Key Account Manager

About the job

The Department of Computer Science at OST comprises three institutes and two degree programmes at two locations. For the Departmental Staff of Computer Science (Rapperswil location) we are looking for a 1 January 2027 or by arrangement a

Key Account Manager

Key Account Manager

Your tasks

• You maintain existing partnerships of the Department of Computer Science and acquire new corporate clients and cooperation partnerships for research, services and further education.
• You identify potential for new projects and contracts in research and services and contribute to securing these for our institutes.
• You conduct sales talks, analyse customer needs and present the competencies and offerings of our three computer science institutes convincingly and appropriately for the target group.
• You support the active marketing of our further education offerings and represent the Department of Computer Science at companies, trade fairs and other events.

Your qualifications

• You have a bachelor’s degree, for example in business administration, business informatics, industrial engineering or a comparable field.
• You have a strong affinity for computer science and enthusiasm for new technologies and can communicate technical topics clearly and customer-oriented.
• You enjoy selling, actively acquiring customers and developing concrete business opportunities from contacts.
• You approach people openly and confidently, recognise customer needs and convince with communication skills and negotiation ability.
• You actively seek direct exchange personally, by phone and via digital channels and communicate securely and reliably with different stakeholders.
• You work independently, structured, goal- and result-oriented and keep an overview even with different customer concerns.
• You have very good German language skills in spoken and written form.
• Initial experience in acquisition, customer support, sales or a comparable environment is an advantage.

We offer

• Modern employment conditions with a workplace on Lake Zurich directly at Rapperswil station
• A newly created position with the opportunity to help build and further develop key account management in the Department of Computer Science.
• A role at the interface between university and business with direct insight into current topics from research, services and further education.
• A stable, innovative university environment with diverse development opportunities.
• A young, friendly and collegial team.
• Collaboration with committed professionals from our three computer science institutes.

Interested?

Have we aroused your interest and do you have the desired qualifications? We look forward to receiving your application by 29.11.2026 at the latest via our online tool. For further information please contact Sandra Moebus, Head of Departmental Staff Computer Science at sandra.moebus@ost.ch.

Your benefits with us

You can find our benefits on our career page .

About OST

OST - Eastern Switzerland University of Applied Sciences is an intercantonal and international university of applied sciences with locations in Buchs, Rapperswil-Jona and St.Gallen. With excellent bachelor’s and master’s degree programmes as well as up-to-date further education, we train future-oriented specialists and executives. In the field of application-oriented research and development as well as services, we are among the leading institutions nationally.

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Tenzin Nelung
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