Accenture

Sales Director - Financial Services, Banking

Accenture$136K — $237K *
Finance & Insurance
8 - 10 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 8+ years of experience in selling banking opportunities
  • 8+ years of Sales Pursuit Management experience
  • 2+ years in direct sales with quota of $10M+
  • 2+ years recent experience in the banking market
  • Bachelor's degree or equivalent work experience (minimum 12 years)

Responsibilities

  • Create technology solutions for complex business challenges
  • Engage with senior client stakeholders to drive strategic pursuits
  • Define pursuit strategies and develop compelling client messaging
  • Build trusted executive relationships within the industry
  • Leverage AI and cloud technologies to deliver scalable solutions
  • Lead and coordinate specific team sales activities
  • Navigate critical assignments with decision-making latitude

Benefits

  • Diverse and vibrant global community at Accenture
  • Opportunity to work on meaningful, innovative projects
  • Continuous investment in learning and professional growth
  • Work with certified practitioners and grow your tech stack and sales skills
  • Contribute to human-centric solutions for leading companies
  • Comprehensive medical, dental, vision, life, and long-term disability coverage
  • 401(k) plan, bonus opportunities, paid holidays, and paid time off
Full Job Description
You are:
A growth focused sales professional who has successfully created positive impact through year-on-year business expansion. You know - and have run all phases of a sales cycle, including qualification, sales pursuit and close by applying deep sales process and technical expertise. You develop relationships with key buyers and decision-makers at new and existing clients by utilizing a differentiated roadmap and framework leveraging the latest cloud-based technologies.

As a Sales Capture Senior Manager you will be responsible to shape, sell and close large deals that are single or multi-service. Close sales opportunities resulting in profitable sales growth by leading opportunities from qualification to deal close using deep sales process skills and expertise in Accenture's offerings. Senior sales capture professional will play a role in originating opportunities in addition to qualification, shaping, selling, negotiating and closing.

The work:
Create solutions to complex technology business problems/opportunities requiring in-depth knowledge of client buyer needs.

Interacts with senior client stakeholders and Accenture leadership to shape and drive strategic pursuits. Defines pursuit strategies, develops compelling client messaging, and builds trusted executive relationships. Brings differentiated, industry-leading perspectives leveraging AI-enabled capabilities across technology strategy, data and AI, application development and management, and infrastructure services. Demonstrates strong proficiency in cloud and AI platforms to shape and deliver scalable, business-driven solutions.

Has latitude in decision-making and determining objectives and approaches to critical assignments.

Operates within large teams and directs specific team sales activities.

Travel may be required for this role. The amount of travel will vary from 25 to 100% depending on business need and client requirements.

Here's what you need:
  • Minimum of 8 years of experience in selling banking opportunities
  • Minimum of 8 years' Sales Pursuit Management experience.
  • Minimum of 2 years' experience in direct sales with quota preferably in excess of $10M+
  • Minimum of 2 years' recent experience selling banking market
  • Bachelor's degree or equivalent (minimum 12 years) work experience. (If Associate's Degree, must have minimum 6 years work experience)


Bonus points if you have:
  • Experience working within G2000 customers.
  • Experience with C-Level client relationship building and relationship management.
  • Proven ability to operate within a team-oriented environment.
  • Demonstrated commitment, teamwork and collaboration in a professional setting; either military or civilian.
  • High energy level, focus and ability to work well in demanding client environments.
  • Excellent communication (written and oral) and interpersonal skills.
  • Strong leadership, problem solving, and decision-making abilities.
  • Unquestionable professional integrity, credibility and character.


What’s in it for you?

You will be part of a diverse, vibrant, global Accenture community; teams pushing the boundaries of new business capabilities and emerging technologies and services, sharing their experiences and lessons learned with each other. You’ll have the chance to thrive in an environment where your ideas are valued and your voice matters.

At Accenture, you will be able to work on meaningful and innovative projects, powered by the latest technologies and industry best practices such as event-driven architectures and domain driven design.

Accenture will continually invest in your learning and growth. You’ll learn from and work with Accenture's certified practitioners and Accenture will support you in growing your own tech stack, sales skills, and certifications.

You’ll be immersed in the design and implementation of human-centric solutions to help solve complex challenges with some of the world’s largest companies.

Compensation at Accenture varies depending on a wide array of factors, which may include but are not limited to the specific office location, role, skill set, and level of experience. As required by local law, Accenture provides a reasonable range of compensation for roles that may be hired as set forth below.
We anticipate this job posting will be posted until 07/05/2026.

Accenture offers a market competitive suite of benefits including medical, dental, vision, life, and long-term disability coverage, a 401(k) plan, bonus opportunities, paid holidays, and paid time off. See more information on our benefits here:

U.S. Employee Benefits | Accenture

Role Location Annual Salary Range
California $136,800 to $237,600
Cleveland $136,800 to $237,600
Colorado $136,800 to $237,600
District of Columbia $136,800 to $237,600
Illinois $136,800 to $237,600
Maine $136,800 to $237,600
Maryland $136,800 to $237,600
Massachusetts $136,800 to $237,600
Minnesota $136,800 to $237,600
New York $136,800 to $237,600
New Jersey $136,800 to $237,600
Virginia $136,800 to $237,600
Washington $136,800 to $237,600

About Accenture

Accenture plc is a multinational professional services company that provides services in strategy, consulting, digital, technology, and operations. The company has more than 537,000 employees serving clients in more than 120 countries. Accenture operates across five business segments: Communications, Media & Technology; Financial Services; Health & Public Service; Products; and Resources. The company is headquartered in Dublin, Ireland, and has offices worldwide.
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Size
624,000 employees
Market Cap
$173.8 billion
Industry
Net Income
$5.2 billion
Founded
1989
5 Year Trend
+11.2%
Revenue
$44.7 billion
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