A fast-growing deep-tech company at the forefront of quantum computing is looking for an experienced Account Manager to become its first commercial hire in the UK and help establish and grow the UK market. You'll work primarily with universities, research centres and technical customers, identifying new opportunities, managing complex sales cycles and building long-term relationships within one of the world's fastest-growing technology markets.
 
Responsibilities
  • Identify and develop new business opportunities across the UK.
  • Build and manage relationships with academic and research customers.
  • Own the full sales cycle from prospecting through to closing and account growth.
  • Conduct consultative discovery to understand customer requirements and challenges.
  • Translate technical requirements into relevant solutions and value propositions.
  • Work closely with technical, applications, product and marketing teams.
  • Develop account plans and consistently achieve revenue targets.
  • Represent the business at conferences, customer meetings and industry events.
 
Requirements
  • 5+ years' experience in technical, consultative or solution-based sales.
  • Proven track record of new business development and revenue growth.
  • Strong technical literacy, ideally within deep tech, engineering or scientific markets.
  • Excellent customer discovery and relationship-building skills.
  • Confident communicating with senior technical and academic stakeholders.
  • Fluent professional English.
  • Proactive, entrepreneurial and commercially driven.
  • Quantum computing experience is highly desirable.
  • Experience selling into universities/research organisations is a bonus.
 
Benefits
  • UK remote-based with regular travel.
  • Opportunity to build the UK commercial function from the ground up.
  • Competitive salary and performance-based earning potential.
  • Equity opportunities in a high-growth deep-tech business.
  • International exposure and travel to conferences and customer sites.
  • Opportunity to work alongside leading physicists, engineers and scientists.
  • Excellent career progression within a rapidly scaling quantum technology company.