Senior Account Manager
Job in
Leeds, West Yorkshire, ME17, England, UK
Listed on 2026-09-14
Listing for:
Robertson Sumner
Full Time
position Listed on 2026-09-14
Job specializations:
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Sales
IT / Software Sales, Business Development, B2B Sales, Technical Sales
Job Description & How to Apply Below
- Join a market-leading provider of managed backup, disaster recovery and cyber resilience solutions.
- Take ownership of large-scale enterprise opportunities, with typical deal values exceeding £1 million
. - Work within a high-growth business at the forefront of data protection, ransomware recovery and cloud resilience.
- Build and develop strategic relationships through an established partner ecosystem of VARs, MSPs and technology partners.
- Enjoy a flexible hybrid working model with a collaborative, supportive and commercially focused leadership team.
An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced Senior Account Manager to drive new business growth within a rapidly expanding managed services provider specialising in backup, disaster recovery and cyber resilience solutions.
This is a strategic, high-value sales role focused on acquiring new enterprise customers through partner-led engagements. You'll be responsible for developing opportunities, managing complex sales cycles and closing significant six and seven-figure contracts.
Key Responsibilities- Generate new business opportunities through channel partners, VARs, MSPs and strategic alliances.
- Build relationships with senior decision-makers across enterprise and mid-market organisations.
- Develop and execute account strategies to identify, qualify and close high-value opportunities.
- Lead customer discovery sessions to understand business continuity, backup and cyber recovery requirements.
- Deliver compelling commercial and technical value propositions alongside pre-sales and solution specialists.
- Create tailored proposals, commercial models and business cases aligned to customer objectives.
- Negotiate contracts and commercial terms to secure profitable, long-term agreements.
- Collaborate closely with marketing, channel and technical teams to ensure successful customer acquisition and onboarding.
- Maintain awareness of market trends, competitor activity and evolving cyber resilience challenges.
- Proven track record selling Backup-as-a-Service, Disaster Recovery-as-a-Service or related managed services.
- Experience working for a VAR, MSP, cloud services provider or technology reseller.
- Strong new business sales capability with evidence of winning large enterprise accounts.
- Experience managing complex sales cycles and multiple stakeholder groups.
- Ability to influence C-level and senior IT leadership teams.
- Commercially astute with excellent negotiation and closing skills.
- Willingness to travel to partner and vendor offices on a regular basis.
- Experience selling enterprise data protection, cyber recovery or cloud infrastructure solutions.
- Strong existing relationships within the UK channel ecosystem.
- Knowledge of ransomware protection, immutable backup and cyber resilience strategies.
- Experience of managing opportunities worth £1m+.
- Uncapped commission structure
- Hybrid working model (London or Leeds)
- Increasing annual leave entitlement with service
- Flexible working arrangements
- Regular company and team events
- Supportive and collaborative culture
- Career progression within a growing international business
Position Requirements
10+ Years
work experience
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