Proposal & Pursuit Specialist – Deal Specialist for MENA

About the role

EY is seeking a Deal Specialist to join the MENA Pursuits Excellence team, based in Lebanon, Jordan or Pakistan. The role drives pursuit planning, coordination and execution for high‑value opportunities across the region.

Key responsibilities

• Manage the end‑to‑end pursuit lifecycle from qualification to close, ensuring timely, high‑quality deliverables.
• Drive and track project plans, timelines, workstreams, interdependencies and milestones.
• Facilitate strategy discussions, craft differentiated win themes and develop client‑facing content such as proposals, executive summaries and presentations.
• Plan and support oral presentations, strategic messaging and final client meetings.
• Build and maintain pursuit infrastructure using MS Teams, trackers and calendars.
• Coordinate with creative services, insights professionals and internal resources to elevate proposal quality.
• Capture lessons learned and promote AI‑enabled proposal development tools.

Required profile

• Strong project management and organizational skills with high attention to detail.
• Excellent written and verbal communication, able to produce clear, persuasive client‑centric content.
• Deep understanding of pursuit or business development environments.
• Ability to influence teams constructively and work independently under tight deadlines.
• Familiarity with MENA business culture; Arabic proficiency a plus.

Required skills

• Proficiency with MS Teams and related collaboration tools.
• Experience using AI‑enabled proposal development tools.