OpenText

Client Director

OpenText$115K — $165K *
US-AnywhereRemote in Canada
Business Services
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • University Degree or College Diploma with 10+ years of relevant IM/IT experience or equivalent.
  • At least 7 years of experience with IT systems and Professional Services sales.
  • Prior success in closing and directing engagements totaling at least $1 million in annual fees.
  • Strong understanding of complex business and technical processes with knowledge of project management disciplines.
  • Familiarity with OpenText products and ability to match them to client needs; previous large-scale ECM project experience is preferred.
  • Strong communication skills with a professional presence developed over 10 to 15 years of work experience.
  • Willingness to travel up to 3-4 days per week.

Responsibilities

  • Drive Professional Services sales and generate revenue across accounts in the US.
  • Develop and propose tailored solutions for clients, using creativity and tools to address their needs.
  • Create a robust pipeline to meet quarterly bookings targets and ensure accurate opportunity status updates in Salesforce.
  • Negotiate project deliverables, schedules, and costs with external suppliers and internal teams.
  • Work closely with the sales team to boost revenue within existing accounts across the service offerings.
  • Manage resource and opportunity forecasting, proposal preparation, and track contract and invoicing statuses.
  • Partner cross-functionally with the Professional Services team to enhance client account communication and support RFP efforts.

Benefits

  • Comprehensive benefits package supporting physical, emotional, and financial wellbeing.
  • Opportunities for variable and commission compensation.
  • Paid vacation entitlement and time off.
  • Access to a supportive global community that values trust and ownership.
Full Job Description
YOUR IMPACT
A Client Director role at OpenText is more than a job-it's an opportunity to drive meaningful impact for clients and the business. In this role, you will be responsible for Professional Services sales, revenue generation, and customer success across accounts in US, while collaborating with peers across North America to achieve shared goals around bookings, revenue, margin, and customer advocacy.

As Client Director, you will own all aspects of Professional Services within your territory, including driving services sales, supporting license and cloud opportunities, and ensuring successful solution implementation. You will serve as a trusted advisor to clients, strengthening relationships while positioning the full portfolio of Professional Services to maximize customer value.

WHAT THE ROLE OFFERS
• Selling Professional Services across different accounts
• Generating revenue opportunities by developing solutions for clients and Service Offering using creativity and the available tools.
• Creating a pipeline of opportunity to generate bookings meeting quarterly budget expectations.
• Negotiating project deliverables/schedules/costing for services from external suppliers or other groups within Open Text.
• Regular and timely updating of opportunity status in our CEM system (Salesforce.com)
• Working with the sales team to generate revenue within existing accounts by proposing the full range of solution realization, enhancement, and operational services including updates, upgrades, customization to existing clients.
• Ensuring timely delivery and management of resource forecasting, opportunity forecasting, proposal/SOW writing and achieving required approvals, contract and invoicing status using appropriate tools available.
• Understanding revenue forecasting and be able to report accurately on Quarterly revenue and bookings to Regional Vice-President.
• Partnering cross-functionally with the Professional Services team to support RFP development, drive opportunity tracking, and contribute to business development synergy sessions, ensuring effective communication of client account activities to key OpenText stakeholders.
• Dealing with C-Level executives

WHAT YOU NEED TO SUCCEED
• University Degree or College Diploma and/or relevant IM/IT experience (10+ years) or equivalent.
• At least 7 years of experience with IT systems.
• Experience selling Professional Services
• Expertise in complex business and technical processes and their implications across the enterprise. Knowledge of project management disciplines and processes.
• Knowledge of the Open Text product offerings and how to associate such to client's business requirements preferred.
• Ability to use standard methodologies to quickly evaluate and size an opportunity. Being able to quickly assemble business requirements to OT modules and provide an estimate for budgetary purposes.
• Previous experience in planning and implementing large scale ECM projects.
• At least two years prior experience closing and directing engagements totaling at least $1 million in annual fees
• Have experience selling to and/or working for enterprise clients across United States
• Strong presence and confidence, exhibiting professional maturity, strong communication skills with at least 10 to 15 years working experience
• Solid work ethic with a willingness to 'do what it takes' to meet client demands
• Willingness to travel, at times, up to 3-4 days per week

ONE LAST THING:
OpenText is more than just a corporation, it's a global community where trust is foundational, the bar is raised, and outcomes are owned

Compensation: At OpenText, we offer a thoughtfully designed benefits package that supports your physical, emotional, and financial wellbeing. A summary of those benefits can be found on our Why Join Us page. As you move through the hiring process, we're happy to provide more details about our compensation programs, including variable and commission compensation opportunities for eligible roles, vacation entitlement, and paid time off.

Salary Range: $115,760 - $165,760; Depending on the candidate's education, experience, skills, geographical location, and alignment with internal equity and external market, actual salary may vary and be higher or lower than the range posted.

About OpenText

OpenText Corporation is a Canadian company that develops and sells enterprise information management software. The company is headquartered in Waterloo, Ontario, Canada. OpenText software applications manage content or unstructured data for large companies, government agencies, and professional service firms. OpenText aims to help customers digitize their operations and optimize their information management processes. The company has made several acquisitions over the years to expand its product offerings and customer base. OpenText has a global presence with offices in North America, Europe, Asia, and Australia.
Learn more about OpenText
Size
14,300 employees
Market Cap
$7.8 billion
Industry
Founded
1991
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