Business Development Director, Science + Technology

Overview: Focuses on growing presence and market share in identified markets aligned with HKS's practice and geographic areas of strategic growth. Leads pursuit and development activity of new client relationships for HKS, focusing on targeted clients. Responsibilities: * Conducts market analysis to inform yearly BD planning and targeted client lists * Collaborates with office, practice and sector leadership to establish yearly business development plans and targeted clients * Executes yearly business development plans working with project teams and practice and regional leadership * Creates capture plans for yearly targeted clients and executing on those capture plans working with project teams and practice and regional leadership * Collaborates, develops and establishes relationships with prospective clients within assigned and across practices and offices * Positions firm as a thought leader and problem solver to clients and influencers * Communicates the HKS story and knows the key projects to be able to speak knowledgeably of the firm's capabilities, industry insights and best practices * Represents HKS and finds opportunities to connect with potential clients through participation of local, regional and national events, including conferences * Collaborates in the preparation of materials for business development introductions and relationship building * Collaborates, develops and establishes relationships with prospective clients within assigned and across practices and offices * Researches and follows up on opportunities and pursuits for individual projects and targets * Coordinates and tracks business development pursuits in Salesforce to inform reporting for a comprehensive overview of business development and marketing activities. Including monthly pipeline reporting and win/loss hit rate ratios to determine corrective actions for future success * Leads Business Development Huddles for the practice/region * Ensures that every RFx and related activity is documented in Salesforce * Collaborates with Marketing Manager and ensures that a Go/No Go process is conducted for each pursuit and that the appropriate people participate * Ensures that the Go/No Go process is completed and documented in Salesforce * Collaborates with pursuit champion and team on RFx response and interview to enhance deliverables * Coordinates internal and external pursuit debrief with appropriate parties shares that... For full info follow application link. HKS is an EEO/Affirmative Action Employer and committed to a policy of non-discrimination in all employment practices including, but not limited to, recruiting, hiring, training, advancement, compensation, and termination. HKS' policies, including its Affirmative Action Programs, are designed to not only ensure legal compliance with state and federal anti-discrimination and retaliation laws, but to carry out the principles of equal employment opportunities in all job categories. Deliberate and conscious effort is made to make employment decisions that are consistent with these equal employment opportunity principles. HKS will recruit, hire, train, and promote persons in all job titles, and ensure that all other personnel actions are administered without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, protected veteran status or disability; and ensure that all employment decisions are based only on valid job requirements. Employees and applicants will not be subjected to harassment, intimidation, threats, coercion, or discrimination for filing a complaint, assisting or participating in an investigation, compliance evaluation or hearing, opposing and/or exercising any other right made unlawful by Executive Order 11246, Sections 503 and 38 USC 4212, as amended, or their implementing regulations, or any other Federal, State or local laws requiring equal opportunity.