Sales Account Manager

Sales Account Manager, Rewards Solutions

As part of an industry-leading team, you will help empower clients by delivering innovative and effective solutions supporting the Rewards Solutions group within Aon! Rewards Solutions is part of the Human Capital Solutions business, this role is within the Commercial Products group, including Aon and Radford Surveys and Services within North America. This position will be based in the United States and can be done remotely.

Job Responsibilities:

• Direct sales owning and managing a large book (100+ client accounts) while developing new clients and maintaining existing corporate clients across North American headquartered companies in the technology, life sciences, retail, manufacturing and a variety of sub-industries
• Prospecting and outbound outreach to develop own pipeline for new business development is crucial to success; daily determination, perseverance, confidence and organization required
• Work with prospects up through multiple levels of client organizations (up to CxO levels), spanning emerging companies to global enterprises, proactively developing and maintaining mutually beneficial positive relationships
• Focused, active listening skills with innovation in solving to client and prospect objectives/needs with Radford solutions in a professional manner, always representing Aon/Radford principles
• Exercise discretion and independent judgment with respect to negotiating terms of sales and closing business, within context of internal guidelines
• Share responsibility for retention of clients with an internal Client Services team. Lead annual client renewal including expanding survey participation and other offerings
• As required, ensure survey inputs are received as of scheduled survey deadline when retention of client is at risk
• Communicate efficiently with internal teams including sales colleagues, survey operations, order process and retention team, marketing, accounting, and consulting group when appropriate
• Active and continuous initiative to learn and maintain knowledge of all surveys, survey processes and value proposition for prospects and clients. Understand Rewards Solutions Advisory expertise, coordinate on clients and prospects, understand various broader Aon offerings to both inquire and listen for expanded engagements and cross-sell referrals across Human Capital Solutions and other business units
• Work closely with the Sales Director to incorporate coaching, follow internal processes, and apply skills development to consistently improve performance. Collaborate with peer Sales Account Managers to support portfolio coverage, knowledge sharing, and team-wide success. Demonstrate strong personal ownership of assigned accounts, while proactively seeking help when appropriate for complex situations or escalations

Required Experience:

• Outstanding professional selling and account management skills, negotiation and closing via phone and online environment
• Minimum of 5 years Sales experience in a hybrid account management and new-business role, preferably with both high volume account responsibilities and new business to business success in a solution/services selling environment with consistent quota achievement
• Home office/workspace set up for uninterrupted daily execution of calls and video interactions; virtual work locations available for short or long term depending on proximity to Aon office
• Strong organizational and time management skills to establish and meet goals and daily priorities independently while managing a large, potentially varied, client portfolio
• Prior use of Salesforce and online meeting presentation tools for selling (WebEx); Outlook efficiency and Excel experience crucial
• Ability to actively listen and act autonomously on a prospect/clients' questions, goals and objectives to provide outstanding service
• Quick analytical listening to assess what drives client reliance on Aon/Radford's resources
• Expertly seasoned verbal and written communication skills
• Team player required - Internal cooperative sales team environment encourages goal-oriented collaboration among sales team members with focus on both individual and team achievement

Preferred Experience:

• Human Resources related experience, products, services and/or prior survey knowledge
• Experience operating within an industry vertical or transitioning from generalist to specialized coverage

Education:

• Bachelor's Degree in Business or other related degree or equivalent

Pay Transparency Laws: The salary range for this position (intended for U.S. applicants) is $85,000 to $95,000 annually. The actual salary will vary based on applicant's education, experience, skills, and abilities, as well as internal equity and alignment with market data. The salary may also be adjusted based on applicant's geographic location. This position is eligible to participate in one of Aon's annual incentive plans to receive production incentives in addition to base salary.

Aon offers a comprehensive package of benefits for full-time and regular part-time colleagues, including, but not limited to: a 401(k) savings plan with employer contributions; an employee stock purchase plan; consideration for long-term incentive awards at Aon's discretion; medical, dental and vision insurance, various types of leaves of absence, paid time off, including 12 paid holidays throughout the calendar year, 15 days of paid vacation per year, paid sick leave as provided under state and local paid sick leave laws, short-term disability and optional long-term disability, health savings account, health care and dependent care reimbursement accounts, employee and dependent life insurance and supplemental life and AD&D insurance; optional personal insurance policies, adoption assistance, tuition assistance, commuter benefits, and an employee assistance program that includes free counseling sessions. Eligibility for benefits is governed by the applicable plan documents and policies.