Senior Account Manager (ZRH)

Computer Rock, a growing digital agency, is currently seeking a Senior Account Manager to join the Zürich team.

As a Senior Account Manager you will be responsible for extending and growing our customer portfolio in Switzerland.
You will support our customers from all industries to master the challenges of the ongoing digitalisation wave and develop clever, rugged and successful future-proof digital solutions. You goal will be to establish thriving and long lasting partnerships with our customers.

From the outset of your tenure, it is expected that you contribute actively to drive Computer Rock forward on both the Swiss and international scenes. You will dive right into your role, contributing to the office both strategically and organizationally.

We’re looking for people who live for communication, are ready to take responsibility and love to collaborate. The right candidate is an independent person who can think across industries, has strong organizational skills, can handle multiple sales processes at once and last, but not least, is a team player who values camaraderie and humor. You can express yourself well both face-to-face and over the phone, and ideally bring with you some experience from a similar agency.

You feel right at home with collaborative work tools and transparency. On the strategic side, we favor the Google Apps, products from 37signals and the Office suite in our workflow so expertise with these tools is an advantage. Having a technological understanding of web technologies and mobile frameworks is a defining factor. You must feel comfortable when talking to our engineers and explaining the solution to our clients. Finally, you master German and English both orally and in writing.

You will be working in an agile, fast paced environment and will be required to possess the following attributes:

  • Driven and motivated to succeed.
  • Excellent client facing and internal communication skills.
  • Ability to grasp concepts of a technical nature quickly with a sound understanding of the underlying business environment.
  • The ability to think on feet, be proactive and stay calm under pressure.
  • A desire to learn and ambition to propel your career to the next level.
  • Focused on how technology can improve and simplify the consumer experience.

Required skills and experience:

  • Higher education in commerical or technical area
  • Experience in handling all steps of the sales process until successful closing
  • Experience with RFI/RFQ processes
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills in German and English.
  • Keen interest in digital technologies.
  • Confident with working independently.
  • Keen attention to detail and accuracy.

You will be required to:

  • Take full turnover responsibility of your customer portfolio
  • Consult your customers in all aspects of the digitalisation of their processes
  • Handle the sales process independently and accompany the project realisation and delivery
  • Liaise closely with our internal project management and the creative and technical teams

If the above sounds like it’s right up your alley, send your application and CV to Mike Cotton (mike@computerrock.com) with the subject line “Senior Account Manager (ZRH)”.

Computer Rock is an international digital agency with 60 strategic, creative and technical talents. Through focused advice and forward-looking innovation we help companies across all industries take full advantage of the next generation of media.