Chris Roeske
Senior Account Executive
Gartner
Biography
Job Description: I partner with senior executives in the R&D/Innovation function supporting their top challenges. I keep them informed on trending insights, challenge their thinking and connect them with experts to solve their biggest problems. My goal is to renew my clients on an annual basis, grow my accounts year over year and identify new opportunities to expand my book of business.
Key Responsibilities:
- Manage an account pool of 1.5M
- Manage support staff to my book of business
- Identify growth opportunities - new business
- Forecast my account pool to senior leaders
- Executive communication daily
Frequently Used Skills:
- Communication
- Problem-solving
- Teamwork
- Time Management
- Data Analysis
What advice would you give to a student interested in pursuing a job or career field like yours?
"As with any career/job, you need to find something that you are passionate with and align your personal values to. Find out what you enjoy doing most and try to find a job that allows you to do that. If you enjoy challenging intelligent senior leaders, providing them with actionable insights, and selling relationship based experiences, account management (especially at Gartner) may be for you."
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