Responsibilities
- Lead and direct the business development team to meet individual and sector-specific goals.
- Cultivate professional growth within the team by guiding skill development and defining clear career pathways for each report.
- Collaborate closely with executive leadership to shape and implement the industry's strategic direction.
- Ensure consistent application of company sales methodologies, including the Business Winning Model and Client Growth Model, across all team activities.
- Promote an inclusive workplace culture that reflects core organizational values and prioritizes diversity.
- Design and refine a global market entry strategy tailored to the industry, addressing key challenges with targeted solutions.
- Oversee the pipeline of emerging opportunities and maintain structured sales cycles to advance active pursuits.
- Drive the creation of order backlog and sales pipeline to support long-term revenue and margin expansion, actively nurturing account-level opportunities.
- Partner with global client leaders and industry advisors to sharpen strategic focus within banking and capital markets.
- Collaborate with client-facing directors to accelerate growth in current client accounts.
- Build and maintain strategic industry relationships to position the company as a leading player in banking and capital markets.
- Deepen personal knowledge of sector dynamics, trends, and pain points to serve as a recognized subject matter expert.
- Utilize the full breadth of organizational capabilities to strengthen client trust and regional influence.
- Act as the principal advisor for all new business initiatives, including acquiring new clients and expanding within existing ones.
- Lead complex, high-value negotiations to secure advantageous contractual terms.
- Make strategic commercial choices that balance growth objectives with profitability.
- Address and resolve intricate client and contract challenges in alignment with overarching business goals.
- Maintain reliable forecasting, budgeting, and financial projections, adjusting as business conditions evolve.
- Ensure adherence to internal governance policies and secure necessary approvals across processes.
- Manage sales spending according to approved financial plans, aligning investment with anticipated returns.
- Uphold compliance with governance, internal rules, and regulatory requirements, verifying approval gate adherence across the team.
- Integrate key strategic initiatives into client engagements to deliver on long-term objectives.
- Promote a high-performance culture rooted in continuous learning and improvement.
- Ensure data integrity in systems and enforce disciplined reporting standards.
- Prepare and deliver monthly performance reports for the industry sector to senior leadership in coordination with global counterparts.
Work Arrangement
Remote (Worldwide)