Senior Business Development Manager – Anthropic and OpenAI | AI Cybersecurity & Governance

Company: EPAM Systems
Apply for the Senior Business Development Manager – Anthropic and OpenAI | AI Cybersecurity & Governance
Location: London
Job Description:

Overview

In this role you drive net-new revenue in the EMEA region by acquiring new logos and building strategic partnerships. You will collaborate with the Anthropic and OpenAI ecosystems to co-create go-to-market plans for AI cybersecurity and governance offerings. You’ll engage senior stakeholders to influence deals and orchestrate multi-party relationships to accelerate sales cycles. This position combines entrepreneurial drive with a partner-centric approach to position EPAM as the preferred ally for large-scale AI cybersecurity initiatives.

Pay / Benefits

  • EPAM Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP)
  • life assurance and income protection
  • critical illness cover
  • private medical insurance
  • dental care
  • pension plan

Responsibilities

  • Drive new logo acquisition and net-new revenue growth in the EMEA market
  • Strengthen relationships with ecosystem partners to unlock joint opportunities
  • Co-develop partner go-to-market plans and solutions for AI cybersecurity and governance
  • Identify and shape opportunities in AI/LLM security, agentic AI, AI governance
  • Identify whitespace opportunities in existing or underdeveloped accounts
  • Engage C-suite and VP-level stakeholders to influence decisions
  • Coordinate multi-party relationships to accelerate deal cycles
  • Lead the full sales lifecycle from prospecting to close with partner involvement
  • Execute outbound activities including partner-driven campaigns to expand pipeline
  • Position EPAM’s value through transformation-led AI cybersecurity and governance propositions
  • Maintain robust pipeline governance, forecasting and reporting

Key requirements

  • 7–12 years of IT sales/business development with a track record of new business acquisition
  • Proven experience leveraging partner ecosystems for opportunity generation and revenue growth
  • Strong understanding of AI/LLM security including model and data security and adversarial robustness
  • Knowledge of AI governance and risk management frameworks and regulatory compliance
  • Experience selling complex, multi-service or transformation-led solutions
  • Established relationships within Anthropic and OpenAI ecosystems across EMEA
  • Ability to influence senior stakeholders and navigate long sales cycles
  • Degree in business, technology or related field
  • Strong commercial acumen, negotiation skills and a consultative selling approach
  • Independent, target-driven with a collaborative mindset
  • English – Native / Fluent (required)
  • collaborative mindset
  • influence at executive level
  • entrepreneurial mindset
  • AI/LLM security
  • AI governance and risk management
  • adversarial robustness

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Posted: November 1st, 2026