Account Manager

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We’re looking for an Account Manager at Lightspeed, you will be part of our APAC Retail team and you will be responsible for managing inbound sales for our retail stores based in the APAC market. Your role will be working closely with a large range of merchants to build rapport, understand their objectives and ensure they’re getting the best solution possible to help them achieve their goals.

What you’ll be doing:

- Act as a trusted Account Manager to customers who inquire about further Lightspeed offerings, to understand their requirements and provide solutions that add value to the customer, tailoring recommendations to the customers needs and preferences
- Build trust and rapport and demonstrate active listening to support your focus of upselling and maximising account growth in every customer interaction
- Guide qualifying customers through their upgrade path from basic platforms to more advanced platforms
- Demonstrate software solutions to customers, from core POS products to modules and upgrades
- Responsible for reactive upsell from inbound sales and expansion monthly recurring revenue

And a little bit of..
- Building strong retailer advocacy, increasing retail owners empathy and understanding throughout the company
- Contributing as part of the wider team to achieve organisational objectives even if this means doing things that aren’t strictly within the scope of your role

What you need to bring:
You will be stepping into a supportive and collaborative team who celebrate not only team but also individual success.
- Experience in an account management, sales development representative or similar role carrying a sales quota
- Understanding of solution-based consultative sales in a SaaS environment
- Entrepreneurial approach; you work smarter not harder
- Good time management with strong organisational skills

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You’ll enjoy:

- A flexible work environment that empowers you to do your best work
- A culture that celebrates performance
- The chance to make an impact in a team that’s big enough for career growth, but lean enough to make your voice heard
- Career-defining opportunities

Plus benefits designed to keep you happy, healthy and fulfilled.
- Lightspeed share scheme (we are all owners)
- Unlimited paid time off policy
- Flexible working policy
- Work remotely from anywhere in the world for up to 60 days per year
- Health and wellness benefit of $500 per year
- Mental health online platform and counselling & coaching services
- Paid leave and assistance for new parents
- LinkedIn Learning license
- Volunteer day
- Dog friendly environment
- Incredible snack bar filled with a variety of snacks & drinks, to keep you going throughout the day
- Weekly catered lunches for the entire office
- Dedicated Wellness Room for your physical and mental health needs, during working hours
- Exciting events hosted regularly by our Melbourne Culture Club
- Awesome office space located in Southbank, VIC

Where to from here?
Obviously, this has to be mutually beneficial: we want you to step into a role you love, and we want to offer you a place you’re proud to come to every day.

Lightspeed is building communities through commerce, and we need people from all backgrounds and lived experiences to do that. We were founded in 2005, in Montreal’s gay village and our original members were all part of the LGBTQ+ community. The ethos of our business has been about inclusion from the very beginning, and we strive to provide a workplace where everyone belongs.

Who we are:
Powering the businesses that are the backbone of the global economy, Lightspeed's one-stop commerce platform helps merchants innovate to simplify, scale, and provide exceptional customer experiences. Our cloud commerce solution transforms and unifies online and physical operations, multichannel sales, expansion to new locations, global payments, financial solutions, and connection to supplier networks.

Founded in Montréal, Canada in 2005, Lightspeed is dual-listed on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE: LSPD) and Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX: LSPD). With teams across North America, Europe, and Asia Pacific, the company serves retail, hospitality, and golf businesses in over 100 countries.

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