Technical Account Manager; IT

It usually starts like this.

You’re grabbing a coffee at your favourite cafe, pretending you’re just “checking emails,” when in reality you’re solving three client problems, calming down a fourth, and wondering if there’s a role out there where you could actually shape things instead of just reacting to them.

Good news, there is.

First Focus has spent the last nine years being recognised by Cloud tango as Australia’s #1 mid-market Managed Service Provider
. While the award might have been earned across the Tasman, the standards, culture, and customer experience that got us there are exactly what we’re bringing to New Zealand. (And after nine years of winning, we’re starting to think we might actually need a bigger trophy cabinet.)

We’re now pushing close to 500 people globally
, and just when things were getting interesting, we’ve announced our merger with Integris
. Which means we’re about to become one of the largest and broadest SMB MSPs on the planet.

No pressure.

What that actually means for you is simple: bigger clients, broader capability, more opportunity, and a front-row seat to something genuinely exciting, without losing the culture that got us here in the first place.

We’re still a business where people know your name, where leadership is accessible, and where being informed, aligned, supported, and rewarded isn’t just a slide in a deck, it’s how things actually run day to day. You can read more about how we think about that here:  And yep, we know everyone has these, but here we hire by them, reward by them, and make business decisions using them.

This role is for someone who’s a bit tired of being “the account manager” or “the consultant” and would quite like to be both, properly.

You’ll operate as a trusted advisor and Technical Account Manager
, working with a range of SMB and mid-market clients, some approaching 500 seats, partnering directly with senior stakeholders and the C-suite. You won’t just manage relationships, you’ll shape them.

The way this role plays out is not fixed. There’s no dusty playbook to follow. You get to build this role in a way that actually makes sense, for you and for your clients.

You’ll help organisations navigate complexity, make smarter decisions, and turn business priorities into practical technology roadmaps that actually get delivered. You’ll lead strategic conversations, help clients plan what’s next, and occasionally stop them from buying something they absolutely do not need (they’ll thank you later).

If you’ve ever wanted to have a bigger impact, this is where you stop saying it and start doing it.

• You’ll have real autonomy, not the “empowered within strict boundaries” kind
• You’ll work with established SMB and mid-market clients who expect, and value, proper thinking
• You’ll help shape your clients' technology strategy and roadmap, not just report on it
• You’ll be part of a business that’s growing fast, but still knows how to laugh at itself
• You’ll join at a moment where things are genuinely changing, in a good way

• Building relationships that are real, not transactional
• Acting as a trusted advisor to senior stakeholders and C-level execs
• Guiding clients across IT strategy, infrastructure, security, and operations
• Identifying opportunities to improve, simplify, or rethink how things are done
• Balancing structure and flexibility, knowing when to follow process and when to challenge it
• Working closely with internal teams to deliver outcomes that actually land
• Making a measurable difference to your clients, not just keeping them “happy”

We’ll keep this refreshingly simple:

• Proven success in a senior role within an MSP, MSSP, integrator, or similar
• Experience working with SMB and mid-market clients and selling into the C-suite
• A strong track record in account management, client retention and growth, you know how to build and retain trust
• Confidence in consulting across IT strategy, infrastructure, security, and technology roadmaps
• Strong organisational skills with experience managing CRM, forecasting, reporting and coordinating client outcomes across delivery teams
• The ability to challenge…