Account Lead

Cushman & Wakefield; Melbourne; On-site; AUD 140,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Premium environment

Supportive team culture

Career development

Role variety

Job summary

Cushman & Wakefield is seeking an Account Lead in Australia to own overall account delivery, governance, and client relationships for a data centre portfolio. You will coordinate cross-functional teams to ensure service delivery aligns with SLAs, KPIs, and contractual obligations.

The role requires 6+ years in related fields, strong financial acumen, and leadership in governance and escalation management. On-site Melbourne, with a premium corporate environment and clear career development

Qualifications

• Minimum 6+ years in account management, facilities management, data center operations, service delivery, or contract management.
• Proven ability to own account governance, client relationships, and escalation management in a client-facing environment.
• Strong financial and commercial awareness including budget tracking, forecasting inputs, and cost control.

Responsibilities

• Own overall account delivery and ensure services are governed and delivered per contractual requirements and client expectations.
• Act as primary account leadership point for the client and manage performance, priorities, risks and service improvement plans.
• Oversee budget tracking, forecast inputs, spend control, and invoicing coordination.
• Lead SLA, KPI, audit, compliance, and governance reporting and ensure visibility of performance and risks.
• Coordinate cross-functional teams across technical operations, finance/admin, procurement and service delivery.

Skills

Account governance

Client relationships

Service performance reviews

Stakeholder management

Escalation management

Education

Bachelor or Diploma in Business Administration/Facilities Management/Engineering/Finance/IT

Job description

Job Title: Account Lead

Job Description Summary The Account Lead acts as the senior account owner, delivering overall account governance, client relationship management, commercial performance, financial oversight, service delivery assurance, and coordination of key stakeholders across the data centre account. This role ensures the account is managed in line with contractual obligations, company standards, client expectations, SLAs, KPIs, compliance requirements, and agreed financial targets. The role provides leadership across planning, reporting, risk management, vendor performance, budget control, and governance, while relying on the technical and operational teams for day-to-day execution of site activities.

About the Role:

• Own overall account delivery, ensuring services are governed, measured, and delivered in line with contractual requirements, client expectations, and Cushman & Wakefield standards
• Act as the primary account leadership point for the client, maintaining clear ownership of account performance, priorities, risks, actions, and service improvement plans
• Oversee account financial governance, including budget tracking, forecast inputs, spend control, cost reporting, procurement visibility, invoicing coordination, and commercial risk management
• Lead SLA, KPI, audit, compliance, and management reporting processes, ensuring account performance, service risks, and contractual obligations are visible, accurate, and tracked to closure
• Coordinate vendors, suppliers, and cross-functional teams across technical operations, EHS, finance/admin, procurement, and service delivery to manage performance, cost, and contractual dependencies
• Provide senior escalation oversight for service-impacting risks, client concerns, compliance matters, and unresolved operational issues, while driving continuous improvement across governance, reporting, stakeholder experience, and service delivery maturity

About Our Client

Our DC client supports the data centre and colocation strategies of more than 6,000 firms across its secure, network-rich portfolio of data centres located throughout North America, Europe, Asia, and Australia. Their clients include domestic and international companies of all sizes, ranging from financial services, cloud, and information technology services, to manufacturing, energy, gaming, life sciences and consumer products. Our clients portfolio consists of over 300+ data centres.

About You:

• Minimum 6+ years of relevant experience in account management, facilities management, data center operations, service delivery management, or contract management within a mission-critical environment
• Diploma or Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration, Facilities Management, Engineering, Finance, IT, or a related discipline
• Proven experience owning account governance, client relationships, service performance reviews, stakeholder management, and escalation management in a client-facing environment
• Strong financial and commercial awareness, including budget tracking, forecasting inputs, cost control, procurement and invoice oversight, and commercial risk management
• Experience managing teams, vendors, and cross-functional support functions, including finance/admin, technical operations, procurement, compliance, and service delivery teams
• Strong communication, structured leadership, and organizational discipline, with familiarity in SLA/KPI reporting, risk management, compliance frameworks, audit processes, and vendor governance

About Cushman & Wakefield

Cushman & Wakefield is a global leader in commercial real estate services, with 50,000+ employees across 60 countries. In Australia, we partner with some of the world’s leading organisations to deliver innovative property solutions across office, retail, industrial and logistics assets. Our strength lies in our collaborative approach, deep market insight and ability to integrate services to deliver exceptional outcomes. We are driven by a client‑first mindset and a commitment to excellence, empowering our people to think differently and create value at every stage of the property lifecycle.

What We Offer

• Opportunity to work within a premium corporate environment
• Supportive and collaborative team culture
• Exposure to workplace experience and facilities management
• Career development opportunities within a global organisation
• Diverse and engaging role with daily variety

As an equal opportunity employer, Cushman & Wakefield encourages Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander and female candidates to apply.

Cushman & Wakefield promotes safety at all times.

INCO: “Cushman & Wakefield”

About Cushman & Wakefield Cushman & Wakefield Cushman & Wakefield (NYSE: CWK) is a leading global commercial real estate services firm for occupiers and investors with approximately 53,000 employees in over 350 offices and nearly 60 countries. In 2025, the firm reported revenue of $10.3 billion across its core service lines of services, Leasing, Capital markets, and Valuation and other.

Built around the belief that Better never settles, the firm receives numerous industry and business accolades for its award‑winning culture. For additional information, visit www.cushmanwakefield.com