Strategic Account Manager, Lusophone Africa

LexisNexis Risk Solutions; Sandton; Hybrid; ZAR 500,000 - 700,000; Full time

Job summary

LexisNexis Risk Solutions in Africa seeks an Account Manager to build and maintain long-term relationships with senior decision-makers across an assigned portfolio of channel partner accounts. You will create demand for products and services, identify and close new sales opportunities, and drive revenue growth while aligning solutions to customer needs and improving satisfaction and retention.

You will partner with senior stakeholders, manage multiple accounts, and contribute to territory and

Qualifications

• Experience building and managing relationships with senior-level customer stakeholders.
• Ability to identify, develop, and close sales opportunities within assigned accounts.
• Strong account management and customer relationship management skills.
• Ability to create demand and increase customer engagement with products and services.
• Strong communication, presentation, and stakeholder management skills.
• Experience planning and executing territory or account strategies.
• Ability to manage multiple accounts with moderate complexity.
• Collaborative approach with the ability to support and develop team members.

Responsibilities

• Build and maintain effective long-term relationships with key senior-level decision makers and influencers within assigned channel partner accounts.
• Identify, develop, and close new sales opportunities within existing and prospective accounts.
• Create demand for products and services by increasing awareness and profile with customers.
• Achieve revenue targets by increasing revenue spend per account.
• Conduct regular status and strategy meetings with senior customer stakeholders to understand business needs and align solutions.
• Develop and execute territory and account plans in alignment with wider sales objectives.
• Monitor and manage resources effectively while working within the overall sales plan.
• Support team success by training new team members and contributing input to performance evaluation processes where required.

Job description

LexisNexis Risk Solutions in Africa seeks an Account Manager to build and maintain long-term relationships with senior decision-makers across an assigned portfolio of channel partner accounts. You will create demand for products and services, identify and close new sales opportunities, and drive revenue growth while aligning solutions to customer needs and improving satisfaction and retention.

You will partner with senior stakeholders, manage multiple accounts, and contribute to territory and