Key Account Manager, Data Centres

Location: London

Contract Type: Full-time, Permanent

Are you ready to take your career to the next level? We are on the lookout for a dynamic and experienced Key Account Manager to join our rapidly expanding UKI Data Centre sales team. This is your chance to play a pivotal role in driving new business and expanding strategic relationships across a diverse range of data centre customers, including hyperscalers, colocation providers, enterprise end users, contractors, and consultants.

In this exciting role, you will be responsible for delivering both short-term wins and long-term multi-year growth for our Carrier Data Centre business in the UK & Ireland. Here’s what you’ll be doing:

• Identify, qualify, and pursue new opportunities across hyperscaler, colocation, edge, enterprise, and replacement cycles.
• Serve as the primary point of contact for strategic and hyperscaler accounts, building strong, long-lasting relationships at multiple levels.
• Coordinate closely with engineering, operations, and project management teams to ensure successful delivery from order to commissioning.
• Build and maintain a robust, insight-led pipeline and backlog aligned to a strategic account plan.
• Run a disciplined prospecting cadence (outreach, events, referrals) to open new buying centres and projects.
• Represent Carrier at industry events, conferences, and networking forums to enhance our brand and pipeline.

To thrive in this role, you should possess the following:

• Strong experience in Key Account Management, sales, or business development within data centre infrastructure; HVAC/chilled-water and airside cooling experience is highly valued.
• A proven track record of managing large, complex accounts and delivering against ambitious targets.
• Technical knowledge is advantageous, particularly in hydronic chilled-water and airside products applicable to data centre cooling.
• The ability to translate technical concepts into compelling business value propositions and ROI.
• Strong negotiation, communication, and stakeholder management skills; excellent time management and organization.
• A willingness to travel and utilize regional offices as needed; IT literate with MS Office skills.
• A hunter mentality: proactive pipeline generation, resilience, and disciplined execution.
• A customer-obsessed, strategic, and consultative approach to value creation.

At Carrier, we believe in rewarding our team members for their hard work and dedication. Here’s what you can expect:

• Competitive base salary
• Uncapped sales bonus scheme with accelerators
• Company vehicle or cash allowance
• 25 Days Holiday + bank holidays
• Holiday purchase scheme
• Company Pension
• Opportunity to shape the future of a high-performing sales team
• Career progression and development opportunities; work with industry-leading equipment
• Access to our Benefits Central Platform, hosting employee reward and recognition initiatives and health and wellbeing resources

Carrier is the world’s leader in high-technology heating, air-conditioning, and refrigeration solutions. With over 100 years of proven innovation, we solve problems on a global scale, driving new industries forward. Our mission is to be the first choice for heating, air-conditioning, and refrigeration solutions worldwide. We strive every day to make the world a better place to live, work, and play. Consistently ranked among the world’s most respected companies, we are also pioneers in social responsibility, caring for both the environment and our people.

Carrier is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or veteran status, age, or any other federally protected class.

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