Strategic Account Executive

DAS UK are looking to recruit a Strategic Account Executive to join our BTE Partnerships Team. Reporting into the Strategic Partnerships Manager, this is a great opportunity for the successful candidate to hold responsibility for the delivery of action plans, MI and strategic deliverables by building key relationships internal and externally.

This role entails providing support across all of their partnerships, and supporting the Strategic Partnership Manager by monitoring and escalating operational SLA / KPI performance. This will involve:

• Collating monthly and quarterly reporting as required by the business, as well as drafting agendas for reviews
• Owning the Account Actions logs, delivering the monthly rhythm and building relationships with key business partner team to support the ongoing activities.
•  Receiving and dealing with business partner queries and enquiries, ensuring responses are delivered within the agreed SLA’s and ensuring the right area of the business takes ownership and commits to providing the required answers.
• Tracking activities of allocated partnerships via Action Logs and attending monthly Operational Calls/Meetings with each business partner to present overview and outstanding of items.
• Providing support for wider team when required including supporting the Head of BTE Partnerships on ad-hoc project requirements.

We are keen to hear from candidates with the ability to communicate effectively and build collaborative working relationships across a wide matrix of internal and external stakeholders.

In addition, you will ideally have:

• Account Planning and Management experience (is preferable) 
• Effective relationship building skills, and the ability to manage and prioritise multiple tasks
• A proactive and innovative mind-set
• Good working knowledge of Microsoft PowerPoint, Word and Excel

If you are keen to become part of our exciting future then we would love to hear from you. You will join an exceptionally friendly and supportive team with a commitment to flexible working alongside a generous salary and benefits package including:

• 25 days holiday with the option to buy up to a further 5 days
• Company pension scheme with the option to increase contributions
• Group Income Protection for all employees
• Group Legal Protection for all employees
• Health cash Plan
• A choice of either European Motor Assistance or Home Emergency Assistance
• Salary sacrifice benefits including Cycle scheme 
• A comprehensive wellbeing programme including free eye tests
• Access to our employee discounts hub offering exclusive discounts across thousands of retail partners, including discounted gym memberships at over 3,000 gyms across the UK
• The option to join our Sports and Social club which organises discounted events such as theatre visits, wine tasting and shopping trips.

Some business travel may be required within this role to support business partner meetings, conferences and training. If you think you would be a good match for this role and can demonstrate some transferable experience please apply, regardless of whether you meet all the criteria listed above.

DAS UK Group has been helping businesses and individuals get access to justice for over 40 years. Our businesses include a legal expenses insurance company and a law firm.

Thousands of businesses, motorists and individuals defend or pursue legal action each year safe in the knowledge that DAS are paying their legal bills. We have always been aware that it is the people that really make it happen; the quality of our people defines the quality of the company and the standard of service we offer.

DAS are owned by ARAG Group, one of the major insurance groups in Germany and Europe and are dedicated to the development of the best staff in the industry. At DAS, we don’t simply talk about our values they are at the heart of everything we do. They guide us with the way that we work and provide the framework for how we do business. ‘Doing the right thing’ is central to our behaviour – from building  trust, being accountable, creating good customer outcomes is at the heart of everything that we do which we believe drives performance

We believe it is an exciting time to join DAS. You can expect an organisation that will challenge and develop you to progress your career.  

By giving you every opportunity to develop yourself professionally and personally, we also pride ourselves on having an open, inclusive and high energy culture that encourages a fun working environment and places our customers at the very heart of everything we do.

If you are keen to become part of our exciting future then we would love to hear from you. In addition to the very genuine development opportunities we provide we also offer a generous reward and benefits package.