Jobs · Business Development · Illinois

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

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