Account Manager – Telco & Greenfield IoT (fmd)

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Account Manager Telco & Greenfield IoT (f/m/d)

Thales in Germany is part of an internationally leading technology group in the defence and security aerospace as well ascyber security and digital identity markets.

In Munich you willencountersolutions related to digital transformation using clouddataand software. This is the right place for you if you want to help us making digital servicesidentitiesand transactions secure and reliable. Join the Thales expert team which ensures as global market leader in digital security that billions of people worldwide can use trusted digital services. We are happy to have you on board!

Your missionasAccount Manager Telco & Greenfield IoT (f/m/d):

• Having you on board we will strengthen and further develop our relationships with Telco operators and enterprise customers across Germany. You act as the main commercial contact for strategic customers ensuring a high level of customer satisfaction long-term retention and sustainable business growth.

• You identify and drive new business opportunities within existing accounts by proactively developing customer relationships and positioning relevant services and solutions through upselling and cross-selling activities.

• You play a key role in expanding our presence in the IoT market. By identifying assessing and pursuing greenfield opportunities you engage with new customers startups and industry stakeholders to understand market needs and translate them into successful business opportunities.

• Working closely with internal teams you contribute to the development of proposals pilot projects and go-to-market strategies for new IoT use cases and industry verticals such as smart metering smart cities mPOS precision agriculture and industrial IoT.

• You own the complete sales cycle from prospecting and opportunity qualification through contract negotiation and closure ensuring the achievement of quarterly and annual business targets.

• Using your market expertise you develop and execute territory and account plans aligned with corporate objectives. At the same time you maintain a reliable sales pipeline and forecast through effective use of CRM and sales enablement tools.

• In your interface function you collaborate closely with product technical legal and marketing teams to support complex customer engagements and deliver tailored solutions that create long-term value.

• Not only do you identify new market opportunities but you also provide valuable market insights and competitive intelligence that contribute to product development business planning and the overall growth strategy of the company.

We are looking forward to:

• Completed studies in Telecommunications Engineering Business Administration or a comparable qualification.

• 5 years of professional experience in B2B account management sales or business development within the Telco IoT or related technology sectors combined with a proven track record of managing complex customer relationships and driving sustainable business growth.

• Comprehensive knowledge of the Telco ecosystem (MNOs MVNOs network technologies and digital services) as well as a solid understanding of the IoT value chain including devices connectivity platforms and applications.

• Excellent communication stakeholder management and negotiation skills and the ability to build long-term partnerships at all levels of customer organizations.

• Technically you convince with your strong business acumen entrepreneurial mindset and strategic approach to identifying new opportunities developing customer relationships and driving sustainable business growth.

• Personally you enthuse with your high level of self-motivation ownership mentality and ability to work independently in a remote environment while being a collaborative team player who builds trusted relationships across functions and cultures.

• Ideally you bring experience from multinational environments and/or working with Tier-1 or Tier-2 Telco providers a good understanding of the German market and regulatory landscape as well as a willingness to travel regularly within the assigned region.

• Fluency in German and English

The Group invests more than 45billion per year in Research & Development in key areas particularly for critical environments such as Artificial Intelligence cybersecurityquantumand cloud technologies.

In 2025 the Group generatedsales of 22.1billion.

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