Travel: Approximately 50%-75% travel is expected.We support democracy.Our vision at Election Systems & Software (ES&S) is simple and unwavering - we provide products and services of exceptional quality and value to maintain voter confidence and enhance the voting experience. We accomplish this through continuous investments in research and development, resulting in regular product updates and security enhancements for each voting system we design, build, sell and support.
Join the ES&S team where we are crafting the future of voting in the United States! On our team, you will push boundaries to provide solutions that meet the industry's ever-evolving needs. Our people apply their innovative perspective to challenges big and small, and ES&S provides the resources to make our employees' vision a reality.
Summary/Objective: An Account Manager serves as the liaison to customers and internal stakeholders with respect to business relationships, developing new business opportunities and providing timely and effective solutions emanating from ES&S products and services that meet moderately complex customer needs. This role operates as the key point of contact in the assigned territory on customer matters specifically requiring advanced product knowledge. This role requires advanced product and company knowledge, project management and ability to accomplish on-site coding.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:- Operate as the lead point of contact for all customer matters within the assigned territory including but not limited to building relationships county and state level election officials, providing excellent customer service and advanced technical support with respect to questions, customer requests and product issues' resolution across all product lines used by assigned customers.
- Manage a portfolio of assigned customers, and actively seek and develop new business from existing clients. Collaborate with sales and other internal stakeholders to identify and execute growth opportunities within the assigned territory.
- Facilitate communications across customers and internal stakeholders to discern customer issues focused on timely and effective resolution of product functionality issues among assigned customers.
- Identify and evaluate training needs and conduct hardware training as required to ensure end user know-how in the operation of products among clients.
- Manage projects focused on new system implementations as well as upgrades/enhancements with respect to hardware and software voting systems used among assigned customers; and educate customers on new releases via user groups, data reviews and internal training.
- Facilitate issues resolution using advanced knowledge and experience regarding ES&S software and hardware system solutions.
- Communicate clearly the progress of weekly, monthly and quarterly goals to internal and external stakeholders to ensure timely and successful delivery of our solutions according to customer needs and objectives; Provide input for responses developed regarding to requests for proposals (RFP)
- Monitor state, federal and local regulations that affect voting systems; and document software requirements to meet the regulations.
- Forecast, track and report on key account metrics regarding operational and financial performance among assigned customers.
- This job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.
Qualifications:Education: Must have a bachelor's degree in business administration or computer technology field; or equivalent field experience in election industry or government sector
Experience: 2+ years of experience
- Experience with software including MS Office Suite of Products (Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint)
- Experience with client specific software including ERM, Acquire and Produce
- Experience with client specific hardware products
- Proven work experience as an Account Manager, Key Account Manager or other relevant Sales experience
- Experience in delivering client focused service based on customer needs
Competencies: - Advanced technical capacity
- Problem Solving/Analysis
- Strong Communication skills including written, presenting and influencing effectively
- Excellent interpersonal skills including listening, negotiation and presentation skills
- Well developed commitment to customer service and a passion for quality over quantity
- Professional appearance and Personal effectiveness/credibility
Licenses/Certifications Required: Professional Project Manager Certification or equivalent experience with voting system implementations.
Supervisory Responsibilities: This position has no supervisory responsibilities.
Work Environment: This job operates in a professional office environment which routinely uses standard office equipment such as computers, telephones, and photocopiers.
Physical Demands: The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear. The employee frequently is required to stand; walk; hands to finger, handle or feel; and reach with hands and arms. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.
Election Systems & Software, LLC is an Equal Opportunity Employer that does not discriminate on the basis of actual or perceived race, color, creed, religion, national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, age, sex or gender (including pregnancy, childbirth and pregnancy-related conditions), gender identity or expression (including transgender status), sexual orientation, marital status, military service and veteran status, physical or mental disability, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state or local laws and ordinances. Election Systems & Software, LLC's management team is dedicated to this policy with respect to recruitment, hiring, placement, promotion, transfer, training, compensation, benefits, employee activities, access to facilities and programs and general treatment during employment.
Salary Description
$65,000 to $85,000
