Renewals Manager [german Speaking]

Asana Asana · Enterprise · Munich, Germany · Customer Experience

Asana is seeking a Renewals Manager to manage client renewals, identify expansion opportunities, and drive customer satisfaction. This role involves securing and retaining revenue, managing the quote-to-close process, and collaborating with internal stakeholders. The ideal candidate has experience in software/subscription renewals or account management, strong negotiation skills, and fluency in German. While not directly building AI, the role mentions leveraging AI tools for productivity.

What you'd actually do

  1. Secure and Retain Revenue: Protect revenue, incentivize multi-year agreements, and secure renewal contracts in advance of expiration.
  2. Close Renewals: Understand customer needs and demonstrate account management capabilities to bring renewals to closure.
  3. Engage Key Stakeholders: Partner with decision-makers to identify customer requirements, budget, core stakeholders, and approval processes while uncovering roadblocks to ensure on-time commitments.
  4. Manage Territory Processes: Own and execute the quote-to-close processes for all renewals within an assigned territory.
  5. Defend Market Share: Effectively defend against competitive pressures.

Skills

Required

  • Fluency in German
  • 2–5 years of experience with software/subscription renewals or account management
  • Proficiency in contract negotiations
  • Proficiency in value selling
  • Proficiency in discovery
  • Proficiency in closing skills
  • Consistent track record of quota achievement
  • Strong organizational skills
  • Strong time-management skills
  • Precise written communication
  • Precise verbal communication
  • Experience creating pricing presentations
  • Experience delivering pricing presentations to C-level customers
  • Ability to drive momentum and on-time renewals
  • Ability to influence stakeholders
  • Ability to drive collaboration
  • Problem-solving mindset
  • Ability to balance a complex book of business
  • Ability to maintain customer satisfaction
  • Ability to maintain customer retention

Nice to have

  • SaaS experience
  • Curiosity about AI tools and emerging technologies
  • Willingness to learn and leverage AI tools to enhance productivity, collaboration, or decision-making

What the JD emphasized

  • German speaking
  • software/subscription renewals or account management
  • SaaS experience is a plus
  • contract negotiations
  • value selling
  • discovery
  • closing skills
  • consistent track record of quota achievement
  • strong organizational and time-management skills
  • precise written and verbal communication attributes
  • Experience creating pricing presentations and delivering them to C-level customers
  • Ability to drive momentum and on-time renewals by connecting dots at large organizations, influencing stakeholders, and driving collaboration
  • Capable of balancing a complex book of business while maintaining customer satisfaction and retention in a fast-paced environment