Account Director

About the role

As an Account Director, you will be the primary point of contact for our key clients, ensuring successful strategy development and seamless execution of projects. You will collaborate with cross-functional teams — sales, marketing, creative, and finance — to deliver on client expectations and drive revenue growth. Your role is critical in maintaining the highest level of client satisfaction, identifying opportunities for expansion, and developing innovative strategies to maximize our market presence.

Key responsibilities

• Client liaison: Serve as the primary liaison between client and internal teams, fostering strong, trust-based relationships.
• Account operations: Oversee day-to-day account operations — planning, budgeting, and goal-setting — to meet or exceed client expectations.
• Team leadership: Lead and motivate cross-functional teams to deliver on-time, high-quality project deliverables.
• Strategy & reporting: Develop and present comprehensive account strategies, proposals, and performance reports to clients and internal stakeholders.
• Growth: Collaborate with leadership to identify growth opportunities, develop targeted sales strategies, and guide decision-making for account expansion.

Requirements

Education & experience

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Marketing, Communications, or a related field.
• 5+ years of account-management experience, preferably in a client-facing, agency, or consulting environment.
• Proven track record of successfully managing and growing high-value client accounts.

Skills & competencies

• Strong leadership and team-management abilities, with a knack for motivating diverse teams.
• Exceptional communication and presentation skills to engage and influence clients at all levels.
• Strategic and analytical mindset, with the ability to interpret data, spot trends, and make informed decisions.
• Excellent negotiation, conflict-resolution, and problem-solving capabilities.
• Ability to prioritize tasks effectively in a fast-paced environment, ensuring deadlines and quality standards are met.

Personal attributes

• Results-driven and self-motivated, with a proactive approach to client relationship building.
• Adaptable and resilient, maintaining professionalism under pressure.
• A collaborative attitude, with strong interpersonal skills and a commitment to team success.

About Perspix.ai

Perspix.ai is a Karlsruhe-based AI company specializing in tailor-made AI solutions. Our focus is to create systems that process requirement documents and data more efficiently, transparently, and sustainably. We rely on cutting-edge technology and a deep understanding of our customers' challenges to deliver smart automation and analysis tools — simplifying complex processes and helping businesses operate in a resource-conserving, future-oriented way.

At Perspix.ai, we strive to make AI tangible for organizations of any size, so they can benefit from data-driven insight and thrive in an increasingly digital world.