SAVP - Account Manager - Banking and Payments - San Jose, CA

SAVP - Client Partner - Banking and Payments

Location - Onsite daily at client sites and EXL offices in San Jose, CA

Base salary up to $235K plus annual bonus targets

The Client Partner role focuses on client engagements, and growth within EXL's banking accounts. You will lead client engagements, manage end-to-end sales cycles, and deliver operational excellence. The role requires a deep understanding of the banking domain, proven experience in delivering large projects and the ability to build strong relationships with senior stakeholders.

The posted range is the hiring range for this role — a subset of the broader range available to employees over time — and reflects base salary across our national hiring scale. Final offers are based on several factors, including the candidate's skills and experience, internal pay equity, work location, market conditions for the role, and the specific scope and responsibilities of the position. The top of the range is reserved for candidates who notably exceed the requirements; the lower end applies to those with less experience or fewer preferred qualifications. For positions based in higher-cost zones (e.g., California, New York, New Jersey), actual compensation may exceed the posted range; your recruiter will share specifics during the process.

Responsibilities

• Ownership of growth, client engagement, NPS, profitability across a portfolio of banking clients
• Bring a deep understanding of the current marketplace and competitor offerings to drive the organization's growth strategy and investments
• Partner with clients to develop transformation agenda and value creation
• Manage proposals with full ownership and accountability for the opportunity
• Provide complete ownership and accountability for managing competitive proposals, and working closely with sales enablement teams to ensure high quality of proposals
• Ensure optimal deployment of resources to achieve business goals
• Create and execute strategic account plans to maximize revenue and profitability by driving cross-sell, pace of volume ramps, time to proficiency and client satisfaction
• Develop C-level and cross-functional contacts and touchpoints in the client organization through regular objective-based interaction forums and review governance cadence
• Scout and scope new opportunities within the account by participating in client's review meetings – identify problem statements and map EXL services and products to develop customized solutions
• Mentor teams for seamless delivery and transformation

Qualifications

Experience And Competency Requirements

• 12+ years of overall experience, including at least 6+ years in a client facing role in a solutions or account management capacity in the consulting or offshore/outsourcing industry
• Domain knowledge and experience in banking, credit cards, payment networks
• Demonstrated ability to communicate effectively, vertically, and horizontally both internally and in client organizations, with an ability to create and deliver compelling presentations
• Good understanding of new and emerging Digital/Cloud/SaaS technologies
• Strong problem-solving ability with the aptitude to identify strategic solutions to business problems with enterprise-wide implications as a trusted strategic partner to clients
• Must be capable of multitasking with rapidly changing priorities and manage multiple tasks in a dynamic environment
• Must be detail-oriented and able to develop, execute, lead, and maintain complex projects, programs, and assignments.
• Must have highly developed customer relations and negotiation skills with the ability to effectively consult and influence senior executives. Able to provide verifiable references.
• Must have proven ability to contribute to business development efforts and to lead and manage multiple distributed teams to achieve client goals.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's / Master's degree from an accredited institution
• Strong understanding changing landscape of analytics, data, and digital operations / BPS in the Banking industry
• Proven track record in execution and over-achieving financial and non-financial targets
• Strong writing, presentation, conceptual, analytical, and interpersonal skills
• Willingness to travel to meet client needs

Location : US, Preferably San Jose/NYC