Combatant Command (COCOM) Client Relationship Executive (CRE)

Are you driven by a passion for spearheading industry-leading business development initiatives? Do you excel in cultivating business relationships with clients in USSOCOM and USCENTCOM? Deloitte is seeking high-performing candidates with an entrepreneurial spirit, strong relationship management skills, and a proven track record in selling professional services to Government & Public Services (GPS) clients including the US Combatant Commands.

Role summary

Deloitte Services LLP is seeking a high performing candidate, based in or near Tampa, FL to pursue and develop strategic relationships within the Combatant Command (COCOM) Client Business Unit. Candidates should have strong relationship management skills to open doors and build new client and partner relationships that are deep and durable. Candidates should have a proven track record in selling professional services, an entrepreneurial spirit, and relevant industry experience (preferably within the key target combatant commands for this role: USSOCOM and USCENTCOM with additional commands including USSOUTHCOM being highly desirable). In this role, candidates will have responsibility for relationship and business development, as well as sales for the wide range of services offered by Deloitte's US subsidiaries.

The individual is responsible for building the relationship between Deloitte and the client, helping to market Deloitte's services and capabilities, as well as the planning and penetration of target areas within the client's organization.

As the CRE, you will:

• Build trusted advisor relationships with key client executives through content-driven discussions aligned to the client's priorities and relevant trends
• Develop a broad understanding of Deloitte’s capabilities to bring the best Deloitte resources to address client issues
• Demonstrate valuable industry/sector perspective with consideration of the client’s mission and translating those insights into opportunities
• Identify creative ideas for new products and services for the client
• Establish relationships with other businesses and product vendors within the client’s ecosystem to drive additional "sell with" and "sell through" opportunities
• Lead strategic processes and discussions based on the client history, organization challenges, regulatory, and decision processes
• Identify and influence key decision-makers at all levels within the client organization
• Navigate the sales cycle, from opportunity identification, through solutioning and storyboarding, identifying contract vehicles, coordinating teaming/alliance partners, aligning on price to win, to close and warm hand-off to the delivery team

Co-location / presence expectation

This role requires a strong, visible Tampa, FL presence and be available for market events anywhere in the US, with flexibility based on pursuit and client needs.

The team

Our client’s missions and the technologies, skills and solutions needed to support them are evolving at a faster pace than ever. Deloitte’s GPS practice is passionate about making an impact with lasting change. Supporting our clients’ drive to be increasingly effective, remaining ahead of adversaries’ capabilities requires fresh thinking and a creative approach.

We collaborate with teams from across our organization to bring the full breadth of Deloitte, its commercial and public-sector expertise, to best support our clients. Our aspiration is to be the premier integrated solutions provider in helping to transform the Government marketplace.

Required qualifications

• At least 10 years’ experience as a relationship and/or business development manager within the Defense and/or Intelligence Community focused on professional services and associated technologies
• At least 5 years’ recent experience, with a proven track record of capture and sales directly driving business growth, at the Combatant Commands with significant experience of at least one of the primary target commands: USSOCOM and/or USCENTCOM
• Working knowledge of the Combatant Command competitive and teaming landscape; proven ability to assemble teams, teaming relationships
• Bachelor’s Degree
• Expertise in driving call plans and developing value propositions
• Experience in relationship building that increases account penetration and leads to increased revenue opportunities with new and existing clients
• Demonstrable ability to leverage pre-existing network of clients or contacts in the marketplace
• Ability to influence and lead cross-functional teams in client pursuits
• Strong background in crafting and delivering proposals
• Excellent spoken, written communication, interpersonal, and relationship building skills
• Ability to travel 10-20%, on average, based on the work you do and the clients and industries/sectors you serve
• Must be legally authorized to work in the United States without the need for employer sponsorship, now or at any time in the future
• Located in the Tampa Bay, FL, area
• Active minimum TS Clearance with eligibility for TS/SCI

Preferred qualifications 

• MBA or Masters Equivalent
• Additional experience of selling to USSOUTHCOM, USEUCOM, USAFRICOM and USNORTHCOM is desirable
• Experience of selling a broad range of service including AI and data, human capital, financial management and direct mission support services including support to the intelligence and planning functions
• Serving in a leading role within an account team framework (i.e., working effectively with Account Leaders, Offering leaders, practitioners and other business development professionals)

You may also be eligible to participate in a CRE incentive program, whereby you may be eligible to receive certain incentive compensation amounts based on achievement of certain sales goals set forth each year, subject to the terms and conditions of any applicable program document.