Account Director -BFSI

About Us

Exotel is a leading provider of AI-powered customer engagement and communication solutions for enterprises. We enable businesses to transform how they connect with customers across omnichannel experiences—voice, messaging, agents, and AI-driven bots.

With over 20 billion conversations annually and the trust of 7,000+ customers globally, Exotel serves enterprises across BFSI, Logistics, Consumer Durables, E-commerce, Healthcare, and Education.

As customer expectations rise across the Middle East, enterprises face increasing pressure to drive revenue growth, optimize operational costs, and deliver superior customer experience (CX)—all while navigating regulatory and scale challenges. Exotel partners with organizations as a strategic AI transformation enabler, helping them achieve all three outcomes through secure, scalable, and enterprise-grade communication platforms.

The Account Director – BFSI will be responsible for driving strategic growth across large and mid-market BFSI enterprises in Saudi Arabia. This role focuses on deep account ownership, consultative selling, and long-term relationship building with CXO and senior stakeholders.

The ideal candidate brings strong domain understanding of BFSI, experience managing complex enterprise accounts, and the ability to position Exotel’s solutions as business-critical platforms aligned to customer priorities such as CX, compliance, scalability, and digital transformation.

• Develop a strong understanding of the Saudi BFSI ecosystem, including banks, fintechs, insurers, and regulated financial institutions.
• Stay current on market trends, regulatory considerations, digital CX initiatives, and technology adoption in the region.
• Understand customer-facing business functions across the lifecycle (acquisition, servicing, collections, retention).

• Lead enterprise discovery and problem diagnosis for large BFSI accounts.
• Translate business challenges into AI-powered communication and CX solutions.
• Demonstrate strong understanding of SaaS platforms, customer technology stacks, integrations, and managed services.
• Clearly articulate Exotel’s value proposition to both business and technology stakeholders.

• Own and grow strategic BFSI accounts, from opportunity identification to closure and expansion.
• Map customer organizations across CXOs, business leaders, IT, operations, and compliance teams.
• Partner closely with Customer Success teams to drive adoption, value realization, renewals, and upsell.
• Navigate enterprise decision-making, procurement cycles, and evaluation frameworks.

• Manage revenue, pipeline, and bookings in line with defined annual targets.
• Structure complex, high-value enterprise deals, including commercials, contracts, and negotiations.
• Apply value-based selling approaches, balancing short-term revenue with long-term account potential.
• Use data-driven insights alongside judgment to manage ambiguity and complexity.

• Build strong relationships with CXOs and senior leaders across BFSI enterprises.
• Represent Exotel as a trusted, long-term technology partner.
• Collaborate effectively with internal teams across Sales Engineering, Product, Legal, Finance, and Customer Success.

• Depth and quality of BFSI industry insights demonstrated.
• Successful CXO and senior stakeholder engagements.

• Alignment of Exotel solutions with customer business and technology needs.
• Successful solution deployments and expansions within BFSI accounts.

• Number and value of qualified opportunities.
• Revenue growth from new and existing accounts.

• Customer satisfaction and relationship strength.
• Internal stakeholder feedback on collaboration and execution.

• Achievement of annual revenue and gross margin targets.
• Progress on leading indicators and cross-functional KPIs.

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering; MBA or Master’s degree preferred.
• Proven experience in enterprise…