Manager, Enterprise Account Management
We are seeking a strategic and results-driven manager to lead our growing account management team and drive revenue growth by calling on our corporate accounts. The ideal candidate possesses a proven track record of successfully leading a team and growing a portfolio of high-value accounts, exceeding sales targets, and cultivating strong customer relationships. You are a customer-centric leader with exceptional communication, negotiation, and team management skills.
About The Role
Leadership and Strategy:
- Develop and implement a comprehensive account management strategy aligned with the Corporates segment's strategy in collaboration with cross-functional teams to drive new customer acquisition, expand customer relationships, and renewal sales within assigned territories.
- Oversee the development and execution of strategic account plans to achieve sales targets, maximize revenue from existing customers, and expand the customer base.
- Lead, mentor, and manage a high-performing account management team, fostering a positive and results-oriented environment through sales process excellence.
- Establish clear goals, KPIs, and performance metrics for the team, providing regular feedback and coaching to drive individual and team success.
- Ensure a strategic product mix across the assigned team to achieve company revenue goals and sustainable growth.
Customer Relationship Management:
- Foster strong, long-term relationships with key customers and stakeholders, building trust and credibility through consistent communication and exceptional service.
- Ensure high levels of customer satisfaction and loyalty by addressing customer needs and concerns promptly and effectively.
- Collaborate with the Customer Success Leader to ensure a seamless customer experience, contributing to customer retention and expansion of the full product portfolio.
- Collaborate closely with customers to thoroughly understand their business needs, challenges, and goals.
- Participate in key customer business meetings to ensure alignment with customer goals and objectives, demonstrating a deep understanding of their business.
Collaboration Internal Partners as a customer advocate:
- Partner effectively with solution consultants to develop tailored solutions that precisely meet customer needs and requirements.
- Coordinate seamlessly with professional services teams to ensure timely and successful implementation of solutions, guaranteeing customer satisfaction.
- Collaborate with the sales team and the Partnerships & Alliances team to develop and execute go-to-market campaigns with strategic partners.
- Develop strong relationships with key partners, ensuring that the partner metric is consistently met or exceeded.
- Partner and collaborate with Industry & Product Specialists to develop and execute impactful product marketing campaigns and develop our customer solution portfolio.
- Contribute to the prioritization of features and continuous improvement of our solutions and processes based on market feedback and customer needs.
Performance Management and Reporting:
- Closely monitor, analyze, and report on key performance metrics, including sales targets, renewal rates, and customer satisfaction, to track progress and identify areas for improvement.
- Provide regular reports, updates, and other information on account management activities and outcomes to executive leadership, ensuring transparency and accountability.
- Continuously assess and improve processes to enhance efficiency and effectiveness of the account management team.
Key Success Measures
- Sales Performance: Total Revenue, Team Quota Achievement, Average Deal Size, Win Rate, Sales Cycle Length, Revenue Growth, Upsell/Cross-sell Revenue, Net Dollar Retention, Customer Lifetime Value (CLTV), Customer Acquisition Cost (CAC) to CLTV Ratio, Partner Attach Rate, New customer acquisition
- Leadership and Operational Efficiency: Account Manager Productivity, Strategic Account Planning, Operational Excellence, Team Morale and Turnover, Team Development
- Challenge & Commit: Embraces challenges, takes ownership, and is fully committed to delivering exceptional results.
- Growth Mindset: Continuously seeks opportunities for learning and development, embraces feedback, and is adaptable to change.
- People Leader: Excels at leading, coaching, and developing team members, creating a positive and supportive work environment.
About You:
- Customer Focus: A customer-centric mindset with a commitment to providing exceptional product and service through deep understanding and long-term partnerships with the Softwared technology customers.
- Leadership: Proven ability to inspire, motivate, and guide teams to achieve ambitious goals. Provides clarity, energy, and drive for success.
- Account Management: Demonstrated ability to develop & execute a strategic account management process that focuses on building and maintaining relationships with key customers to ensure their satisfaction, retention, and drive business growth, leading to customer loyalty, advocacy and long-term revenue.
- Sales Acumen: Strong grasp of sales processes and strategies, with the ability to develop compelling value propositions that address customer use cases with solutions from the product portfolio.
- Negotiation: Proven ability to negotiate complex terms and conditions and close agreements for the sale and license of software and technology, including services.
- Communication: Excellent executive-level verbal and written communication skills. Possesses strong interpersonal skills and active listening skills, capable of conveying complex information in an accessible and engaging manner.
- Analytical Thinking: Ability to analyze market data, feedback, and sales performance to inform strategies and decisions.
- Problem Solving: Proven ability to find solutions to difficult or complex issues by defining the problem, determining the cause of the problem, identifying/prioritizing/selecting alternatives and then implementing the chosen solution.
- Collaboration: Exceptional ability to work effectively with cross-regional/functional teams, including sales, product development, marketing, and commercial excellence.
- Adaptability: Comfortable working in a fast-paced, dynamic environment with a willingness to embrace change and new challenges.
- Training & Education: Experience in developing and delivering training programs.
Additional Skills:
- Experience working in a fast-paced, high-growth environment.
- Strong work ethic, self-motivation, and a passion for driving results.
- Proven experience in building and managing successful partnerships and alliances.
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