Lightcast ยท 2 months ago
Account Manager I- Higher Education
Lightcast is a global leader in labor market insights, and they are seeking an Account Manager I in the higher education sector. This role involves ensuring client needs are met, managing customer relationships, and helping colleges and universities leverage workforce analytics and DAAS solutions for institutional success.
ConsultingInformation TechnologySoftware
Responsibilities
Customer Relationship Management: Build loyal customer relationships for a set of assigned accounts or territory using established techniques to engage and interact with customers on a regular cadence
Account Renewals / Selling: Through excellent care, solution solving, insight sharing, and regular customer engagement, secure customer rate changes, cross/upsells and renewals as appropriate for both the client and the company. Able to uncover needs, offer appropriate solutions, negotiate price, document and close sales/renewals
Customer Success: Established client specific goals, coordinate the successful onboarding and measure account health according to established targets
Super passionate about engaging all kinds of prospects or existing clients regularly to find out what they are challenged by and how we can help them
Solid organizational skills to initiate, establish and relentlessly pursue tasks
Ability to maintain a high level of activity, manage multiple competing priorities, and work effectively in a competitive, results-driven culture
Continuous learner who wants to develop and work with others to be the best at creating and sustaining win-win client / company outcomes
Ability to positively adapt to change in a highly dynamic work environment
Qualification
Required
2+ years of experience in a related role
Experience with sales prospecting, account management, and sales processes
Outstanding communication skills with presentation building experience
Proficiency with the Google Suite, Excel and Powerpoint for presenting information in a compelling way
Strong analytical skills and a passion for finding solutions
Solid organizational skills to initiate, establish and relentlessly pursue tasks
Ability to maintain a high level of activity, manage multiple competing priorities, and work effectively in a competitive, results-driven culture
Continuous learner who wants to develop and work with others to be the best at creating and sustaining win-win client / company outcomes
Ability to positively adapt to change in a highly dynamic work environment
Company
Lightcast
Lightcast is an IT company that offers software, APIs, and consulting services for communities, businesses, and educational institutions.
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
unknown2019-01-01Private Equity
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