Account Manager (Fixed-term Contract)

System C; England; Remote; GBP 45,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in IT consulting seeks an experienced Account Manager on a fixed-term contract. Join the Bespoke Software Development team to drive client success, expand relationships, and partake in innovative software solutions. This role involves strategic planning, business development, and collaboration across various sectors, primarily within the healthcare and academic fields.

Qualifications

• Proven background in account management or business development.
• Excellent relationship-building and negotiation skills.
• Knowledge of health, social care, or academic research sectors is a bonus.

Responsibilities

• Cultivating long-term partnerships with key stakeholders.
• Identifying new business opportunities across approved sectors.
• Managing negotiations and contracts aligned with commercial goals.

Skills

Relationship-building

Negotiation

Communication

Organisational skills

Education

Background in software or technology consultancy

Job description

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Description

Are you an experienced account manager with a passion for innovation, collaboration, and client success? Join System C’s Bespoke Software Development team and help us transform the way our clients solve real-world challenges through bespoke software solutions.

Description

Are you an experienced account manager with a passion for innovation, collaboration, and client success? Join System C’s Bespoke Software Development team and help us transform the way our clients solve real-world challenges through bespoke software solutions.

With over 30 years of expertise, System C’s Bespoke Software Development team is at the forefront of technological advancement. We specialise in cutting-edge, tailored solutions in AI and machine learning, data services, visualisation, and numerical modelling. Our clients span the healthcare, social care, academic, and government sectors—united by the need for reliable, intelligent technology that delivers meaningful results.

We’re seeking an Account Manager to drive the commercial success of this innovative business stream. You’ll play a critical role in maintaining and expanding our client relationships, ensuring repeat business, and developing new opportunities for growth. Acting as the key point of contact for our clients, you’ll be a strategic thinker with the commercial and interpersonal acumen to support project success from pitch to delivery.

What You’ll Be Doing

• Cultivating long-term partnerships with key stakeholders in client organisations
• Leading strategic account planning and ensuring excellent customer satisfaction
• Identifying new business opportunities across approved sectors
• Managing negotiations and contracts aligned with our commercial goals
• Collaborating with software engineers, project managers, and marketing teams
• Representing System C at industry events, conferences, and senior client engagements
• Supporting our presence in the market through business development and promotional activity
  
  

What We’re Looking For

• Proven background in account management, business development or similar roles, ideally within the software or technology consultancy space
• Excellent relationship-building, negotiation, and communication skills
• A proactive, confident, and commercially minded approach
• Strong organisational and ICT skills, with attention to detail
• Knowledge of the health, social care or academic research sectors is a bonus
• Full UK driving licence and willingness to travel
  
  

This is a remote role, but will require regular travel between London, Oxford and Cambridge.

We value passion, curiosity, and innovation. If you’re ready to help us push boundaries and deliver impactful solutions that truly matter, we’d love to hear from you.

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Contract

Job function

• Job function

  Sales and Business Development

• Industries

  IT Services and IT Consulting

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