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We are looking for an experienced Senior Account Manager with a strong history of working with Enterprise customers in the FSI Insurance sector. The ideal candidate is a business leader, strategic thinker and problem solver with a reputation for innovation and business value with their customers. They should be a self-starter who is prepared to execute against a strategic account plan, lead a broad cross-functional team and consistently deliver on revenue and growth targets. The ideal candidate will also possess both a sales and some technical background that enables them to drive engagement at CxO and executive levels as with technology stakeholders. Lastly, they thrive in fast-paced, dynamic environments and have excellent communication and presentation skills.

Key job responsibilities

• Drive revenue, market share and customer satisfaction in a defined sales territory
• Meet or exceed revenue targets whilst maintaining robust pipeline and reporting
• Develop long-term strategic relationships at the executive level
• Create and execute against comprehensive account plans
• Collaborate with and rally partners and internal teams to extend reach & drive adoption
• Possess the technical ability to explain (not implement) Cloud Computing, software/infrastructure solutions (Application development, Server, Storage, DC Services) & Internet architectures (firewalls, load balancers, etc)
• Expect light travel.

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Basic qualifications

• 7+ years of direct sales or business development in software, cloud or SaaS markets selling to C-level executives experience
• 10+ years of business development, partner development, sales or alliances management experience

Preferred qualifications

• Experience in Sales, Territory Planning, Merchandising, and/or relevant experience within Customer Success, Account Management, or negotiating, nurturing, and growing customer relationships
• Industry domain experience in the Insurance Industry across Australia

Acknowledgement of country:
In the spirit of reconciliation Amazon acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of country throughout Australia and their connections to land, sea and community. We pay our respect to their elders past and present and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples today.

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