Lead - New Business Growth

As a New Business Development / Growth Head at our client's 150 year old business conglomerate in Chennai, your role will involve: - Building a pipeline of opportunities within identified sectors - Identifying companies & key decision makers, initiating conversations & meeting such people, convincing them for business alliances with our Group, resulting in opportunities for: - Joint Ventures / Strategic partnerships - Technology license, brand license, distribution, etc. - Acquisitions - Organic growth - New business incubation - Participating in commercial negotiations - Assisting in deal structuring (commercial, tax, regulatory, legal, etc.) - Developing a comprehensive Go-To-Market (GTM) strategy including supply chain, manufacturing, logistics, sales & marketing, etc. - Facilitating business initiation activities like recruitment, resource planning, roll-out of GTM plan, etc. Desired Profile: Skills: - Keen sense of evaluating opportunities - Ability to articulate business ideas & pitch partnership proposals - Superior networking & communication skills - Entrepreneurial attitude (positive, daring, go-getter) - Willingness to learn & ability to grasp new things quickly Background: - MBA from Tier 1 institution - Experience of dealing with senior leaders at leading companies, pitching for business, handling high level queries, successful project delivery, superior relationship management - Experience of business development activities for new businesses - Multi-sectoral exposure with ability to understand nuances of various sectors & comprehend different business models - Around 10 years of relevant experience - Strategy consulting, Business development (B2B) professionals - Locally based or native candidates preferred (Chennai / TN),