Future Opportunities: Relationship Manager
About The Position
This is an evergreen position intended to build a pipeline of qualified candidates for anticipated future openings. While we may not have an immediate vacancy today, we regularly hire for this role and encourage interested candidates to apply so we can connect as opportunities become available. About the Role As a client-focused Relationship Manager on our Commercial team you will serve as the overall strategic owner of assigned client relationships and be accountable for driving long-term revenue growth, client retention, client satisfaction, and expansion opportunities across your portfolio. You will develop and execute proactive account strategies, strengthen customer partnerships, identify growth opportunities, and align Element’s products and services to support client success. Success in this role requires strong cross-functional leadership, executive relationship management, commercial acumen, and the ability to influence internal and external stakeholders to deliver measurable business results.
Requirements
- Experience managing and growing a portfolio of existing client relationships.
- Experience developing account strategies, retention plans, and commercial growth initiatives.
- Strong executive relationship management and client engagement skills.
- Experience collaborating across cross-functional business teams.
- Commercial acumen with experience supporting revenue growth, renewals, and pricing optimization.
- Ability to manage complex customer relationships while working independently.
Nice To Haves
- College/University degree preferred.
- Experience working with Salesforce.com (SFDC) or similar CRM platforms.
- Experience supporting clients across North America and Latin America.
- Knowledge of account planning, pipeline management, and opportunity management.
- Experience aligning products and services with customer business objectives.
- Strong strategic planning, influencing, and stakeholder management skills.
- Fluency in French and English an asset
Responsibilities
- Serve as the primary owner and executive steward of assigned client relationships across the full customer lifecycle, responsible for overall client health, retention, growth, and long-term strategic partnership success.
- Develop and execute comprehensive account strategies and annual portfolio plans designed to achieve revenue growth, client retention, pricing optimization, contract renewals, and expansion opportunities across the assigned client portfolio.
- Maintain proactive engagement with clients to understand business priorities, operational challenges, growth initiatives, and evolving requirements through Know Your Client (KYC) strategies and executive relationship management.
- Identify, qualify, and drive strategic growth opportunities including cross-sell, upsell, share-of-wallet expansion, new service adoption, and multi-regional opportunities.
- Partner with clients to develop value-driven solutions aligned to customer goals while managing objections, escalations, risks, and client concerns.
- Lead proactive client renewal strategies including RFP management, pricing negotiations, contract strategy, and commercial optimization.
- Maintain portfolio visibility and operational discipline through Salesforce.com (SFDC), including forecasting, relationship plans, opportunity management, pipeline management, and executive account summaries.
- Analyze portfolio performance and market trends to identify strategic opportunities, competitive threats, and revenue acceleration opportunities.
- Lead and coordinate cross-functional engagement across Sales, Client Success, Operations, Strategic Consulting, Ordering, Product, Finance, and other internal teams to deliver an exceptional customer experience.
- Drive execution of customer engagement plans while collaborating with internal stakeholders to resolve issues, improve client satisfaction, and achieve client objectives.
Benefits
- Comprehensive health and welfare benefits that serve the needs of you and your family and foster a culture of wellness (for qualified roles)
- Additional benefits and amenities, including paid time-off programs (vacation, sick leave, and holidays) (for qualified roles)
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
Education Level
Associate degree
