Dow Jones

Client Engagement Specialist

Dow Jones$75K — $95K *
Business Services
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Minimum 3 years in customer engagement or B2B sales
  • Exceptional verbal and written communication skills
  • Ability to multi-task and meet tight deadlines
  • Excellent project management and organizational abilities
  • Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite and Google Drive

Responsibilities

  • Own retention strategies for Strategic accounts by executing renewal plans
  • Provide monthly reports highlighting high-risk renewal accounts and turnaround strategies
  • Ensure effective customer training and product utilization in collaboration with the Product Training Specialist team
  • Oversee entire renewal lifecycle, including pricing, contracting, invoicing, and client support
  • Support new sales in existing accounts to maximize customer ROI
  • Develop in-depth understanding of client needs, business groups, and industry
  • Identify upselling and cross-selling opportunities within assigned accounts and collaborate with the sales team
  • Maintain accurate client records and communicate primarily via telephone and email.

Benefits

  • Comprehensive Healthcare Plans
  • Paid Time Off
  • Retirement Plans
  • Comprehensive Medical, Dental and Vision Insurance
  • Education Benefits
  • Paid Maternity and Paternity Leave
  • Family Care Benefits
  • Commuter Transit Program
  • Subscription Discounts
  • Employee Referral Program
Full Job Description
Job Description:
About the Role:

The Client Engagement Specialist (CES) manages all renewal aspects of the relationship with a defined set of customers. You will retain the existing contract revenue within existing buying centers and support new sales into these accounts made by the Account Executive. You will partner with our teams to ensure the clients needs are met to support the renewal. You will develop and drive successful renewals ensuring a strong revenue base for Dow Jones. Success will be measured based on the retention rates of your assigned accounts. You will report to the Regional Sales Manager.

You Will:
  • Own the retention strategy for assigned Strategic accounts by building and executing a renewal plan
  • Provide a monthly report to manager highlighting high risk renewal accounts within the region and strategy/ideas to turnaround
  • Ensure appropriate levels of customer training and product utilization by working with the Product Training Specialist team and monitoring internal reports
  • Oversee the renewal lifecycle; from pricing, contracting, to invoicing and client support, so customer concerns get addressed correctly throughout the fiscal year
  • Support new sales into existing accounts to ensure maximum customer Return on investment with DJ
  • Know your customer including the development of good account understanding, business groups deriving value from DJ services, understanding the clients' business/industry, competitor solutions they are using and the client's current and developing needs.
  • Understand how your clients derive value from DJ services/products, know the people involved including decision makers within those groups.
  • Must identify opportunities for increased revenue within the set of accounts (up-selling and cross-selling) and work with other members of the sales team to follow through on such opportunities.
  • Maintain accurate and appropriate client records within our systems. You will communicate with clients mainly via telephone and email.

You Have:
  • Minimum of 3 years of proven success in customer engagement or B2B sales
  • Exceptional written and verbal communication skills
  • Proven ability to multi-task and adhere to tight deadlines in a fast-paced, collaborative environment
  • Excellent project management and organizational skills with a keen attention to detail
  • Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite & Google Drive

Our Benefits
  • Comprehensive Healthcare Plans
  • Paid Time Off
  • Retirement Plans
  • Comprehensive Medical, Dental and Vision Insurance Plans
  • Education Benefits
  • Paid Maternity and Paternity Leave
  • Family Care Benefits
  • Commuter Transit Program
  • Subscription Discounts
  • Employee Referral Program

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Business Area:

Dow Jones - Risk Sales

Job Category:

Sales

Union Status:

Union role

 

Base Pay Range: $75,000.00 - $95,000.00

We’re committed to offering competitive and flexible compensation to attract top talent. This pay range reflects our good faith estimate for the role and may vary based on a candidate’s experience, skills, location, and other relevant factors.

For bonus-eligible roles, targets are determined based on multiple considerations, including market benchmarks and individual contributions.

For benefits-eligible roles, we offer a comprehensive and competitive benefits package covering health, retirement, wellbeing, and more, along with optional benefits to meet the diverse needs of our employees.

About Dow Jones

Dow Jones is a global provider of news and business information, delivering content to consumers and organizations around the world across multiple formats, including print, digital, mobile and live events. Dow Jones has produced unrivaled quality content for more than 130 years and today has one of the world?s largest news gathering operations globally. It produces leading publications and products including the flagship Wall Street Journal, America?s largest newspaper by paid circulation; Factiva, Barron?s, MarketWatch, Mansion Global, Financial News, Dow Jones Risk & Compliance, Dow Jones Newswires, and Dow Jones VentureSource.
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