Performant Financial

Director, Client Management

Performant Financial$139K — $176K *
US-Anywhere
+ 3 other locationsRemote
Healthcare
11 - 15 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in Business, Marketing, or a related field; MBA preferred.
  • Minimum of 12 years of experience in field sales, with a proven track record of success in a senior sales role.
  • Extensive experience in Healthcare.
  • Exceptional communication, negotiation, and interpersonal skills.
  • Strong leadership and mentoring abilities.
  • Proficiency in CRM software and advanced Microsoft Office skills.
  • Willingness to travel extensively within the assigned region.

Responsibilities

  • Develop and implement comprehensive sales strategies to achieve and exceed revenue targets.
  • Identify and secure high-value business opportunities and strategic partnerships.
  • Lead complex sales negotiations and close large-scale deals.
  • Build and nurture long-term relationships with key customers, partners, and industry influencers.
  • Serve as the primary point of contact for top-tier accounts, ensuring exceptional customer satisfaction.
  • Collaborate with partners to drive joint sales initiatives and expand market reach.
  • Mentor and coach junior sales representatives, providing guidance and support to enhance their performance.

Benefits

  • 401k plan with employer match.
  • Flexible paid time off and holidays.
  • Parental leave.
  • Life and disability insurance.
  • Health benefits including medical, dental, vision, and prescription drug coverage.
Full Job Description

Position Overview

The Director Client Management will lead a team focused on managing a strategic book of business comprised of vertically aligned clients and will drive growth for Business Units by achieving annual revenue targets, ensuring client retention, fostering growth with additional products and services, and ensure Zelis is always exceeding client expectations while driving a superior OneZelis customer experience. The Director will develop and nurture critical internal and external relationships to sustain and build upon Zelis’ value proposition and work collaboratively across the enterprise to achieve their clients goals and objectives. The Director will drive efforts to promote OneZelis, OneTeam inclusive of cross-training and product education within the team.

Responsibilities:

  • In partnership withClient Managementleadership, ensures robust strategies and client plans are developed and captured inSalesforcefor all clients withintheir book of business

  • Management of revenuefor assignedteam andclientsinclusive of payors in the enterprise

  • Establish regular cadence for review of budgets,forecastsandproductutilizationforassigned book of business

  • Ensuresthat team goals forclientrenewals &retentionareachievedorsurpassed

  • Establish risk identification and mitigationstrategiesforvolume decreases, service gaps, changes in clientrelationships,and key advocates. Escalates to key leadershippartners, develops initialrisk mitigationstrategyandensuresexecution of agreed uponrisk mitigation strategies.

  • Enables team to drive revenue growth through existing product optimization;ensures that teamunderstandsandcan effectivelycommunicate Zeliskey differentiators, product strategy, productfeaturesand functionalitywithapplicability to client

  • Coordinatesimpactanalysisintake and deliveryforexisting solutionsyielding opportunity to engage with clientstodemonstrateadditionalvalue for new and/or expanded productutilization

  • Managesclient fee requests/or considerations for existing products; collaborateswithinthe business to provideOneZelisopportunitiesand solutionswhileunderstandingtheimpact of dependenciesacross the business

  • Ensured that team is abreast ofthe regulatory environment anditsimpactonZelisclients. Proactively engages strategies to achieve value from the Zelis platformin relation to the regulatory environment

  • Ensuresteam metrics are achievedfor measurement ofhigh-qualityservice delivery andclientsatisfaction; measurements will include NPS scores,timelyescalationand resolution of issuesas well as other internal measures such as:

  • Client Relationship Building 6 maximizing breadth and depth of relationships;Works closely with clients to intimately understand their business strategies,needsand challenges.

  • Client Audits& Complianceitemsto ensure seamlessandtimelyresponses

  • Client Reporting 6 delivery according toagreedupon intervals with the ability to provide performance synopsisas well as business insightsdemonstratingtheZelisvalue proposition

  • Escalated Accounts Receivableand work towardstimelyresolutionwithin the Zelis enterprise

  • EnsuresallStewardships/QBRsare completed andoptimizevalue within client book

  • Securing client reference status and permissionin support ofkey Zelis projects, casestudiesorotherZelis initiatives, as needed

  • Client case study selectionas applicable

  • Managesexisting contractsin partnership with SCEs, sales,BUand legal

  • Supports Salesforcross-sell and up-sell initiatives;identifyopportunities and funnel tosalespartnersto incorporate into pipeline

  • Supportsimplementation;serve as liaison between the client and the business to ensure operational efficienciesduring initiation and ramp

  • Monitor documentation and ongoing tracking of key client plansandcontactsinSalesforce

  • Promotes and supports educational opportunities within the team; drives accountability within the team for comprehensive understanding of all Zelis offerings

Skills/BACKGROUND:

  • Bachelor27s degree in Businessor Heath Care Administrationor related.

  • 10+ yearsin clientmanagement role, 5+ years in leadership role

  • Demonstrated success inrevenue management and increasedutilizationwithin an assigned book of businessfor individually assignedaccounts as well assolidtrack recordofachievementforteam goals

  • Extremely knowledgeable in the Payor and/orTPA space

  • Ability to lead and manage a team in a fast-paced environment

  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills. Excellent presentation, public speaking, and meeting management capabilities. Ability to tailor messages to audiences

  • Provencollaboration with keybusinesspartners: Sales, Operations, Marketing, Leadership

  • Ability toanticipatefuture trends and incorporate them intobusiness reviewplanning

  • Synthesizes complex issues and communicates clearlywithboth clients and internal stakeholders

  • Ability to communicate and interact formally and informally with Directors, VPs,

About Performant Financial

Performant Financial Corporation is a business services company that provides technology-enabled recovery and related analytics services in the United States. The company primarily offers recovery services to the government and private clients in various markets, such as healthcare, student loans, and general collections. Performant Financial Corporation was founded in 1976 and is headquartered in Livermore, California.
Learn more about Performant Financial
Size
1,269 employees
Market Cap
$237.8 million
Industry
Net Income
-$21.5 million
Founded
1976
5 Year Trend
-2.5%
Revenue
$159.7 million
NASDAQ

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