Account Manager - Must have previous Account Management experience working with Microsoft or Blue Cross Association.
Turning Point Search is seeking a Senior Account Manager for a direct hire opportunity with our client, an IT Consulting firm with more than 20 years in business. The firm provides talent, technology consulting, and advanced analytics solutions to Fortune 500 companies in the financial, healthcare, insurance, and automotive, industries.
They are seeking a high-energy, positive, and proactive Account Manager to add to their growing business development team. The main focus of this position will be managing accounts within requirements staffing industry, specifically with Blue Cross Association (established account) and Microsoft (brand new account). Travel required to Redmond, WA, Chicago, IL, and Washington, DC.
Responsibilities:
- Manage, maintain, and develop IT Staffing and Solutions within existing accounts with a minimum portfolio of $5MM in annual business.
- Hunt within the client account for new staffing requirements outside of VMS reqs
- Will engage and manage team of consultants and maintain client-consultant relationship management.
- Develop and utilize a deep understanding of company capabilities and service offerings during the sales process.
- Work with team of recruiters to coordinate candidate preparation, submittals, interviews, hire, and onboarding. Interact closely with recruiters in networking, referral development, etc.
- Manage and maintain relationships to successfully deliver various projects and assignments.
- Negotiate with clients to set and manage expectations and budgetary requirements.
- Communicate project and resource direction, approach, priorities, and status to client and company management.
- Achieve or exceed annual quota targets.
- Help drive the go-to-market strategy plan for assigned accounts.
- Collaborate effectively with delivery and recruitment teams.
- Adhere to all policies and business processes; measure effectiveness of processes by using all company designated tools.
Required Qualifications:
- The ideal candidate must have prior experience in IT / Information Technology Staffing experience in a Sales Account Management role.
- Will have previous experience working in the Software IT or Health Insurance vertical, specifically with former experience working with Microsoft as a client and/or Blue Cross.
- Must be self-motivated, goal-oriented, a team player, and have a high standard of integrity.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
- Ability to work in a team environment.
- Creative problem-solving skills.
- Motivated to succeed/passion around setting and achieving goals.
- Strong influencer through being proactive, creative and persuasive of others in solving client problems or recommending new ideas/strategies
- Possession of a process and quality driven mindset.
- Proven ability to multi-task and balance priorities.
- Strong proficiency in Microsoft suite of tools; Word, Excel, PowerPoint, etc.
- Bachelor’s Degree desired