[Paris] Strategic Client Partner
At a glance
Mid-level Account Executive role at Dedale Intelligence. Paris · full-time · no salary stated · we estimate €86,861–€150,000 across France.
Dedale Intelligence has not published a salary for this role. The figure below is our estimate, not theirs.
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What you'll do
- Build senior relationships with private equity partners, M&A directors and C-suite clients through market-informed conversations
- Lead client onboarding and help users adopt the intelligence platform with confident product guidance
- Run renewals from spotting churn risk through coordinating support and negotiating final terms
- Use strategic account reviews to find advisory and platform expansion opportunities, then drive cross-sell and upsell
- Plan account growth with data, identify uncovered needs and bring customer feedback to product teams
What you bring
- Around three to five years in account management, inside sales or customer success within a listed relevant sector
- You have handled consultative selling and complex sales cycles, ideally from first contact through close
- You can use data to spot commercial openings and project account growth
Who this fits
This mid-level role is based in Paris and suits someone who can manage strategic client relationships while owning renewals and revenue growth. Experience in financial or consulting services, intelligence, or enterprise SaaS is relevant; interest in technology, investing and startup work is a plus.
From the employer
❗NOTE: This is an Ongoing Opportunity - We're Always Hiring Top Talent 🚀
As Dedale is committed to continuous growth and building a team of exceptional talent, this position remains open year-round. We are not bound by a specific hiring quota, but are focused on finding the right long-term fit for both the role and our culture. If you see this posting, it means that we are actively reviewing applications!
About Dedale:
Dedale is the differentiating source of strategic intelligence in the technology space.
With a unique team of over 100 full-time research analysts & planners, Dedale leverages a network of over 10 000 market professionals to deliver on the ground strategic intelligence to investors and corporates, with a core focus around North America and Europe.
Our team gathers top talents with diverse and international backgrounds. Our Research & Investment team has the strongest expertise in the ecosystem on B2B Software due diligence, and we are surrounded by a network of mentors including high-profile tech founders and investors.
Our Culture:
Dedale gathers a group of highly talented international individuals (incl. US, Chinese, Filipino, French, Moroccan, Latvian, Lebanese nationalities among others).
The leadership team is composed of experienced investment professionals & management consultants (ex-McKinsey, BCG consultants & managers).
Our advisory board is extremely high profile, including some of the most successful investors worldwide (incl. Managing Partners of the largest PE and Growth Equity funds, and Tech unicorn entrepreneurs).
We seek to develop a dream team of outstanding investment analysts with strong academic and professional achievements and a passion for investing and technology.
Your Opportunity:
Our Growth team plays a pivotal role in ensuring customer retention and driving expansion, contributing significantly to the success of our clients globally.
In this role, you will be responsible for growing revenue across Dedale’s full product portfolio - including our intelligence platform and advisory services - by maintaining high customer retention rates, proactively identifying and acting on expansion opportunities, and managing upsell, upgrade, and cross-sell initiatives throughout the customer journey.
You will further collaborate on strategic initiatives such as white space analysis, account planning and mapping, and building cross-functional partnerships with Sales support teams to maximize strategic account opportunities.
Your Role:
Strategic Relationship Management: Build trusted, high-level rapport with PE Partners, M&A Directors, and C-suite leaders. You will add value through market intelligence fluency in live conversations and in-person meetings.
Onboarding & Adoption: Lead onboarding sessions with authority and product fluency. You will "embark" users and motivate product adoption by projecting the seniority and credibility required for the PE/M&A space.
End-to-End Renewal Ownership: Own the entire renewal cycle - from early risk detection and churn prevention (orchestrating AM and CS resources) to the final commercial negotiation.
Strategic Growth & Upselling: Conduct regular strategic check-ins (bi-monthly/quarterly) to uncover "second-level" needs that convert into advisory mandates or platform upsells.
Revenue Execution: Drive expansion efforts through a solution-focused approach, identifying cross-sell and up-sell opportunities across the account lifecycle.
Account Strategy: Design and execute account-level growth strategies, utilizing data analysis to forecast trends and identify white space for the Sales team.
Internal Advocacy: Act as the voice of the customer, working cross-functionally to ensure product updates and features align with the sophisticated needs of our client base.
Your Profile:
The ideal candidate will possess the following qualifications:
Around or over 3-5 years of experience in account management, inside sales, customer success, or similar fields in Financial or Consulting Services, Intelligence, and/or Entreprise Saas Product.
Proven expertise in consultative/value selling and navigating complex, full-cycle sales processes, with a preference for end-to-end sales expertise.
Skilled at building rapport, cultivating trust, and maintaining strong relationships with diverse client bases.
Demonstrated success in consistently achieving or surpassing performance objectives.
Adept at leveraging data analysis to identify opportunities and forecast growth trends effectively.
Cherry on the Cake!
You would like to work in a start-up environment.
You are passionate about technology and investing.
Recruitment Process:
HR Introduction call
Interview with our AVP, Head of Development and Investor Relations, Sales Director
1 Case Study
Interview with the founder
Final interview with 2 members of the Leadership Team
This position is based in Paris.
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