Field Merchandiser - Kzn Chatsworth

Mvc Marketing; KwaZulu-Natal; Remote; ZAR 350,000 - 700,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical Aid

Retirement Plan incl. risk benefits

Family benefits (adoption / surrogacy)

Study Leave

Job summary

RELX is seeking an Account Executive to support growth and client retention across our Middle East portfolio. You will build long-term relationships with stakeholders in law firms, corporate legal teams, and government organisations, focusing on value realization and expanding engagement.

The role requires fluency in English with experience in SaaS account management, CRM proficiency, and the ability to manage a remote regional portfolio.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience welcomed.
• Fluent in English; Arabic skills are an advantage but not required.
• Experience in account management with renewals and revenue growth in SaaS or related environments.
• Proven success in meeting or exceeding retention and account growth objectives.
• Comfortable using CRM and sales tools such as Salesforce, Gong and Sales Navigator.

Responsibilities

• Manage and grow a portfolio of Middle East accounts, ensuring client satisfaction, retention, and revenue growth.
• Develop and execute account plans to support renewals, expansion, and solution uptake.
• Build collaborative, consultative relationships with decision-makers and key stakeholders.
• Conduct regular client meetings, virtual reviews, and product demonstrations to highlight value and encourage deeper adoption.
• Work closely with Customer Success, Marketing, and Product teams to deliver a consistent and positive client experience.
• Monitor account health, usage insights, and feedback to address risks and identify growth opportunities.
• Manage renewal cycles and maintain accurate pipeline tracking, forecasting, and reporting.
• Contribute market insights and identify opportunities that support regional growth initiatives.

Skills

Account management

Renewals

Revenue growth

Client relationships

Remote portfolio

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Salesforce

Gong

Sales Navigator

Job description

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About the Role

The Account Executive plays a key role in supporting growth and client retention across our existing Middle East portfolio. You will build strong, long-term relationships with stakeholders in law firms, corporate legal teams, and government organisations. The role focuses on maximising customer value, supporting solution adoption, and identifying opportunities to expand engagement.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage and grow a portfolio of Middle East accounts, ensuring client satisfaction, retention, and revenue growth.
• Develop and execute account plans to support renewals, expansion, and solution uptake.
• Build collaborative, consultative relationships with decision-makers and key stakeholders.
• Conduct regular client meetings, virtual reviews, and product demonstrations to highlight value and encourage deeper adoption.
• Work closely with Customer Success, Marketing, and Product teams to deliver a consistent and positive client experience.
• Monitor account health, usage insights, and feedback to address risks and identify growth opportunities.
• Manage renewal cycles and maintain accurate pipeline tracking, forecasting, and reporting.
• Contribute market insights and identify opportunities that support regional growth initiatives.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience welcomed.
• Fluent in English; Arabic skills are an advantage but not required.
• Experience in account management, renewals, and revenue growth within a SaaS or related environment (e.g., legal, compliance, or professional services).
• Proven success in meeting or exceeding retention and account growth objectives.
• Comfortable using CRM and sales tools (e.g., Salesforce, Gong, Sales Navigator).
• Self-driven, organised, and able to manage a remote regional portfolio effectively.

Work in a way that works for you

We promote a healthy work/life balance across the organisation. We offer an appealing working prospect for our people. With numerous wellbeing initiatives, shared parental leave, study assistance and sabbaticals, we will help you meet your immediate responsibilities and your long-term goals.

Working for you

We know that your well-being and happiness are key to a long and successful career. These are some of the benefits we are delighted to offer:

• - Medical Aid
• - Retirement Plan inclusive of Risk Benefits (Disability, Critical Illness, Life Cover & Funeral Cover)
• - Modern family benefits, including adoption and surrogacy
• - Study Leave

We know your well-being and happiness are key to a long and successful career. We are delighted to offer country specific benefits. Click here ( to access benefits specific to your location.

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RELX is a global provider of information-based analytics and decision tools for professional and business customers, enabling them to make better decisions, get better results and be more productive. Our purpose is to benefit society by developing products that help researchers advance scientific knowledge; doctors and nurses improve the lives of patients; lawyers promote the rule of law and achieve justice and fair results for their clients; businesses and governments prevent fraud; consumers access financial services and get fair prices on insurance; and customers learn about markets and complete transactions. Our purpose guides our actions beyond the products that we develop. It defines us as a company. Every day across RELX our employees are inspired to undertake initiatives that make unique contributions to society and the communities in which we operate.