Key Account Manager, France (Luxury, Hospitality & Cultural Partnerships)

Location: Paris, France, with an initial training period at the company headquarters in London. The role is listed as fully remote and also follows a hybrid model with a minimum of three office days per week.

Salary: €60,000–€65,000 per year, plus eligibility for a discretionary annual bonus.

Company

hirify.global creates playful, premium soft toys distributed and collected worldwide.

What you will do

• Manage a portfolio of strategic retail and wholesale accounts across France.
• Build partnerships with museums, cultural institutions, iconic landmarks, hospitality groups, premium destinations, and other experiential environments.
• Identify opportunities to grow sales, expand product distribution, and strengthen customer relationships.
• Monitor account performance, analyse market trends, and recommend product assortment and commercial opportunities.
• Collaborate with marketing, logistics, finance, customer service, and other internal teams to support account success.
• Visit retailers, conduct range reviews, represent hirify.global at trade shows, and follow up on new business opportunities.

Requirements

• Experience in key account management, business development, or partnerships within premium, luxury, hospitality, cultural, retail, or wholesale environments.
• Experience managing and developing a portfolio of customer accounts and delivering commercial growth.
• Strong commercial judgement, relationship-building, stakeholder management, and communication skills.
• Excellent organisation, accuracy, attention to detail, and ability to work cross-functionally in a fast-paced environment.
• Fluent French and English, written and spoken.
• Based in Paris, France, with regular office attendance required under the hybrid model.

Culture & Benefits

• Hybrid work model with a minimum of three days per week in the office.
• Premium Vitality health cover including optical and dental benefits for Head Office employees.
• Life insurance worth four times basic salary.
• 25 days of paid holiday and a Health Assured wellbeing support programme.
• Salary sacrifice pension scheme with 5% company and employee contributions.
• Subsidised breakfast and lunch prepared by an in-house private chef team, plus regular social events.