Senior Account Manager – Energy Trading

## Senior Account Manager – Energy Trading Apply remote type:
Hybrid locations:
US-TX-Houston-Office time type:
Full time posted on:
Posted Yesterday job requisition :
JR3189

Wood Mackenzie is the global leader in analytics, insights and proprietary data across the entire energy and natural resources landscape.

For over 50 years our work has guided the decisions of the world’s most influential energy producers, utilities companies, financial institutions and governments.

Now, with the world’s energy system more complex and interconnected than ever before, sector-specific views are no longer enough. That’s why we’ve redefined what’s possible with Intelligence Connected.

By fusing our unparalleled proprietary data with the sharpest analytical minds, all supercharged by Synoptic AI, we deliver a clear, interconnected view of the entire value chain. Our trusted team of 2,700 experts across 30 countries breaks siloes and connects industries, markets and regions across the globe.

This empowers our customers to identify risk sooner, spot opportunities faster and recalibrate strategy with confidence – whether planning days, weeks, months or decades ahead.

Wood Mackenzie  Intelligence Connected***
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*** Inclusive – we succeed together
* Trusting – we choose to trust each other
* Customer committed – we put customers at the heart of our decisions
* Future Focused – we accelerate change
* Curious – we turn knowledge into action

Energy Trading markets are becoming more complex as supply and demand can quickly shift in response to geopolitical issues, regulatory changes and structural changes in the market.  The pace and scale of change means that every decision is made under mounting pressure.  Now more than ever, traders rely on the most accurate, reliable, comprehensive and up to date analytics, data and actionable insights, backed by experienced analysts and support teams.
** Role Purpose
** Wood Mackenzie are looking for enthusiastic and talented sales professionals to continue to further grow and embed our solutions with our energy trading clients, take responsibility for developing our strategic client relationships and delivering commercial success for the entire Wood Mackenzie business.  We are looking to diversify our talent pool and bring in best practice from other industries and sectors to enable us to reach our growth targets.

The Account Manager role is a key driver for sales execution and performance across existing and new accounts.  Your client portfolio will include key Wood Mackenzie clients in the energy trading market. This is your opportunity to truly partner with the firm’s critical clients.
** Main Responsibilities
*** Develop a deep understanding of the value our solutions provide, the sectors they operate in and the customers buying cycles.
* Successfully identify and engage with key stakeholders within your customers who present the best opportunity for growth.
* Pro-actively manage and maximize the commercial growth of the portfolio to align with regional priorities
* Understand product roadmap and look to position new solutions to customers ahead of buying cycles to maximize success.
* Partner closely with our Product Team to shape the product development roadmap as well as gathering relevant competitive intelligence.
* Represents Wood Mackenzie in the market and look to expand brand recognition and be an advocate for our market leading services and solutions.
* Effective teamwork with the broader organization to include marketing, training, client services, research and consulting.
* Effectively manage the business pipeline to ensure accurate salesforce forecasting
** About you and how you can excel in the role
** You will:
* Proven experience in b2b sales of either data or SaaS based solutions
* Have experience of value-based selling and developing a deep understanding of customer workflows and needs.
* Ability to develop relationships from a C-suite level down to end users and work with clients who have complex and often global organization structures
* Demonstrate competency in delivering deliver on short-term targets
* Demonstrate a developing…