Kong
Technology
RenewalAccountRepresentative
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“Renewal Account Representative at Kong. Skills: Account Management, Sales, Contract renewals. Develop and implement strategy for contract renewals. Maximize retention rates”
What You'll Achieve.
Maximize retention rates; Generate additional revenue; Ensure customer satisfaction
Industry & Context.
Identify renewal risk; Address potential churn; Identify growth opportunities
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
2+ years of experience in Sales, Sales Development, or Account Management
Nice to Have
Background in enterprise knowledge of open source, APIs, and/or infrastructure software is highly advantageous
What You'll Do.
Develop and implement strategy for contract renewals
Maximize retention rates
Identify upsell and cross-sell opportunities
Work closely with Account Executives
Ensure a seamless renewal process
Understand customer needs
Align solutions to meet needs
Work several quarters ahead of renewal dates
Ensure customer readiness
Engage with account team
Identify renewal risk
Partner on remedial actions
Identify expansion opportunities
Generate additional revenue
Drive opportunities to closure
Ensure appropriate account team engagement
Act as primary point of contact
Build and maintain relationships
Ensure customer satisfaction
Conduct account reviews
Plan to forecast renewals accurately
Identify at-risk accounts early
Implement strategies to address churn
Leverage customer feedback
Contribute to product development
Contribute to improvement initiatives
Represent Kong with professionalism
Provide exceptional support
Provide guidance to customers
Fulfill additional tasks
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
Work with Account Executives; Engage with account team; Engage with partners
Communication Scope
Customer relationship management; Negotiation skills
Full Job Description
Are you ready to unlock intelligence? If you don’t think you meet all of the criteria below but are still interested in the job, please apply. Nobody checks every box - we’re looking for candidates that are particularly strong in a few areas, and have some interest and capabilities in others. About the Role: We are seeking a dedicated Renewals Manager with a proven track record in Sales and Account Management, ideally with experience in open source or similar enterprise software environments. The Renewals Manager will play a critical role in ensuring the continued success and satisfaction of our existing customer base by focusing on contract renewals and opportunities for account expansion. As a Renewals Manager, you will be a key player in our growth strategy, directly contributing to the stability and expansion of our recurring revenue. What you'll be doing: - Develop and implement a comprehensive strategy for contract renewals, focusing on maximizing retention rates and identifying upsell and cross-sell opportunities within our existing customer base. - Work closely with Account Executives to ensure a seamless renewal process, understanding customer needs and aligning our solutions to meet those needs. - Working several quarters ahead of renewal dates to ensure customer readiness, engaging with the broader account team, partners and customer health data to identify renewal risk, and partner on remedial actions aimed at securing renewal. - Identify expansion opportunities to generate additional revenue, driving those opportunities to closure and/or ensuring that the appropriate account team are engaged to maximize the opportunity - Act as the primary point of contact for renewal-related inquiries, building and maintaining strong relationships with our customers to ensure their continued satisfaction. - Conduct account reviews and planning to forecast renewals accurately, identify at-risk accounts early, and implement strategies to address potential churn. - Levera
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