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At Cision, we believe in empowering every individual to make an impact. Here, your voice is heard, your ideas are valued, and your unique perspective fuels our collective success. As part of our global team, you'll thrive in an environment that champions curiosity, collaboration, and innovation, all while making meaningful contributions to the brands we accelerate.
Join us in shaping the future of communication and building authentic connections that matter. Whether you're solving complex problems or driving bold innovations, your growth is our success, and together, we’ll create the conversations of tomorrow.
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The role
The Account Director, Strategic Accounts is responsible for retaining, expanding, and strategically developing a portfolio of large Enterprise and Government accounts across DACH and Central Europe.
This role owns the commercial relationship, drives significant ARR expansion, delivers strong NRR performance, and develops multi-year account growth strategies. The Account Director acts as a trusted advisor to executive stakeholders, leads complex renewal and expansion negotiations, and orchestrates cross-functional resources to maximize customer value and business outcomes.
Success in this role requires exceptional executive presence, strategic account planning expertise, strong commercial acumen, and the ability to navigate complex buying environments involving procurement, legal, compliance, communications, marketing, and technology stakeholders.
Duties and responsibilities
The role is defined, but not limited to, the following:
Strategic Account Ownership
Revenue Growth & Expansion
Renewals & Commercial Management
Executive Engagement & Strategic Selling
Enterprise & Government Account Management
Cross-Functional Leadership
Essential Skills and Experience
What We Offer
Upon joining Cision, you will immediately have access to a range of benefits that are fully or partially funded by the company and form part of your overall benefits package. These benefits include:
If this opportunity feels like the right fit for you, we’d love to hear from you! Please note that for this role, we are only able to consider candidates who are already based in the country of employment.
**Day-to-day preferred language with colleagues will mostly be German, however, please bear in mind that Cision is a global company, and so is our Talent Acquisition team, so please apply using a CV written in English so we can review your application**
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Cision is the global leader in consumer and media intelligence, engagement, and communication solutions. We equip PR and corporate communications, marketing, and social media professionals with the tools they need to excel in today's data driven world. Our deep expertise, exclusive data partnerships, and award-winning products, including CisionOne, Brandwatch, and PR Newswire, enable over 75,000 companies and organizations, including 84% of the Fortune 500, to see and be seen, understand and be understood by the audiences that matter most to them.
Cision is committed to fostering an inclusive environment where all employees can be their authentic selves and perform at their best. We believe diversity, equity, and inclusion is vital to driving our culture, sparking innovation and achieving long-term success. Cision is proud to have joined more than 600 companies in signing the CEO Action for Diversity & Inclusion™ pledge and named a “Top Diversity Employer” for 2021 by DiversityJobs.com.
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