The Role
To build and nurture long-term, cross-functional partnerships with Fastmarkets’ top 100 clients, delivering personalised solutions that exceed customer expectations, enhance loyalty, and drive transformational growth.
PRINCIPLE ACCOUNTABILITIES
Client Relationship Management: Build and maintain strong, long-term relationships with Fastmarkets' top 100 clients, acting as a trusted partner to understand their needs and align solutions that drive value.
Revenue Growth: Drive transformational revenue growth exceeding 25% annually by identifying opportunities to expand business through cross-selling and upselling Fastmarkets’ full range of solutions and capabilities.
Strategic Account Planning: Develop and execute tailored account plans for key customers, ensuring alignment with their strategic goals and positioning Fastmarkets as their preferred business partner.
Customer Satisfaction and Loyalty: Ensure client satisfaction by delivering exceptional service, timely solutions, and proactive communication to meet or exceed customer expectations, fostering loyalty and retention.
Cross-functional Collaboration: Work closely with internal teams (sales, product, marketing, and customer success) to ensure seamless delivery of products and solutions, supporting a holistic approach to account management.
Market and Industry Insight: Stay informed on industry trends, market conditions, and competitive offerings, using this knowledge to provide clients with strategic advice and anticipate their evolving needs.
Reporting and Performance Tracking: Regularly track and report on key performance indicators (KPIs), account performance, and client feedback, using data-driven insights to adjust strategies and improve outcomes.
Contract Negotiation and Renewal: Lead negotiations on pricing, contracts, and renewals, ensuring mutually beneficial agreements while protecting Fastmarkets' commercial interests.
Executive Sponsorship and Engagement: Proactively drive executive-level sponsorship and engagement, ensuring alignment between Fastmarkets' leadership and client senior stakeholders to strengthen relationships, address strategic priorities, and unlock new opportunities for collaboration.
Account-Based Marketing Strategy: Collaborate with marketing teams to develop and execute tailored account-based marketing strategies for key clients, driving targeted engagement, enhancing brand visibility, and supporting specific growth objectives within each account.
Leadership and Role Modelling: Act as a role model for execution, collaboration, and engagement across Fastmarkets, demonstrating best practices in account management, fostering a culture of teamwork, and inspiring others to deliver high-performance outcomes aligned with the company’s strategic goals
KEY INTERFACES
Clients and Stakeholders: Direct interaction with senior executives and key decision-makers at Fastmarkets' top 100 clients to understand their needs and drive account strategies.
Sales Team: Collaborate with the sales team to align on account strategies, share insights, and coordinate efforts for successful client engagement and revenue growth.
Marketing Team: Work closely with the marketing team to develop and implement account-based marketing strategies, ensuring targeted campaigns that resonate with key clients.
Product Development and Management: Engage with product teams to provide client feedback, influence product roadmaps, and ensure that client needs are met through Fastmarkets’ offerings.
Editorial and Pricing Development: Collaborate with editorial and pricing teams to ensure customer engagement and drive price adoption.
Consulting and Events: Partner with the consulting and events teams to drive pipeline opportunities as part of an integrated value proposition.
Customer Success Team: Coordinate with customer success managers to monitor client satisfaction, address concerns, and ensure successful implementation and adoption of solutions.
Finance and Legal Teams: Collaborate with finance and legal teams to negotiate contracts, manage pricing structures, and ensure compliance with agreements and policies.
Executive Leadership: Interface with Fastmarkets’ executive leadership to provide updates on account performance, strategic initiatives, and client insights that inform company direction.
Operations and Support Teams: Work with operations and support teams to facilitate seamless service delivery and resolve any operational issues impacting client relationships.