Associate Renewals/Renewals Manager

The Salesforce Renewal Manager is responsible for owning and executing a portfolio of renewal contracts in an assigned territory. Renewal Managers partner with internal stakeholders such as Sales and Customer Success & Growth (CSG) organizations to secure every renewal. They are responsible for minimizing financial attrition, locking in the most favorable terms, identifying growth opportunities and providing insights to the business that improve future outcomes. Renewal Managers are responsible for ensuring that customers are set up for success while maximizing the financial results for Salesforce. Responsibilities: Develop and execute win/win negotiation strategies for small, medium and large account contract renewals that maximize contract value while protecting and enhancing customer trust Maximize account growth opportunities by playing an active role on the account team and helping to identify incremental opportunities upon contract renewal Own, drive and manage the renewals process in collaboration with the account team Collaborate with internal resources such as Competitive Intelligence, Pricing, Product Management, Customer Success, and Account Executives, to develop comprehensive 'win' strategies for renewals Identify customer requirements, uncover roadblocks, and demonstrate strong account management and commercial capabilities to drive renewal to on-time closure Provide executive management with complete visibility to renewals and solicit executive involvement as required Accurately maintain/update a rolling 120 day forecast of your territory and communicate any renewal risk to internal resources in order to develop resolution strategies Follow and adhere to best practices for all internal processes including, but not limited to, Opportunity Management, Data Quality and accuracy, Quotations and Forecasting Achieves financial and strategic targets for minimizing attrition, positioning favorable terms and boosting incremental revenue via up-sells, cross-sells and add-ons Required Skills/Experience: 2+ years of relevant experience in Sales / Renewals / Sales-Operations / Account Management Strong customer management and negotiation skills Ability to demonstrate a strategic mindset to enable persuasive value conversations with customers at an executive level . Strong process management, financial acumen, and ability to apply strict policies. Ability to react and adapt to potential rapid shifts in priorities and organizational policies Bachelor's Degree Preferred Skills/Experience: Functional Knowledge of any of Salesforce's products Experience with an enterprise CRM or customer service application. Experience with salesforce.com a significant plus. Ability to manage transactions through every stage of the renewal cycle Experience negotiating complex multi-year services contracts Leadership Qualities: PASSION: Passionate about Customer Success BEGINNERS MIND: Always learning, approaches each interaction with open mind, great listener and hands-on URGENCY: Ability to move fast and drive business value and results OHANA: Embodies Ohana culture: A team player that everyone enjoys working with and has a generous heart TRUST: Trust the company's core values ADAPTABLE: Excels in high levels of uncertainty and change

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