Account Director - Banking

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Job Summary

Job Description

The Account Director - Banking role at TransUnion involves achieving annual revenue targets within the banking sector. Responsibilities include producing sales materials, leading the sales process, building a strong network of contacts, managing high-profile banking accounts, and negotiating contracts. The role requires expertise in the assigned accounts, products/services, market, and stakeholder management. Additionally, the Account Director will identify market opportunities for new products and solutions. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in a client-facing, strategic sales role with expertise in managing the full sales process.
Must have:
  • Extensive sales experience in a client-facing role.
  • Expert skills in managing the full sales process.
  • Excellent interpersonal and stakeholder management skills.
  • Proven ability in creating executive-level presentations.
  • Understanding of working in a regulated environment.
Perks:
  • 26 days’ annual leave + bank holidays (increasing with service)
  • Global paid wellness days off + a bonus day off to celebrate your birthday
  • A generous contributory pension scheme + access to the TransUnion Employee Stock Purchase Plan
  • Private health care + a variety of physical, mental and financial fitness wellbeing programmes
  • Access to diversity forums and communities

Job Details

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What We'll Bring:

We Are TransUnion:

TransUnion is a major credit reference agency, and we offer specialist services in fraud, identity and risk management, automated decisioning and demographics. We support organisations across a variety of sectors including finance, retail, telecommunications, utilities, gaming, government and insurance.

What You'll Bring:

We’re looking for a Account Director - Banking to join our growing team. 

Day to Day You’ll Be:

  • Achieve an annual revenue target within the Banking sector
  • Produce professional and compelling material to support sales pitches 
  • Personally lead, manage and run the sales process, bringing in additional resource as required
  • Develop a strong personal network of contacts to continually be aware of the market, both clients and competitors, and provide valuable information back into the business
  • Manage 1 high profile Banking accounts, predominantly southern based, representing significant revenue and having diverse and complex needs.
  • Become a subject matter expert on the assigned accounts, the financials relating to them, products/services, the market and the needs of assigned accounts.
  • Negotiate and manage the contracting process between TransUnion & client organisations.
  • Identify, build and develop relationships with key stakeholders to maximise revenue opportunities.
  • Manage and develop the business relationships for a number of strategic and/or large, complex allocated accounts and prospects to achieve revenue targets.
  • Identify market opportunities for new products and solutions, building a business case, and championing through the product development process.


Essential Skills & Experience:

  • Extensive experience of working in a client facing, strategic sales role or selling complex solutions to clients in a full cycle environment.
  • Experience and expert skills in managing the full sales process.
  • Drive and enthusiasm are needed as you’ll be responsible for your own account book.
  • Excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to influence at all levels.
  • Strong stakeholder management internally and externally.
  • Proven ability in creating and delivering effective executive level presentations.
  • Understanding of the importance of working in a regulated environment.
  • Full UK driving licence as some occasional travel will be expected.
     

Impact You'll Make:

What’s In It For you?
At TransUnion you will be joining a friendly, forward thinking global business.
As well as an excellent salary and bonus scheme or commission scheme (if joining our sales teams) our benefits package comes with:

  • 26 days’ annual leave + bank holidays (increasing with service)
  • Global paid wellness days off + a bonus day off to celebrate your birthday
  • A generous contributory pension scheme + access to the TransUnion Employee Stock Purchase Plan
  • Private health care + a variety of physical, mental and financial fitness wellbeing programmes such as access to mindfulness tools
  • Access to our diversity forums and communities so you can get involved in causes close to your heart

TransUnion – a place to grow: 
If there’s something on the list of essential / desirable skills that you can’t quite tick off, don’t let that put you off applying. We are open to exploring training and development opportunities for the right candidate to ensure you are successful.
We know imposter syndrome is real, lets confront it so we can continue to grow and thrive together

Flexibility at TU:
We recognise that our people need the freedom to balance their day-to-day lives with their work. This is why we’ve set out to create inclusive and flexible policies and practices for you to accommodate all your responsibilities and needs: children, family and beyond. If the role is advertised as full time, don’t let this stop you from applying. Let us know if you’re looking for a part time or flexible working arrangement and we can discuss this with you.

Additional support:
At TransUnion, we’re committed to fostering an inclusive and diverse workplace where all individual’s talents and perspectives are valued. When you apply for a position with us, you’re not just joining a team, you’re becoming part of a community that celebrates differences and embraces equality. We understand that everyone has different needs, which is why we offer a range of reasonable adjustments to our recruitment process. Please let us know if you require any reasonable adjustments to help you through the application process or to attend an interview with us by contacting ukrecruitment@transunion.com

Interview & Hiring Process:
Most of our recruitment processes are virtual, so you’ll get to know our hiring managers and teams over the phone and through video. If we need you to attend a physical in person interview your recruiter will inform you of this.

We do not accept any unsolicited CV’s from recruitment agencies.  If you are a recruitment agency on our PSL our talent team will contact you directly should we require any assistance. 

#LI-Remote
Find out more about Life At TU UK:
https://twitter.com/TransUnionUK
https://www.linkedin.com/company/transunion/life/

This is a remote position which may require occasional in-person attendance at work-related events at the discretion of management.

TransUnion Job Title

MAE I, Account Dev - Direct Sales

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About The Company

TransUnion is a global information and insights company that makes trust possible in the modern economy. We do this by providing an actionable picture of each person so they can be reliably represented in the marketplace.  As a result, businesses and consumers can transact with confidence and achieve great things.  

This picture is grounded in our legacy as a credit reporting agency which enables us to tap into both credit and public record data; our data fusion methodology that helps us link, match and tap into the awesome combined power of that data; and our knowledgeable and passionate team, who stewards the information with expertise, and in accordance with local legislation around the world.

A leading presence in more than 30 countries across five continents, TransUnion provides solutions that help create economic opportunity, great experiences and personal empowerment for hundreds of millions of people.

We call this Information for Good®—it’s our purpose, and what drives us every day.

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