Account Director

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Reading, PA
Hybrid
Mid level
Information Technology • Consulting
The Role
As an Account Director, you'll identify and secure new customers, implement strategic sales plans, negotiate contracts, and analyze market trends to enhance sales.
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 Regulatory Solutions 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.  In addition you will analyse market trends, provide sales forecast and play a vital role in Regulatory Solutions’ business development and success.
 
This role reports to the VP Customer Solutions and is an individual contributor with no people management responsibilities.

A day in your role:

  • Build and grow a strong industry network, developing relationships with key contacts and influencers
  • Identify, qualify, and develop new business opportunities in collaboration with local and corporate marketing teams
  • Establish trusted, long-term relationships with senior stakeholders, acting as a strategic advisor
  • Define winning sales strategies and work closely with pre-sales teams to produce high-quality tenders and proposals
  • Consistently achieve annual sales targets by securing new customers and delivering tailored solutions

Your skills, experience and beyone:

  • Proven business development experience, with the ability to convert provided leads and proactively generate new opportunities
  • A solid understanding of the software development lifecycle
  • Strong strategic thinking skills, with a customer-centric approach to solution design
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills, confident engaging both technical and non-technical audiences
  • The ability to adapt your communication style to suit different stakeholders and objectives
  • Confidence in presenting, articulating value, and responding to detailed questions
  • A results-driven mindset with strong time management and prioritisation skills

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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