Account Director

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Reading, PA
Hybrid
Expert/Leader
Information Technology • Consulting
The Role
The Account Director is responsible for securing new customers, implementing sales plans, negotiating contracts, and coordinating with teams to meet customer needs.
Summary Generated by Built In
At Objective, we create software that makes a difference.  With over 400 people spread across Australia, New Zealand and the United Kingdom, Objective is a leading developer of SaaS solutions for the government.

Our role
As the Account Director, you will be responsible for identifying and securing new customers for our Information Intelligence products.  You will  devise and implement strategic sales plans, identify and pursue new business opportunities, negotiate contracts and co-ordinate with internal teams to deliver solutions to meet our Customers’ needs.  

This role reports to the Regional Director, EMEA Sales & Customer Success and is an individual contributor with no people management responsibilities.

A day in your role:

  • Identifying a strong network and develop relevant industry contacts and influencers.
  • Finding and developing key new business opportunities, working in conjunction with our local and corporate marketing teams
  • Achieve annual revenue targets for sale of software and professional services.
  • Develop appropriate pipeline to achieve current and future years quota (s) through personal prospecting and effective marketing programs.

Your skills, experience and beyond:

  • Strong business development  skills, be able to work the provided leads as well as identify and qualify new opportunities
  • Outstanding sales ability including outstanding negotiation skills, persuasive ability and exceptional communication skills, both verbal and written.
  • Experienced in one or more of the vertical markets of relevance, all levels of government, utilities, regulated industries.
  • Expert in Solution Selling, Strategic Selling or Challenger Selling methodologies.
  • Demonstrable experience of Influencing both customers and partners at a senior level  
  • Min 10 years in an IT/software industry environment.
  • Be able to work autonomously and as an effective part of a team.

What we offer:

  • Hybrid work arrangements
  • Rich learning and enablement programmes
  • A team culture built on directness, support, openness and shared success
  • Regular team events
  • A gender-equal and inclusive workplace.

If you do not tick every box, do not let that stop you. We value potential, learning agility, and diverse perspectives just as much as experience, and we encourage you to apply.

At Objective, we recognise and celebrate our diverse team as pivotal to our strong employee engagement and our high-performing culture, underpinned by Our Values.

We are an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate based on any protected characteristics or on any other basis prohibited by applicable laws in the regions where we operate.

To ensure a positive experience, please inform our Talent Team of any adjustments or accommodations you may require during the recruitment process, so we can support you effectively.

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The Company
380 Employees
Year Founded: 1995

What We Do

We’re formed by a team of creators, passionate about code, agile methodology and focused on sharing knowledge to generate value for our customers through digital solutions.
Discovering innovative paths in complex and strategic projects, we guarantee the quality of delivery in scale through continuous tests automation, which creates the necessary confidence for creating long-standing relationships among employees, customers and partners.

For over 20 years, we have contributed to the success of the largest telecommunications companies in Brazil with digital solutions for billing and subscribers management. And through our experience and knowledge, we expanded our offerings with a portfolio of digital solutions, consultancies and software development teams for the most varied market segments, such as manufacturing, finance, education, retail, health and utilities.

The United States unit was founded in 2017, in Chicago, allowing us to deliver the same quality, expertise and specific IT solutions to American companies.

The company belongs to the Objective Group, which includes E-TRUST, specialized in information security and Identity Management, CodeIT, which develops systems for insurance and social security and ELEFLOW with BI solutions and Big Data Analytics.

If you like challenges, learn constantly and value personal connections, join us!


Other interesting information about us you should know:

- One of the best companies to work in Paraná, Brazil, according to GPTW
- We offer one of the best remuneration in Brazilian IT market, according to Glassdoor
- Offices in Brazil (São Paulo, Maringá, Curitiba) and Chicago
- We’re a benchmark of agile development, with a case published on ‘The Scrumban [R]Evolution: Getting the Most Out of Agile, Scrum, and Lean Kanban’ book, from Ajay Reddy

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