About this role
<div> <p>At EY, we’re all in to shape your future with confidence. </p> <p>We’ll help you succeed in a globally connected powerhouse of diverse teams and take your career wherever you want it to go. </p> <p>Join EY and help to build a better working world. </p> </div> <div> </div> <h1 style="margin:18.0pt 0.0cm 4.0pt;line-height:107%;font-size:20.0pt;font-family:'Aptos Display', sans-serif;color:#0f4761;font-weight:normal"><span style="color:black;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12.0pt"><strong>Job Title</strong>: UK Super Region Alliance Sales Executive – SAP</span></h1> <p style="margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 8.0pt;line-height:107%;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12.0pt"><strong>Business Unit</strong>: UKI CTO Office</span></p> <p style="margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 8.0pt;line-height:107%;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12.0pt"><strong>Reporting to</strong>: UKI Alliance Leader</span></p> <p style="margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 8.0pt;line-height:107%;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12.0pt"><strong>Grade/Level</strong>: Director</span></p> <p style="margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 8.0pt;line-height:107%;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12.0pt"><strong> </strong></span></p> <p style="margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 8.0pt;line-height:107%;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12.0pt"><strong>Overview of the Role</strong></span></p> <p style="margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 8.0pt;line-height:107%;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12.0pt">The Alliance Sales Executive plays a critical role in driving revenue growth by identifying, shaping, and closing joint sales opportunities (primarily ‘Sell with’ motions) between EY, our alliance partners, and our clients.</span></p> <p style="margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 8.0pt;line-height:107%;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12.0pt">Acting as the commercial catalyst between clients, alliance partners, and EY’s account teams and Service Lines, you’ll be relentless in originating and driving the pursuit of new business, leading complex sales cycles from initiation to signed contract.</span></p> <p style="margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 8.0pt;line-height:107%;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12.0pt">You’ll be a market-facing, experienced seller and subject matter expert focused on the overall Alliance sales strategy generally and SAP solutions specifically. We expect the individuals to be motivated by fast moving technologies, driving innovation and collaboration across complex stakeholder groups.</span></p> <p style="margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 8.0pt;line-height:107%;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12.0pt">You will build deep relationships with the alliance partner field sales teams, advocate and evangelize for EY and be the face of SAP within EY to our sector and account teams and help expand the EY SAP Alliance in the super region.</span></p> <p style="margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 8.0pt;line-height:107%;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif"> </p> <p style="margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 8.0pt;line-height:107%;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12.0pt"><strong>Expectations of the Role</strong></span></p> <ul> <li style="line-height:107%;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12.0pt"><strong>Opportunity Origination</strong>: Proactively identify and qualify opportunities for collaborative sales pursuits with clients, alliance partners and internal EY teams.</span></li> <li style="line-height:107%;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12.0pt"><strong>Product Knowledge</strong>: Have and maintain a deep and comprehensive technical, functional and commercial understanding of your alliance partner’s product(s), offerings and services.</span></li> <li style="line-height:107%;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12.0pt"><strong>Solutioning:</strong> Support client and pursuit teams to understand the technical options which best address client issues, and which can enhance EY solutions and pursuits.</span></li> <li style="line-height:107%;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12.0pt"><strong>Deal Structuring:</strong> Bring knowledge of partner and technology pricing models and benchmarks to deals, and collaborate with pricing and commercial teams to develop value-based selling approaches and innovative deal structures that align with client expectations and EY’s strategic goals.</span></li> <li style="line-height:107%;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12.0pt"><strong>Collaboration</strong>: Work in close alignment with clients, client account teams, service lines, solution leaders, and your alliance partner to identify opportunities, shape and position compelling joint offerings. This will include collaborations with multiple alliance partners and across EY service lines.</span></li> <li style="line-height:107%;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12.0pt"><strong>Relationship Development</strong>: Build and maintain trusted, credible, and intimate relationships with clients, EY teams and alliance partners.</span></li> <li style="line-height:107%;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12.0pt"><strong>Driving the sales cycle</strong>: Take ownership of the end-to-end sales cycle — from lead identification to proposal, negotiation, and contracting.</span></li> </ul> <p style="margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 8.0pt;line-height:107%;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif"> </p> <p style="margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 8.0pt;line-height:107%;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12.0pt"><strong>Key Responsibilities</strong></span></p> <ul> <li style="line-height:107%;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12.0pt">Originate new alliance enabled sales opportunities by leveraging your relationships and client insights.</span></li> <li style="line-height:107%;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12.0pt">Build joint pursuit strategies that align the capabilities of the firm and our alliance partners to client needs.</span></li> <li style="line-height:107%;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12.0pt">Act as the single point of accountability for progressing opportunities through the sales process for EY and alliance partners. Maintain a visible, structured, and actively managed sales pipeline, reporting regularly on progress, risks, and wins via CRM data to SR and Global stakeholders.</span></li> <li style="line-height:107%;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12.0pt">Drive deal-related solution / offering co-creation activities with alliance partner(s), EY pre-sales teams, and service lines ensuring a clear value proposition for the client and a compelling business case for all parties.</span></li> <li style="line-height:107%;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12.0pt">Coach our consulting and delivery teams on commercial and sales approaches and techniques.</span></li> <li style="line-height:107%;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12.0pt">Contribute to the evolution of our alliances strategy through market intelligence and client feedback.</span></li> <li style="line-height:107%;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12.0pt">Be accountable for delivery of required operational processes including Deal registration, deal funding / subsidies / allowances / sponsorships, QBRs, joint marketing plans and events.</span></li> </ul> <p style="margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 8.0pt;line-height:107%;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif"> </p> <p style="margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 8.0pt;line-height:107%;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12.0pt"><strong>Key Experience & Skills Required</strong></span></p> <ul> <li style="line-height:107%;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12.0pt">Proven track record in B2B solutioning and sales, ideally in professional services or technology-led environments, with experience carrying a quota.</span></li> <li style="line-height:107%;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12.0pt">Experience selling in an ecosystem — ideally with or alongside hyperscalers (e.g., Microsoft, AWS, Google) or major SaaS providers (SAP, Microsoft, Salesforce, ServiceNow, Oracle).</span></li> <li style="line-height:107%;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12.0pt">Demonstrated ability to originate and close complex deals involving multiple stakeholders.</span></li> <li style="line-height:107%;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12.0pt">Excellent relationship-building skills with both clients and alliances partners.</span></li> <li style="line-height:107%;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12.0pt">Ability to bring together and drive cross-functional teams in high-pressure, deadline-driven pursuits.</span></li> <li style="line-height:107%;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12.0pt">Strong relationship building, communication and storytelling skills.</span></li> <li style="line-height:107%;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12.0pt">Comfortable operating between two (or more) large, matrixed global organisations.</span></li> <li style="line-height:107%;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12.0pt">Technical background and/ or delivery management leadership experience. An understanding of Enterprise Architecture is advantageous.</span></li> <li style="line-height:107%;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12.0pt">Knowledge of EY or other multi-disciplinary professional services organisations.</span></li> <li style="line-height:107%;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12.0pt">Formal sales training (e.g., Miller Heiman, MEDDIC, Challenger) desirable.</span></li> </ul> <p style="line-height:107%;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif"> </p> <p style="line-height:107%;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif"> </p><div> <p><b>EY | Building a better working world </b></p> <p>EY is building a better working world by creating new value for clients, people, society and the planet, while building trust in capital markets.</p> <p>Enabled by data, AI and advanced technology, EY teams help clients shape the future with confidence and develop answers for the most pressing issues of today and tomorrow.</p> <p>EY teams work across a full spectrum of services in assurance, consulting, tax, strategy and transactions. 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