Come join our team! As a Vice President, Sales Desk & Strategic Pursuits, you will work with the SVP across numerous projects, new business pursuits, and a wide variety of sales content. The Vice President will collaborate with the SVP, business leaders, and management team members to develop compelling proposals, client-facing materials, and other publications in response to various pursuits, including Requests for Information (RFIs), Requests for Proposals (RFPs), and new business presentations. Additionally, you will support internal reports, presentation designs, and other company-branded sales tools, sourcing and/or designing new assets, and maintaining these assets within our libraries. This individual must demonstrate a strong work ethic, attention to detail, and commitment to excellence in delivery during their professional career.
We will count on you to:
Responsible for the design of new pursuit materials (i.e., RFPs, reports, sales presentations, sell sheets, and more)Collaborate with subject matter experts to develop materials that clearly articulate the team's overall solution and strategy, approach to performing the work, win themes, and differentiators.Research of information to be included in documentation may include, but is not limited to, conducting interviews, attending meetings, and gathering source information.Identify, resolve, mitigate, and escalate gaps and risks to proposal management and operations leadership.Support proposal development by leading the writing of technical, management, and past performance proposal sections that are understandable, organized, concise, persuasive, compliant, and meet internal and external deadlines.Work with multiple sales projects and create design solutions in a fast-paced, deadline-driven, high-energy environment, tracking and regularly communicating individual progressComplete graphic design and PowerPoint design requests as needed to support sales and efforts for the Firm while meeting deadlinesWork with the Sales Desk team to expand the brand identity and design creative solutions to convey abstract conceptsInterpret content into visually appealing, on-brand designs and other graphic assets to promote sales (i.e., reports, sell sheets, presentation decks, and more)Generate new ideas and concepts with a strong command of formats, typography, graphics, and layout using your technical expertise in Microsoft and Adobe Creative Suite Software applicationsEvolve, elevate, execute, and maintain image libraries, templates, and guidelines for the Guy Carpenter visual identityMaintain quality and consistency by strictly adhering to the Guy Carpenter established brand guidelines in all deliverablesPlan, analyze, and create dynamic visual solutions observing sharp typography, sophisticated design, data visualization, and a premium approach to each projectSynthesize text and ideas from multiple authors, including SMEs and consultants; Compile information for each section and edit language to ensure one voice. Edit for consistency, clarity, grammar, and syntax, and compile with client requirements.Develop oral presentation slides, if needed, consistent with proposal volumes and pursuit instructions.Perform other related duties and assignments as requiredWhat you will need:
Work collaboratively in a team environment and interact closely with project managers, designers, writers, and internal clients to meet multiple daily deadlinesAdvanced skills with Powerpoint a MUSTBe a conceptual thinker capable of transforming basic information into creative conceptsBe comfortable working on multiple projects simultaneously in a fast-paced environmentStrong work ethic and relentless commitment to quality and efficiencyAbility to use feedback as an opportunity to improveProven portfolio of designs utilizing an existing brand identity; and experience in presentation and report design as well as data visualizationExcellent written and verbal communication skillsStrong time management and prioritization skillsStrong analytical skills and ability to understand and write about complex topicsStrong attention to detail, including grammar, punctuation, and syntaxWhat makes you stand out:
A minimum of 5-7 years of experience building proposals and new business pursuits and a solid background in corporate design both digital and printAdvanced MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Adobe Creative SuiteA bachelor's degree in graphic design or other major related to visual communication. Or equivalent experienceWhy join our team:
We help you be your best through professional development opportunities, interesting work and supportive leaders.We foster a vibrant and inclusive culture where you can work with talented colleagues to create new solutions and have impact for colleagues, clients, and communities.Our scale enables us to provide a range of career opportunities, as well as benefits and rewards to enhance your well-being. Guy Carpenter, a business of Marsh McLennan (NYSE: MMC), is a leading global risk advisory and reinsurance specialist and broker. Marsh McLennan is a global leader in risk, strategy and people, advising clients in 130 countries across four businesses: Marsh, Guy Carpenter, Mercer and Oliver Wyman. With annual revenue of $24 billion and more than 90,000 colleagues, Marsh McLennan helps build the confidence to thrive through the power of perspective. For more information, visit guycarp.com, or follow on LinkedIn and X.
Marsh McLennan is committed to embracing a diverse, inclusive and flexible work environment. We aim to attract and retain the best people and embrace diversity of age background, disability, ethnic origin, family duties, gender orientation or expression, marital status, nationality, parental status, personal or social status, political affiliation, race, religion and beliefs, sex/gender, sexual orientation or expression, skin color, veteran status (including protected veterans), or any other characteristic protected by applicable law. If you have a need that requires accommodation, please let us know by contacting reasonableaccommodations@mmc.com.
Marsh McLennan is committed to hybrid work, which includes the flexibility of working remotely and the collaboration, connections and professional development benefits of working together in the office. All Marsh McLennan colleagues are expected to be in their local office or working onsite with clients at least three days per week. Office-based teams will identify at least one “anchor day” per week on which their full team will be together in person.