Client Partner Manager

The Business Development person's primary role is to drive results for clients, the account/hunting team and the Firm. Focusing on y Accounts, the BD Person will conducts rigorous account planning/hunting and management and works with accounts to drive relationships across the client's organization to ensure client satisfaction.

This includes leveraging the Firm's key initiatives and cross-functional services for new business opportunities within the account. He is accountable for revenue results.

The ideal candidate will have a successful track record for hunting and developing relationships at the "C" level of running accounts and should also understand the entire tendering process.

Roles/Responsibilities:

Essential Functions of the Job:

- Own the business development/pursuit process and generate Revenue month on month from the accounts.

- Lead in hunting, formulating account strategy, and executing the plan

- Work with the Client Service Partner and participate throughout the Client and Engagement Life Cycle.

- Share knowledge and leading practices within the Area and the Firm

- Conduct the following client-facing activities:

- Initiate, build and sustain client relationships/C-suite relationships

- Ensure client satisfaction

- Pursue new business opportunities

- Conduct the following internal activities:

- Develop account strategy and plan

- Conduct account team meetings and provide coaching

- Manage business development efforts

- Own and manage the pipeline

- Hunt for new accounts, work with business operations to oversee the development of proposals, touchpoint campaigns and direct and lead account coordinators on their assigned accounts.

This person must leverage the Firm's key initiatives and cross-functional services for clients and new business opportunities to grow revenue in alignment with the Firm's strategy.

He/she must have a seasoned understanding of hunting, know the accounts marketplace/industry, competitive and account information and the ability and deep experience to team with and influence technical partners to serve the client.

The BDE must be able to work within a matrix organization while balancing the client's needs with the Firm's and service lines' initiatives and goals.

Knowledge and Skills Requirements:

- Is familiar with trends and issues that create opportunities to add value to the client's business.

- Makes clients and their needs a primary focus of one's actions; initiating, building and sustaining productive client relationships resulting in delivering quality service and ensuring client satisfaction

- Ensures that a meeting serves its business objectives while using appropriate interpersonal styles and methods

- Actively participates as a member of the hunting/account team to move the team toward the completion of goals

- Clearly conveys information and ideas through a variety of media to individuals or groups in a manner that engages the audience and helps them understand and retain the message

- Identifies opportunities and takes actions to build strategic relationships with partners, sr. mgrs, Area/Sub-Area leadership teams, practices and other areas, teams or departments to help achieve business goals

- Creates a good first impression, commands attention and respect, shows an air of confidence, and deals comfortably with colleagues

- Uses appropriate interpersonal styles and communication methods to gain acceptance of a product, service, or idea from prospects and clients

Other Requirements:

Should have handled CEO/CFO relationships in the running hunting/account market. Should have good understanding of clients in the northern region and should have strong exposure to businesses and consultative selling.