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Business Manager - Defense Sector

Auto-translated from French · original: Ingénieur d'Affaires - secteur Défense

5 day weekGreat Place to Work '25Onsite · Paris, France

Company Description

Meritis is an IT consulting, management, and development firm founded in 2007, with offices in Paris, Sophia-Antipolis, Aix-en-Provence, Montpellier, Lille, Nantes, Lisbonne, Bruxelles... And soon in new territories! Our mission? To connect the best talent with companies to give them a competitive edge.

We support our clients in all their digital transformation needs across numerous areas of expertise: Software Engineering, Finance, Project Management, Devops, Data, Cloud, Cybersecurity, and Agility.

Operating in sectors such as Banking, Insurance, Telecommunications, Industry, and Transport, 40% of CAC40 companies are now Meritis clients.

Driven by our values of excellence, humility, kindness, and proximity, we now have over 900 employees.

We make it a point of honor to be close to our employees and to support them individually, regardless of their role in the company. Certified as a Great Place To Work since 2013, our concept of well-being at work goes far beyond a simple label; our employees speak about it best: https://www.glassdoor.fr/Avis/Meritis-Avis-E1163008.htm.

Job Description

1- Business Development

  • Cold calling & hunting
  • Account opening
  • Conducting client meetings (significant field presence required)
  • Gathering and analyzing client needs
  • Drafting responses to Requests for Proposals (RFPs)

2- Recruiting future consultants

In close collaboration with the recruitment team, you will recruit future consultants.

  • Technical and functional evaluation of candidates
  • Identification of target projects
  • Selection of the type of recruitment offered to the candidate
  • Organizing and participating in client interviews

3- Commercial and salary negotiation

Your success depends in part on the success of numerous negotiations that mark your daily life.

Commercial negotiation: rates, start dates, and other contractual terms.

4- Management and career development of consultants in your scope

Your success relies on proactive management of your consultants' assignments.

  • Regular follow-up with consultants (at least one monthly meeting)
  • Organizing quarterly assignment reviews with clients and consultants
  • Managing complex situations

Qualifications

Qualifications

  • Master's degree (Bac +5) from an Engineering School/Business School or equivalent,
  • You have 2-3 years of experience in a role with a commercial dimension,
  • You have an entrepreneurial mindset: your ambition is to be capable of developing and managing a business from scratch,
  • Possess a true commercial temperament and a strong taste for hunting and account opening,
  • You are dynamic, tenacious, committed, and possess strong interpersonal skills,
  • Experience in a consulting firm and knowledge of client accounts in telecommunications would be undeniable advantages for taking on this new role.

Benefits:

  • Fixed salary based on experience + uncapped variable + profit-sharing bonus
  • Very attractive referral bonus
  • CSE benefits: sports and culture subsidies, discounts, gift vouchers, etc.
  • RTT (reduced working hours)
  • Meal vouchers of 9,50€ / day, 60% covered
  • 100% of public transport costs reimbursed
  • Daycare partnership

Additional Information

Ready to start new challenges in a company where it is good to work?

Meritis offers its employees:

  • Personalized support throughout your career,
  • Tailored professional paths (career development, adapted training, mentoring…),
  • A friendly environment with numerous festive events (annual parties, seminars & teambuilding, lunches, and afterworks…).

Our differences are our strengths. That is why Meritis is committed to diversity and non-discrimination. All our roles are accessible to people with disabilities.