Maintain and develop assigned accounts to ensure positive client experience, renewal and maximise profitability through daily account management
Key Responosibilities
- Account Management
Act as the account lead for assigned accounts based on the Client Value Proposition
Support other account leads on larger clients as second account manager
Build and maintain very good long term successful relationships with the client
Understand and maintain excellent knowledge of the client contacts
Pro-actively anticipate future needs, challenges and developments where possible
Document and regularly maintain all relevant information in Salesforce
Pro-actively communicate relevant information to various other areas to ensure they have the necessary understanding to make decisions
Lead any client meetings/calls as and when required, as per the guidelines in the Client Value Proposition, where possible
Lead account review meetings to discuss claims experience, service performance and client feedback as well as possible future opportunities as appropriate to the CVP
Excellent understanding the client\'s business and requirements
Pro-actively Provide back up and support to client teams where required
Recognised as the expert internally on the own client portfolio
- Client Experience
Easy, quick and high quality interactions with all touch points and escalation resolution in a swift and client centric manner
Provide effective, innovative and timely solutions to client\'s business challenges
Provide a positive and engaging client experience all the time
Independently identify and implement efficient solutions to client\'s requirements and challenges
Independently manage any escalations to ensure a swift and client centric resolution
Regularly review and analyse client experience results to identify possible areas for improvement
Pro-actively seek, document and share feedback from client on service delivery
Ensure tailored processes, products and services are documented and optimised over time to improve efficiency
Boost client stickiness
-Renewals
Prepare and issue renewal documentation within agreed timeframes
Independently negotiates renewal internally and externally to achieve favourable outcome for both sides
Pro-actively aims to improve profitability for assigned client portfolio
Ensure regular client engagement by phone throughout the renewal process
Communicate and document all agreements and requirements for the renewal
Lead and support tender responses for existing clients to provide a comprehensive and tailored response
-New Business
Implement new clients ensuring a smooth and seamless transfer
Support the sales process for potential new clients
Discover and convert opportunities for cross selling additional products or services
-Other requirements
Acts as technical representative for team on cross functional projects
Train new team members
Supports or leads development and implementation of technical parameters, policies and frameworks for others to work within
What you bring
Minimum of four years work experience in an account management role within a Financial Services environment
Experience in a customer focussed environment, producing accurate work within tight deadlines
Previous sales experience would be an advantage
Completion or progress towards the Irish Insurance Examinations or equivalent foreign qualification
Good knowledge of MS Office (Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint
Knowledge of Salesforce an advantage
- Behavioral Competencies
A highly customer-focused individual with excellent interpersonal and communicative skills
Excellent problem solving skills
A high level of results/goal orientation
Takes full ownership and responsibility for the task/duties assigned to them
Very high attention to detail
Excellent team player & ability to work on own initiative
Highly motivated and innovative individual possessing the ability to work under pressure and to continuously meet tight deadlines and service standards
Fully capable of prioritising and managing own work independently
Ability to influence others and lead by example
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Allianz Group is one of the most trusted insurance and asset management companies in the world. Caring for our employees, their ambitions, dreams and challenges, is what makes us a unique employer. Together we can build an environment where everyone feels empowered and has the confidence to explore, to grow and to shape a better future for our customers and the world around us. We at Allianz believe in a diverse and inclusive workforce and are proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We encourage you to bring your whole self to work, no matter where you are from, what you look like, who you love or what you believe in. We therefore welcome applications regardless of ethnicity or cultural background, age, gender, nationality, religion, disability or sexual orientation. Great to have you on board. Let\'s care for tomorrow. Note: Diversity of minds is an integral part of Allianz\' company culture. One means to achieve diverse teams is a regular rotation of Allianz Executive employees across functions, Allianz entities and geographies. Therefore, the company encourages its employees to have motivation in gaining varied skills from different positions and to collect experiences from across Allianz Group.