[Hiring] Business Development Manager, AI at NTT

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Role Purpose

Drive revenue generation and pipeline development for NTT Data’s AI Factories initiative. This role orchestrates the end-to-end business development process from opportunity identification through bid qualification, while coordinating with country teams and ecosystem partners to achieve aggressive growth targets.

The Business Development Manager – AI is an advanced subject matter expert, responsible for the implementation of the solution design, configuration and escalated problem management of solutions and services in client environments.

Core Responsibilities

1. Pipeline Creation & Management (35%)

• Opportunity Identification & Development
• Build and maintain qualified pipeline across three market tiers
• Identify and qualify 25+ opportunities annually across Europe
• Create account penetration strategies for Top 100 European enterprises
• Develop sector-specific hunting strategies (Financial Services, Manufacturing, Healthcare)

2. Revenue Forecasting & Target Achievement (20%)

• Revenue Planning
• Maintain rolling 18-month forecast with confidence levels
• Forecasting Excellence
• Implement stage-gate opportunity progression model
• Apply win probability scoring (technical, commercial, political)
• Track competitive dynamics and adjust probabilities
• Maintain forecast accuracy metrics for management reporting
• Deal Value Management
• Identify upsell/cross-sell opportunities within accounts
• Structure multi-year framework agreements
• Optimize deal economics (payment terms, risk allocation)

3. Country Team Support & Enablement (20%)

• Local Sales Collaboration
• Partner with country Managing Directors on strategic accounts
• Provide AI Factories expertise to local account teams
• Support opportunity qualification using scoring frameworks
• Enable local teams with sales tools and collateral
• Qualification Framework
• Implement AIM qualification framework
• Assess technical fit against NTT capabilities
• Evaluate competitive positioning and win probability
• Make bid/no-bid recommendations with supporting analysis
• Knowledge Transfer
• Conduct monthly enablement sessions for country teams
• Create playbooks for vertical market penetration
• Share competitive intelligence and win/loss insights
• Document best practices and replicable strategies

4. EuroHPC Response Strategy (15%)

• Strategic Framework Development
• Design multi-stage engagement model for EuroHPC opportunities
• Create consortium strategy (when to lead vs. participate) with Ecosystem Leader
• Develop pricing strategies compliant with EU funding rules with Ecosystem Leader
• Build reference architecture library for rapid response with Principal Architect
• Procurement Intelligence
• Monitor EuroHPC work programs and funding calls
• Track evaluation criteria changes and scoring evolution
• Analyze winning bid patterns and scoring thresholds
• Build relationships with evaluation committee members (ethically)
• Win Theme Development
• Technical Superiority: Beyond-specification performance
• European Sovereignty: 40%+ EU content commitment
• Innovation Platform: Customer co-creation model
• Sustainability Leadership: Carbon-neutral operations
• Competitive Positioning
• Monitor hyperscaler movements (AWS, Azure, Google)
• Identify consortium opportunities with competitors
• Develop counter-strategies for each major competitor

5. Ecosystem Partnership Pipeline (10%)

• Vendor Co-Selling
• Create co-sell agreements with infrastructure vendors
• Structure revenue sharing models with technology partners
• OEM Channel Development
• Create referral programs with commission structures
• Develop joint value propositions for enterprise accounts
• Track partner-sourced pipeline separately
• Startup Ecosystem with Ecosystem Leader
• Scout innovative AI startups for joint solutions
• Create “powered by NTT” partnership model
• Identify acquisition targets for capability gaps
• Develop innovation showcase program
• Additional Strategic Responsibilities
• Market Intelligence & Competitive Analysis
• Maintain real-time competitive intelligence database
• Track win/loss reasons with root cause analysis

Essential Experience

• 8+ years enterprise technology sales experience
• Track record of €30M+ annual quota achievement
• Experience selling to C-level executives
• Public sector procurement experience (ideally EU)
• Complex solution selling (6+ month sales cycles)

Industry Knowledge

• Understanding of AI/ML market dynamics
• Familiarity with HPC/data center technologies
• Knowledge of EU procurement regulations
• Experience in consortium-based selling

Sales Excellence

• Strategic Selling: Solution Selling, Challenger Sale, or similar methodology
• Relationship Building: C-level engagement and stakeholder management
• Commercial Acumen: Complex pricing and negotiation skills
• Pipeline Management: CRM expertise and disciplined forecasting

Personal Attributes

• Hunter Mentality: Proactive opportunity creation
• Strategic Thinker: Connects market trends to opportunities
• Collaborative Leader: Works effectively across matrix organizations
• Resilient Performer: Thrives under pressure and ambiguity
• Cultural Navigator: Operates effectively across European markets

Workplace type:

Remote Working

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