Strategic Pursuit Leader

The Strategic Pursuit Leader at NTT DATA will manage large deal pursuits, focusing on engagement strategies and stakeholder alignment. With a minimum of 15 years in IT sales and a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or Engineering, the role requires strong skills in strategic management, stakeholder engagement, and cross-functional collaboration. The position is full-time and remote, with a commitment to diversity and inclusion. This role will primarily focus on large deals ($50M+). The Pursuit Leader will be responsible for managing and orchestrating end-to-end strategic pursuit cycles. They will architect engagement strategy and will need to clearly understand the value drivers, value proposition, transformation angle, stakeholder map (incl. board relationships), competitive landscape, decision process and timeline, including clarity of the approval path. Based on this they will review the client-facing point of view to identify value-add propositions and create an actionable Pursuit Strategy/Win Strategy) that clearly articulates required business outcomes, what we need to do to win, and continually refresh that as pursuit progresses. They must continually develop and refine the understanding of “who amongst the client executives need to believe what, and what needs to be true for the client to do the deal with NTT DATA”. They continually leverage the value proposition to align the stakeholders to the value proposition and shape/create a deal. Lastly, from a key renewals perspective, this function will create a process for high value renewals - encompassing assessment, strategy, and execution, and will work with the Industry Leaders to roll it out.