Senior Account Manager - Dedicated
Your tasks
- Manage a dedicated enterprise business travel account, focusing on client retention, profitability, customer satisfaction, and sustainable revenue growth.
- Build and maintain strong relationships with client stakeholders, developing a deep understanding of their business objectives, organizational culture, operational challenges, and travel management requirements.
- Proactively identify opportunities to expand account revenue by recommending strategic solutions and introducing complementary products and services, including meetings and incentives and vacation travel offerings.
- Lead client business planning sessions, quarterly performance analyses, and semiannual and annual business reviews to assess results, align priorities, and establish improvement strategies.
- Support supplier negotiations and provide strategic recommendations that improve commercial terms, travel program performance, and overall value.
- Optimize the client's travel program through policy consultation, industry benchmarking, technology roadmapping, and improvements to online booking and travel management solutions.
- Demonstrate return on investment by identifying cost-saving opportunities, improving service delivery, strengthening policy compliance, and increasing control over travel expenditures.
- Develop and deliver timely, accurate business intelligence reports that support decision-making, including spend analysis, performance monitoring, trend identification, and cost optimization recommendations.
- Scope and coordinate client projects, monitor account performance, and translate analytical findings into actionable recommendations aligned with client goals.
- Facilitate implementation initiatives by coordinating internal departments, serving as the primary communication point, and ensuring service-level agreements and service expectations are met.
- Communicate relevant industry developments, travel forecasts, supplier updates, and security alerts to keep clients informed and prepared for changes affecting their travel programs.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to resolve client issues, drive change, improve operational effectiveness, and maintain consistent service quality.
- Support internal and external projects as required, managing multiple priorities and deadlines while maintaining accuracy, responsiveness, and professionalism.
- Use available technology, CRM systems, reporting tools, and AI-assisted workflows to improve account management efficiency and the quality of client insights.
Requirements
- At least 3 years of account management experience, including responsibility for managing high-touch or VIP clients with global operations.
- Required experience within the travel management company (TMC) industry, with a strong understanding of corporate travel programs, travel operations, supplier relationships, and enterprise client expectations.
- Demonstrated ability to manage complex client relationships, retain strategic accounts, identify growth opportunities, and improve account profitability.
- Strong financial acumen and analytical skills, including the ability to evaluate travel expenditures, identify cost drivers, assess return on investment, and develop data-driven recommendations.
- Advanced Microsoft Excel skills, including working with complex spreadsheets, analyzing data, preparing reports, and interpreting business performance metrics.
- Working knowledge of Microsoft Office, Google Workspace, internet research tools, CRM platforms, and AI prompting techniques.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to deliver compelling presentations, explain analytical findings, and communicate effectively with senior stakeholders.
- Exceptional relationship-building and consultative skills, with the ability to understand client needs, establish credibility, influence decisions, and deliver tailored solutions.
- Strong problem-solving and decision-making abilities, with sound judgment and the confidence to recommend improvements and drive change.
- Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail, with the ability to independently plan, coordinate, and deliver multiple concurrent projects under competing deadlines.
- Proven ability to collaborate across departments, coordinate stakeholders, and work effectively with colleagues and clients from diverse professional and cultural backgrounds.
- Strong initiative, creativity, reliability, and commitment to high-quality work, continuous improvement, and customer satisfaction.
- Professional proficiency in spoken and written English, including the ability to prepare business correspondence, understand instructions, and present information clearly in individual and group settings.
- Ability to work effectively in a remote or hybrid environment, remain productive during extended computer-based work, and communicate consistently with clients and internal teams.
- Willingness and ability to travel domestically and internationally as required for client meetings, business reviews, and other account-related activities.
What we offer
- Competitive annual salary: $90,000–$110,000, depending on experience, qualifications, and relevant skills.
- Remote work flexibility, with a hybrid remote and office environment depending on business and client needs.
- Strategic client ownership, offering the opportunity to manage a dedicated enterprise account and build long-term relationships with global stakeholders.
- Professional growth opportunities through exposure to enterprise account strategy, financial analysis, supplier negotiations, and business development.
- Collaborative work environment that encourages teamwork, initiative, creativity, and knowledge sharing across departments.
- Technology and analytical tools to support account management, reporting, business intelligence, and workflow optimization.
- Opportunities to influence business outcomes by improving client retention, increasing account profitability, and delivering measurable travel program savings.
- Exposure to industry developments, including travel technology, supplier partnerships, global business travel trends, and emerging AI-assisted tools.
- Potential domestic and international travel, providing opportunities for direct client engagement and strategic collaboration.
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