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Thales

Global defense and aerospace electronics

Sector Manager

Account ManagementPosted on Nov 13
Full-timeÉlancourt, FranceNo salary listedHybrid

About the Job

Requirements

  • Demonstrated experience managing projects and/or activity portfolios in a digital services, consulting, or systems integration environment.
  • Good understanding of large organizations and ability to work in complex client environments, ideally with major accounts.
  • Ability to manage financial and operational performance, including budget tracking, profitability, forecasting, commitments, and risks.
  • Experience in business development, client relationship management, and identifying new business opportunities.
  • Ability to manage multiple projects and coordinate multidisciplinary teams, potentially in an international context.
  • Good understanding of digital transformation and performance opportunities related to cloud, data, and artificial intelligence.
  • Ability to mobilize teams around a shared vision and objectives through hierarchical and cross-functional management.
  • Interest in supporting employees, developing their skills, and encouraging autonomy.
  • Ability to foster cooperation, create shared purpose, and empower teams.
  • Strong client-facing skills, service orientation, and ability to communicate with stakeholders at different levels, including decision-makers.
  • Proactive, entrepreneurial approach and ability to identify opportunities and take initiatives to develop business.
  • Results orientation and ability to make decisions and manage commitments.
  • Ability to anticipate, make trade-offs, and manage complex situations.
  • Ability to support organizational, technological, and human transformations.

Responsibilities

  • Represent Thales Services Numériques to clients, ensure project delivery, develop the portfolio, and manage sector activity.
  • Address the strategic and complex challenges of a CAC 40 client.
  • Provide high-value services to support the client’s information systems and IT organization in delivering solutions.
  • Improve the user experience for employees and business functions.
  • Maximize return on investment through rigorous cost management.
  • Manage commitments associated with offers and projects, ensure proper execution, and monitor and develop the sector’s project portfolio.
  • Drive growth in new areas, identify opportunities to expand business, and develop existing client activities.
  • Track project finances and consolidate sector-level actual and forecast data, controlling costs, profitability, and financial commitments.
  • Manage project portfolios operationally, ensure delivery commitments and service quality, and maintain client satisfaction.
  • Contribute to commercial development, particularly internationally, identify new growth opportunities, and develop relationships with key client stakeholders.
  • Support and develop sector employees through hierarchical and cross-functional management, build team cohesion, and develop talent, including by managing and supporting the sector’s dedicated Program Managers.
  • Participate in escalations with the Sector Lead, help resolve complex situations, and secure commitments to the client.
  • Contribute to presales activities.
  • Act as the client interface and maintain a lasting relationship of trust.

About the Company

Thales

Global defense and aerospace electronics

Thales designs and delivers critical technology for aerospace, defense, and digital security. Its products include electronics, software, and data-security systems that power air travel, payments, and modern military platforms, by integrating hardware and software to build systems such as avionics, radar, cybersecurity, and secure communications that collect sensor data and protect networks. It stands out through deep industrial experience, end-to-end solutions across defense, aerospace, and cybersecurity, and a focus on AI and quantum tech, aided by strategic acquisitions and partial state ownership. Its goal is to provide reliable, secure, and connected technologies that support national security, public safety, and everyday life by solving complex security and connectivity challenges.

Company size
10,001+
Company stage
IPO
Headquarters
Meudon, France
Founded
1893

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