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Commercial teams that move faster, without handing over judgement.

I redesign how your people and AI agents work together across the commercial lifecycle, and help you build governed systems around your team, not another tool or subscription.

Experience gained at bp, RWE and Bouygues.

bpRWEBouygues Energies & ServicesBouygues UK

Energy Infrastructure Industrial

The pressure today

The deadline moves closer. The uncertainty stays.

Your teams lose time reconciling assumptions, filtering tender packages and chasing inputs across the commercial lifecycle. The decisions that protect margin get squeezed into the last week.

AI makes that faster. It does not make it safer. Produce more, quicker, and the questions get harder to answer: which source was that from, who approved it, and what did we actually commit to?

That is a design problem, not a software problem. It gets solved by deciding who does what, which sources count, and where a person has to sign.

The commercial lifecycle

Give your people room to lead, challenge and decide.

AI agents give your people a head start by detecting signals, building commercial intelligence, coordinating data and preparing drafts. Your people stay focused on building relationships, shaping opportunities, challenging assumptions and approving the commitments that matter.

Originate and qualifyAgents build intelligence.
People shape relationships and opportunities.
Bid and tenderWhere we usually startAgents coordinate and compare.
People challenge and steer strategy.
Commit and closeAgents track and transfer.
People approve and lead the handover.
Friction

Time spent chasing signals and qualifying opportunities that could go into the relationship instead.

Agents

Surface market signals, build the account and project history, and flag what is worth pursuing.

People

Build the relationship, shape the value proposition and decide what to pursue.

Friction

Reconciling technical, commercial and legal inputs against a deadline that does not move.

Agents

Coordinate inputs, support the tender appraisal, stress-test the numbers and flag compliance gaps.

People

Defend the assumptions, build the supply chain relationships that unlock a better solution, and own the price and risk position.

Friction

Commercial commitments made under deadline pressure can lose their context before financial close and mobilisation.

Agents

Support negotiation and financial close with analysis, track approvals, compile the evidence trail and carry structured commitments into mobilisation.

People

Lead the negotiation, approve and sign the deal, then mobilise delivery with the reasoning still attached.

Governed commercial delivery framework

Know what you can trust and why.

You need a clear purpose, information you can trust and someone accountable for every result.

The governance loop
1

Define success

Agree what a useful result looks like.

So you are not the one explaining a "maybe" to the board.

2

Use trusted information

Work from your documents, evidence and policies.

So nobody finds out mid-tender that an assumption came from a chatbot, not your last project.

3

Give tools clear tasks

Set boundaries and flag exceptions.

So the gap gets flagged to you at 9am, not found by the client at submission.

Execute and evaluateCorrect and refine
4

Check the result

Test accuracy, completeness and usefulness.

So when someone asks where a number came from, you have an answer, not a shrug.

5

Keep people accountable

Make approvals and decision rights explicit.

So the name on the commitment is someone you can call, not a log file.

6

Learn from use

Measure what improves and what needs changing.

So a loss teaches the team something, instead of quietly disappearing into next quarter.

Commercial governanceApproved sourcesAccess rightsEvidence traceabilityCompliance controlsApproval record
Outcome

Reliable, governed commercial decisions and outputs.

Who I work with

Give your commercial teams more time for what matters.

Origination & Deal Teams

Win on value, not price alone.

Build the relationships and intelligence before the opportunity is live, so when it lands, your team is not starting from a blank page.

Bidding & Commercial Teams

Faster bids, without the last-minute scramble.

Coordinate inputs, surface risk early and keep the bid moving, so your best people spend the final week on strategy, not chasing a missing number.

Procurement & Award Teams

An award decision you can defend.

Compare contractor and supplier offers on a like-for-like basis, so the choice holds up when the board or your delivery team asks why.

Developers EPCs Main contractors Facilities Management across the energy, infrastructure and industrial sectors.

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How I help

From commercial problem to adopted system.

You know your commercial world. I bring the commercial, agentic AI and transformation experience to redesign the workflow and make the new way of working stick.

The delivery route depends on your needs. I can support your internal team, develop a focused solution, or help you select and oversee a specialist delivery partner.

About Yorik

Commercial leadership first. AI applied with judgement.

I bring more than 15 years of operational and commercial leadership across energy and infrastructure, including bp, RWE and Bouygues.

I worked my way from project engineer to Bid Director on complex international projects. I know the pressure teams face when buyer requirements become assumptions, prices and risks, and important decisions have to be made quickly.

That experience shapes how I bring together commercial strategy, governed human-agent systems and change leadership, helping your teams adopt new ways of working across the full deal lifecycle.

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Yorik Tisseau, founder of Ignis Leadership
Technology should strengthen commercial judgement, support your people and improve the outcomes that matter.
Bid leadership

15+ years across both sides of complex bids and tenders, from project engineer to Senior Bid Manager and Bid Director.

Business and transformation

MBA-qualified. Built teams and bid practices, entered markets and reshaped how organisations pursue growth.

Practical AI

Turn bid work into practical AI use cases, governed workflows and pilots with clear human controls.

Leadership and adoption

Executive coach (ICF) helping leaders build judgement, confidence and adoption.

Frequently asked questions

What would you like to know first?

What does Ignis Leadership do?

I help you improve commercial decisions from opportunity to financial close. I redesign the workflow first, then support the right delivery route, whether that means developing a focused system with you, working alongside your internal team or overseeing a specialist partner.

How is this different from buying another AI tool?

Most tools automate isolated tasks. I start with your commercial workflow, then connect agents, information, controls and human approvals into a system designed to improve your outcomes and earn your team's trust.

Where should we start?

We start where the pressure is greatest. Commercial discovery and scoping helps you identify the friction, focus on the highest-value opportunity and define a proportionate first step.

Do you build systems as well as advise?

Yes, when a focused build is the right route. I can develop a solution with you, work alongside your internal team or help you select and oversee a specialist delivery partner. The route depends on value, capability and risk rather than a preferred technology.

How do you keep people in control?

We design decision rights, trusted sources, access controls and approval points into your workflow. Your people remain accountable for relationships, judgement and commercial commitments.

How do you make adoption stick?

Your teams help shape the workflow and use it on real work. Your leaders build the confidence and judgement to challenge outputs and improve the system over time.

Who do you work with?

I work with business development, origination, bid, commercial, procurement and award teams, particularly in energy, infrastructure and industrial markets where decisions carry material risk.

Can we start small?

Yes. We start with a bounded problem and a measurable outcome, then expand only when the workflow proves useful.

Still deciding where to start? Tell me where the pressure is building and we can identify the right first step together.

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