Customer Success Director, Strategic Accounts (US Remote)

At First Advantage (Nasdaq: FA), people are at the heart of everything we do. From our customers and partners to our greatest advantage — our team members. Operating with empathy and compassion, First Advantage fosters a global inclusive workforce devoted to the diverse voices that make up our talent and products. Our team members empower each other to be their authentic selves and treat all with respect, integrity, and fairness.

Say hello to a rewarding career and come join a leading provider of mission-critical background screening solutions to some of the most recognized Fortune 100 and Global 500 brands.

What You'll Do:

Our Customer Success Director, Strategic Accounts is a member of the Account Management Team. This is a Enterprise level account management position to grow revenue in the most strategic accounts through sales of First Advantage products and solutions within a small number of named accounts. It is anticipated that you will insure and grow this revenue stream via the development and ongoing maintenance of a strategic account plan and the definition of the strategic deployment of resources required to drive the penetration of FA solutions through the enterprise within your assigned accounts, and to maintain the base revenue that is already present in those accounts. Coordinates with client, operations management and technology to ensure service levels are being maintained.

While the role is 100% remote there will be up to 25% travel as needed for client needs. Individual must be located in the United States.

Responsibilities:
Program Management

• Develop clear and thorough strategic account management plans detailing all relevant information about customers, their industries, and their specific RISK history. Track revenue trends and upsell opportunities and analyze competitive threats. Meet or exceed quarterly and annual revenue objectives within a defined list of named accounts.
• Identify additional products or solutions FA can provide.
• Identify required cross functional resources needed to maximize revenue opportunities and penetrate market with FA products and solutions.
• Clearly demonstrate your understanding of First Advantage pricing, administrative procedures, and organization to effectively articulate First Advantage benefits in a manner meaningful to a customer, as well as answer client’s questions or implement solutions in a timely fashion. Maintain a current understanding of First Advantage competitor offerings (i.e., price, product, service, or solution) so that you can effectively sell the advantages of First Advantage over that offered by its competitors.
• Prepare and deliver quarterly and annual client business reviews.
• Document and manage all action/project plans for assigned client base.
• Analyze trends and make recommendations on potential changes to customer programs. Intervene as required to ensure customer satisfaction. Provide solutions to business problems analyzing root causes to issues and bring resolution to the issues.
• Update and maintain knowledge of all aspects of customers’ background screening and/or occupational health programs including scopes of work, account and package configurations, pricing, handling procedures, and adjudication matrices.
• Constantly seek, share, and implement best practices.
• Establish and maintain excellent customer relationships at all levels to provide superior service and solutions. Manage customers with clear communication and needs analysis. Provide internal leadership in a heavily matrixed environment managing several cross functional resources.
• Partner with internal account team to review program performance.

Administrative

• Manage customer contractual documentation to include MSAs, Schedule As, Statements of Work, SLAs, and SOPs. Manage contract renewals and proposal responses to RFPs. Develop and deliver unsolicited renewal proposals with clearly articulated value propositions to the customers.
• Manage monitoring and reporting programs for customers.
• Host cadence client calls to nurture and grow account relationship.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

EXPERIENCE:

• Bachelor's Degree or equivalent (MBA optional but preferred)
• 8+ years’ proven experience and track record in sales account management, managing complex solutions and products for strategic National and or Global accounts with C-level relationship experience.
• Work experience in professional account management and sales environment is desirable
• Proficiency with MS Office applications including Word, PowerPoint, and Excel
• Familiarity with reporting tools like Lookr Analytics and PowerBI helpful
• Salesforce use and familiarity in helping track client information
• Strong oral and written communication, and interpersonal skills.
• Outstanding multi-tasking and time-management abilities.
• Excellent organizational, analytical, problem analysis and problem-solving skills
• This position requires travel, which includes overnight travel with as much as 25% travel requirements.
• Demonstrated networking capabilities, exhibiting a professional demeanor and business maturity
• Ability to navigate large organizations and build strong internal partnerships

Why First Advantage is Your Next Big Career Move:

First Advantage is going through a technology transformation! We are looking for experts who are excited to work with advanced technologies and provide best-in-class user experience, drive the development and deployment of scalable solutions, and smoothly guide our agile teams and clients through meaningful changes as we continue to expand our impact.
Additional benefits offered to our eligible people include:

• Ability to work remotely with occasional business travel.
• Medical, Vision, Dental, and supplementary benefit plans
• 401k with an employer match, and an Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP)
• Competitive and flexible Paid Time Off (PTO) and 9 paid company holidays
• Access to tech and growth opportunities, and leaders who want you to succeed!

More About Our Values Code

• Honor Honesty, Consistency, and Responsibility: Do the right thing
• Cultivate an environment of dignity: Show respect for the individual
• Take an Outside-In approach: Put the client first
• Think out-of-the-box: Innovate and create
• Stay Team-Oriented: Collaborate and appreciate each other

What Are You Waiting For? Apply Today!
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The salary range for this position is approximately $100-125K base annually. This range reflects our good faith estimate to pay fairly as to what our ideal candidates are likely to expect, and we tailor our offers within the range based on the selected candidate’s experience, industry knowledge, technical and communication skills, and other factors that may prove relevant during the interview process.

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United States Equal Opportunity Employment:

First Advantage is proud to be a global leader in removing barriers and supporting our community members to ensure the changing demographics of the workforce are reflected in our hiring and employment practices. We value all of our candidates, employees, and clients, and place great emphasis on hiring and supporting qualified individuals in each role. We are an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, ethnicity, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship status, marital status, disability, gender identity, gender expression, veteran status, genetic information, or any other area protected by applicable law.