Full-Time

Account Director

Posted on 5/12/2026

Objective Corporation

Objective Corporation

201-500 employees

No salary listed

Reading, UK

Hybrid

Category
Sales & Account Management (1)
Required Skills
Sales
Marketing
Requirements
  • Strong business development skills and the ability to work from provided leads as well as identify and qualify new opportunities.
  • Outstanding sales ability including negotiation skills, persuasive ability and exceptional communication skills, both verbal and written.
  • Experience in one or more vertical markets of relevance, all levels of government, utilities, regulated industries.
  • Expert in Solution Selling, Strategic Selling or Challenger Selling methodologies.
  • Demonstrable experience of influencing both customers and partners at a senior level.
  • Minimum 10 years in an IT/software industry environment.
  • Ability to work autonomously and as part of a team.
Responsibilities
  • Identify and secure new customers for Information Intelligence products.
  • Devise and implement strategic sales plans.
  • Identify and pursue new business opportunities.
  • Negotiate contracts and coordinate with internal teams to deliver solutions to meet customers’ needs.
  • Drive revenue growth through retention, upsell, and new customer acquisition.
  • Build and execute strategic territory and account plans.
  • Demonstrate industry expertise and provide consultative insights to customers.
  • Collaborate closely with Presales, Product, Marketing, Consulting, and Customer Success teams.
  • Lead complex enterprise sales opportunities from discovery through negotiation and close.
  • Contribute to continuous improvement across products, processes, and customer engagement approaches.
Objective Corporation

Objective Corporation

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Company Size

201-500

Company Stage

IPO

Headquarters

Sydney, Australia

Founded

1987

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What believers are saying

  • Objective Build accelerates approvals with AI workflows for Australian councils.
  • $25M ARR at 80% margins trades at undervalued 3.5x P/S ratio.
  • Work180 endorsement boosts talent appeal in public sector software.

What critics are saying

  • Gary Fisher retirement severs strategic oversight amid budget slowdowns.
  • Simflofy acquisition drains cash as US expansion stalls versus OpenText.
  • Australian open-source ECM mandate by 2027 obsoletes proprietary Nexus.

What makes Objective Corporation unique

  • Objective Build launches purpose-built planning platform at PIA Congress 2025.
  • Objective partners with Maptionnaire for GIS-backed community engagement.
  • Objective acquires Simflofy to enhance content integration capabilities.

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