Account Manager

Note:
Applicant must live in Austin. This is a field-based role managing a portfolio of accounts in the local Austin & San Antonio areas.

With millions of diners, 60,000+ restaurant partners and 25+ years of experience, Open Table, part of Booking Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: BKNG), is an industry leader with a passion for helping restaurants thrive. Our world-class technology empowers restaurants to focus on what matters most – their team, their guests, and their bottom line – while enabling diners to discover and book the perfect restaurant for every occasion.

Every employee at Open Table has a tangible impact on what we do and how we do it. You’ll also be part of a global team and its portfolio of metasearch brands. Hospitality is all about taking care of others, and it defines our culture.

The Position

We are seeking an Account Manager who will be responsible for leading customer retention and revenue growth within your territory of restaurants. This position will report to the Manager, Account Managers.

You will be in tune with the local restaurant industry and will proactively engage with our restaurant customers. You will be innovative in overcoming customer obstacles, and provide constructive perspectives to challenge current thinking. The successful candidate will be positive and encouraging by nature, resilient under pressure, and regularly sought after for insight, input, and collaboration.

Key Responsibilities and Duties

• Cultivate and build upon existing high-level relationships to serve as a trusted advisor to Restaurants.
• Assist restaurant management with configuration to optimize reservation flow
• Understand customer needs and identify sales opportunities to sell premium marketing tools
• Build and utilize data-driven presentations for ongoing business reviews
• Achieve company goals and sales objectives set quarterly.
• Track weekly meeting activity in Salesforce
• Monthly meetings with Elite members
• Act as an advocate for restaurant customers and resolve cross-functional issues
• Act as the high-level point of contact for restaurant customer concerns
• Work with the Marketing team to help design and execute restaurant specific marketing programs and drive participation in promotional programs
• Capture feedback from restaurants to suggest feature and functionality requirements for product upgrades
• Educate operators about trends in the industry and offer actionable, data driven insights
• Lead restaurant retention rate; aid in the re-signing of customers with expired contracts

Experience and skills desired

• Account management or equivalent experience in a restaurant/hospitality environment; validated customer service skills
• A good listener, capable of understanding restaurants business objectives
• Deep expertise in restaurant operations and management including comprehension of P&L and financial statements
• Ability to work across many departments to take on problems and achieve results
• Keenly track economic and industry drivers and understand implications on the restaurant business, including identifying new business opportunities
• Ability to handle objections and comfortable with a consultative sales approach
• Confident in the delivery of training and speaking in front of groups
• Excellent social and organization skills: task prioritization, effective time management
• Strong writing, presentation and interpersonal skills
• Analytical and data driven approach for making and supporting business decisions
• Knowledge of Google Suite and understanding of Apple products and operating systems
• Appreciate working in an unstructured and forward-thinking environment
• Valid driving license and transportation (all business related travel expenses reimbursed)
• Must be located in Austin

• Work from (almost) anywhere for up to 20 days per year
• Focus on mental health and well-being:
• Company-paid therapy sessions through Spring Health
• Company-paid subscription to Headspace
• Annual company-wide week off a year - the whole team fully recharges (and returns without a pile-up of work!)
• Paid parental leave
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Generous paid vacation + time off for your birthday
• Focus on your career growth:
• Access to thousands of on-demand e-learnings
• Travel…