Hybrid Client Executive

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About the role

  • Client Executive overseeing and managing relationships between Nava and its clients in New Jersey. Analyzing market trends and developing plans to capitalize on opportunities for growth.

Responsibilities

  • Building strategic pipelines and capture plans for targeted opportunities in the State of New Jersey
  • Gather preliminary non-public client/program intelligence
  • Develop overall capture strategy (solution, past performance, pricing, client insight, teaming strategy)
  • Identify competitive pricing range, and drive pricing approach until competitive
  • Finalize teaming and prime/sub business deal terms including who the team is, what role they play, acceptable rates, and workshare
  • Working closely with the Proposal Manager and cross-functional teams to develop compliant, compelling, and competitive proposals
  • Conducting competitive assessments of competitor's bids and pricing
  • Reviewing and analyzing proposal sections to ensure win themes, discriminators, and customer requirements are effectively addressed
  • Identifying teaming partners and developing a pricing framework for the bid that align with technical approaches and customer expectations
  • Attending one on one meetings with the contracts department to ensure language and contractual documents are correct
  • Collaborating with internal teams and leadership to identify SME participants for bid activities
  • Managing internal activities around bids, being flexible in consideration of various time zones of others contributing to the work
  • Participating in demonstrations and sourcing valuable tools to streamline business development operations
  • Identifying through government forecasts, websites, and databases upcoming opportunities that fit Nava’s mission and goals
  • Developing call plans and landing meetings with stakeholders
  • Gathering pricing information on existing contracts to use for current proposals
  • Contributing to pre solutioning to gain full understanding of the client, creating daily, weekly and monthly schedules to track action items and achieve critical milestones in the overall capture plan
  • Building strategic pipelines and capture plans for targeted agencies and departments
  • Identifying and researching forecasted, expiring, and re-competed opportunities that fit Nava’s mission, developing strategic research and intel packages for specific agencies and opportunities that help shape Nava’s solution
  • Aligning past performance and qualifications toward technical solutions that advocate what the government is looking for and implementing government mandates or requirements to ensure compliance with proposals
  • Building and maintaining positive, long-term relationships with clients and stakeholders to drive business growth and success
  • Being proactive in identifying opportunities for growth and expansion with existing and potential clients.
  • Confirming partnerships to fill capability gaps in potential opportunities
  • Establishing trust with clients by being reliable, transparent, and responsive
  • Maintaining regular contact with clients, understanding their needs and providing solutions that meet their requirements
  • Being available for ad hoc requests and client meetings with various departments to address client needs
  • Attending industry marketing events virtually and in person with the objective of meeting government stakeholders and new potential partners
  • Providing timely and accurate information to stakeholders, and working to resolve any concerns or issues that may arise
  • Following Nava’s capture and proposal processes
  • Bid operations: coordination with BD team members to set up internal organization tools for setting up internal organizational tools for bids like a bid calendar, a Slack channel, time code, and Google Drive
  • Developing and facilitating training for client solutions managers to develop their skills and knowledge base
  • Developing and facilitating business development training for all Nava departments
  • Assisting with onboarding and being accessible as a learning resource for teammates

Requirements

  • Experience leading subject matter experts through end-to-end government contracting, from developing client insight to long lead preparation to supporting strategic opportunities, to galvanizing a bid team, to proposal writing and management, to pricing strategy to post-award protest and analysis
  • 10+ years developing solutions for the State of New Jersey, including organizing and developing proposal responses and pricing strategy
  • A deep understanding of New Jersey government and how they buy services and technology, including state budgets / funding and upcoming new or re-competed work
  • Proven ability to reach and influence decision makers in the state government, including external consultants
  • Experience with agile software development on large government programs and complex transformation/modernization efforts
  • Experience helping shape proposal solutions
  • Proven track record of winning contract bids
  • Ability to guide a multi-vendor team to a winning bid by providing structure while being flexible to new information and gathering input and feedback from across the team
  • Ability to build and form strong personal relationships internally and externally; Able to bring others into the business development phase, build consensus and build understanding around needs and practices
  • A proven ability to establish order, calm, and accountability in the business development practice while managing multiple threads in rapidly-evolving environments
  • An adaptive, empathetic, collaborative, and positive mindset
  • Highly resourceful, reliable, and detail-oriented

Benefits

  • Health coverage — comprehensive medical, dental, and vision plans to support your overall health needs
  • Insurance coverage — Nava provides disability, life, and accidental death insurance at no cost
  • Time off — vacation, holidays (including Juneteenth), and floating holidays to rest and recharge
  • Company holidays — enjoy 12 paid federal holidays each year on top of your regular PTO
  • Annual bonus — when Nava meets its goals, eligible employees receive a performance-based annual bonus
  • Parental leave — paid time off for new parents, plus weekly meals delivered to your home
  • Wellness program — full platform offering physical, mental, & emotional health resources & support tools
  • Virtual care — see doctors online with no copay through UnitedHealthcare’s virtual visit program
  • Sabbatical leave — earn extended unpaid leave after continuous service for personal growth or rest
  • 401(k) match — Nava matches 4% of your salary to support your retirement savings plan
  • Flexible work — remote-first environment with flexibility built around your schedule and responsibilities
  • Home office setup — company laptop & setup assistance provided via Staples for remote work needs
  • Utility support — monthly reimbursement to help offset eligible home office utility expenses
  • Learning opportunities — internal training programs and resources to help grow your professional skills
  • Development opportunities — LinkedIn Learning access & an annual allowance for courses, tuition, & certs
  • Referral bonus — get rewarded when you refer great people who join the Nava team
  • Commuter benefits — pre-tax commuter programs to support in-office travel when applicable
  • Supportive culture — A collaborative and remote-friendly team environment where people genuinely care

Job title

Client Executive

Job type

Experience level

SeniorLead

Salary

$130,000 - $160,000 per year

Degree requirement

No Education Requirement

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