Associate Director, Corporates

CDP Global

• $93K — $116K *
Business Services
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 5-7 years of experience in renewals, customer retention, or sales roles, preferably in the sustainability sector.
  • Demonstrated history of achieving sales targets and driving business growth.
  • Strong customer-centric mindset with ability to anticipate client needs.
  • Exceptional relationship-building skills with clients and internal stakeholders.
  • Excellent communication, negotiation, and presentation abilities.
  • Experience selling to financial and non-financial corporates, with insights into purchasing decision processes.
  • Relevant degree qualification or equivalent professional experience. Fluent in one or more local languages.

Responsibilities

  • Engage and manage client relationships to ensure high satisfaction and retention among strategic customers.
  • Identify and develop cross-sell and greenfield sales opportunities.
  • Craft and present tailored business proposals that align CDP's offerings with client needs.
  • Influence market renewal strategies by collaborating with the Market Director, developing plans, and monitoring targets.
  • Mentor junior team members in strategy development and execution.
  • Negotiate renewals, including licensing and contract terms, tailored to client use cases of CDP data.
  • Monitor market trends and client feedback to inform business development strategies and uncover opportunities.
  • Maintain accurate sales pipeline management and forecasting using Dynamics 365.
  • Report on sales performance and key metrics to senior management regularly.
  • Represent CDP at industry events to promote services and foster customer relationships.

Benefits

  • Hybrid work model with 2 days in the office per week.
  • Commitment to an inclusive workplace culture.
  • Opportunity to work closely with high-profile, strategic clients.
  • Contributions to personal development through mentorship and performance conversations.
  • Participation in shaping business development processes and strategies within a respected organization.
Full Job Description
About this role:

This role will be a key relationship management contact for existing customers and in:

Corporates: relationship management including renewals and greenfield sales with corporates providing solutions for disclosure use cases data generation.

Financials: relationship management including renewals and greenfield sales with financial institutions focused providing solutions to financial use cases and activating the data.

Data and Channels: relationship management including renewals and greenfield sales of environmental data sales to channels including third party distributors, consultants, software and service providers and data houses.

ASPs: renewals of ASP program to customers.

With particular focus on high-priority, strategic customers in the market. As a generalist, the role acts as the primary point of contact for clients and plays a critical role in driving business development, retention, and revenue growth through renewal activities and greenfield sales opportunities.

What you will do:
• Client Relationship Engagement and Management: Build and maintain strong relationships to ensure customer retention with some of the most high-profile, strategic CDP customers. This involves understanding their needs and ensuring high levels of client satisfaction.
• Identify cross-selling opportunities and products of interest for existing customers. Develop greenfield opportunities.
• Proposal Development for Customers. Prepare and present compelling business proposals and presentations to existing customers. This includes developing customized solutions that align with client needs and CDP's value proposition.
• Be a key influencer with Market Director in Market Renewal Strategies. This includes developing renewals plans, setting targets,and monitoring performance against objectives.
• Provide Mentoring and Guidance to junior members of the team on strategy development and execution.
• Renewals negotiations: This includes licence and contract negotiations, understanding core use cases of CDP data.
• Market Intelligence: Stay informed about market trends, competitive landscape, and client feedback. Use this information to inform business development strategies and identify new opportunities.
• Pipeline and Forecasting Discipline: Maintain a disciplined approach to pipeline management and forecasting. Ensure that Dynamics 365 (D365) is kept up to date with accurate and timely input to support data- driven decision-making. A proactive and optimistic approach is essential.
• Performance Reporting: Track and report on business development activities, including sales performance, pipeline status, and key metrics. Provide regular updates to senior management.
• Event Participation: Represent CDP at relevant industry events, conferences, and networking opportunities. This includes promoting CDP's services and building relationships with potential customers.
• Collaboration across teams. Build a strong customer picture across CDP of customer touchpoints; ensure internal communication on customer is up-to-date.
• Continuous Improvement: Continuously seek opportunities to improve business development processes and strategies. This includes staying updated on best practices and industry developments.

Actively contribute to an effective and engaged team, clear on its purpose and contribution, by:
• Ensuring you know what is expected of you, through regular 1:1's, having clear objectives in place, and participating in open and honest performance and development conversations
• Ensuring a respectful and inclusive workplace, where team members communicate openly, share knowledge so it can be used, and respect difference.
• Living the CDP Values and demonstrating the behaviours appropriate to your position.

We're looking for:

• Experience: Demonstrable experience in renewals and customer retention, sales, or a related field, preferably within the sustainability sector.
• Track Record: Proven track record of achieving sales targets and driving business growth.
• Customer-centric mindset. Ability to anticipate needs of customers and identify opportunities.
• Relationship Building: Strong ability to build and maintain relationships with clients and partners.
• Communication Skills: Excellent communication, negotiation, and presentation skills.
• Experience in Selling: Experience in selling ideally to financial or non-financial corporates, with an understanding of customers' internal teams responsible for purchase decisions.
• Education: Relevant degree qualification or equivalent experience.
• Language Proficiency: Fluent in one or more local languages.

Before you apply:

We'llonly use the information you provide to process your application. For more details on how we use your information, seeourapplicant'sprivacy notice. By uploading your CV and covering letter, you are permitting CDP to use the information you have provided for recruitment purposes.

The salary banding for this role is $93,486 - $116,858. Holidays and benefits in accordance with local regulations. This is a hybrid role, candidates will need to live within a commutable distance of the local office and be comfortable with 2 days in the office per week.

Howtoapply:

Please upload your CV in English via the application form.We will be reviewing applications on a rolling basis. We are looking for the successful candidate to start as soon as possible. Application deadline is 15th October 2026.

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