Cyber Security Account Manager
2 days ago
London
Cyber Security Account Manager Up to £70,000 base + Double OTE Hybrid (London / South East) | Cyber Security Services (MSSP) If you’re a cyber Account Manager who enjoys growing relationships, not just managing renewals, and wants ownership that goes beyond a traditional “farmer” role, this one’s worth a look. I’m hiring for a high-growth, PE-backed cyber security services provider (MSSP) with a clear remit: own and grow customer relationships, expand service adoption, and convert partner-, vendor-, and marketing-led new opportunities through a consultative, solutions-led sales approach. This is an Account Manager role with genuine responsibility, blending account growth, expansion, and structured net-new opportunity conversion within an award-winning Microsoft and cyber-focused MSSP. The role You’ll take ownership of a portfolio of customers, responsible for retention, expansion, and long-term value creation, while also nurturing new opportunities introduced through partners, vendors, and inbound marketing. This is not a pure renewals role. You’ll be trusted to build account plans, identify new use cases, expand service adoption, and develop relationships across multiple stakeholders, as well as progress warm new-logo opportunities through to first sale. Key responsibilities (what you’ll actually do) Account ownership and growth • Own and develop a portfolio of enterprise and mid-market customers, • Land and expand accounts by converting initial engagements into multi-service, long-term relationships, • Build and execute account plans focused on retention, upsell, and cross-sell, • Grow ACV through renewals, service expansion, and deeper stakeholder engagement Consultative cyber security sales • Sell across a blended cyber security portfolio, including managed security services and professional services, • Lead outcome-focused conversations with senior stakeholders, • Position cyber solutions in the context of business risk, compliance, and resilience, • Act as a trusted commercial partner rather than a transactional seller Net-new opportunity nurturing • Progress warm new-logo opportunities generated via partners, vendors, and marketing, • Qualify, scope, and convert inbound opportunities through structured discovery, • Build early-stage relationships and take ownership through to first win Partner, vendor and internal collaboration • Work closely with Microsoft and cyber vendors, channel partners, and MSP relationships, • Collaborate with marketing, pre-sales, and delivery teams to progress opportunities, • Ensure opportunities are well qualified, commercially sound, and deliverable What they’re looking for • 3 to 6+ years’ experience in cyber security and/or Microsoft security sales or account management, • Proven experience managing and growing customer accounts within an MSSP, Microsoft Partner, or managed services environment, • Comfortable balancing account growth with partner-led and inbound new opportunity conversion, roughly 50/50, • Strong understanding of sales discipline, qualification, and forecasting, • Confident communicator with strong relationship-building skills Cyber security sales experience would be a nice to have, including: • Managed security services such as MDR and XDR, • Threat detection and response, • Identity and Access Management (IAM), • Data governance and data security, • Ability to position solutions against business risk and measurable outcomes Practical requirements • Able to travel to London and/or Maidenhead HQ 3 to 4 times per month, • Comfortable working in a hybrid, relationship-led sales environment Sound like your next Account Manager role? Apply directly or contact Oli Ridley via LinkedIn for a confidential conversation.