Senior Account Manager

Planet; Badminton; Hybrid; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A global technology provider is seeking a Senior Account Manager to manage key hotel accounts in the French region. This role demands fluency in French and English and a strong understanding of hotel operations. Responsibilities include driving customer retention, managing relationships, and identifying growth opportunities. Join this fast-paced environment that champions diversity and offers a hybrid working model. Apply now to grow your career with a leading organization.

Qualifications

• Fluency in both French and English is required.
• Strong understanding of hotel operations and hospitality technology is necessary.
• A customer-first mindset focused on retention and growth is important.

Responsibilities

• Manage relationships with high-value hotel customers.
• Drive customer retention through value delivery and regular business reviews.
• Act as the primary escalation point for issues.
• Develop long-term account strategies aligned with customer goals.
• Identify upsell and cross-sell opportunities.
• Lead renewal discussions and pricing strategies.
• Educate customers on new features and best practices.
• Provide feedback based on customer insights.

Skills

Fluency in French

Fluency in English

Customer-first mindset

Understanding of hotel operations

Experience in hospitality technology

Job description

About Planet

Planet is a global provider of integrated technology and payments solutions for retail and hospitality customers.

We create great experiences for the millions of people who use our payments, software, and tax-free solutions every minute of every day.

Planet empowers its customers to deliver great customer experiences by combining payments and software in ways that drive greater loyalty, increase revenue and save time.

Founded over 35 years ago and with our headquarters in London, today we have more than 2,500 employees located across six continents serving our customers in more than 120 markets.

Role overview

We are seeking a seasoned Senior Account Manager to manage and grow relationships with our most strategic hotel customers across the French region. This role is integral to our mission of delivering long‑term value to our clients in the hospitality sector through our cutting‑edge hospitality software solutions.

Who you are

• the ideal candidate will be fluent in French and English
• with a strong understanding of hotel operations and hospitality technology
• will bring a customer‑first mindset focused on retention, growth, and strategic partnership

What you will do

• Strategic Account Management: Own and manage relationships with a portfolio of high‑value hotel customers in the CEE region.
• Retention & Value Delivery: Drive customer retention through proactive value delivery, regular business reviews, and identifying new opportunities for improvement.
• Customer Escalations: Act as the primary escalation point for strategic customers; resolve issues swiftly in collaboration with support, product, and engineering teams.
• Account Planning: Develop and maintain long‑term account strategies aligned with customer goals and internal business objectives.
• Upsell & Cross‑Sell: Identify and execute on upsell and cross‑sell opportunities by understanding evolving customer needs and aligning them with product offerings.
• Renewals & Pricing: Lead renewal discussions, contract negotiations, and pricing strategy in collaboration with legal and finance teams.
• Product Education & Advocacy: Educate customers on new features and best practices; act as a trusted advisor on the software’s strategic value.
• Stakeholder Management: Build strong multi‑level relationships (operational to executive) within customer organizations.
• Customer Insights: Provide structured feedback to product and marketing teams based on customer insights and competitive intelligence.

Why Planet

Planet is an equal opportunity employer where diversity is valued, and all employment is decided based on qualifications, merit, and business need.

Come and grow your career in the most exciting, fast paced technology market, with a business that delivers feel‑good connected commerce. We would love to hear from you – Apply now.

At Planet, we embrace a hybrid work model, with three days a week in the office.

Reasonable accommodations may be made in order to allow for an individual to perform the essential functions of this role successfully.