Client Director

Cevo Australia; Sydney; On-site; AUD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Tech allowance

Professional development funding

Paid days off

Hive Mind collaboration

Recognition program

Job summary

Cevo Australia is seeking a results-driven Senior Business Development professional to lead new client acquisition and enterprise account growth in Australia. You will own opportunities end-to-end, from initial contact to delivery, and collaborate with sales, consulting and recruitment teams.

Build strategic client relationships, drive account planning and contribute to Cevo's go-to-market strategies. Leverage AI tools and partner ecosystems to accelerate deals and demonstrate value to customers.

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years proven track record in acquiring new business within a technology services or consulting company (AI, Data, Software Engineering, Cloud aligned to AWS experience preferred).
• Experience building Enterprise Accounts in Australia, selling into financial services, healthcare, government, education, energy & utilities or retail.

Responsibilities

• Lead new business acquisition and enterprise account growth in Australia.
• Own end-to-end opportunities from initial contact to delivery in collaboration with sales, consulting and recruitment teams.
• Build strategic client relationships and contribute to go-to-market strategies.
• Drive account planning and leverage partnerships (e.g., AWS) to accelerate deals.

Skills

New business acquisition

Enterprise accounts

Account management

Negotiation

AI tooling

AWS co-sell

Stakeholder management

Tools

Co-Pilot

Claude Co-Work

Amazon Quick

Job description

Cevo helps organisations build the capability for continuous evolution, turning transformation from a one-off program into a lasting ability to adapt, innovate and deliver better outcomes. As an Australian-owned, born in the cloud, AWS Premier Consulting Partner, we design and deliver modern cloud platforms, unlock data for insight and apply AI where it creates real value, while empowering teams so capability and impact extend well beyond each engagement. With onshore teams across Australia, we've partnered with more than 200 organisations across start-ups, commercial, enterprise and government.

Passionate about helping customers to modernise their business through technology to create lasting value. You are motivated, results-driven and have experience in Professional Services sales. You're looking to join a business where you can establish and grow your own client base, bringing new, interesting engagements into Cevo and owning the end to end process from opportunity through to delivery. You'll work closely with the sales, consulting and recruitment teams and will ensure the pipeline of work is aligned to the skills and capabilities of our team.

Key to success will be your demonstrated ability to build strong, strategic relationships with clients, based on integrity, trust, and mutual respect.

• A minimum 5 years proven track record in the acquisition of new business, within a technology services or consulting company (AI, Data, Software Engineering, Cloud aligned to AWS experience preferred)
• Existing experience in building out Enterprise Accounts in Australia, ideally selling into financial services, healthcare, government, education, energy & utilities or retail
• An entrepreneurial attitude to build your own client base and create, as well as influence Cevo's go to market strategies
• Excellent communication skills including negotiation, influencing and problem solving mindset
• A desire to build and contribute to a culture that has evolved as a collaborative hive of technology professionals, who love sharing knowledge and ideas with colleagues, clients, and the broader IT community.
• Solid Stakeholder Management, along with strong relationship building skills
• Strong focus on Business Development along with Account Management
• Demonstrate use of AI tooling like Co-Pilot, Claude Co-Work and Amazon Quick to augment your sales cycles and creation of customer facing content.
• Demonstrate successful co-sell experience with partners like Amazon Web Services
• Demonstrate Account Planning and Deal Strategy experience

If you want to really contribute to growing a fast growing business, be recognised and valued for the work you do, this is the right role for you.

Life at Cevo

Our people are at the heart of Cevo. We're a passionate, curious team with deep consulting expertise, working together to help organisations across Australia continuously evolve. We value collaboration, knowledge-sharing and people are curious, take ownership and care deeply about the impact of their work for customers, colleagues and the wider community.

Benefits and ways of working

• $2,500 annual technology allowance to choose the tools and setup that work best for you.
• Strong learning and development culture, including $2,000 per year for professional courses and two paid days off to attend courses and exams.
• Support of the Cevo Hive Mind - a collaborative team that helps each other succeed.
• We reward and recognise achievements and contributions.
• An exciting start-up vibe, with enterprise-level projects and customers.

Additional information

• We are an equal opportunity employer and welcome all applications, particularly from underrepresented groups.
• At this stage, we can only consider candidates with unrestricted local working rights.
• We don't require assistance from recruitment agencies.