects, and Client Delivery, and Operations teams to ensure that the proposed solution aligns with the customer's business goals and requirements.
• Communicate effectively with customers, sales teams, delivery teams, and stakeholders to ensure alignment and clarity of the solution vision, scope, and value proposition.
• Stay abreast of the latest trends, technologies, and best practices in the enterprise architecture domain and leverage them to create innovative and competitive solutions.
• Able to work in matrixed, fast-paced environment driving deal strategies with multiple stakeholders and teams.
  
  

Basic Qualifications

• Minimum of 15 years of experience in Information Technology enterprise sales, complex deal pursuit, or consulting sales roles
• Minimum of 10 years’ experience leading sales/new business deal pursuits and closing complex deal cycles focused on driving value-add offerings delivering business outcomes
• Minimum of 8 years’ pursuit experience managing and closing deals that include working with business stakeholders and other partners in a collaborative environment structuring deals involving various technology domains such as cloud, data, security, network/infrastructure, and applications
• Bachelor's degree in computer science, engineering, or related field, or equivalent work experience (i.e. 4 additional years of work experience).
• Must be able to travel at least 50%.
  
  

About NTT DATA

NTT DATA is a $30 billion trusted global innovator of business and technology services. We serve 75% of the Fortune Global 100 and are committed to helping clients innovate, optimize and transform for long term success. As a Global Top Employer, we have diverse experts in more than 50 countries and a robust partner ecosystem of established and start-up companies. Our services include business and technology consulting, data and artificial intelligence, industry solutions, as well as the development, implementation and management of applications, infrastructure and connectivity. We are one of the leading providers of digital and AI infrastructure in the world. NTT DATA is a part of NTT Group, which invests over $3.6 billion each year in R&D to help organizations and society move confidently and sustainably into the digital future. Visit us at us.nttdata.com (http://us.nttdata.com/en)

NTT DATA endeavors to make https://us.nttdata.com accessible to any and all users. If you would like to contact us regarding the accessibility of our website or need assistance completing the application process, please contact us at https://us.nttdata.com/en/contact-us . This contact information is for accommodation requests only and cannot be used to inquire about the status of applications. NTT DATA is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status. For our EEO Policy Statement, please click here (http://us.nttdata.com/en/compliance#eeos) . If you'd like more information on your EEO rights under the law, please click here (http://us.nttdata.com/en/compliance#know-your-rights) . For Pay Transparency information, please click here (http://us.nttdata.com/en/compliance#ppnp) .

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