Senior Business Manager

ALTEN Technology USA
Boston, MA
Career-pivot friendly

Who this role is best for

A natural match if you have experience managing engineering consultants and developing business in technical sectors.

Best fit for

  • Candidates with a background in engineering or business and experience in client-facing roles.
    — “Bachelor's degree is required, MSc or BSc degree in engineering or business is highly preferred”
  • Individuals who thrive in a dynamic environment with a focus on team development and business growth.
    — “By coaching your consultants and by creating continuous opportunities for them you create a dynamic and committed environment which helps stimulate business and support our customers.”
  • Professionals with a track record in sales, proposal development, and relationship building with engineering clients.
    — “Responsible for determining proposal and pricing strategy to close sales and win business.”

Things to consider

  • The role requires a US citizen or permanent resident due to federal contractor obligations.
    — “only US Persons (citizens or permanent residents) need apply for this position”
  • Travel to customer sites is expected, potentially requiring a flexible schedule and mobility.
    — “Travel to existing and prospective customer sites to understand and develop solutions to support customer needs”
  • The role demands strong analytical and decision-making skills to optimize business profitability.
    — “Optimizing business profitability with mid-size accounts”

How to stand out

  • Highlight your experience in managing engineering teams and driving client satisfaction.
    — “Building close customer relationships and staying in close contact with customer managers to gain trust and develop business needs.”
  • Demonstrate your ability to close deals on service-based contracts with clear examples.
    — “Close deals on service-based contracts (fixed-price, delivery-based) or on time-based contracts”
  • Showcase your track record in recruitment and talent matching for engineering roles.
    — “Continuously interview and match candidates to have already qualified talent ready to meet customer’s current and anticipated needs”
  • Emphasize your experience in using Salesforce for sales performance tracking.
    — “Work within Salesforce to track leads and sales performance data.”
  • Demonstrate your capability to manage P&L statements for a business unit.
    — “Manage your P&L statement for your business unit”
Pace · SteadyCollaboration · MediumAutonomy · HighDecision Impact · Team

Derived from job-description analysis by Serendipath's career intelligence engine.

What success looks like

  • create new business opportunities
  • manage existing accounts
  • optimize business profitability
  • close deals
  • interview and match candidates
Typical background
business managementengineering consulting

Skills & requirements

Required

Sales And Consulting ServicesRecruitmentManagement Of Engineering ConsultantsBusiness DevelopmentProposal And Pricing StrategyCustomer Relationship ManagementConsultant Career Evolution

Preferred

Cold CallingNetworkingAnalytical SkillsOrganizational SkillsDecision-making Skills

Stack & domain

Sales And Consulting ServicesRecruitmentManagement Of Engineering ConsultantsCoaching ConsultantsCreating Continuous OpportunitiesOptimizing Business ProfitabilityClose Deals On Service-based ContractsFixed-priceDelivery-basedTime-based ContractsDelegation Of ConsultantsProposal And Pricing StrategyInterview And Match CandidatesOrganizing & Coordinating Commercial RelationshipsBuilding Close Customer RelationshipsStaying In Close Contact With Customer ManagersOverseeing Consultant Career EvolutionAnnual ReviewTrainingBuilding Own Team Of Engineering ConsultantsEnsuring Customer SatisfactionProject Follow-upManaging P&L StatementTracking Leads And Sales Performance DataTravel To Existing And Prospective Customer SitesUnderstanding And Developing SolutionsSupport From Technical TeamExcellent Communication SkillsAbility To Maintain Strong Business Professional RelationshipsStrong Analytical SkillsOrganizational SkillsDecision-making SkillsCold CallingTargeted Business Prospection EffortsEstablishing A Network Of Relevant Engineering Contacts And CustomersInnovative ThinkingDelivery ExcellenceThought LeadershipTransforming BusinessDisruptive WorkChanging Energy And Financial ServicesTolerant CultureOpen CultureValues DiversityInclusive CultureCreative CultureCareer AdvancementNo Forced HierarchyOpportunity To GrowCompetitive AdvantageEngineeringAerospaceMedical DevicesRoboticsAutomotiveCommercial VehiclesEvsRailProduct Development CycleConsultingFull Project OutsourcingSpace ExplorationLife-saving Medical DevicesBuilding Autonomous Electric VehiclesGlobal Engineering ChallengesMentorshipCareer Growth OpportunitiesComprehensive BenefitsValued EmployeesSupported EmployeesInspired EmployeesDiverse And Inclusive TeamEqual Opportunity EmployerDrug-free Workplace

About the role

Original posting from ALTEN Technology USA via Greenhouse

We’re ALTEN Technology USA, an engineering company helping clients bring groundbreaking ideas to life—from advancing space exploration and life-saving medical devices to building autonomous electric vehicles. With 3,000+ experts across North America, we partner with leading companies in aerospace, medical devices, robotics, automotive, commercial vehicles, EVs, rail, and more.

As part of the global ALTEN Group—57,000+ engineers in 30 countries—we deliver across the entire product development cycle, from consulting to full project outsourcing.

When you join ALTEN Technology USA, you’ll collaborate on some of the world’s toughest engineering challenges, supported by mentorship, career growth opportunities, and comprehensive benefits. We take pride in fostering a culture where employees feel valued, supported, and inspired to grow.

Summary:

Essential Duties and Responsibilities: As Senior Business Manager for ALTEN you will be responsible for sales and consulting services, recruitment, and management of engineering consultants in a professional and international environment. In short, your job will be to strive for happy ALTEN consultants and satisfied customers. By coaching your consultants and by creating continuous opportunities for them you create a dynamic and committed environment which helps stimulate business and support our customers. 

ALTEN offers a well-defined career path which enables you as a manager to stay and grow professionally within the company. Other duties or tasks may be assigned as required. Management may modify, change or add to the duties of this description at any time without notice. The essential duties and responsibilities include the following:

Supervisory Needs and Responsibilities

Creating new business opportunities by prospecting new customers within engineering sectors

Manage existing account relationships supporting active Client projects

Optimizing business profitability with mid-size accounts

Close deals on service-based contracts (fixed-price, delivery-based) or on time-based contracts (delegation of consultants)

Responsible for determining proposal and pricing strategy to close sales and win business. Support the company to meet its commercial objectives

Continuously interview and match candidates to have already qualified talent ready to meet customer’s current and anticipated needs

Organizing & coordinating the commercial relationships with your partners

Building close customer relationships and staying in close contact with customer managers to gain trust and develop business needs.

Overseeing the consultant career evolution (annual review, training...)

Building your own team of engineering consultants

Ensure customer' satisfaction, project follow-up

Manage your P&L statement for your business unit

Work within Salesforce to track leads and sales performance data.

Travel to existing and prospective customer sites to understand and develop solutions to support customer needs, with support from the technical team as needed.

Minimum Qualifications Skills:

Bachelor's degree is required, MSc or BSc degree in engineering or business is highly preferred

4-6 years of work experience

Experience in cold calling and targeted business prospection efforts is preferred with ability to establish a network of relevant engineering contacts and customers.

Excellent communication skills.

Ability to maintain strong business professional relationships. Strong analytical, organizational, and decision-making skills.

Ability to work under minimal supervision. Ability to work a flexible schedule as needed.

Ability to be coachable and adaptable in a changing environment.

Salary Range: $100,000-$115,000 + $40-50k Bonus 

The actual salary offered is dependent on various factors including, but not limited to, location, the candidate’s combination of job-related knowledge, qualifications, skills, education, training, and experience 

MANDATORY FOR ALL REMOTE/HYBRID AND/OR CALIFORNIA, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, HAWAII, COLORADO, MARYLAND, CONNECTICUT, ILLINOIS, MINNESOTA, VERMONT, MASSACHUSETTS, NEVADA, NEW YORK, RHODE ISLAND, WASHINGTON STATE & CINCINNATI, OHIO, JERSEY CITY, NEW JERSEY, TOLEDO, OHIO BASED ROLES. 

Note: Due to the nature of the work, only US Persons (citizens or permanent residents) need apply for this position. - OPTIONAL 

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment and will not be discriminated against on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, age, genetic information, or pregnancy.

Please beware of job seeker scams and see this important notice on our careers page for more information about our recruiting process.

Compliance Notice: Alten USA is a federal contractor subject to the requirements of the Vietnam Era Veterans’ Readjustment Assistance Act (VEVRAA) and Executive Order 11246. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and consider all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or veteran status.

Drug Screening Requirement: As a federal contractor, Alten USA maintains a drug-free workplace. All candidates selected for employment will be required to successfully complete a pre-employment drug screening as a condition of hire.

Source: ALTEN Technology USA careers (Greenhouse)

Similar roles

More roles at ALTEN Technology USA