Associate Director / Director, Sales & BD, Technology and AI Services
3 days ago
City of London
JOB PURPOSE: Acuity Knowledge Partners is looking for an experienced candidate, based in London, who can sell Data, Technology & AI services to EMEA Financial Services clients. You must possess a strong hunting and sales acumen with a good track-record of originating, qualifying and closing deal. Prior experience having sold into European Insurers, Reinsurers, Insurer-asset managers is a pre-requisite. To be successful in this role you should have good knowledge of the financial services landscape, be a strong sales hunter and develop strong client relationships. Excellent verbal and written presentation skills and strong negotiation skills are essential, as is the ability to build and establish long-term relationships with clients and internal stakeholders. KEY RESPONSIBILITIES: • Run high quality Enterprise sales cycles within Insurance, Reinsurance and Asset Management, including:, • Identifying and initiating new sales opportunities by prospecting new clients, • Cross selling the IT Services capability to existing clients across EMEA, • Leveraging existing client relationships and networks to generate commercial interest, • Qualification and generating demand at clients and prospects, • Creating compelling value propositions mapped to client business needs, • Negotiating and Closing complex agreements., • Assigned quota to be attained through opening new doors and focus primarily on new logo hunting, • AI Services, • Digital Engineering services, • Cloud Services, • Data Services, Data Analytics, BI & Technology support, • Business Application Services, • Pitch to the Chief Information Officer/Chief Technology Officer/ Chief Operating Officers/Business Heads, other CXO level to build a broad vision of the Acuity capabilities and associated benefits, • Ensure complete client coverage by leveraging the global delivery model and calling upon the support of subject matter specialists and pre-sales teams, • Provide accurate forecasts and pipeline information to management, • Meet established sales targets, while creating new and enhanced customer relationships and ensuring client satisfaction, • Position requires travel KEY COMPETENCIES: • 8-15 years of experience in Sales & Business Development, • Bachelors/Master’s degree (or equivalent) in Finance, Economics or related area is preferred, • Experience selling IT services to decision makers within EMEA Financial Services, • Hunter DNA: ambition, sense of urgency, confidence, perseverance, optimism, resilience, and the ability and desire to influence others, • Strong presentation and negotiation skills as well as outstanding client relationship management experience, • Experience in leading sales efforts, exposure to complex solutioning, proposal development and closing deals, • Ability to work both independently and within a team environment, with focus and high attention to detail