Account Manager, US Market

Potentialpark; Stockholms kommun; On-site; SEK 900,000 - 1,100,000; Full time

Job summary

Potentialpark in Stockholm, Sweden, is seeking an Account Manager for the US Market to drive growth with major US-based clients. You will identify opportunities, manage client relationships, and negotiate strategic partnerships while representing the company’s expertise in talent communication and employer branding.

You will collaborate with cross‑functional teams, plan sales and marketing activities, and contribute to market insights across our global operations.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of proven experience in business development, sales, and account management.
• Solid knowledge in talent communication, employer branding, and recruitment marketing in the US.
• Strong social media knowledge and understanding of current US talent trends.
• Excellent project management skills with multi-stakeholder coordination.
• Budgeting and forecasting experience with track record of hitting targets.
• Experience planning, facilitating, and hosting events in person, hybrid, and online.
• Bachelor’s degree; US preference for a US diploma.
• US citizenship as frequent travel is expected.
• Excellent written and verbal presentation skills.

Responsibilities

• Find new business opportunities and manage existing client relations.
• Initiate, develop and negotiate strategic partnerships with employers, universities, and media partners.
• Drive sales, research, analysis and marketing activities and events.
• Create insights and prepare proposals and client delivery presentations.
• Build Potentialpark’s brand and your personal brand within core areas and represent Potentialpark as an account manager, expert, marketer, and speaker.
• Cooperate with other Account Managers and Markets to build, develop, and coordinate operations and knowledge creation.
• Bring knowledge of the US market to Stockholm team and share trends across markets.

Skills

Sales

Negotiation

Relationship building

Communication

Self-driven

Education

Bachelor’s degree (US preferred)

US High School diploma

Tools

Power BI

CRM systems

Google Workspace

Microsoft 365

Zoom

Canva

Job description

ACCOUNT MANAGER, US MARKET

THE SALES & ACCOUNT MANAGEMENT TEAM, POTENTIALPARK, STOCKHOLM, SWEDEN

Are you an independent self-starter, driven by the possibility to make an impact while working with some of the world’s largest companies? Do you thrive in entrepreneurial cultures and want to be a part of an international team working within a growing industry? We are growing in the US market and we are looking for you to help us do it!

Since 2002, Potentialpark has been providing professional market research and consulting services with the aim to improve the communication between talent and employers. Since the start, the US has been one of our key markets and our clients include Top Fortune 500 companies from every industry.

We offer:

• An important and challenging role in an international, growing organization
• The opportunity to interact with some of the largest, international companies in the US and Globally
• Work with exciting products within the increasingly important industry of talent communication, candidate experience and employer branding
• A fast moving and entrepreneurial company culture with a diverse team of colleagues from around the world

What You’ll Do

• Find new business opportunities as well as manage existing client relations
• Initiate, develop and negotiate strategic partnerships with employers, industry peers, universities and media partners
• Drive sales, research, analysis and marketing activities and events
• Create insights and prepare proposals and client delivery presentations
• Build Potentialpark’s brand as well as your personal brand within our core areas and represent Potentialpark as an account manager, expert, marketer, and speaker
• Cooperate with other Account Managers and Markets to build, develop, and coordinate our operations and knowledge creation
• Bring the knowledge and change of the US market to Potentialpark’s team in Stockholm to exchange and build upon the trends in our other markets

Who You Are

• Sales-driven and customer-focused with a willingness to consistently go above and beyond to achieve results
• A self-driven, independent quick learner with great organizational and prioritization skills who thrives in challenging environments
• Confident with strong, proven negotiation and interpersonal abilities
• A great relationship builder with excellent communication skills
• Interested in our areas of expertise

We expect you to have:

• 5+ years of proven experience in business development, sales, and account management
• Solid knowledge in the talent communication, employer branding, and recruitment marketing space in the US with top industry contacts within these fields
• In-depth social media knowledge and understanding of the latest trends for talent in the US
• Excellent project management skills, liaising with multiple internal and external stakeholders
• Budgeting and forecasting experience with proven track record of achieving and exceeding targets
• Experience planning, facilitating, and hosting events in person, hybrid, and online
• A relevant university degree; minimum Bachelor’s degree from the US preferably also an US High School diploma
• US citizenship as frequent US travel is expected
• Excellent written and verbal presentation skills
• Technical skills: Google Workspace, Microsoft 365, Power BI, CRM systems, Zoom and other virtual meeting tools, Canva
• Relevant experience for the above mentioned position

We are looking forward to reviewing your application!

IMPORTANT

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