Own overall relationship with assigned clients, which includes: satisfaction, ensuring retention, and expanding their services with UnitedLayer
Establish a trusted/strategic advisor relationship with each assigned client and drive continued value of our products and services
Work with clients to establish critical goals, or other key performance indicators and aid the customer in achieving their goals
Work to identify and develop upsell opportunities within identified customers
Develop and maintain a quality pipeline of services opportunities within identified customers
Work to achieve aggressive sales quotas within identified customers
Advocate customer needs/issues cross-departmentally; Identify and provide feedback into new future service offerings
Own and manage account escalations through to resolution and prevention
Own customer contract renewals and all contract issues e.g. billing, and overage charge queries
Act as a liaison between the client and other UnitedLayer teams, including Engineering, Technical Services and the product teams as required over the life cycle of the client s contract into renewal
Maintain and expand working knowledge of UnitedLayer solutions, and inform clients of new products and programs
Maintain Account Plans, Salesforce and other relevant client specific information
Attend pre-sale meetings and presentations as required during the sales cycle
Monitor customer key performance metrics and conduct regular reviews to help customers improve their performance
Other duties as required
Requirements:
Minimum 5 years experience in a similar role
Significant and recent experience selling IT consulting services within targeted Enterprise accounts
Should have background in positioning related to technology
In depth knowledge of selling strategies, development of proposals, contracts, close plans, and statements of work for professional services
Ability to develop executive level relationships. Strong communication and negotiation skills required.
Operational experience (experience working with customers and support teams to bring service issues to resolution)
Outstanding interpersonal and communication skills (phone, email, presentation)
Experience guiding customers through a sales process, from pre-sale to post-sale
Excellent time management skills
Ability to multitask and properly prioritise initiatives
Experience working with multiple departments, including Senior Management, Sales, Marketing, Development teams and Technical teams
Ability to explain and present technical concepts to non-technical customers
Must be able to work independently
Must possess impeccable organisational skills and a stringent eye for detail
Must maintain a positive, enthusiastic, self-starter attitude with an innate desire to meet and exceed expectations