Senior Account Manager - Education (Australia work from home)

Senior Account Manager, Education (Australia work from home)
 
In your role as Senior Account Manager, you will be:
 
•    A creative problem-solver with a growth mindset; actively and intuitively seeks ways to simplify process and improve performance.
•    Serve as a trusted advisor to customers by deeply understanding their business needs and providing guidance on how to best utilize Convera tools to support their mission.
•    Processing and helping clients process payments. 
•    Act as main point of contact for all FX Transactions and Value-Add Payment activities 
•    Develop relationships with Decision Makers and Influencers at each organization and build an understanding of each client’s FX and payment needs as it pertains to the current offering we provide. 
•    Identifying new market and strategic expansion opportunities to exceed portfolio revenue targets.
•    Develop a strategic plan for your assigned portfolio to ensure Customer Service is maintained on day-to-day basis while working to achieve annual portfolio Growth Targets.
•    Enhance brand awareness with excellent communication and presentations across all media.
•    Act as an escalation point for existing customer issues
•    Understand the values of our partnership relationships and create account management strategies to facilitate deals leveraging them where possible.
•    Supporting Direct Sales teams on Client Discovery to ensure we are matching the products, processes, and pricing for New Business Opportunities.
•    Seek new ways to drive account management efficiencies internally and externally through process and systems that allow us to scale quickly.
•    Acts as a role model and provide mentorship to the team in identifying, sourcing, and developing new business opportunities through existing customer channels.
•    Collaborate with key cross functional teams in Product & Technology, Marketing, Network, Finance, Operations, Compliance & Risk as we transform our approach to serving Education customers in this strategically vital segment.
•    Own the portfolio management, health, and growth of funnel/pipeline new opportunities. 
•    Follow a cadence of Salesforce and other sales operational tools for clear visibility to pipeline and opportunity management. 
•    Consistently champion Convera values.
•    Be forward thinking in the customer problems of tomorrow and approach customers with both foundational and innovative ideas.  
 
You will ideally have:
•    5-10 years + in Sales or Account Management roles with proven track record of achieving targets, with a Bachelor’s Degree in marketing, business administration, sales, or relevant field; Education, FinTech, or Treasury background preferred. 
•    A proven track record of:
o    achieving targets, 
o    identifying new sales opportunities/cross and upselling within existing accounts.
o    delivering client solutions
o    owning the voice of the customer
•    Experience in analyzing data and sales statistics to translate results into better sales.
•    Strong interpersonal skills to lead and build positive relationships and influence at Senior executive level both internally and across the customer base.
•    Excellent communication and presentation skills across all media, as well as experience in leading sales and GTM technology (Salesforce.com experience an asset)
•    Strong negotiation, communication, and presentation skills across all media.
•    Ability to travel throughout Australia for face-to-face client visits – ~10%-20% of your time.
  
About Convera:
 
Convera is the largest non-bank B2B cross-border payments company in the world. Formerly Western Union Business Solutions, we leverage decades of industry expertise and technology-led payment solutions to deliver smarter money movements to our customers – helping them capture more value with every transaction. Convera serves more than 30,000 customers ranging from small business owners to enterprise treasurers to educational institutions to financial institutions to law firms to NGOs.
 
Our teams care deeply about the value we bring to our customers which makes Convera a rewarding place to work. This is an exciting time for our organization as we build our team with growth-minded, results-oriented people who are looking to move fast in an innovative environment.
 
As a truly global company with employees in over 20 countries, we are passionate about diversity; we seek and celebrate people from different backgrounds, lifestyles, and unique points of view. We want to work with the best people and ensure we foster a culture of inclusion and belonging.
 
We offer an abundance of competitive perks and benefits including:
 
•    Market competitive monthly gross salary, plus commission based on success
•    Great career growth and development opportunities in a global organization
•    A flexible approach to work 
•    Paid holidays, time-off and leave policies for life events (maternity, paternity, adoption, bereavement, military)
•    Paid volunteering opportunities
 
There are plenty of amazing opportunities at Convera for talented, creative problem solvers who never settle for good enough and are looking to transform Business to Business payments. Apply now if you’re ready to unleash your potential.

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