Business Development Manager - Education

• Business Development Manager - Education
• Avanade is looking for Business Development Managers who are deal hunters, deal makers, originators and self-starters who can develop and win new business in a complex consulting environment with sophisticated technology solutions.

Business Development role is accountable for originating, solutioning, qualifying, negotiating, and closing deals for all Avanade products, capabilities, services, and solutions. This role focuses on activating sales strategy in chosen Accounts or Territories to grow the market. This will include coordinating with the right teams, achieving the envisioned sales and revenue impact, and bringing necessary support through the business, tools and other requirements to the teams needed to embed new ways of delivering value to clients across a complex landscape.

The Business Development Manager operates within a region. This role is aligned to an Industry Group and works closely with other Business Development professionals, Regional Sales Leadership, Avanade Client Account Lead (ACAL), Regional Integrated Go-to Market, Regional Marketing teams, Finance, Legal, Sales Operations, Alliance teams and counterparts in Accenture and Microsoft.

• Industry Group: This role will fall within Education sector.
• Within this role you will be selling digital transformation services (e.g. Microsoft Dynamics or Azure Cloud implementation/integration) to clients within the industry. Hence, we require you to have experience selling these types of services in the industry.

• Come join us
• There is one in every group - the person who dreams big and has the motivation to bring their ideas to life, even as others might roll their eyes and prefer to play it safe. Are you that person?

Are you the one who isn’t afraid to break the mold and who gets passionate about the power of digital to transform organizations and ways of working? Because we are building teams of people like that to help our clients unlock the power they need now and own what is next.

• Together we do what matters.
• What you’ll do

Business Growth

Create a business development plan to assess, qualify, develop, and shape key opportunities in client accounts, territories, sectors and ensure continued financial health and maximum value creation for both our clients and Avanade

Work closely with partners and alliances (Microsoft, Accenture, and ecosystem partners etc.) to grow the book of business

Build and maintain strong long-term relationships with key decision-makers and influencers within client organizations in support of business development objectives

Develop and implement a relationship management plan for potential client accounts (whether in an existing client account or building new "white space" territory within an industry sector) to identify and build relationships

Manage key client relationships (in chosen Accounts); collaborating with the Avanade Client Account Leads (ACALs), where appropriate, to drive business growth

Understanding client's buying processes and stakeholder decision chains

Engage with clients to clarify client needs and translate them into potential Avanade solution opportunities

Lead/support a cross-functional internal team (e.g. technical, commercial, legal) to configure bespoke solution that meet the client’ mid- to long-term needs

In collaboration with various internal stakeholders negotiate client agreements, ensuring that client requirements are met through a compelling and differentiated value proposition

Collaborate internally and work as the client champion in cross-functional teams to build strong external client relationships and meet client needs

Act as a player-coach, delivering outcomes as an individual contributor

Market Strategy

Develop a personal network of senior executives (e.g., via social media techniques or in-person events) within the business sector and at relevant advisory and regulatory bodies. Represent the organization at major business sector events.

Develop a personal network of senior managers (e.g., via social media techniques or in-person events) within the business sector and represent the organization at business sector events.

Contribute to the account strategies across Avanade’s portfolio of complex accounts.

Leverage market intelligence to optimize and broaden Avanade's business positioning and enhance its reputation

Craft and deliver value-oriented proposals to the client that clearly articulate the business benefits from adopting Microsoft-based solutions from Avanade

Provide thought leadership and sales collaboration with our channel partners and become a trusted advisor for the channel in chosen Accounts, where appropriate

Key Performance Indicators

Booked Sales Target

Pipeline Target

Forecast Accuracy

• Skills and experiences
• Client Focused
• Business Insights

Action-oriented

Ensures accountability

Communicates effectively

Interpersonal Savvy

• Drives Results
• Persuades
• Builds Networks
• Manages Complexity
• Collaborates

• About you
• Characteristics that can spell success for this role

Proven track record of selling large-scale consulting engagements that include global delivery within the industry (deals over $1M in size and total quota over $5M)

Highly organized with strong time management and coordination skills

Resilience in dealing with multiple client stakeholders to unify the vision and strategy

Natural leader who is defined by their knowledge and experience

Sense of urgency surrounding a necessary action, tool, collaboration etc. required to make an impact within the industry and organization

Collaborative and able to navigate multiple cultures and styles

Problem solving mindset

Mature interpersonal and persuasion skills

The ability to persevere in the face of challenges

Relentless commitment to higher standards balanced with a pragmatic outlook

Attitude of continuous improvement and seeking input

Inclination to seek and analyze data from a variety of sources to support decisions.

Proficient in sales methodologies with a solid understanding of various sales techniques and strategies and the ability to apply them effectively.

Industry expertise and the ability to navigate and anticipate the industry within a particular region (if applicable)

Education and/or experience in the relevant field/business

Solid experience in sales or business development, relationship building, acting as a trusted advisor to address customer needs, or driving sales in a solution-selling environment.

Experience in a direct selling role

Enjoy your career

As you bring your skills and abilities to Avanade, you’ll get distinctive experiences, limitless learning, and ambitious growth in return. As we continue to build our diverse and inclusive culture, we become even more innovative and creative, helping us better serve our clients and communities. You’ll join a community of smart, supportive collaborators to lift, mentor, and guide you, and to lean on your expertise. You get a company purpose-built for business-critical, leading-edge technology solutions, committed to improving the way humans work, interact, and live. It’s all here, so take a closer look!

Some of the best things about working at Avanade

· Opportunity to work for Microsoft’s Global Alliance Partner of the Year (14 years in a row), with exceptional development and training (minimum 80 hours per year for training and paid certifications)

· Real-time access to technical and skilled resources globally

· Dedicated career advisor to encourage your growth

· Engaged and helpful coworkers genuinely interested in you

Find out more about some of our benefits [1] here .

A great place to work

As you bring your skills and abilities to Avanade, you’ll get distinctive experiences, limitless learning, and ambitious growth in return. As we continue to build our diverse and inclusive culture, we become even more innovat