Senior Account Manager
NCC Group · Chicago, IL · Yesterday
HybridBusiness DevelopmentFull-time
About the role
We are seeking a highly skilled and motivated Account Manager with Banking, Financial Services and Insurance experience to join our high-performing sales team.
Responsibilities
- Manage renewals, upsells, expansions, and net new logo acquisition to drive account growth
- Build strong, multi-threaded relationships with executive, business, and technical stakeholders, including Risk, Compliance, Legal, Fraud, Internal Audit, and IT Security teams
- Navigate BFSI buying committees and procurement-led sales processes, managing multiple stakeholders and long sales cycles
- Collaborate cross-functionally with Product, Pre-Sales, Delivery, and Operations teams
- Act as a customer advocate; resolve issues with urgency and accountability
- Identify and execute cross-sell and upsell opportunities aligned with client goals
- Leverage sales methodologies such as MEDDPICC, Challenger, and Value Selling
- Maintain accurate forecasts, pipelines, and customer health metrics in Salesforce
- Education clients on BFSI-specific threat trends, risk frameworks and emerging cybersecurity threats
Requirements
- Demonstrable experience in cybersecurity services or cybersecurity technology, with a strong preference for selling into banking, financial services, or insurance organizations
- Proven ability to manage and expand large, multi-year BFSI accounts, including six- and seven-figure annual contract values and complex statements of work
- Strong understanding of cybersecurity services such as penetration testing, risk assessments, regulatory compliance, managed detection and response (MXDR), and long-term risk reduction programs
- Demonstrated experience aligning cybersecurity solutions to BFSI regulatory examinations, audit cycles, remediation programs, and board-level risk reporting requirements
- Familiarity with financial services and insurance regulatory frameworks, including NIST, ISO 27001, PCI DSS, SOX, GLBA, NYDFS Cybersecurity Regulation, and related industry standards
- Proven track record managing complex client portfolios and consistently achieving or exceeding revenue targets
- Proficiency with Salesforce and analytics dashboards
- Experience working with C-suite and senior executive stakeholders, including CISOs, CIOs, CFOs, and Heads of Risk or Compliance
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree preferred; certifications such as CISSP, CISM, or similar are also preferred
Skills
- Knowledge of cybersecurity services
- Ability to navigate BFSI regulatory environments
- Strong relationship-building and stakeholder management skills
- Effective communication and problem-solving abilities
- Ability to align cybersecurity solutions with client needs
Benefits
- Flexible working
- Financial & Investment 401k
- Health Insurance contributions
- Life Assurance
- Maternity & Paternity leave
- Community & Volunteering Programmes
- Employee Referral Program
- Lifestyle & Wellness
- Learning & Development