Director of Account Management

TravelClick provides innovative solutions for hotels around the globe that increase revenue, reduce cost, and improve performance. Our suite of solutions supports our clients with travel marketing and reservations management tools, as well as comprehensive business intelligence. TravelClick has a worldwide on-the-ground presence that enables us to maintain a deep understanding of local markets in the context of the global hospitality industry.

The Director of Account Management (Key) will oversee the Account Management Team comprised of at least 10 Account Managers who serve as primary contacts for our largest and most complex customers This team is responsible for understanding client needs, delivering targeted advice/solutions, achieving client ROI objectives and maximizing TravelClick revenue. This account management team serves as the day-to-day primary point of contact with key client decision-makers, ensuring the development and implementation of strategies, projects, campaigns, growth opportunities and retention efforts (pre-empts, RFPs). This position will become personally involved with more senior decision-makers at the largest accounts in the TravelClick client portfolio. The Director will own this account portfolio but work in lockstep with senior product line leaders, sales leaders and operations leaders to manage the relationship, ensure complex requirements are delivered, negotiate business outcomes, address escalations and prepare innovative growth and retention strategies. A critical component of managing this team is to establish the specific definition and needs of the Key Account Team and formulate a team structure to support and deliver against it. Understanding individual client requirements is necessary to evaluate the need for specialist or generalist talent, economics of dedicated resources (and associated client pricing/reimbursement models), and unique delivery needs based on combinations of solutions provided. The Director will be the development and continual refinement of this model. The Director will be goaled on meeting high levels of client satisfaction, retention and account growth.

* Manage a broad and diverse team of 10+ Account Managers responsible for assessing client needs and objectives, developing account plans and managing day-to-day needs for [several hundred] top accounts. * Plan and implement cross-departmental assessment of Enterprise accounts to define and segment based on unique client needs; Build-out projects and services to support effective delivery in this segment, improve performance through satisfaction levels, retention rates and account growth. * Ensure long term scalability and anticipate future needs for the team in conjunction with other account management leaders supporting the Key Account segment. * Determine and share best practices across the Sales, Marketing, Product, Operations and Account Management Teams to create an account management model that differentiates TravelClick from its competition. * Ensure all staff has the skill sets/talent necessary to consult with clients and ensure superior account management across various solutions. * Ensure staff are trained on new technologies and industry best practices for support of digital agency services and other leading TC solutions. * Provide account leadership including coordination of internal analytical and product resources to deliver on client’s needs and expectations. * Maintain a strong account team through optimum selection, training and development, appraisal and motivational techniques. * Maintain a high level of organization flexibility through employee and career path development. * Continually optimize account management procedures within the department and between other departments to ensure the timeliness and quality account management.

**Qualifications** * At least 5 years in account management or relationship management experience for companies providing eCommerce or distribution services in B2B services sector and / or hotel industry. * Minimum 2 years and ideally 5+ years experience leading a diverse team of direct reports (remote and centralized) is required. * Exceptional relationship management and account management skills required; strong negotiating skills and escalation management are critical. * Demonstrated ability in ensure achievement of client objectives and company financial objectives through understanding of client needs. * Directing internal product and operations teams to fullfill client objectives. * Excellent analytical, problems solving and troubleshooting skills – ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts and draw conclusions. * Strong overall business and people skills, including planning, presentation skills and business acumen. * Excellent communication skills with the ability to effectively interface with all levels and departments (internal and external) on a formal, informal, written and verbal basis. * Experience with the development of key personnel to ensure employee satisfaction, retention and career growth. **Education:** Minimum Bachelor’s Degree; advanced degree is preferred