Commercial Business Partner

Overview

About TEKsystems:

TEKsystems is a leading provider of business and technology services. We help organisations accelerate business transformation by combining expertise across strategy, design, execution, and operations.

With a global team of 80,000 professionals, we work with more than 6,000 customers, including 80% of the Fortune 500, across North America, Europe, and Asia. We bring together strategic thinking and hands-on collaboration to help our customers create value, embrace change, and make the most of technology.

 

The Opportunity:

We are looking for a Commercial Business Partner to help protect margin, manage commercial risk, and support sustainable growth across the business.

In this role, you will act as a trusted commercial partner to Sales and provide guidance, insight, and constructive challenge across key client, delivery, and commercial decisions. You will work closely with Sales leaders and Corporate Services teams, including Finance, Legal, Tax, IT, HR, and Facilities, to resolve issues and support effective regional operations.

You will also provide financial analysis, contribute to commercial negotiations, and help ensure that business decisions balance growth opportunities with profitability and appropriate risk management.

Qualifications

Experience and Knowledge

• A bachelor’s degree or equivalent further education, ideally in Business, Finance, or a related subject.
• At least four years of post-graduate experience in an Operations, Commercial, or Business Partnering role.
• Experience developing or implementing governance frameworks.
• Good financial acumen, including an understanding of profit and loss, cash flow, and balance sheets.
• Understanding of financial modelling, contract pricing, and different commercial pricing models.
• Experience in financial planning, analysis, budgeting, forecasting, and performance reporting.
• Experience providing a high standard of service to internal or external customers.
• Advanced Microsoft Office skills, particularly Excel and PowerPoint.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

Desirable Experience

• Experience leading or supporting negotiations relating to legal and commercial agreements.
• Knowledge of the legal and regulatory environment relating to recruitment and the provision of services.
• A financial, commercial, or legal qualification would be beneficial but is not essential.

The Qualities You’ll Bring

• A strong commercial mindset and a solutions-focused approach.
• The ability to build effective relationships with a wide range of stakeholders.
• Confidence assessing risk and making sound decisions in ambiguous situations.
• Strong organisation and time-management skills.
• The ability to manage competing priorities and a demanding workload in a fast-paced environment.
• A proactive and accountable approach, with a commitment to delivering high-quality work.
• The confidence to challenge constructively and influence change.
• Openness to questioning existing processes and identifying better ways of working.
• A fair, open, and honest communication style.
• The ability to manage upwards and influence senior stakeholders with clarity and confidence.
• Strong conflict-resolution skills and the ability to navigate different stakeholder perspectives.
• Confidence presenting information and speaking to groups.

 

Why Join Us?

This is an opportunity to take on a visible and influential role within TEKsystems, partnering with senior stakeholders and contributing directly to commercial performance, risk management, and sustainable growth.

You will work across multiple business areas, engage directly with clients, and have the opportunity to improve how commercial decisions are made and implemented.

Responsibilities

Key Responsibilities

• Act as a trusted commercial partner to the Sales organisation, providing insight, guidance, and constructive challenge.
• Build strong relationships with senior Sales leaders and support their commercial and financial decision-making.
• Coach Sales leaders on commercial and financial acumen.
• Act as the key link between Sales and Corporate Services, taking ownership of issue resolution.
• Partner with Finance, Legal, Tax, IT, HR, Facilities, and other internal teams to support regional operations.
• Identify, assess, and escalate commercial, contractual, and regulatory risks.
• Provide commercial input into important business and client decisions.
• Participate in the annual budgeting and business-planning process.
• Support target setting, performance reporting, forecasting, and variance analysis.
• Recommend and support corrective actions to help the business achieve its goals.
• Deliver commercial insights across markets, clients, risks, and opportunities to support business strategy.
• Support contract negotiations in partnership with Sales, Legal, and Sales Support.
• Engage directly with clients to support negotiations, resolve issues, and maintain strong relationships.
• Identify gaps in existing processes and drive improvements that increase efficiency and effectiveness.
• Maintain a strong understanding of relevant laws, regulations, and internal governance requirements.