Account Manager​/Director - Public Sector

At Agile, we believe in the power of data to transform lives, and those our customers serve, and are dedicated to unlocking the full potential of data for our clients. We offer comprehensive services across various industries, including Data Strategy, Governance, Data Platform Engineering, Visualisation, Analytics, and Insights. Our goal is to deliver tangible business benefits by helping our clients manage, monetise, and leverage their data effectively.

As a trusted partner of Microsoft, Informatica, AWS, and Snowflake, we’re poised for growth.

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We are expanding our Sales team and looking for an experienced Account Director to drive growth across the UK Public Sector. You will sell Agile's specialist Data, Cloud, Analytics and AI consultancy services, winning new clients and growing strategic accounts across central government, local authorities and the wider public sector. This is a hands-on role for someone who understands public sector buying processes, can navigate complex procurements and can translate data challenges into meaningful outcomes for public services.

• Develop and execute public sector territory and account plans to deliver agreed sales targets.
• Build and progress a qualified pipeline across central government, local authorities and other public bodies.
• Win new clients and grow existing accounts through proactive prospecting, your own network and targeted engagement.
• Build trusted relationships with senior Data, Digital, Technology, Commercial and Procurement decision-makers.
• Own complex sales cycles from discovery and solution shaping through proposals, tenders, contract award and handover to delivery.
• Navigate UK public procurement processes, framework routes and competitive tenders, working closely with bid colleagues.
• Partner with our consultants and delivery leaders to shape credible, outcomes-led data and AI proposals.
• Generate co-sell and referral opportunities with our technology and alliance partners.
• Represent Agile in the UK public sector market; travel to client meetings and events as required (up to 50%).

• Proven success selling specialist data, cloud, analytics or AI consultancy and professional services into the UK Public Sector - essential.
• Direct experience working with public bodies, such as central government, local government, the NHS or arm's-length organisations.
• A strong record of winning new public sector business and developing strategic accounts, supported by measurable sales results.
• Practical experience of public procurement, including framework agreements, tenders, bid submissions and buying processes.
• Strong understanding of Data Strategy, Governance, Engineering, Integration, Cloud Data Platforms, Analytics and AI services.
• Confidence independently managing the full consultancy sales cycle, from opportunity creation to contract award and delivery handover.
• An established network of public sector stakeholders across Data, Digital, Technology, Commercial and Procurement.
• Ability to explain complex technical services clearly and link proposals to public sector priorities and measurable outcomes.
• Experience working with bid, technical and delivery teams to develop winning proposals and long-term client relationships.
• Familiarity with technology and alliance partners such as Microsoft,…