Location

This role can operate remotely within the US or Canada OR be based out of one of our major US or Canada office locations - Charlottesville, VA, Durham, NC, Columbus, OH, Boston, MA, Toronto, ON, or Vancouver, BC

The Opportunity

Our Associate Principals in Business Development embody a consultative sales mentality by pinpointing client pain points and bringing custom solutions to the table proactively. Associate Principals will ensure that all aspects of account work, from strategic development to execution, exceed client expectations. While working with Business Development and Marketing leadership on a combination of product, brand, market, and sales strategies, the Associate Principals will coordinate new leads, field new business opportunities, and win new business.

This role will join the team as part of several evolving industry verticals at TELUS Digital (Retail & Consumer, Technology, Financial Services, Healthcare & Lifescience, Travel & Hospitality, Telco & Media, and Manufacturing & Energy), focused on building partnerships and solutions for prospective clients. Specific focus areas will include both the expansion of TELUS Digital's current footprint and entry into emerging sectors within each industry.

TELUS Digital Solutions' Business Development team encompasses a range of skilled professionals who drive innovation and growth on the front lines of client engagement. As a team, we rally around three distinct areas in the client journey map: Prospecting, Pursuit, and Expansion. A few responsibilities across our team include: identifying new relationships and opportunities, nurturing ongoing relationships with client partners, contracting agreements, writing proposals, pitching our services to prospective clients, and more.

Responsibilities

• The primary KPI for this role will be revenue growth (measured in both new logos and growth of existing accounts) alongside client satisfaction scores and team health on managed accounts.
• Identify target accounts to optimize services and communicate TELUS Digital's capabilities to clients
• Competently articulate product features to implement technology solutions successfully
• You'll collaborate with our Solutions Architects and Product teams to craft executive-level proposals, pitches, and SOWs for prospective and existing clients
• Cultivate and extend existing C-level relationships with current clients
• You'll team up with our delivery leadership to respond to opportunities and team-sell through RFP responses or other types of sales cycles
• Advise TELUS Digital's internal teams on industry and vendor trends to remain well-positioned to assist our clients
• You must have the ability to travel up to 25% for client visits, pitches, and conferences

Competencies

• Deep experience in a digital product professional services agency/consultancy engaged with F5000-level client accounts
• Balance of both growth strategy project work as well as operational project responsibilities, including digital transformation. In addition, the ideal candidate has had the opportunity to manage teams and multiple work streams
• Ability to identify and characterize business issues, while demonstrating a 'nose for value' to discern what is important
• Scope and plan underlying analyses that will yield critical answers to the questions at hand. Understand the required data to complete the analysis and procure them accordingly. Deliver timely, zero-defect execution of analysis. Leverage quantitative tools for the analytical "heavy lifting." Analyze data and translate findings into meaningful insights and recommendations
• Ability to communicate effectively and succinctly, both verbally and on paper, and across all levels of an organization. The ideal candidate excels in client relationships/communication and possesses the executive presence to influence appropriate senior stakeholders

Bonus Points

• An engineering or computer science degree/background
• Master's Degree in Business Administration