Commercial Architect

NTT is a leading global IT solutions and services organisation that brings together people, data and things to create a better and more sustainable future.

In today’s ‘iNTTerconnected’ world, connections matter more now than ever. By bringing together talented people, world-class technology partners and emerging innovators, we help our clients solve some of the world’s most significant technological, business and societal challenges.

With people at the heart of our success, NTT is committed to attracting and growing the best talent and providing an environment where everyone feels they can belong and their contribution matters.

**More about this career opportunity**

The Commercial Architect works with in-country teams to prepare, track and coordinate the commercial aspects and financial strategy of medium to highly complex deals. They will also take accountability for mentoring and coaching more junior members of the regional commercial team to support the overall competence development of the team.

**Key Roles and Responsibilities**:

- Prepare the commercial parts of sales proposals for submission to clients.
- Provide recommendations and review the pricing and costing of deals to ensure maximum benefit and minimum risk to NTT (Ltd).
- Build and compile pricing models for specific proposals and provide input into the development of standardized pricing models.
- Provide a commercial summary, benefits, internal margin sharing, financial options and assumptions to be consolidated into the client’s template.
- Present key pricing assumptions and risks for sign-off at relevant levels, in line with the authority matrix.
- Engages with and leverages off relationships between NTT(Ltd) and vendors and/or subcontractors and strategic alliances, including the Legal Team during the conception, construction, and review of client proposals, soliciting information, and escalating queries.
- Ensure that deal profitability is not eroded over time by calculating the long-term profit of deals, evaluating and concluding on foreign currency issues and the impacts of these both financially and contractually.
- Incorporate NTT (Ltd) terms and conditions into the structure of client financing models and master services agreements.
- Ensure deal profitability by investigating taxation, inflationary movements cost of living issues, etc.
- Provide support to relevant team by assisting with the maintenance of vendor warranties to ensure inclusion in the construction of deals.
- Analysis of pricing impacts on cash flow for the client and take responsibility for building pricing profiles.
- Lead or participate in the negotiation of deals with clients by interpreting information and providing advice on the commercial viability of the opportunity.
- Evaluate the financing, leasing, and accounting impacts of deals.
- Mitigate risks in terms of the calculation and payment of penalties, contract termination, building agreements, limitation of liability, and non-solicitation for bids and/or deals and provide feedback to the key stakeholders regarding these.
- Contribute competitive pricing intelligence data to SCOEs.
- Provide input to process/business requirements development.

**Knowledge, Skills, and Attributes**:

- Good understanding of the local operating, commercial and general business conditions
- Well-developed negotiation skills
- Lateral thinking ability
- Excellent attention to detail and organizational skills
- Good business and commercial acumen coupled with an analytical mind.
- Ability to work under pressure without compromising quality and accuracy
- Solid team skills, particularly engaging with the team to continuously develop own expertise
- Good communication skills, especially related to facilitation, documentation, and reporting
- Good Microsoft Office skills (Excel/Word/PowerPoint)
- Highly numerate and display high levels of integrity

**Academic Qualifications and Certifications**:

- Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field of study (Finance, Commerce, Business)
- Relevant certifications

**Required Experience**:

- Demonstrable experience working in the field in a similar role within a global ICT services organization
- Proven experience working with pricing assumptions and developing pricing models
- Demonstrated experience in deal structuring, pricing review, and negotiation experience
- Proven experience working with vendors and/or suppliers
- Previous experience in an accounting type role
- Previous coaching experience

**A career at NTT means**:

- Being part of a **global pioneer -** where you gain exposure to our Fortune 500 clients and world-leading global technology partners and work with a network of over 40,000 smart and diverse colleagues across 57 countries, delivering services in over 200 countries.
- Being at the forefront of **cutting-edge technology -** backed with a 150-year heritage of using technology for good. With 40% of the world’s internet traffic running on our network an