Strategic Account Manager - Georgia - Military Veterans

Strategic Account Manager - Georgia

Location: This position will work a hybrid model (remote and office). The ideal candidate must live within 50 miles of one of our Georgia Elevance Health PulsePoint locations listed on the requisition.

The Strategic Account Manager responsible for the growth and retention of existing dedicated account to include identification of new programs/products based on business size and scope.

How you will make an impact:

• Achieves retention and growth targets through expert execution of sales process.

• Cultivates deep trust-based relationships and develops comprehensive understandings of client needs and priorities.

• Acts as a consultative collaborative partner with consultants, and key decision makers.

• Develops strategic business plans to address consultant and/or client needs.

• Acts as primary customer contact.

• Coordinates with internal partners to exceed client expectations.

• Drives opportunities for additional growth and product sales.

• Be an industry and product expert at the local, state, and federal level; continuously updates knowledge in a rapidly changing environment.

• Provides consultative and strategic sales knowledge to VIP Client with a solid understanding of client and company objectives.

• Acts as a resource to team members and may assist with on-boarding of new sales associates.

• Dedicated position to VIP client with shared responsibilities with other Strategic Account Manager.

• Provides oversight of all product offerings of VIP client.

• Project and Time Management oversight

Minimum Requirements:

Requires a BA/BS and a minimum of 6 years of sales experience; or any combination of education and experience which would provide an equivalent background. Sales license required where necessary.

Preferred Skills, Capabilities, and Experiences:

• Experience with office tools, cloud-based software, social media & collaboration tools strongly preferred.

• Experience working in the managed care/healthcare insurance industry strongly preferred.

• Exceptional strategic thinking, decision-making, problem-solving skills, and adaptability highly preferred.

• Experience interacting confidently with senior management and executive level stakeholders, as a subject matter expert and comfortable with influencing decision-making preferred.

• Excellent written, oral, presentation and interpersonal communication skills with the proven ability to negotiate expectations between multiple parties strongly preferred. 

• Proficient with Microsoft Office products, MS Teams and Salesforce highly preferred.

• Independent worker but also be able to work within Team environment is highly preferred.

Please be advised that Elevance Health only accepts resumes for compensation from agencies that have a signed agreement with Elevance Health. Any unsolicited resumes, including those submitted to hiring managers, are deemed to be the property of Elevance Health.

Who We Are

Elevance Health is a health company dedicated to improving lives and communities – and making healthcare simpler. We are a Fortune 25 company with a longstanding history in the healthcare industry, looking for leaders at all levels of the organization who are passionate about making an impact on our members and the communities we serve.

How We Work

At Elevance Health, we are creating a culture that is designed to advance our strategy but will also lead to personal and professional growth for our associates. Our values and behaviors are the root of our culture. They are how we achieve our strategy, power our business outcomes and drive our shared success - for our consumers, our associates, our communities and our business.

We offer a range of market-competitive total rewards that include merit increases, paid holidays, Paid Time Off, and incentive bonus programs (unless covered by a collective bargaining agreement), medical, dental, vision, short and long term disability benefits, 401(k) +match, stock purchase plan, life insurance, wellness programs and financial education resources, to name a few.

Elevance Health operates in a Hybrid Workforce Strategy. Unless specified as primarily virtual by the hiring manager, associates are required to work at an Elevance Health location at least once per week, and potentially several times per week. Specific requirements and expectations for time onsite will be discussed as part of the hiring process. Candidates must reside within 50 miles or 1-hour commute each way of a relevant Elevance Health location.

The health of our associates and communities is a top priority for Elevance Health. We require all new candidates in certain patient/member-facing roles to become vaccinated against COVID-19. If you are not vaccinated, your offer will be rescinded unless you provide an acceptable explanation. Elevance Health will also follow all relevant federal, state and local laws.

Elevance Health is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, citizenship status, color, creed, disability, ethnicity, genetic information, gender (including gender identity and gender expression), marital status, national origin, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, veteran status or any other status or condition protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws. Applicants who require accommodation to participate in the job application process may contact elevancehealthjobssupport@elevancehealth.com for assistance.