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We aim to make moving simpler, by giving everyone the best place to turn to and return to for access to the tools, expertise, trust, and belief to make it happen.\nWe’re home to the UK’s largest choice of properties and are the go-to destination for millions of people planning their next move, reading the latest industry news, or just browsing what’s on the market. \nPackage - £80,000 - £90,0000 basic, £10,000 OTE, Company Car\n\"Join a highly skilled Sales team supporting the UK's leading developers with insight, data and market leading products. It's a demanding, fast paced environment where strong relationship management and commercial focus are key.\" Callum Dingle - Sales Director & Hiring Manager.\nAs Area Director, you will lead and develop a team of Account Managers responsible for some of Rightmove's most strategic New Homes partnerships. 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Acting as a trusted commercial partner to senior decision makers, you will protect and grow these accounts while creating long-term value for customers and Rightmove.\nWhat you'llbe doing \nLead and inspire: Create a high-performance environment where Account Managers are empowered, supported and challenged to deliver ambitious commercial goals.\nOwn strategic developer partnerships: Personally manage relationships with several of Rightmove's largest and most strategic developer partners, building trust with senior decision makers and positioning Rightmove as a valued long-term partner.\nOwn and grow revenue: Take direct responsibility for retention, revenue performance and growth across your strategic accounts, while ensuring the wider team delivers its commercial objectives.\nDevelop talent: Coach, motivate and develop your team through clear expectations, regular feedback, meaningful development plans and effective performance management.\nShape account strategy: Ensure robust, insight-led account planning that identifies customer priorities, commercial opportunities and clear actions to deliver measurable value.\nUse insight to drive decisions: Translate customer, market and performance data into compelling stories and practical actions that improve customer and business outcomes.\nCollaborate strategically: Work closely with peers, Product, Marketing and other commercial teams to influence strategy, improve ways of working and deliver stronger outcomes for New Homes customers.\nPlan for success: Maintain the right focus and resources across your area, supporting recruitment, onboarding, succession planning and effective workload management. \nWhat we'relooking for \nProven success leading, coachingand developing high-performing sales or account management teams.\nStrong commercial acumen, with a track recordof protecting revenue and delivering sustainable growth.\nExperience owning major or strategically important customer relationships and influencing at senior or board level.\nAn expert understanding of sales and account management, with the confidence to lead complex commercial conversations.\nThe ability to analysedata, identifytrendsand turn insight into clear customer and business actions.\nExcellent communication and influencing skills, with the ability to build confidence internally and externally.\nA proactive, resilientand adaptable approach, with the judgement to balance peopleleadership, customer ownershipand commercial delivery.\nStrong planning and organisationalskills, with confidence usingAI tools,Excel and PowerPoint. \nSuccess in this role looks like \nA highly engaged, accountableand high-performing team.\nStrong retention and sustainable revenue growth across major developer partnerships.\nTrusted senior relationships with some of the UK's largest developer partners.\nConsistent delivery against team and personal commercial targets.\nInsight-led account management that creates measurable value for customers and Rightmove.\nPositive influence on the wider strategic direction of the New Homes business. \nSalary range\n£80,000—£90,000 GBP\nLife at Rightmove\nDespite our growth, we’ve remained a friendly, supportive place to work, with employee #1 still working here! We’ve done this by placing the Rightmove Hows at the heart of everything we do. These are the essential values that reflect our culture, and include:\nWe create value… by delivering results and building trust with partners and consumers.\nWe think bigger… by acting with curiosity and setting bold aspirations.\nWe care deeply… by being real, having fun, and valuing diversity.\nWe move together… by being one team - internally collaborative, externally competitive.\nWe make a difference… by focusing on delivering measurable impact.\n\nWe believe in careers that open doors and help our team develop by providing an open and inclusive work environment, offering ongoing training opportunities, and supporting charity fundraising events. 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