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What you will do

The Ad Technology Specialist role requires a deeper technical understanding and will work closely with the AdOps team, sales and customers in a supportive capacity to enable us to deliver exceptional outcomes.

• Working closely with the Media squad, alongside product team to ensure that new products are executed in line with business objectives.
• Play a strategic role by developing the team processes inclusive of the management processes for ad-related issues.
• Communicate effectively with a large stakeholder group ranging from commercial leaders to product managers to software developers.
• Build native and html5 templates from scratch and follow specifications provided.
• Troubleshoot GAM tag integration on site and in APP
• Plan, manage, and monitor the technical implementation of display and video advertising units across various platforms. (Desktop, mobile & apps).
• Be the subject matter expert between sales, dev, finance, and IT departments regarding all ad-tech projects.
• Work closely with ad-ops team in developing campaign workflows including ad campaign set ups, optimisations, and troubleshooting.

Our group is growing fast and we need a person who can lead business development for Data Services business for Visa’s Seller and Non-traditional clients in Australia, New Zealand, and the South Pacific. This role requires close collaboration with Data Science delivery team within Visa locally and regionally. The Director of Business Development will manage multiple clients and partners to expand data services business.  

Core responsibilities will include:

1. Create a growth strategy for the data services business.
2. Develop and execute strategic plans to achieve sales target and expand customer base.
3. Identify, negotiate and close business deals with potential clients.
4. Partner with functions across Visa (e.g., Data Science, Regional Centre’s of Excellence, Merchant Sales & Acquiring and Client Services) to collaboratively see opportunities.
5. Establish proficiency in Visa data services and communicate Visa value propositions for our clients.
6. Maintain a deep understanding of the industry trends, market activities and competitors.
7. Collaborate with data science SMEs to align solutions with client/ market needs.
8. Provide detailed update to the LT on revenue, sales target and client satisfaction.
9. Document processes, key findings which can be used for learning and development across the team.

Day -to-day responsibilities will include:

1. Develop compelling client proposals to meet sales targets including pricing and delivery resource model requirements.
2. Meet new and existing clients and partners to pitch data solutions.
3. Project manage client engagements including contracting and billing process.
4. Prepare project materials including data requirements and frameworks.
5. Deliver compelling client presentations to illustrate findings, ideas, recommendations within consulting engagements and more broadly.
6. Playback results and success of program to clients, leading to renewed contracts and program extensions.

About our team

The Data Services team at Visa Consulting & Analytics (VCA) plays a pivotal role within the Global Data Solutions organization. Comprised of dedicated data scientists, analysts, and engineers, we help major companies through analytic solutions. Our main objective is to build solutions that empower our clients leveraging one of the largest datasets in the world, VisaNet.

This is a hybrid position. Hybrid employees can alternate time between both remote and office. Employees in hybrid roles are expected to work from the office 2-3 set days a week (determined by leadership/site), with a general guidepost of being in the office 50% or more of the time based on business needs.

We have an opportunity you cannot miss if you are a relationship builder, with a solutions-focused mindset, and the gravitas to drive/own your pipeline and grow our region from Now to Next!

The Business Development Consultant will significantly influence and increase the sales pipeline for AGS’ Workforce Solutions. This position works closely with the regional Business Development Teams to create a targeted strategy for outreach to prospective clients for introductory meetings.

The main focus of this role is to engage with executives and decision-makers through multiple networking channels, build strategic messaging that aligns with prospective clients, and qualify leads for new business opportunities.

This role is measured by booking prospective meetings, outbound activity, and generating opportunities associated with a new client.

Responsibilities:

• Use prospecting strategies to lead initial outreach to prospects via phone, email, and social media channels
• Identify innovative ways to connect with and qualify prospects within regional target accounts
• Schedule initial discovery meetings to identify the customer’s needs
• Determine the prospect's use and interest in MSP, RPO, Direct Sourcing, and Procurement Solutions.
• Partner with the Lead Management Team to identify key contacts to move beyond the gatekeeper within the organization.
• Align with strategic partners to uncover new targets including Operating Companies, Vendor Management Systems, and Staffing Suppliers.
• Establish robust professional networks through LinkedIn and other channels
• Proactively research and document critical industry and client information
• Attend Conferences as needed to drive relationship-building and engagement with potential clients
• Develop and maintain detailed activity reporting through Salesforce documentation of all sales-related activity.
• Maintain an active presence on LinkedIn to share company posts/activities/white papers/ podcasts.

As the Technology Cost and Benefits Manager, you will be responsible for evaluating the costs associated with technology initiatives, analysing their benefits, and providing recommendations to ensure cost-effectiveness and maximum value for Technology and the organisation.

Additionally, you will lead a team to provide operational planning, dependencies management, reporting, financial management, ensuring seamless coordination with the broader Technology deliverables.

The role involves collaborating with cross-functional teams, financial stakeholders, and technology leaders to drive informed decision-making in technology investments. It also involves establishing and upholding a comprehensive Value Management Framework to assess, track and optimise the value derived from technology investments and spend.
 

Key Accountabilities:

• Establish and uphold a comprehensive Value Management Framework to assess and optimise the value derived from technology investments and spend.
• Actively manage the enterprise value management framework with focus on ensuring all work to be delivered by Technology has a clear outcome and measurable benefit and realisation plan defined, signed off by Sponsor and Business Owner, planned for with Finance and then is frequently tracked and reported on. Provision of actionable insights will be key as these will feed through to Steering Committees
• Drive business management practices within our Technology teams
• Ensure alignment with the overarching Technology strategy and contribute to the budget planning process.
• Develop input for internal and external reporting; material for tenders, contractual review summaries, scheduling and minuting agreed governance meetings.
• Assure delivery of maximum value within budget and with minimum risk while quickly responding to changing business needs and demand across the portfolio. Strategic cost management across the total Technology portfolio and insightful reporting to Leadership Team required.
• Drive business impact through creation of new Commercial Management tools/processes (or optimisation and automation of existing ones) that solve for team-wide pain points and opportunities.
• Set up best practice frameworks for governance, risk identification & management, vendor management, value management, strategic planning & reporting.
• Develop and maintain Technology Dashboard to measure operational effectiveness and impact. Co-ordinate input for Board and external reporting as required.
• Direct adoption of vendor management best practices – managing key inputs for strategic vendor meetings directly.
• Manage and optimise the current budgeting process & BAU business management – Supporting SoWs, BAU reporting, contracts, invoices
• Drive structured approach to managing cost-to-income (cost base diligence) improvements across Technology Delivery, working with Platform Leads to set, track and report benefits ( cost reduction and avoidance). Maintain refreshed TCO profiles.
• Active participation and ownership of strategic focus areas covering workforce management, operating model, vendor management, technology obsolescence & simplification and technology acceleration.
• Lead and coach team to provide consistency in process, service and stakeholder support through process.
• Drive the annual strategic budget setting process for Technology Delivery – with input from broader Technology Leadership Team, ensuring strong alignment across strategy-> budget->delivery goals with focus on what is required to deliver and impacts of change.

You will be leading the development of renewable projects including wind, solar and battery storage that will need your stewardship through the development life cycle to financial close.

The role is based in our Melbourne or Sydney office – with site visits required to our development sites, stakeholders and communities. Our current portfolio consists of a mixture of greenfield through to late-stage assets, and with your help, we’ll be growing the pipeline to feed more projects into the construction phase.

Just as important as what you achieve in this role, is how you perform the role. We’ll need you to be an engaged team member, who can cross pollenate your development expertise into an investment world. Be ready for a dynamic work environment, with a start-up mindset. You’ll be encouraged and supported to be bold in your thinking and leadership, whilst being a helpful colleague to those around you.

Flexible working arrangements are typical at Octopus with the team working from both home and office over the working week

Essential Job Functions

Project Development

• Potentially anything that falls under the banner of Project Development from landowner liaison, development approvals, grid connection, EPC procurement, PPAs etc. Treat the projects as if they are your own.
• Assist the wider Investment Team through asset growth opportunities as required, including bringing your contributions and knowledge into project evaluations, acquisition bids, transaction and negotiation processes, due diligence work and supporting Investment Directors through internal approval processes.
• Provide leadership in developing sound relationships with relevant stakeholders including landholders, community, Traditional Owners, regulators and policy makers.
• Manage project teams of multidisciplinary internal and external experts, including technical, planning, legal, grid, environmental and engineering advisors.
• Selecting advisors, consultants, OEMs, and construction contractors (including EPC contractors), running procurement process and contract negotiations through to financial close.
• Take the lead role for negotiation of high value contracts including project construction (EPC etc), equipment supply and transmission connection agreements.
• Manage the grid connection process, working closely with NSPs and grid consultants, to navigate the complexity of the technical, regulatory, and commercial connection landscape.
• Manage the delivery of development works within allocated budgets in a timely, efficient and effective manner.
• Development of project execution plans including timelines, costs, risk assessments, communication of project financials and progress reports in a consistent manner across the assigned projects.
• Development of required inputs for management papers, board papers and commercial negotiations as required.
• Prepare and manage budgets for Capex and Opex, project schedules, and technical inputs into financial models, supporting overall project business case development.
• Support our fundraising efforts, including meeting with prospective investors, promoting the Octopus profile, and supporting our fund managers with development expertise as required.
• Support ongoing profile raising activities – networking with industry participants and at times engaging with energy policymakers to influence energy policy.

ServiceNow is the fastest growing enterprise cloud software company in the world, and we believe it’s the great people we hire who will keep us there. We hire carefully, we hire the best, we celebrate our people. Come join our Sales A-team.

ServiceNow is currently seeking a highly driven Sales Development Representative to join our expanding Inside Sales team for ServiceNow's Cloud Observability solutions (Lightstep). This role will be responsible for strategically prospecting into new accounts, expanding usage within existing customer base, and ensuring these customers continue to get value from the solutions. The candidate will be an individual with a demonstrable track record in new business pipeline generation ideally over the telephone within an Enterprise capacity.  They will collaborate with their team of Sales Specialists, Solution Consultants, Renewal Sales and more to exceed quota and build the future of ServiceNow sales talent.

What you get to do in this role:

• Meet or exceed Monthly, Quarterly and Annual sales objectives.
• Manage sales opportunities and business relationships over the telephone with influential contacts within Small, Mid-Market, and Commercial  Accounts.
• Focus on understanding an organization’s business drivers, challenges, pain points and how ServiceNow solutions map to these.
• Strategically prospect within key verticals to develop new opportunities and pipeline
• Follow the Value Selling sales process to win new business, expand withing existing accounts and ensure contract renewals
• Collaborate with an extended team and coordinate resources necessary to further sales cycle such as Solution Consultants, Customer Service, Partners etc.
• Provide timely and accurate information to management such as forecasting, territory plans, strategic account plans etc.
• Working towards daily, monthly & quarterly KPI metrics such as new prospect meetings, pipeline generation, ACV bookings and Renewal Rates
• Mentor team members and work on collaborative projects to help bring value to the team
• Occasional travel for training and/or meetings may be required.