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Thales

Global defense and aerospace electronics

Key Account Sales Manager, Defense Sector

Account ManagementConfirmed live in the last 24 hours
Full-timeVélizy-Villacoublay, FranceNo salary listedHybrid

About the Job

Requirements

  • A higher-education qualification at bac+5 level from a business school, engineering school, or equivalent is required.
  • More than 8 years of confirmed experience selling IT services, including critical systems integration, application maintenance, and managed services, in an IT services company context.
  • In-depth expertise in the defense sector and its environment, including its issues, constraints, partnerships, and competitive ecosystem, is required.
  • Successful experience winning and expanding markets for IT projects in consulting, complex systems integration, or managed services is required.
  • Ability to maintain an existing client portfolio and develop new collaborations is required.
  • Ability to address different types of stakeholders and understand their issues and needs is required.

Responsibilities

  • Prospect and sell the entity’s offerings to current and prospective clients.
  • Identify client organizations, decision-making processes, and projects.
  • Actively participate in account plans.
  • Develop commercial proposals and conduct negotiations with the offer team, which prepares the technical proposal, through contract signature.
  • Meet order-intake objectives across a portfolio of clients and prospects.
  • Be responsible for revenue and margin for the business.
  • Ensure deadlines are met and clients are satisfied.
  • Provide regular, effective reporting and actively participate in commercial and business steering meetings.
  • Participate in marketing activities, including seminars, forums, and client-file work.

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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