Account Manager - Financial Services Industry Vertical
bsky· Sales
About this role
BlueSky is a leading digital transformation and technology consulting company aiming to be Africa's top enterprise digital transformation consultancy by 2030. We seek a driven enterprise software services sales professional to develop and drive profitable engagements with Financial Services clients.
Role: Account Manager
Responsibilities:
- Manage expectations and develop business solutions for selling professional services into enterprise clients.
- Create business plans to generate revenue, increase brand loyalty and improve customer satisfaction.
- Forecasting, pipeline management, and achieving targets.
- Own and drive the Revenue Protection and Growth plan.
- Align account plans with client strategy and understand current projects and success metrics.
- Identify value-adding opportunities (cross-sell/upsell).
- Assist with business case definition, ROI analysis, and proof points.
- Own proposal creation, client presentations, and documentation.
- Drive customer conversations aligned to value propositions.
- Manage proposals, customer engagement cadence, and build lasting relationships.
- Understand customer procurement processes and operating models.
- Represent BlueSky at events and conferences.
- Ensure positive customer experience and manage escalations.
- Coordinate internally for timely solution delivery.
- Follow internal processes and partake in meetings.
Requirements:
- Professional services sales and account management experience with enterprise financial services organizations.
- Solution selling experience and a track record of success.
- Minimum 3 years selling into enterprise accounts.
- Relationship-building skills and proficiency in oral and written communication (English).
- Ability to define account plans and leverage C-level relationships.
- Leadership, communication, business acumen, relationship savvy, results-oriented, and appetite for learning.
- Proven experience selling into the Financial Services industry.
- Professional services experience with software or technology solutions.
- Knowledge of Salesforce ecosystem or CRM, AWS (nice to have).
Our Values:
In It Together
Make It Better
Embrace Difficult
Pay It Forward
Benefits
Our team inspires progress in each other and in our customers through our relentless pursuit of excellence; you will work with leaders who promote learning and personal development. We offer competitive salaries, incentives, training, and mentoring.
Please note: This role is only able to accept applications from people currently located in South Africa
Frequently Asked Questions
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This Account Manager - Financial Services Industry Vertical role at bsky is based in Hybrid, Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa. The position is listed as on-site or hybrid. Check the full job description or apply directly to confirm the work arrangement.
Is the Account Manager - Financial Services Industry Vertical role at bsky full-time or part-time?
This is listed as a Full Time position. It is posted as a Account Manager - Financial Services Industry Vertical role in the Sales department at bsky.
Which team or department does the Account Manager - Financial Services Industry Vertical at bsky belong to?
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When was the Account Manager - Financial Services Industry Vertical job at bsky posted?
This Account Manager - Financial Services Industry Vertical position at bsky was posted on Mar 12, 2025. Apply as soon as possible — early applications are often reviewed first.
Account Manager - Financial Services Industry Vertical
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