Business Development Manager - AI Consulting
About the Role
We are seeking a dynamic and results-oriented Growth Manager to lead the commercialization and expansion of our brand-new enterprise AI-consulting service. In this role, you will be responsible for defining our go-to-market strategy, driving the entire sales funnel from lead generation to deal closure, and ensuring exceptional project delivery. The ideal candidate has a founder's mindset with a strong bias for action, data-driven decisions, and a passion for technology.
Key & Growth Strategy :
- Define Ideal Customer Profiles (ICPs), messaging, and positioning for our enterprise AI-consulting service.
- Design and execute multi-channel lead-gen and Account-Based Marketing (ABM) campaigns to build a qualified pipeline.
- Own and optimize funnel metrics, including pipeline size, velocity, and win rate, through data-driven experiments.
- Capture market insights and provide feedback to product and technology teams for continuous service refinement.
Project Management & Delivery Excellence :
Translate closed deals into detailed delivery roadmaps with clear scopes, timelines, and Key Performance Indicators (KPIs).Orchestrate and manage cross-functional teams (data scientists, engineers, client stakeholders) to hit project milestones.Run weekly stand-ups, maintain RAID logs, and publish executive updates to ensure on-time and on-scope delivery.Build repeatable playbooks and dashboards to scale processes for future hires.Innovation & Playbook Development :
Evaluate and onboard new go-to-market and analytics tools to enhance growth efficiency.Institutionalise best practices through internal training sessions and documentation.Stakeholder & Client Relations :
Act as the single point of contact for enterprise clients, ensuring exceptional experience and retention.Provide strategic recommendations to CXOs and report progress directly to the A Graduate or Post-graduate degree in any discipline is 3-6 years of experience in growth, product, or program delivery for an AI, SaaS, or tech-consulting business.Demonstrated ownership of pipeline and revenue targets in an enterprise context.Technical Skills :
Strong project-management toolkit and experience with relevant software.Technical fluency to translate between business goals and ML / data-engineering requirements.Experience with GTM and analytics A founder-mindset with a bias for action and data-driven decisions.Excellent verbal & written communication skills with strong stakeholder diplomacy at the CXO level.A hands-on, action-oriented approach to problem solving and process building.High ownership, persistence, and comfort with ambiguity.Strong interpersonal skills and a collaborative spirit.The ability to thrive in a fast-paced, high-growth environment.(ref : iimjobs.com)