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Senior Account Director

NowVertical · London, UK

Base
Not disclosed
OTE
Not disclosed
Quota attainment
Not disclosed
Posted
20d ago

Why it matters: OTE tells you what you could earn. Attainment tells you how realistic it is.

Ask: “What percentage of fully ramped reps hit quota last year?”

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The job

What you'd do
Farm and expand a portfolio of existing strategic enterprise accounts (large events and TMT) across NA and EMEA. Build C-suite relationships and turn live delivery into expansion pipeline, targeting ~20% YoY uplift.
Who you'd sell to
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Where deals come from
A mix. Some leads come to you, some you find yourself.

The Braun Read

Ask hard questions

Too much is left unsaid. Make them answer before you invest.

Pay
No pay listed at all.
Transparency
Shares 1 of 5: quota, attainment, deal size, territory, sales cycle.
Time on market
Open 20 days.
Company hiring
4 sales roles open, hiring at a steady pace.

Based only on what the posting says. Lights are a starting point for your first call, not a final judgment.

Questions to ask on the first call

Built from what this posting leaves out. How they answer tells you as much as what they say.

  1. 1.

    What percentage of fully ramped reps hit quota last year?

    OTE is what you could earn. This is how likely you are to earn it.

  2. 2.

    What percentage of reps on the team have been here more than 18 months?

    Tenure shows whether people stay long enough to get paid.

  3. 3.

    Has the comp plan changed in the last 12 to 18 months? What changed?

    A plan that changes every year means the goalposts keep moving.

  4. 4.

    Who sits with reps and reviews calls each week?

    Coaching is often what's behind a good or bad attainment number.

  5. 5.

    What are the base and the OTE for this role?

    No point investing hours before you know the number.

  6. 6.

    Why is this role open? Did someone leave, or is it new?

    New headcount is growth. A replacement means someone left. Ask why.

› When the offer comes

Save these for later. They land better once they've said yes to you.

  1. 1.

    Can I see the full comp plan in writing, including clawbacks and accelerators?

    What's in writing is what gets paid. Read it before you sign.

  2. 2.

    Can I see the actual comp distribution for the team last year, not just the OTE?

    The spread shows what most reps really take home. OTE is just the target.

  3. 3.

    I'd be walking away from earned commission to join. Is there room for a sign-on bonus to help cover that?

    Leaving money behind is a fair reason to ask. The worst answer is no.

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Full posting
Location: London (Hybrid) Experience: 10+ Years Reports to: EVP Solutions & Services (NA & EMEA) Remuneration: Highly competitive, commensurate with your experience About NowVertical NowVertical is a global, publicly listed company on the TSXV, headquartered in Toronto, Canada. We are a growing team, with operations in two regions - NA & EMEA and LATAM. We help clients transform data into business value with AI, fast. NowVertical Group empowers organizations to transform their data into actionable insights, driving strategic growth and innovation. At NowVertical, we provide advanced data solutions and services designed to achieve key objectives across various business functions. Our tailored approach ensures that we address the unique challenges and opportunities within each function, driving innovation, efficiency, and growth. Explore our specialized solutions and see how we can help your business thrive. Know more about NowVertical - https://www.nowvertical.com/ The Role We're hiring a Senior Account Director to own the retention and growth of our existing strategic accounts across NA & EMEA. This is a farming and expansion role — your job is to deepen relationships in the accounts we already serve, keep them anchored at executive level, and convert live delivery into the next commercial opportunity. Our strategic accounts — across large events and TMT enterprise customers — are where a significant share of our growth should come from. You'll be accountable for account retention, expansion revenue and executive relationship health, targeting a meaningful year-on-year uplift from the existing base. You will: • Own and grow a portfolio of existing strategic accounts • Build and maintain executive-level relationships so accounts stay anchored and don’t drift • Mine live delivery for upsell and cross-sell, converting it into expansion pipeline • Partner with Delivery and Solutions to turn great work into the next opportunity Requirements What You’ll Do 1. Strategic Account Management & Retention - Own the health, retention and renewal of a portfolio of existing strategic accounts - Map each account — stakeholders, whitespace, commercial history and risks - Prevent accounts drifting into commodity staff-aug or dormancy by staying ahead of client priorities 2. Growth, Upsell & Cross-Sell - Identify and drive expansion opportunities — new use cases, teams, geographies and propositions - Convert insight from live delivery into a qualified expansion pipeline - Deliver against a c.20% year-on-year uplift ambition on the existing base 3. Executive Relationship Building - Build trusted C-suite and senior-sponsor relationships across each account - Act as the client’s senior point of contact, coordinating the right NowVertical people at the right - level 4. Partnering with Delivery & Solutions - Work closely with Delivery to ensure current work is a springboard, not just a task - Partner with Solutions & Consulting to shape and scope expansion opportunities credibly 5. Account Planning & Forecasting - Maintain structured account plans and an accurate expansion forecast - Take ownership of the growth number, with proactive, transparent reporting Who You Are Required: - Proven track record in B2B technology or services sales, carrying and hitting a net-new revenue number - Deep, verifiable experience co-selling with Google Cloud’s internal organisation (Field Sales, Partner Sales Managers, Customer Engineers) — you know how Google sells and how to unlock their resources - Experience selling data, analytics and AI-led solutions or consulting services - Track record of relationship-led selling — building and closing from existing senior relationships, not cold outreach alone - A transferable network of senior executive relationships within enterprise accounts across UK and Europe or North America to open sales doors from day 1 Core Capabilities Required: - 10+ years of experience - proven track record in strategic account management / farming — - growing existing enterprise accounts - Demonstrable expansion revenue delivered from an existing base (upsell / cross-sell) - Experience selling in data, analytics or AI environments - History of building and holding executive-level client relationships - A transferable network of senior executive relationships within enterprise accounts across UK and - Europe or North America to open doors. 1. Farming & Expansion Mindset - You grow accounts patiently and systematically building a strong network within the account - You spot whitespace and turn delivery into the next commercial conversation - You have experience of executing Account Based Marketing (ABM) strategy 2. Executive Relationship Building - You build trust at C-suite level and keep accounts anchored there - You coordinate senior stakeholders across a complex account 3. Commercial Acumen - You link our work to tangible business outcomes and can build a simple, credible expansion case - You protect margin and avoid drift into low-value commodity work 4. Ownership & Transparency - You own the growth number and report on it proactively and honestly - You handle setbacks with ownership, not blame-shifting Benefits Why Join NowVertical - Own and grow marquee strategic accounts for a high-momentum data & AI business - A clear mandate and a defined uplift target on a base that is already performing - Work directly with Delivery, Solutions and regional leadership - Direct, measurable impact on expansion revenue Compensation & Benefits - Competitive base + performance incentive tied to account growth - Health and wellness benefits - Flexible, hybrid working environment - Exposure to global clients, the Google Cloud ecosystem and cross-region teams
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