Version 1 has celebrated over 28 years in Technology Services and continues to be trusted by global brands to deliver solutions that drive customer success. Our expertise enables our customers to navigate the rapidly changing Digital-First world we live in. We foster strong partnerships with leading technology giants including Microsoft, AWS, Oracle, Red Hat, OutSystems, Snowflake, ensuring that our customers are provided with the highest quality solutions and services.
Job Description
As a Customer Delivery Director, you'll be the driving force behind delivery performance, customer health, renewals, and expansions for key accounts. Working closely with your Account Director partner, you'll own the complete customer success journey while maintaining commercial discipline and delivery excellence. This partnership will be responsible for delivery excellence and commercial growth, driving sustainable revenue and exceptional customer satisfaction.
What You'll Do
Lead Customer Relationships
* Build trusted partnerships with senior customer stakeholders
* Lead governance including steering committees and performance reviews both internally and directly with the customer
* Manage escalations proactively and ensure rapid resolution
* Drive customer satisfaction targets and retention
Drive Delivery Excellence
* Provide strategic oversight across all customer engagements
* Lead multi-disciplinary teams and ensure consistent quality
* Implement best practices and drive continuous improvement
* Own on‑time, on‑budget delivery across all projects
Own Commercial Performance
* Manage financial performance
* Identify growth opportunities and drive expansion within accounts
* Support contract negotiations, renewals, and change control
* Collaborate with commercial teams to develop new opportunities
Build High-Performance Teams
* Foster a culture of transparency, accountability, and empowerment
* Promote employee engagement and professional development
Qualifications
* Experience of working in a similar role in the Financial Services market, preferably in the Capital Markets domain
* Exceptional leadership and stakeholder management abilities
* Strong executive presence and communication skills
* Commercial acumen with a customer-centric mindset
* Strategic thinking combined with operational discipline
* Proven track record growing accounts and achieving high customer satisfaction
* Comfortable working with numbers and financial metrics
* Ability to thrive in fast-paced, high-accountability environments
What Success Looks Like
* High customer satisfaction
* Account growth and revenue retention meeting and exceeding commercial targets
* Consistent on‑time, on‑budget, excellent delivery
Why This Role Matters
You’ll be instrumental in strengthening our most important customer relationships while driving meaningful growth. This role offers the unique opportunity to shape customer success strategy, lead high-performing teams, and make a direct impact on both customer outcomes and business performance.
Reporting to the Chief Customer Success Officer, you’ll work at the intersection of delivery, commercial excellence, and customer satisfaction – bringing a growth mindset to everything you do.
Additional Information
Why Version 1?
At Version 1, we believe in providing our employees with a comprehensive benefits package that prioritises their wellbeing, professional growth, and financial stability.
* Share in our success with our Quarterly Performance‑Related Profit Share Scheme, where employees collectively benefit from a share of the company’s profits.
* Strong career progression & mentorship coaching through our Strength in Balance & Leadership schemes with a dedicated quarterly Pathways Career Development programme.
* Flexible/remote working. Version 1 is tremendously understanding of life events and people’s individual circumstances and offers flexibility to help achieve a healthy work‑life balance.
* Financial wellbeing initiatives including pension, private healthcare cover, life assurance, financial advice and an employee discount scheme.
* Employee wellbeing schemes including gym discounts, bike to work, fitness classes, mindfulness workshops, employee assistance programme and much more. Generous holiday allowance, enhanced maternity/paternity leave, marriage/civil partnership leave and special leave policies.
* Educational assistance, incentivised certifications, and accreditations, including AWS, Microsoft, Oracle, and Red Hat.
* Reward schemes including Version 1’s Annual Excellence Awards & “Call‑Out” platform.
* Environment, Social, and Community First initiatives allow you to get involved in local fundraising and development opportunities as part of fostering our diversity, inclusion and belonging schemes.
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