Cognia Law

Account Manager

• Identify, research, and target prospective clients, building and maintaining a pipeline of high-quality leads.
• Proactively engage with senior legal leaders (e.g., GCs, Heads of Legal) to position Cognia’s value proposition and secure meetings.
• Work with assigned LT/Executive Sponsors to plan and progress lead-generation activities.
• Qualify opportunities by understanding client needs, using case studies and KPIs to build a business case.
• Develop creative outreach tactics and campaigns to open doors and build trust.
• Manage and update Pipedrive for your own leads and accounts.
• Work with Cognia Leadership Team (LT), SMEs, and the wider team to develop leads, shape opportunities, qualify deals, implement win plans, orchestrate Team Cognia, and progress deals through the sale cycle until closure.
• Act as primary point of contact and ‘owner’ for new business opportunities received by Cognia.
• Oversee assigned leads by managing touchpoints during the sales cycle, shaping opportunities into winnable deals.
• Move deals through Pre-Sales and Qualification, ensuring fit with Cognia and working with prospects/clients to build express needs and KPIs.
• Develop and manage win plans for qualified deals.
• Orchestrate all Team Cognia engagement with clients, including Executive Sponsors and SMEs.
• Demonstrate ownership for progressing and managing bids through stage 1 and 2, contributing actively to drafting proposals and solutions.
• Support contract and commercial discussions with accounts/deals.
• Work with Executive Sponsors, SMEs, and Team Cognia to prepare and manage account plans with strategies and actions to achieve business objectives and metrics.
• Manage ongoing execution of account plans, ensuring planning and follow-up activities are completed.
• Establish and nurture strong client relationships at all levels, including procurement.
• Lead and orchestrate Team Cognia in support of these relationships.
• Understand the competitive landscape of accounts, developing strategies to engage and win versus competitors.
• Shape client needs to address business objectives, increasing opportunity and improving Cognia’s win chances.
• Develop leads, shape opportunities, qualify deals, and orchestrate Team Cognia to progress deals through to closure.
• Support all contract and commercial discussions within accounts/deals.
• Collaborate with delivery teams to review and enhance account performance, identifying areas for additional support.

Sales Development Representative – Lead, Deal & Account Management