Planet Technologies

Technical Account Manager

Planet Technologies

full-time

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Location Type: Remote

Location: United States

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Salary

💰 $110,000 - $190,000 per year

Tech Stack

About the role

  • Manage, support and service assigned set of accounts with focus on customer retention providing daily customer support interactions with the Managed Services Engineers and Consultants
  • Service Delivery to manage the delivery of IT services to clients, ensuring that service levels are met or exceeded, and that any issues are resolved in a timely and effective management.
  • Identify ways to increase customer satisfaction and increase value-add for customers.
  • Identify customer service opportunities and manage and direct the work of the customer’s technical resources.
  • Serve as a stable escalation and contact point for support requests and escalations on behalf of our customers.
  • Coordinates with other Managing Architects and Technical resources at Planet when a technical escalation is needed beyond the Managed Services Team.
  • Coordinate internally with Account Executives to ensure they are looped into any issues or potential additional work opportunities of their clients.
  • Coordinate with the managed services Managing Architect for technical resources assignment and allocation.
  • Responds to customer technical issues and drives resolution.
  • Manage annual renewals providing customer with both quantitative and qualitative proof of value, add-on sales, and service opportunities with the ability to provide insight into other managed services offerings provided by Planet
  • Produces monthly internal and customer reports to ensure that managed services customers are accurately invoiced.
  • Manage hourly ad hoc (OLC) contract work as project manager according to project management methodologies published by Planet’s PMO
  • Management of Microsoft FastTrack engagements

Requirements

  • Five (5) years of experience with IT customer account management, IT managed services, or IT project management preferably in a Managed Services organization
  • Previous experience effectively working in large remotely based teams and managing multiple complex projects simultaneously
  • The ability to assimilate information quickly, think on your feet and manage multiple priorities effectively
  • Exceptional skills with managing customer expectations and the experience providing "trusted advisor" level service
  • Experience with CRM and helpdesk systems as well as knowledge of Microsoft tools and systems is a plus
  • Ability to identify when and how to escalate issues effectively
  • Technical Abilities include the ability to read and understand complex business requirements.
  • Awareness of current development trends and demonstration of continuous learning.
  • Bachelor’s degree and PMP certification preferred.
Benefits
  • Health insurance
  • Retirement plans
  • Paid time off
  • Flexible work arrangements
  • Professional development opportunities
Applicant Tracking System Keywords

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Hard Skills & Tools
IT customer account managementIT managed servicesIT project managementproject management methodologiestechnical issue resolutioncustomer service managementservice delivery managementcustomer satisfaction improvementreport productioncontract management
Soft Skills
customer expectation managementtrusted advisor serviceinformation assimilationmulti-priority managementeffective communicationteam collaborationproblem-solvingescalation managementleadershiporganizational skills
Certifications
PMP certificationBachelor's degree