Client Partner Lead – Manufacturing, Multi Industry

Role Overview

• As a Client Partner Lead for the Manufacturing & Multi-industries segment, you will own the strategy, revenue goals, and client relationships across your portfolio.
• You’ll build and maintain long-term partnerships, ensure client satisfaction, and drive account growth.
• In this role, you’ll guide a team of Client Partners, supporting them in developing account strategies, sharing industry insights, and meeting performance goals in line with Accesa’s 5-star customer experience standards.
• Working cross-functionally with Sales, Marketing, Delivery, Presales, Legal, and Finance, you’ll help shape the strategic direction of our initiatives in the Manufacturing & Multi-industries space.
• Define and drive the Manufacturing & multi-industries vertical strategy, aligning with market trends, regulations, and technologies.
• Act as a thought leader, representing Accesa in external forums and shaping industry positioning.
• Own strategic client relationships, ensuring proactive communication, issue resolution, and strategic alignment.
• Develop and maintain client plans that focus on long-term growth, cross-sell/upsell opportunities, and pipeline management.
• Oversee sales and proposal development, ensuring offers are aligned with client needs, profitability targets, and compliance.
• Partner with Delivery to manage project scope, pricing, and overall account profitability.
• Lead and coach a team of Client Partners, building capabilities in strategic account management and consultative selling.
• Drive performance through clear goals, feedback cycles, and professional development.
• Manage budgets, ensure accurate CRM reporting, and foster a data-driven approach to decision-making and forecasting.
• Implement continuous improvement based on client feedback and internal evaluations.
• Monitor and improve client satisfaction metrics, facilitating executive-level reviews and governance sessions.

Requirements

• Deep Industry Knowledge: Proven expertise in the IT sector, specifically in Manufacturing, keeping up with market evolution, regulatory changes, and sector best practices.
• Strategic Thinking & Planning: Capable of translating market data, client feedback, and emerging tech trends into a clear strategy for the industry segment.
• Proven Client Relationship Management: Track record in building trust-based relationships, driving revenue growth, and ensuring high client satisfaction.
• People Leadership: Experience leading, mentoring, and coaching teams, with a focus on consultative sales, account management, and collaborative problem-solving.
• Excellent Communication & Presentation Skills: Adept at influencing senior stakeholders (both internal and client-side), creating concise presentations, and delivering persuasive proposals.
• Project Delivery Awareness: Familiar with delivery lifecycles, from requirements analysis to go-live, ensuring alignment with client expectations.
• Stakeholder Management: Effective in navigating large, complex organizations, prioritizing multiple stakeholders, and resolving escalations proactively.
• Language Skills: Proficient in German and English (written and spoken) is strongly preferred for engaging with diverse client portfolios.

Benefits

• Enjoy our holistic benefits program that covers the four pillars that we believe come together to support our wellbeing, covering social, physical, emotional wellbeing, as well as work-life fusion.
• Physical Wellbeing: Our wellbeing program includes medical benefits, gym support, and personalised fitness options for an active lifestyle, complemented by team events and the Healthy Habits Club.
• Work-Life Fusion: In very dynamic industries such as IT, the line between our professional and personal lives can quickly become blurred. Having a one-size-fits-one approach gives us the flexibility to define the work-life dynamic that works for us.
• Emotional Wellbeing: We believe that to maintain our overall health, we need to invest in our mental wellbeing just as much as we do in our physical health, social connections or in achieving work-life balance.
• Social Wellbeing: As a growing community in a hybrid environment, we want to ensure we remain connected not just by the great work we do every day but through our passions and interests.