Sr. Director, Business Development – Manufacturing (Americas)

Position Title: Sr. Director, Business Development/ Client Partner– Manufacturing (Americas)Work Environment: RemoteLocation: San Francisco, California (US)Role Classification: Permanent (FTE)Base Compensation: $160k- $200kEligible for bonus: Yes (performance based)Client: Global technology solution and services leaderABOUT THE ROLEUnivedge Consulting is hiring on behalf of one of our clients - a leading global IT services and digital transformation company with a strong and growing presence across the Americas. Manufacturing is a key growth vertical for them, and they are investing heavily in expanding their footprint in the U.S. This is a pivotal sales leadership role focused on driving account-level revenue growth, client satisfaction, and commercial governance — identifying and securing new business with new and existing clients through a consultative, solution-based approach. The individual will be responsible for identifying and securing new business opportunities with new and existing clients and increasing revenue through strategic client partnerships. The ideal candidate will possess deep industry knowledge, will have a background in solution-based selling and a consultative approach to client engagement.RESPONSIBILITIESAs a senior member within the Business Development team, you will spearhead strategic growth by forging and sustaining high-impact client relationships, strengthening engagement across existing accounts, securing new logos, and expanding portfolios across diverse business groups.High focus on customer mapping, business value articulation, and deal support. Foster a culture of excellence, collaboration, and continuous learning to achieve team goals.Active involvement in proposal and SoW creation, ensuring collaboration across pre-sales, SMEs, delivery, service lines, procurement, and legal. Ensure teams conduct quantitative analysis to recommend win-pricing, including service line splits and competitive benchmarking, market analysis to identify trends, opportunities, and maintain a robust pipeline of strategic opportunities.Analyse client goals, pain points, and transformation agendas to create tailored customer maps. Identify opportunities for differentiated value delivery and influence client decision-making.Serve as the primary point of contact for client escalations and strategic discussions.WHAT YOU'LL DOAccount Revenue Ownership — Deliver revenue/margin targets, drive cross-sell and renewals, maintain forecast disciplineAccount Planning & Pipeline — Build annual account plans, identify incremental growth, keep CRM accurateNew Logo Origination — Build a high-quality pipeline (3x coverage min.), target priority accounts, develop multi-threaded entry strategiesClient Relationship Management — Serve as the primary point of contact for escalations and strategic discussionsCommercial Discipline — Support proposal/SoW creation, win-pricing, billing realization, and contract hygieneApplied Industry Fluency — Demonstrate deep understanding of client business models, industry KPIs, whitespace, and terminologyWHAT YOU BRING15+ years of progressive IT professional services sales experience5+ years recently selling Digital, Cloud, GenAI, and large-scale transformation services into the Manufacturing verticalDomain expertise in Manufacturing & Medical DevicesExperience operating in a global onsite–offshore delivery modelStrong deal-structuring, pricing, and business-value-analysis skillsWillingness to travel as neededBachelor's/Master's in Engineering, Business Administration, Sales Management, or equivalent experienceWHO YOU AREEntrepreneurial • Domain- & AI-led seller • Able to map services to business outcomes • Able to spot, shape, and win large dealsInterested to learn more? Apply today or connect directly with for a confidential role chat.