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Strategic Pursuit Lead

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Job Description:

The Principal Strategic Pursuit Lead at NTT DATA will spearhead significant transformation opportunities, managing complex deals worth £25m–£100m+. This role requires over 10 years of experience in strategic pursuits and a proven track record in securing high-value deals. The successful candidate will engage with C-suite stakeholders and lead cross-functional teams to drive revenue growth and market differentiation.

Job Responsibility:

  • Lead end-to-end strategic pursuits for £25m–£100m+ multi-tower transformation deals in highly competitive, comparative bid environments
  • Shape client strategy early in the lifecycle, engaging pre-RFP to position NTT DATA for success and influence solution direction
  • Orchestrate large, virtual cross-functional teams across Sales, Solutioning, Commercial, Delivery, Legal, and Partners to build compelling, differentiated propositions
  • Develop and execute sophisticated competitive win strategies, informed by market intelligence, client insight, and commercial positioning
  • Integrate complex solution towers into a cohesive, outcome-focused narrative aligned to client business priorities
  • Lead executive governance for strategic pursuits, ensuring risk mitigation, financial rigour, and quality assurance throughout the deal lifecycle
  • Engage directly with client C-suite stakeholders during competitive dialogue, presenting compelling value propositions that resonate at board level
  • Drive discipline, structure, and pace across the pursuit lifecycle to maximise probability of win and deliver measurable growth impact

Requirements:

  • 10+ years’ experience leading strategic pursuits, capture management, or complex transformation bids within global IT services or consulting environments
  • Proven track record of leading and securing deals of at least £50m+, ideally within the £25m–£100m+ range
  • Deep expertise in complex multi-tower solution orchestration across technology, digital, cloud, data, and managed services domains
  • Strong competitive strategy and deal-shaping capability — able to identify differentiation levers and convert them into compelling client value
  • Executive presence with the credibility to influence C-suite stakeholders internally and externally
  • Commercial acumen and governance discipline, balancing ambition with risk management and financial rigour
  • The ability to lead through influence, mobilising high-performing virtual teams across functions and markets
What we offer:
  • We offer a range of tailored benefits that support your physical, emotional, and financial wellbeing
  • Our Learning and Development team ensure that there are continuous growth and development opportunities for our people
  • We also offer the opportunity to have flexible work options

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Job Posted:
March 05, 2026

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