Maria King

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Associate Director, T&HR Ops sales effectiveness at Accenture

Southbury, Connecticut, United States

Overview

Maria King is an Associate Director at Accenture, specializing in global HR transformation, HRO, and SaaS solutions. She has a proven track record of exceeding sales plans by designing complex offerings and fostering strategic partnerships. Her colleagues often describe her as a focused, trusted advisor and an outstanding account executive.

Outside of her professional role, Maria is passionate about social causes and remembrance. She uses her platform to honor veterans and to advocate for choosing love and compassion, as inspired by messages from advocates like Scarlett Lewis of the Jesse Lewis Choose Love Movement.

She recently earned a certification in "Reinvention with Agentic AI, " highlighting her commitment to leveraging emerging technologies in her field.

Personality Overview

Assertive

Informal

Persuasive

A combination of speed and relationship gets the best response from them.  They are not against taking risks and can make tough decisions when required.
 They prefer to ensure that they are in control of the situation.

Topics They Care About

AI in HR
She actively posts about how AI is transforming HR, the need for HR-led AI Centers of Excellence, and has a certification in "Reinvention with Agentic AI. "
HR Transformation
Her entire career, including roles at Conduent and Accenture, focuses on designing and implementing transformation journeys to enhance operational efficiencies for clients in human capital solutions.
Learning & Development
Previously worked at Gartner and ETU, focusing on measuring learning effectiveness and consulting on learning transformations for Fortune 500 clients.

Media Appearances

Maria has no verified media appearances

Work History

10-2025
Associate Director, T&HR Ops sales effectiveness at Accenture
6-2022 - 4-2025
Director, Account Management Human Capital Solutions BPO at Conduent
7-2018 - 3-2022
Sales Director at EmpowerTheUser (ETU)
10-2014 - 7-2018
Senior Account Director CEB Strategic Accounts Program, Metrics That Matter at Gartner
9-2013 - 10-2014
Global Account Director, CrossKnowledge at John Wiley and Sons

Education

BS from Post University

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Insights For Selling To Maria

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Help them visualize the impact of their decision
  • Use phrases like ‘your decision will’, ‘you will impact’ etc.
  • Keep your pitch focused on the impact but nurture the relationship too

DONT's

  • Don't make any commitments that you might not be able to fulfill
  • Don’t hesitate from asking them how they truly feel about your product
  • Do not look like someone who doesn’t know what they are talking about

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Maria is

  • Relationship and product conviction matter equally, followed by a sense of achievement.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Maria

  • If they are not convinced, they will say no though in a friendly way.

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Maria move?

  • They can reach decisions quickly if they develop trust and confidence in the product.
  • Can Maria take some risk or not?

  • If necessary, they will be ready to take risks.

You And Maria

Personality Compatibility


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