Challenges For a Corporate Account Manager at a Fortune 100 Tech Company
Christopher, a Corporate Account Manager at a Fortune 100 tech company, emphasizes the importance of "being very personable and flexible" in managing diverse accounts and personalities. This necessitates navigating differing priorities, schedules, and budgets within each organization to succeed in the role.
Communication, Flexibility, Personability, Project Management, Account Management
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Christopher Bradley
Corporate Account Manager
Fortune 100 Technology Company
New Mexico State University Year: 2014
University of Pikeville (M.B.A)
Business Management & Admin
Healthcare, Medical & Wellness, Technology
Sales and Client Management
Scholarship Recipient, Pell Grant Recipient, Took Out Loans, Student Athlete, First Generation College Student
Video Highlights
1. Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to build rapport with diverse personalities are crucial for success.
2. Adaptability and flexibility are essential in managing multiple accounts with varying priorities and timelines.
3. Understanding and managing diverse budgets and project timelines is a key requirement of the role.
Transcript
What skills are most important for a job like yours?
That's a great question, Gabby. I think there's a wide range of answers here.
From my experience, I would say personality and being very personable are key. Being flexible is also important.
When you're supporting a wide range of accounts like I am at CrowdStrike, you're managing a lot of different personalities, projects, and people within each organization.
So, it's really important to be personable and flexible regarding people's schedules, timelines, and budgets. Everyone has slightly different priorities in mind regarding what's most important and what they need to accomplish for the fiscal year.
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