Strategic Account Director, Product Innovation & Growth

Cambridge Design Partnership; Cambridge; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Employee-owned

Growing US team

Job summary

Cambridge Design Partnership seeks a Strategic Account Director to manage high-value consumer accounts across a designated territory. You will engage client companies needing an external engineering partner to accelerate new product development from concept through commercialization.

This senior role leads account strategy, growth, and long-term value, with ownership of pricing negotiations, pipeline management and forecast accuracy.

Qualifications

• Experience owning and growing complex high-value B2B accounts.
• Experience in engineering consulting or outsourced product development.
• Ability to translate client strategy into growth opportunities.
• Proactive, growth mindset with long-term partnership focus.

Responsibilities

• Identify and progress opportunities for new project activity to ensure revenue growth.
• Expand relationships across client organisations to reduce single-thread risk.
• Develop stakeholder maps and engagement plans across technical, operational, procurement and executive stakeholders.
• Contribute to the evolution of CDP’s markets and service strategy with insightful recommendations.
• Share learnings and best practices across accounts to raise performance.

Education

Bachelor’s degree in engineering or related technical field

Job description

Cambridge Design Partnership seeks a Strategic Account Director to manage high-value consumer accounts across a designated territory. You will engage client companies needing an external engineering partner to accelerate new product development from concept through commercialization.

This senior role leads account strategy, growth, and long-term value, with ownership of pricing negotiations, pipeline management and forecast accuracy.