Description & Requirements
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
- Partner with the line of business P/L owners in the regions to identify sales / growth goals for the states.
- Maintain direct and verifiable contacts in each state throughout assigned territory at levels including but not limited to the agencies, the Executive Branch and the Legislature.
- Conduct opportunity pursuit in health and human services markets.
- Carry out business development to qualify opportunities.
- Collaborate with internal stakeholders to identify, verify, qualify and deliver revenue generating deals.
- Collaborate with practice leads and solution experts to close sales.
- Prospect and pressure test new market ideas with client base.
- Determine value propositions, win themes, and key differentiators that matter to the buyer.
- Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university
- 10 years of relevant experience required.
- Must be a consultative account manager and seller who develops deep relationships and adds value to the client’s business over the long term.
- Must have existing and actionable relationships in the region.
- Must be able to forge relationships with key government contacts to shape opportunities.
- Must be a team player who has ability to partner across Maximus.
- General knowledge of state government procurement practices is required. Knowledge of health and human service BPO programs in the region is preferred.
- Experience conducting business development activities in state government and health sector.
- Knowledge of solutions that state government purchases.
- Strong verbal and written communication skills.
- Proven experience developing opportunities.
- Experience with legislative actions preferred.
- Advanced knowledge of BPO sales and relationship management.
- Strong leadership skills.
- Skilled at account strategy, account planning and relationship management.