Strategic Account Manager (€170k + benefits)

Strategic Account Manager | GermanyGermany's grid is being rebuilt for the energy transition. This role sits where much of that work gets decided.The role Our client, a global leader in power grid technology, needs a Strategic Account Manager to own its relationship with one of Germany's major network operators. Not a quota-carrier juggling fifty logos. One account, run like a business: strategy, relationships, pipeline, contracts and growth.What you'll doBuild and run the account strategy, with long-term growth and customer satisfaction as the measures that matterEarn trust across the operator, from engineering teams to the executive boardSpot, qualify and close new opportunities shaped around the operator's real challengesNegotiate contracts and make sure SLA commitments are metBring sales, technical and product development teams together to deliver tailored solutionsReport on account health, pipeline and revenue forecasts, with no surprisesRead the market and the competition, and keep the company positioned ahead of bothRepresent the company at industry events and conferencesWhat you bring8 to 10 years in strategic account management or business development in the energy sectorDeep knowledge of the German grid landscape: the regulation, the technology and the pressures network operators faceA track record with senior stakeholders and complex accounts, and closed deals to show for itThe ability to turn complex technical topics into clear business casesStrategic vision backed by analytical rigourFluent German and EnglishA degree in engineering, science, business or a comparable fieldWillingness to travel within Germany and internationally