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You will be a valued member of the Business Development organization, partnering with sales, delivery, consulting, commercial, and service-line teams to develop compelling client solutions, strengthen pursuit outcomes, and create meaningful business opportunities.\nThis role offers the opportunity to influence strategic deals, guide high-performing teams, and contribute directly to revenue growth and market expansion.\nIn this role, you will:\nLead end-to-end bid and pursuit management for medium to large-scale RFP, RFI, and proactive sales opportunities.\nDrive complex pursuits by orchestrating cross-functional stakeholders to deliver competitive proposals, compelling value propositions, and winning solutions.\nPartner with solution, commercial, and pricing teams to shape pursuit strategies, win themes, and differentiated client outcomes.\nSupport business growth through market intelligence, competitor analysis, deal analytics, win-loss assessments, prospect research, and demand generation initiatives.\nBuild strong executive relationships while leading client engagements, strategic visits, sales enablement activities, and mentoring business development professionals. \nWork model\nWe believe hybrid work is the way forward as we strive to provide flexibility wherever possible. 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