What are the responsibilities and job description for the Account Manager position at Forrester Research?
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It starts with an insatiable curiosity about clients, colleagues, and the future. At Forrester, we believe curiosity powers progress. Forresterites bring a diversity of opinions and the courage of their convictions to collaborate on the ideas and initiatives that change the course of business. As a trusted advisor to the most influential companies in the world, we live at the nexus of what’s next.
About This Role:
As a trusted advisor to business and technology C-suite leaders who drive and influence business growth, you will build long-term relationships with them and create global account strategies to anticipate client needs; understand what drives their success; challenge them to think differently; and provide highly valued business insight for them to win, build, and retain customers.
Job Description:
- Identify key business leaders and build long-term relationships with VP- and C-level influencers and buyers.
- Pursue business development opportunities with prospective and existing premier clients to meet enrichment and renewal goals.
- Lead the strategy and plan development of premier accounts. Maximize efficiencies and identify potential opportunities where Forrester can add significant value.
- Establish credibility through an in-depth understanding of a premier client’s business, organization, external environment, and industry.
- Collaborate with premier account teams throughout the client engagement lifecycle for the accounts’ greater good.
- Work as a trusted advisor to premier clients to solve problems, challenge their thinking, and drive growth.
- Achieve overall business development, enrichment, and renewal goals for the premier accounts assigned to them.
- Maintain full fluency in Forrester’s products and services and how they are sold to deliver value in the marketplace.
Job Requirements:
- Minimum of four years of experience in strategic account management; three to five years’ sales experience plus six-plus years’ professional experience.
- Consistent performance achieving annual quotas
- Demonstrated sales strategies and rapport with senior-level executives from VP level and above, including CMO, CIO, CTO, and CDO.
- Success in selling multiple intangible products, ideas, and solutions (e.g., consulting and research) to Fortune 500 companies.
- History of growing key accounts; background in strategic account planning and management.
- Experience with procurement and management of complex buying processes to guide and advise clients.
- Familiarity with marketing, technology, and digital functions as drivers of change within an organization is preferred.
- Confident presentation and meeting facilitation skills.
- Strong business acumen, MBA preferred.
- Entrepreneurial mindset
- Capable storyteller with positive energy
- The ability to travel and attend in-person client meetings as needed (adjusted for COVID-19 realities).
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