Job Description
The primary objective of the role is to provide technical account ownership as the primary product/solution expert and interface for the prospect or customer. The role combines presales and solution consulting activity with some post-sales activity, working with the Sales Account Manager and Head of BU as part of a high-performance sales and account management team.
For every opportunity that he/she handles directly, the candidate will be responsible for end-to-end management of all technical aspects of an account under his/her direct control through the entire presales phase of an opportunity:
Pre-sales support:
Work with the sales person to support the sales cycle for the opportunity from a technical perspective
Adapt or create customer-facing materials for various stages of the presales process – presentations, technical information notes, deployment/solution architectures, etc.
Conduct demos of products to customers and prospects and travel to meet them if need be
Ongoing projects management:
Lead the “solution” creation process that fulfils the customer’s needs
Play the role of a thought leader and demonstrate business and operational value offered by our client’s solutions, by engaging relevant stakeholders at all levels – senior executives, decision makers and influencers
Product development:
Develop a deep understanding of a customer or prospect’s business to seek out possible opportunities to upgrade products in concert with the sales team
Drive the development of the roadmap for the International Development Division
After-sales support:
- Ensure a smooth handoff to the posts-sales stage for a successful deal via a Statement of Work (SOW) and internal discussions, as well as through participation with customer stakeholders and our client's project delivery and service management teams
Key Success Metrics
Key success metrics used to measure performance in this role include Customer-facing metrics:
Success rate in winning orders and meeting quota targets as part of the sales team (working closely with sales account managers and the Head of the Division)
Customer/partner satisfaction via metrics related to regular interactions, customer and solution delivery
Using consultative engagement techniques to discover new leads and opportunities