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Red Hat Senior Manager, Technical Account Management in Tokyo, Japan
The Senior Manager of Technical Account Management is to lead Technical Account Management (TAM) organization in Japan, ensuring TAM practices aligned with customer needs, resolving escalations for key regional accounts, and tailoring TAM practices to fit the market requirements.
In this role, you will oversee a team of Technical Account Managers in Japan Region and translate the goals and strategies into scalable architectures that provide outstanding business values and customer experiences. You will continue developing the team and positioning the team to meet customer-centric organizational goals, allocating resources to solve customer problems, recommending the implementation of our operational workflow, and ensuring the needs of the business are met.
Primary Responsibilities
Manage and lead a team of Technical Account Managers in Japan
Provide mentorship, direction, and skill development to your team members to maximize engagement and develop deep technical and customer skills
Provide input on strategies required to meet organizational goals and mentor for specific technical or process areas
Closely working with APAC TAM Leadership Team and Japan Services Leadership Team for strategies and initiatives in the region.
Become a TAM champion for the sales team within the region and support TAM value proposition.
Engage with customers for delivering seamless renewals and growth
Manage escalations in collaboration with local Sales and Services leaders and the Support Organization.
Foster cross-functional cooperation and collaboration to achieve a high level of customer satisfaction.
Participate in hiring processes and cultivate a pipeline of talented candidates
Travel as necessary to visit customers and partners and attend conferences and other events if applicable.
Required Skills
Experience in leading a team in a customer success, support engineering, or customer services organization in a technology-oriented environment
Excellent interpersonal skills and ability to inspire, coach, and motivate team members
Ability to translate strategic plans into communication and implementation plans; experience in guiding significant change management activities
Ability to interact effectively and diplomatically throughout all levels of a company with associates with diverse backgrounds
Excellent written and verbal communication skills in both Japanese and English; Ability to interact courteously and effectively with customers, partners, and third-party vendors
Excellent critical thinking skills with the ability to make a timely decision
Experience in handling critical situations
Ability to learn and apply new skills; ability to quickly process and effectively share knowledge
Commitment to customer service and to providing the best customer experience possible
Familiarity with Red Hat's portfolio of offerings and subscription business model
Knowledge of open source software solutions and open source as a business model
The ability and experience working in a matrix working environment
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