OpenText

Manager, Client Relationship Management

OpenText$110K — $160K *
Enterprise Technology
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 3-5 years of leadership experience in Software Renewals
  • Proven track record of meeting financial targets and KPIs
  • Strong leadership skills with an ability to influence others
  • Bachelor's degree or related work experience
  • Experience with contract management in a Service Delivery context
  • Innovative mindset with a focus on productivity enhancement
  • Excellent organizational and communication skills

Responsibilities

  • Lead and develop a high-performing Client Management team
  • Drive renewal retention rates and foster client relationships
  • Participate in client contract negotiations and problem resolution
  • Gain a comprehensive understanding of client challenges and business needs
  • Collaborate with stakeholders to resolve client support escalations
  • Maintain regular communication with the Sales Team for best practices
  • Prepare and present management reports on client accounts and forecasts

Benefits

  • Comprehensive benefits package for physical, emotional, and financial wellbeing
  • Opportunity for variable and commission compensation
  • Generous vacation entitlement
  • Paid time off and flexible scheduling options
Full Job Description
YOUR IMPACT:

As a Manager of the Client Management team at OpenText, you will be responsible for leading a team of Client Managers (CMs) who are responsible for developing long-term relationships with customers. Leveraging these relationships, the CMs will drive best in class maintenance renewal retention rates and promote adoption and expansion of the OpenText product and services portfolio.
You will be expected to effectively manage a team of Client Managers to ensure that they meet individual and corporate financial and relationship goals. The role involves a focus on revenue growth and will require site visits, working cooperatively with internal stakeholders to foster a strong client relationship.

WHAT THE ROLE OFFERS:
  • Hire, develop and lead an inclusive, engaged, and high-performing team.
  • Successful operation of a strong Commercial team to achieve targeted on-time renewal rates, financial and relationship KPIs. Incremental revenue growth within each CM assigned territory will be a main driver of this team.
  • Participate in client contract negotiations to provide commercial support and address any Client Support issues.
  • Develop an in-depth understanding of Client challenges, business requirements and how OpenText enables customers to be effective.
  • Work through escalated issues and liaise with a variety of stakeholders to provide a route of escalation to resolve Client Support issues.
  • Regular contact with the Sales Team to understand best practices and build relationships with overlapping accounts.
  • Preparation and presentation of management reports: Forecast, QBR, Client Account Overviews, Success Plans
  • Ensure alignment with CM and Client Success teams globally and work closely with CM Management peers.


WHAT YOU NEED TO SUCCEED:
  • 3 - 5 years' experience working directly with Software Renewals in a leadership role.
  • Demonstrated excellence in achievement of targets/goals/KPI's?
  • Proven experience in leadership and the ability to lead through influence.
  • Bachelor's degree or equivalent working experience.
  • Familiarity with contract creation and execution in a Service Delivery environment and experience with contract terms and documents.
  • Ability to apply innovative approaches and initiative to increase productivity and work standards.
  • Strong desire in establishing and maintaining exceptional relationships with customers.
  • Experience leading a sales focused team is preferable.
  • Strong organizational, planning, and prioritization skills required.
  • Goal-oriented, positive, a self-starter, with strong and analytical skills.
  • Exceptional communication both written and verbal, with the ability to listen and understand our client requirements.


Compensation: At OpenText, we offer a thoughtfully designed benefits package that supports your physical, emotional, and financial wellbeing. A summary of those benefits can be found on our Why Join Us page. As you move through the hiring process, we're happy to provide more details about our compensation programs, including variable and commission compensation opportunities for eligible roles, vacation entitlement, and paid time off.

Salary Range: $110,160 - $160,160;Depending on the candidate's education, experience, skills, geographical location, and alignment with internal equity and external market, actual salary may vary and be higher or lower than the range posted.

About OpenText

OpenText Corporation is a Canadian company that develops and sells enterprise information management software. The company is headquartered in Waterloo, Ontario, Canada. OpenText software applications manage content or unstructured data for large companies, government agencies, and professional service firms. OpenText aims to help customers digitize their operations and optimize their information management processes. The company has made several acquisitions over the years to expand its product offerings and customer base. OpenText has a global presence with offices in North America, Europe, Asia, and Australia.
Learn more about OpenText
Size
14,300 employees
Market Cap
$7.8 billion
Industry
Founded
1991
5 Year Trend
+8.8%
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