Senior Account Manager (Chicago IL area)
Progress is an experienced, trusted provider of products designed with customers in mind, so they can develop the applications they need, deploy where and how they want, and manage it all safely and securely. We take pride in what we do, always valuing the whole person—at work and in life. Our diverse life experiences enrich our culture because people power progress. As a Senior Account Manager, working out of your home office in the Chicago LI area, you can join us in doing what we do best: propelling business forward.
WHAT YOU WILL DO IN THIS ROLE:
- Focused on establishing, maintaining, and growing broad and deep relationships within each customer account
- Anticipate, identify, and meet your customers’ needs
- Develop advanced account strategies that drive success through delivering value and insight relevant and unique to each customer
- Facilitate executive meetings that measure progress and business impact
- Motivate and mobilize customers and cross-functional partners through diplomatic collaboration and unambiguous communication
- See conflict as an opportunity and can assess situations and find common ground quickly
- Drive objective achievement through disciplined planning and organization - setting objectives through the development of actionable steps with assigned owners, timelines, and measurements while anticipating and removing roadblocks and orchestrating multiple resources
- Uncover opportunity through analysis, inquisitiveness, and a deep understanding of your customer’s business, including initiatives and drivers, and aligning those to solutions
- Manage sales and renewal processes through qualification, needs analysis, product demonstration, negotiation, and close
TO BE SUCCESSFUL IN THIS ROLE, WE NEED SOMEONE WHO HAS:
- Extensive experience in Enterprise Sales
- Experience selling Security solutions
- Successful experience managing a portfolio of clients consisting of large global companies with a high level of complexity, focus, and intensity.
- Driven to exceed revenue and renewal targets
- Know how to get things done through formal channels and informal networks
BENEFITS
- Medical, dental, vision, life & disability, and financial benefits (including 401(k) retirement savings plan. Tuition Reimbursement program. Additional voluntary benefits including crucial illness/hospital indemnity, identity theft protection, auto & home insurance, legal, and pet insurance.
- Competitive salary, uncapped commission, and best-in-class Employee Stock Purchase Program (ESPP) with a 27-month lookback
- Flexible paid vacation time, paid day off for your birthday, and company holidays. A variety of leave plans, including Parental Leave.
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP) and an employee well-being program focusing on physical, mental, and financial health.
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Together, We Make Progress
Progress is an inclusive workplace where opportunities to succeed are available to everyone. As a multicultural company serving a global community, we encourage a wide range of points of view and celebrate our diverse backgrounds. Our unique combination of perspectives inspires innovation, connects us to our customers and positively affects our communities. It is only by working together and learning from each other that we make Progress. Join us!