Strategic Pursuit Leader (Private Equity), Large Deals

Strategic Pursuit Leader

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 to drive strategic relationships and new business development within the private equity (PE) space. This role will focus on partnering with PE firms focused on technology / software and software enabled / diversified portfolio companies (PortCos) to deliver digital transformation and operational efficiency through NTT DATA's broad portfolio of services. This role will primarily focus on large deals ($50M+).

Overview : The Pursuit Leader is a single threaded leader responsible for managing and orchestrating end-to-end strategic pursuit cycle. They create an account engagement plan and own its execution. During early stages, they will review the client-facing point of view, and compelling value propositions and provide feedback from a deal shaping perspective. They influence, orchestrate, and facilitate internal alignment to remove blockers and achieve desired business outcomes.

The ideal candidate will have a strong understanding of the private equity investment lifecycle, a successful track record of engaging with senior PE leaders, and the ability to articulate a compelling value proposition across both digital product engineering and enterprise technology services.

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.

Basic Qualifications :

$50M) experience in enterprise sales, complex deal pursuits, or consulting sales roles, preferably in the IT services industry.

Preferred Skills :

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.