Account Manager, Partner Strategy, Insurance and Asset Management

Partner Lead (Account Manager)

The World Economic Forum is an international organization that brings together leaders from business, government, academia, and civil society to build industry, regional and global agendas, address systemic issues, and improve the state of the world.

The Global Industries Team is responsible for building and managing the Forum 20+ global Industry Communities and for the strategic engagement of Forum Partners from North America and Europe across Industry Communities, the 10 Forum Centres and our Forum events.

We are currently searching for a Partner Lead (account manager), who will focus on building and reinforcing strategic relationships and interactions with senior executives from Forum Partner companies in the Insurance and Asset Management space.

Responsibilities include :

• Building and maintaining executive-level relationship management with key executives from CEO, C-suite / Ex. Com., to Executive Contacts
• Developing in-depth understanding of Partners' strategies and priorities
• Developing strategic approaches to partner engagement with the Forum based on a deep understanding of the Partner's priorities and industry trends
• Ensuring retention by developing tailored engagement plans for Partners to address their priorities and deepen their engagement in the most relevant Forum activities
• Onboard Senior Executives from Partner companies into the Forum ecosystem and relevant engagements
• Visiting Partners on a recurrent basis to discuss their priorities, building their agendas
• Ensuring all Partner interactions are accurately documented in Salesforce and that all relevant internal stakeholders are notified about any actions to be taken to ensure effective Partner engagement
• Monitoring Partner news and health, and quality and depth of engagement across Industries, Centres and Forum events (on a recurrent basis) to identify risks for engagement; communicating detected risks and taking preventive measures to address them by mobilizing the relevant teams as needed
• Translating opportunities for expanded Partner engagement into upgrades
• Managing Partners' and prospective Partners' approach, preparation and on-site participation in Forum events
• Ensure smooth offboarding of Partners, when required.

To be successful, a Partner Lead (account manager) should :

Preferred Requirements and Experience :

Why work at the Forum :

The Forum believes that progress happens by bringing together people from all walks of life who have the drive and the influence to improve the state of the world by building awareness and cooperation, shaping mindsets and agendas, and driving collective action. Join us and become a driver for positive change!