Key Partnerships Manager
As Key Partnerships Manager, you will be responsible for managing, retaining and growing a portfolio of important client relationships, while supporting the effective performance and development of the wider Partnerships team.
We would be very interested to hear from applicants who are exceptional at:
- Developing, nurturing and strengthening long-term client relationships.
- Creating new opportunities and delivering sustainable growth from existing client accounts.
- Using data and insight to make commercially relevant recommendations.
- Delivering excellent service while balancing client expectations with operational and commercial requirements.
- Leading, coaching and supporting colleagues to achieve high standards.
- Being solution-focused, accountable and results-driven.
Job requirements
To thrive in this role, you will need to be commercially minded, highly organised and adaptable, with a proactive approach to client management, revenue growth and team leadership.
Because this is a fully remote role, a minimum of three years experience working from home is essential, along with a professional and distraction-free home office set-up. This must be a dedicated room or space that can be closed off from other household members and interruptions.
Essential skills and attributes:
- Ideally, you will have 3+ years of account management experience, preferably within the property, outsourcing, technology or another service-led sector.
- Experience of managing commercially important or complex client relationships.
- Ideally, you will have 3+ years experience of solution selling, as transactional selling does not form part of our sales process.
- Demonstrable experience of retaining clients and generating additional revenue through upselling and cross-selling.
- Strong analytical skills and confidence using data to identify account trends, risks and opportunities.
- Excellent communication, presentation and stakeholder-management skills.
- Patience and perseverance when managing long-term outsourcing and account-development pipelines.
- The ability to work with fluidity, manage competing priorities and remain effective in a fast-moving environment.
- Experience of HubSpot or a similar CRM platform.
Job responsibilities
Once the New Business Team has onboarded a new B2B Client, you will take ownership of the assigned client relationships, focusing on retention, revenue growth, service development and client advocacy.
Account Management and Client Relationships
- Take ownership of an assigned portfolio of key property industry clients with a specific focus on Online Estate Agents and Fast Buy & Sell Companies
- Build trusted relationships with client stakeholders through regular meetings, account reviews and proactive communication.
- Develop a detailed understanding of each client business, objectives, challenges and use of Viewber services.
- Act as a trusted advisor, providing insight and recommendations that help clients maximise value from the partnership.
- Manage bespoke client requirements and provide appropriate support with live booking queries where required.
- Identify, manage and escalate client issues or complaints in line with internal procedures, ensuring concerns are followed through appropriately.
Commercial Growth and Retention
- Retain and grow client relationships by identifying opportunities to increase engagement and usage of Viewber services.
- Identify and progress upsell and cross-sell opportunities based on client requirements, account performance and data analysis.
- Work collaboratively with clients to develop commercially viable solutions that meet their evolving requirements.
- Identify opportunities for case studies, testimonials and other client advocacy.
- Contribute towards agreed individual and team revenue, retention and growth objectives.
Data, Insight and Account Development
- Review client usage, performance and account data to identify trends, risks and commercial opportunities.
- Use data and insight to support client recommendations, account reviews and internal decision-making.
- Maintain accurate and up-to-date client, activity and opportunity records in HubSpot and Viewber internal systems.
- Provide account and performance information to support end-of-month metrics, management reporting and Board requests.
Service Delivery and Operational Support
- Maintain a thorough understanding of Client Terms and Conditions, Viewber services and the client sectors we support.
- Work closely with Service Operations to ensure important Client issues are understood and resolved effectively.
- Ensure client documentation and commercially sensitive information is stored securely within approved Viewber systems, including OneDrive, and not on external personal systems.
- Identify recurring service, operational or technical issues and report them through the appropriate internal channels.
Market, Product and Partnership Development
- Provide client and market feedback to the Product Team, including emerging requirements, competitor activity and opportunities for enhanced or new services.
- Collaborate with Product, Marketing, Service Operations, Accounts and Business Development to improve client experience and support partnership growth.
- Represent Viewber professionally during client meetings, presentations, webinars, industry events and demonstrations of the booking platform.
- Contribute ideas and recommendations to strengthen Viewber approach to client management and partnership development.
Additional Information
While the role is home-based, you must be comfortable conducting in-person and virtual meetings, preparing presentations, hosting or attending webinars, attending industry events and demonstrating our booking platform.