Senior Technical Support Account Manager

SAS; Sydney; Hybrid; AUD 140,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

SAS is seeking a Senior Technical Support Account Manager based in Sydney or Melbourne with a hybrid working arrangement. You will provide post-sales support for enterprise-class SAS software, acting as a liaison across SAS divisions and advocating for customers throughout the lifecycle.

You will advise customers on SAS support activities, manage escalations, document progress, and coordinate resources to deliver high-quality service.

Qualifications

• 5 years' experience in technical sales, systems engineering, project management, or customer support.
• Excellent organizational skills and ability to communicate clearly.
• Strong problem resolution skills and customer advocacy.
• Proven ability to deliver presentations to various audiences.

Responsibilities

• Act as a strategic technical advisor to customers on SAS support activities.
• Coordinate problem escalation and provide status updates during resolution.
• Manage expectations and coordinate SAS resources to deliver support services.
• Develop knowledge of SAS solutions and how they fit with customers' environments.

Skills

Organizational skills

Problem solving

English communication

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in Business/CS or related

Tools

SAS products knowledge

Job description

Hybrid | Based in Sydney or Melbourne

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About The Job

The Global Technical Support team is looking for a Senior Technical Support Account Manager who will provide post-sales support across enterprise-class SAS business software applications and/or solutions for strategic customers as assigned and serve as an advocate and escalation point for the customer acting as a liaison between all SAS divisions. Provide input and guidance during the customer lifecycle and contributes as a stakeholder to the success of the customer’s relationship with SAS.

As a Senior Technical Support Account Manager, You Will

• Act as a strategic technical advisor to customers on SAS support related activities
• Proactive in communicating carefully and effectively with customer and experts across SAS during the problem resolution process. Accurately document and specify information in the tracking system during the entire track life cycle. Provide status updates for all outstanding issues.
• Consistently set and manage internal and external expectations and project pressures at all levels of technical and business management including coordinating/managing problem escalation activities and communications (outside business hours for business-critical problems as appropriate). Follow defined Standard Operating Procedures to ensure consistent delivery of standard and services. Co-ordinates SAS resources as required to deliver support services. Often perform these duties during critical business moments, balancing multiple priorities and collaborating with stakeholders to deliver positive outcomes for SAS and our customers.
• Constantly build knowledge of SAS and specialized technical and business domain knowledge with an understanding of the business problems that are addressed by SAS applications and/or solutions. Apply expertise in multiple areas of the SAS system to help customer understand and solve their specific business problems, vision of business solutions, unique requirements, and operational capabilities and limitations. Help customer understand where risks exist, suggest strategies for mitigation, and recommend resources to help reduce risk. Facilitate the timely and sufficient resolution of all customer issues and requests. Work remotely or on customer site as necessary to deliver the services.
• Develop and maintain knowledge of the broader technology ecosystem. Help customers understand how SAS solutions fit within their existing environments and work effectively alongside other vendors’ products. Collaborate with technology partners as needed to troubleshoot issues and gather relevant product information.
• Ensure all applicable security policies and processes are followed to support the organization's secure software development goals.
• Embrace curiosity, passion, authenticity and accountability. These are our values and influence everything we do.

Required Qualifications

• 5 years' experience in technical sales, systems engineering, project management or applications development or customer support. Hands-on experience in SAS will be preferred.
• Bachelor's degree, preferably in Business, Computer Science, or related field.
• Expert knowledge of SAS products and their applications or specialized products related to the assigned customer.
• Excellent organizational skills, ability to communicate clearly, and strong problem resolution skills.
• Solid understanding of corporate account business needs and knowledge of the technical support function.
• Demonstrated ability to leverage specialised knowledge and creative problem-solving skills to contribute to business goals and deliver meaningful outcomes.
• Proven ability to deliver presentations to various audiences including internal stakeholders, customers, and industry experts.
• Strong communication skills in English.
• Equivalent combination of related education, training, and experience may be considered in place of the above qualifications.

You are welcome here.

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