Account Lead

Cushman & Wakefield; Sydney; Sur place; AUD 180 000 - 260 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

Cushman & Wakefield in Australia seeks an Account Lead to own the senior level governance and delivery of our data centre account. You will manage client relationships, drive service performance, and ensure contractual obligations are met across finance, operations, and procurement teams.

You will lead SLA/KPI reporting, coordinate vendors, and provide escalation oversight for risks and issues, while aligning governance with strategic account objectives and continuous improvement initiatives

Qualifications

• 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

Responsabilités

• 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

Connaissances

Account governance

Client relationship management

Data centre operations

Service delivery management

Contract management

Budget tracking

Forecasting inputs

Vendor governance

Stakeholder management

SLA/KPI reporting

Risk management

Leadership

Communication

Formation

Diploma or Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration

Description du poste

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.

Job Description

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 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

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.

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