[Remote] Senior Renewals Account Manager - APJ

Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Riverbed Technology is a leader in AIOps for observability, helping organizations optimize user experiences through AI automation. The Senior Renewals Account Manager will manage and sell software maintenance renewals, engaging with channel partners and customers to ensure timely renewals and grow support revenues.

Responsibilities

• Confidently engaging in direct communication with end-user customers and Riverbed channel partners
• Preparation of Enterprise and SMB renewal quotes for maintenance contracts within 90 - 120 days prior to expiration and book orders as they are received
• Review and interpretation of contractual terms and conditions. Proposed creative deal structures and lead pricing negotiations
• Validation of customer asset lists
• Contact and follow-up with customers and partners to ensure timely maintenance renewal
• Understand product, systems and processes to assist in selling maintenance renewals. Ensuring contractor/partner/customer awareness and understanding of applicable product elements
• Assist customers with any product discrepancies in their install base to include license reconciliations and audits
• Manage customer requests for contract merges, transfers and licenses purges
• Field inbound calls from various sources and work to understand and satisfy the request
• Partner with field sales to save any potentially lost maintenance renewal
• Track contract non-renewal including reasons for cancellation
• Prepare forecasts of maintenance renewal bookings within a 10% accuracy rate
• Timely resolution of backlog in assigned territory
• Collaborate with marketing, support, sales management, product management and account management to facilitate new programs, messages, campaigns, and offerings
• Ensure reporting and communications is frequent and bi-directional

Skills

• 5+ year previous experience in sales, specifically software maintenance renewals
• Must be proficient in Korean, Japanese and English
• Must thrive in a quota driven environment
• Must have the ability to negotiate and up-sell maintenance offerings and build relationships both internally and externally
• Account planning experience and involvement in the alignment of sales, channel, professional services and training teams around renewal events
• Ability to forecast maintenance bookings and a strong desire and willingness to learn
• Apt ability to multi-tasker and juggle priorities to facilitate on-time Maintenance & Support Renewals
• Experience structuring deals and excel at creative problem solving
• Excellent organizational skills with the ability to take initiative and work proactively with minimal supervision
• Must possess excellent customer service skills with an orientation towards helping the customers
• Strong working knowledge of Microsoft Office, Oracle and Salesforce.com applications
• Bachelor's Degree or Equivalent Work Experience
• Basic understanding of telecommunications, networking and IP technology solutions

Benefits

• Flexible workplace policies
• Employee resource groups
• Learning and development resources
• Career progression pathways
• Community engagement initiatives
• Global employee wellness programs are crafted to support the physical, emotional, and financial well-being of our employees

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