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The opportunity
The Lead Negotiator Associate Director role provides the opportunity to be a deal closer for EYs largest and most complex deals by utilizing your business acumen leadership skills and emotional intelligence as a negotiation leader to achieve a mutually valuebased outcome between EY and our clients.
Your key responsibilities
- Lead the actual negotiation process as a first chair with the clients negotiation lead to take the engagement from sold to closed
- Collaborate with the EY sales lead on relationship mapping and tiering to align EYs people with the appropriate client leaders
- Lead the dealmaking process to document and then get agreement with the client on the terms of the deal
- Provide advice / counsel to pursuit teams on the various commercial models available for large complex deals
- Assist in the activation and implementation of negotiations strategies
- Identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions conclusions or approaches to problems
Skills and attributes for success
To qualify for the role you must have
- 10 years experience of negotiation and contract drafting experience in commercial and legal terms with substantial experience in the technology services industry (managed services/BPO/system integration/consulting)
- Approximately 7 years plus of previous first chair negotiation experience (in either sales legal or procurement) in the technology services industry
- Experience working in a large complex global organization with strong understanding of leading negotiation practices with proven experience
- Experience leading and managing highperformance teams
Ideally youll have
- The ability to provide advice and strategies on how to secure client commitment to a close plan.
- Experience in leading the dealmaking process to document and achieve agreement with the client on the terms of the deal.
- The capability to offer advice and counsel to pursuit teams on the various commercial models available for large complex deals.
What we look for
The ideal candidate will provide exceptional service to the EY account teams across parallel projects by prioritizing critical activities to meet business needs in a timely and highquality manner. They will demonstrate creativity versatility and adaptability in a constantly evolving environment effectively navigating a wide variety of social styles. The candidate needs to exercise independent judgment analyze information and evaluate results to recommend the best strategies and solutions. With a strong focus on resultsoriented behaviors they will make sound decisions quickly even under tight timeframes and will be adept at solving challenging and ambiguous problems in a consistently efficient and effective manner.
What we offer
The compensation ranges below are provided in order to comply with United States pay transparency laws. Other geographies will follow their local salary guidelines which may not be a direct conversion of published US salary offer a comprehensive compensation and benefits package where youll be rewarded based on your performance and recognized for the value you bring to the business. The base salary range for this job in all geographic locations in the US is $160000 to $308000. The salary range for New York City Metro Area Washington State and California (excluding Sacramento) is $192000to $350000. Individual salaries within those ranges are determined through a wide variety of factors including but not limited to education experience knowledge skills and geography. In addition our Total Rewards package includes medical and dental coverage pension and 401(k) plans and a wide range of paid time off options. Join us in our teamled and leaderenabled hybrid model. Our expectation is for most people in external client serving roles to work together in person 4060 of the time over the course of an engagement project or year. Under our flexible vacation policy youll decide how much vacation time you need based on your own personal circumstances. Youll also be granted time off for designated EY Paid Holidays Winter/Summer breaks Personal/Family Care and other leaves of absence when needed to support your physical financial and emotional wellbeing.
- Continuous learning: Youll develop the mindset and skills to navigate whatever comes next.
- Success as defined by you: Well provide the tools and flexibility so you can make a meaningful impact your way.
- Transformative leadership: Well give you the insights coaching and confidence to be the leader the world needs.
- Diverse and inclusive culture: Youll be embraced for who you are and empowered to use your voice to help others find theirs.
EY accepts applications for this position on an ongoing basis. If you can demonstrate that you meet the criteria above please contact us as soon as possible.
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