Business Development Strategist (SAAS Solutions)

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About the job you are considering

The Business Development Support Lead is a trusted sales enablement partner responsible for supporting complex, high‑value pursuits and strategic business development activities. This role operates with a higher level of autonomy and accountability, providing advanced support to Business Development Executives, pursuit leaders, and sales leadership across the full sales lifecycle. The Senior Specialist plays a key role in improving pursuit quality, accelerating pipeline progression, and driving consistency across sales and proposal execution.

Your role

• Serve as a lead support partner for strategic and complex pursuits, including large or multi‑tower opportunities
• Annual minimum quota expectations required.
• Provide advanced support across opportunity qualification, pipeline management, and pursuit execution
• Coordinate proposal and bid support activities, ensuring quality, compliance, and on‑time delivery
• Curate, tailor, and validate sales and proposal content, including executive summaries, case studies, and references
• Deliver market, client, and competitive insights to support sales strategy and deal positioning
• Act as a central coordination point between sales, solution teams, marketing, partners, and delivery stakeholders
• Support sales partner with pipeline reporting, deal reviews, and governance readiness
• Identify gaps and opportunities in sales enablement tools, content, and processes, and drive continuous improvement

Your skills and expereince

About the job you’re considering:

The Senior Business Development Support Lead is a trusted sales enablement partner responsible for supporting complex, high‑value pursuits and strategic business development activities. This role operates with a higher level of autonomy and accountability, providing advanced support to Business Development Executives, pursuit leaders, and sales leadership across the full sales lifecycle. The Senior Specialist plays a key role in improving pursuit quality, accelerating pipeline progression, and driving consistency across sales and proposal execution.

A Sales Support Lead is responsible for a given territory and must perform the selling of a part of the Capgemini portfolio. He/she is in charge of finding sales opportunities, creating the conditions to success when he/she identifies an opportunity, leading the sales strategy and customer network relationships, negotiating the contract and getting it signed. He/she always acts with great autonomy but uses the full power of the sales team Group. He/she defines a target, chooses the strategic ways to act and reaches the target.

Masters the portfolio and creates and pitches an effective storytelling, capitalizing on previous projects and experiences to present solutions to the customer according to its agenda and maturity.
Defines and implements a clear sales strategy, including the ecosystem, for the assigned territory, balancing the add-on sales and new logos, and in alignment with Capgemini strategy and priorities (e.g., innovation). Is insight-driven and forward-looking: understands the client within the context of the industry, the competition, the domain and its challenges & agenda to support the overall strategy
Applies a value pricing mindset (rather than a cost and CM logic) and masters negotiations skills to close significant deals at best possible price, not defaulting to discounting

Your role:

• Serve as a lead support partner for strategic and complex pursuits, including large or multi‑tower opportunities
• Annual minimum quota expectations required.
• Provide advanced support across opportunity qualification, pipeline management, and pursuit execution
• Coordinate proposal and bid support activities, ensuring quality, compliance, and on‑time delivery
• Curate, tailor, and validate sales and proposal content, including executive summaries, case studies, and references
• Deliver market, client, and competitive insights to support sales strategy and deal positioning
• Act as a central coordination point between sales, solution teams, marketing, partners, and delivery stakeholders
• Support sales partner with pipeline reporting, deal reviews, and governance readiness
• Identify gaps and opportunities in sales enablement tools, content, and processes, and drive continuous improvement

The base compensation range for this role in the posted location is $ 73,150 - $192,850

Capgemini provides compensation range information in accordance with applicable national, state, provincial, and local pay transparency laws. The base compensation range listed for this position reflects the minimum and maximum target compensation Capgemini, in good faith, believes it may pay for the role at the time of this posting. This range may be subject to change as permitted by law.

The actual compensation offered to any candidate may fall outside of the posted range and will be determined based on multiple factors legally permitted in the applicable jurisdiction.

These may include, but are not limited to: Geographic location, Education and qualifications, Certifications and licenses, Relevant experience and skills, Seniority and performance, Market and business consideration, Internal pay equity.

It is not typical for candidates to be hired at or near the top of the posted compensation range.

In addition to base salary, this role may be eligible for additional compensation such as variable incentives, bonuses, or commissions, depending on the position and applicable laws.

Capgemini offers a comprehensive, non-negotiable benefits package to all regular, full-time employees. In the U.S. and Canada, available benefits are determined by local policy and eligibility and may include:

• Paid time off based on employee grade (A-F), defined by policy: Vacation: 12-25 days, depending on grade, Company paid holidays, Personal Days, Sick Leave

• Medical, dental, and vision coverage (or provincial healthcare coordination in Canada)
• Retirement savings plans (e.g., 401(k) in the U.S., RRSP in Canada)
• Life and disability insurance
• Employee assistance programs
• Other benefits as provided by local policy and eligibility

Important Notice: Compensation (including bonuses, commissions, or other forms of incentive pay) is not considered earned, vested, or payable until it becomes due under the terms of applicable plans or agreements and is subject to Capgemini’s discretion, consistent with applicable laws. The Company reserves the right to amend or withdraw compensation programs at any time, within the limits of applicable legislation.

Disclaimers

Capgemini is an Equal Opportunity Employer encouraging inclusion in the workplace. Capgemini also participates in the Partnership Accreditation in Indigenous Relations (PAIR) program which supports meaningful engagement with Indigenous communities across Canada by promoting fairness, accessibility, inclusion and respect. We value the rich cultural heritage and contributions of Indigenous Peoples and actively work to create a welcoming and respectful environment. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, national origin, gender identity/expression, age, religion, disability, sexual orientation, genetics, veteran status, marital status or any other characteristic protected by law.

This is a general description of the Duties, Responsibilities and Qualifications required for this position. Physical, mental, sensory or environmental demands may be referenced in an attempt to communicate the manner in which this position traditionally is performed. Whenever necessary to provide individuals with disabilities an equal employment opportunity, Capgemini will consider reasonable accommodations that might involve varying job requirements and/or changing the way this job is performed, provided that such accommodation does not pose an undue hardship. Capgemini is committed to providing reasonable accommodation during our recruitment process. If you need assistance or accommodation, please reach out to your recruiting contact.

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Capgemini is a global business and technology transformation partner, helping organizations to accelerate their dual transition to a digital and sustainable world, while creating tangible impact for enterprises and society. It is a responsible and diverse group of 340,000 team members in more than 50 countries. With its strong over 55-year heritage, Capgemini is trusted by its clients to unlock the value of technology to address the entire breadth of their business needs. It delivers end-to-end services and solutions leveraging strengths from strategy and design to engineering, all fueled by its market leading capabilities in AI, generative AI, cloud and data, combined with its deep industry expertise and partner ecosystem.