Global Account Manager, APAC - Hybrid

Posted:
12/12/2024, 12:50:24 PM

Location(s):
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia ⋅ New South Wales, Australia

Experience Level(s):
Expert or higher ⋅ Senior

Field(s):
Sales & Account Management

BigCommerce’s mission is to help merchants sell more at every stage of growth, from small startups, to mid-market businesses to large enterprises. We focus on being the best ecommerce platform so our customers can focus on what matters most: growing their businesses.

We are equally passionate about growing our employee’s careers and providing them an incredible experience as we rapidly expand across the globe. We are proud to have been recognized numerous times for our product and workplace culture. We empower our people and customers to build, innovate and grow, so together we can redefine the ecommerce industry.

We are seeking a highly motivated and experienced Global Account Manager to develop and manage strategic relationships with key clients. You will own both Feedonomics & BigCommerce, and B2C & B2B, and will own existing accounts within segment and act as the point of contact to drive expansion and renewal for these accounts.

What You’ll Do:

  • Create and execute a systematic plan to identify, qualify, and build a robust pipeline of upsell and cross-sell opportunities within existing accounts for the suite of BigCommerce Inc products, including BigCommerce B2B, BigCommerce B2C, Feedonomics, Makeswift and Recurring Professional Services.

  • Construct a detailed territory plan that outlines specific strategies, target accounts, and actions needed to exceed cross-sell and upsell quotas, strategically qualifying and prioritising high-value opportunities, focusing on high-impact activities that drive overachievement of revenue goals.

  • Create and maintain detailed account plans that outline goals, key milestones, potential challenges, and growth opportunities for top accounts, providing a roadmap for revenue expansion.

  • Develop customised proposals, contracts, and presentations that effectively communicate the value of the company’s offerings, ensuring alignment with customer objectives and business needs.

  • Serve as the main point of contact for customer inquiries related to business requirements, ongoing projects, and issue escalation, ensuring proactive communication and high levels of responsiveness.

  • Collaborate with internal teams (sales, product, support) and external agency partners to deliver seamless support and execute initiatives that meet or exceed customer expectations.

  • Handle customer inquiries, problems, and complaints with a focus on timely resolution and high customer satisfaction; escalate issues as needed and work with relevant teams to provide solutions.

  • Lead regular business reviews with key accounts, presenting insights on usage, performance, and ROI, while identifying additional opportunities for account growth and product adoption

  • Track key account metrics, analyse customer engagement, and identify at-risk accounts, providing regular status updates to internal stakeholders to ensure proactive account management.

  • Maintain thorough and accurate records of customer interactions, proposals, and account details in CRM systems, ensuring that customer data is always up-to-date and accessible to stakeholders.

  • You will not be responsible for prospecting to, or for managing a sales process for new accounts.

Who You Are:

  • 5+ years managing complex B2B and/or B2C SaaS accounts, with a proven record of achieving retention and expansion goals in a subscription-based model.

  • Demonstrated history of proactively identifying expansion opportunities within accounts and successfully driving renewals, ideally with a track record of surpassing targets.

  • Experience acting as the ‘Quarterback’ of a customer account, coordinating effectively with internal teams (sales, product, marketing, and support) and external agency partners to deliver seamless customer success and high-impact results, ensuring all efforts are aligned and collaborative.

  • Comprehensive knowledge of SaaS metrics, usage patterns, and customer lifecycle management, especially in managing both business and individual user expectations within the same product suite.

  • Exceptional interpersonal and communication skills to build trust, provide strategic counsel, and foster long-term relationships with clients and agency partners, influencing decision-makers and aligning efforts across all stakeholders.

  • Skilled at using data to drive decisions; experienced with CRM and customer success platforms (e.g., Salesforce, Gainsight) and confident in using data to demonstrate ROI, track KPIs, and identify growth opportunities.

  • Adept at understanding complex customer needs, identifying pain points, and providing innovative, tailored solutions in collaboration with agency partners to ensure customer satisfaction and drive long-term engagement.

  • Proven capability to negotiate effectively, aligning customer goals with company objectives and coordinating with agency partners; experienced in handling escalations and maintaining high levels of satisfaction.

  • Experience with Global Accounts and Multi-regional Teams - Comfortable navigating cultural differences, time zones, and language barriers; able to collaborate effectively with agency partners, and adapt strategies to serve global customer needs.

This description is intended to serve as a summary of key duties and responsibilities and may not contain a comprehensive list of activities.

 

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Diversity, Equity & Inclusion at BigCommerce
 
Our employees make the difference. At BigCommerce, we believe that celebrating the unique histories, perspectives and abilities of every employee makes a difference for our company, our customers and our community. We are an equal opportunity employer and the inclusive atmosphere we build together will make room for every person to contribute, grow and thrive.

We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the interview process, to perform essential job functions and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. If you need an accommodation in order to interview at BigCommerce, please let us know during any of your interactions with our recruiting team.

Learn more about the BigCommerce team, culture and benefits at https://careers.bigcommerce.com.

BigCommerce

Website: https://www.bigcommerce.com/

Headquarter Location: Austin, Texas, United States

Employee Count: 1001-5000

Year Founded: 2009

IPO Status: Public

Last Funding Type: Series F

Industries: Business Development ⋅ E-Commerce ⋅ Enterprise Software ⋅ SaaS ⋅ Software