Open Innovation Manager | InsurTech (Innovation Consultant background)

Plug and Play Tech Center•Sunnyvale, CA

63d•Onsite

About The Position

Plug and Play Tech Center is the ultimate innovation platform, bringing together the best startups and the world’s largest corporations to create the most meaningful connections that bring innovation to anyone, anywhere. We are on a mission to bring the benefits of Silicon Valley to all four corners of the world. We’re an exceptional team with international backgrounds in technology and entrepreneurship and we’re growing rapidly to deliver on our mission. We’re actively seeking a Open Innovation Manager to champion the Plug and Play business model and source corporate and limited partners in the insurance space. You will define and lead the process to address our clients’ goals in the best possible way, deliver value to our clients, and achieve the highest level of client satisfaction.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in business, engineering, technology, or other related field.
4+ years experience in Enterprise SaaS Account Management, Sales, or Customer Success working with strategic or enterprise-level customers owning retention metrics such as GDR and NDR and running strategic executive business reviews.
Strong interpersonal, organizational, time-management, and prioritization skills.
Experience in the banking or insurance sector preferred, or another highly regulated industry.
Self-motivated, analytical, and ambitious with an entrepreneurial spirit and are endlessly curious about our products and industry.
Ability to multitask and work in a dynamic, fast-growing environment.
A passion for improving financial services and the insurance landscape.
Desire to work with a quickly expanding and growing team.
Attendance policy: 4 days at the office. We're relentless about execution. In-person collaboration fuels our teams. Four days a week side-by-side breeds camaraderie and creativity.

Responsibilities

Owning, managing, and growing a portfolio of accounts and limited partners where you are the lead strategic advisor.
Proactively managing your portfolio of accounts with regular meetings, mapping the organization, engaging a variety of stakeholders, and being an expert in Plug and Play and the insurance industry.
Define and implement partners’ innovation strategies, including consulting activities such as strategy and ideation workshops.
Coordinate investor events, such as annual meetings and conference calls.
Owning key retention metrics such as GDR and NDR for assigned accounts
Identifying cross-sell opportunities for your accounts and partnering with Sales to close that revenue.
Proactively identifying churn risk and partnering with cross-functional teams to mitigate churn.
Assist in the preparation of investor communications, such as presentations, reports, and press releases
Lead and present quarterly executive business reviews for your accounts with tailored content, substantive value, and actionable items.
Develop a comprehensive understanding of our corporate and limited partners innovation challenges, focus areas, and tech interests.
Be highly responsive to, and proactively get in touch with, existing and prospective investors, including phone calls, company visits, non-deal road shows, and conferences.
Attend industry conferences, network, and build relationships in person.
Work with Ventures and Programs to inform future roadmap decisions based on direct and indirect client feedback