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The Small Business Account Development Team is a key part of International Card Services and manages relationships with Small and Medium & Large market clients in Australia & New Zealand, supporting business owners with products and services to help them run and grow their businesses.
The Relationship Manager position is responsible for leading a dynamic Small Business Services portfolio, with the goal of growing billing & lending revenues whilst focusing on customer retention via effective pipeline management.
To be effective, the RM is required to interpret information from a variety of sources including customer conversations, internal data and analytics resources and external sources to uncover and convert growth opportunities. Ensuring a positive customer experience with every interaction is paramount.
Key responsibilities include:
* Drive billings growth through application of consultative selling skills to identify and secure spend expansion opportunities
* Cross selling additional products to support business growth
* Improve retention to meet defined overall portfolio targets for growth
* Maintain a high level of knowledge for related products, underwriting policy, systems and processes
* Thinking conceptually and analytically to ensure we are enhancing the most positive customer experience
Qualifications
* Previous relationship management and consultative sales experience
* Consistent record of delivering results
* Portfolio and pipeline leadership
* Strong influencing skills with an ability to respectfully challenge the status-quo
* Able to build rapport and engage with business owners including accountants, financial controllers or CFO
* Strong commercial and financial acumen and the ability to have financial conversations on working capital and cash flow (desirable)
* Analytical and the capability to problem solve
* Proven interpersonal and communication skills
We back our colleagues and their loved ones with benefits and programs that support their holistic well-being. That means we prioritize their physical, financial, and mental health through each stage of life. Benefits include:
* Competitive base salaries
* Bonus incentives
* Support for financial-well-being and retirement
* Comprehensive medical, dental, vision, life insurance, and disability benefits (depending on location)
* Flexible working model with hybrid, onsite or virtual arrangements depending on role and business need
* Generous paid parental leave policies (depending on your location)
* Free access to global on-site wellness centers staffed with nurses and doctors (depending on location)
* Free and confidential counseling support through our Healthy Minds program
* Career development and training opportunities
Offer of employment with American Express is conditioned upon the successful completion of a background verification check, subject to applicable laws and regulations. #J-18808-Ljbffr