Retention Specialist

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Job Title

Retention Specialist

AIB Merchant Services is a leading Payment Solution provider both in Ireland and Europe processing almost 3 billion payment transactions per year across multiple international currencies and jurisdictions. We offer state-of-the-art payment acquiring platforms, POS systems and eCommerce solutions to support the evolving needs of Merchants, Merchant Service Providers and Payment Facilitators.
With global electronic payments expertise spanning over 35 years. Through its relationship with Fiserv, AIBMS delivers world-class point of sale solutions that are inspired by deep industry insight and realised through a program of sustained global investment.

This role is deemed as a Controlled Function role (CF3) under the Central Bank of Ireland Fitness and Probity Regulations. Commitment to adhere to the IAF Conduct Standards is a requirement for this role.

What does a successful Retention Specialist do?

The Retention Specialist will work as part of the AIBMS Customer Success Management Team, who support a large book of SME customers.  The successful candidate will be a dedicated point of contact for retaining our SME merchants and will have responsibility for conducting rate reviews.

We are looking for a service-oriented professional with a sharp focus on productivity, that displays strong interpersonal and communication skills, is self-motivated, organised and can demonstrate a proven record in multi-tasking.

What you will do:

• Control and maintain of margin by successfully managing rate reviews assigned to them to meet business targets for retention and margin.
• Provide update reports on plan with details of weekly activity, including portfolio KPIs, team activities, any identified risks to plan, all merchant engagements, solution delivery status and other key updates.
• Ensure that opportunities for sales of additional products and services are identified and progressed in line with expected standards & business targets, in particular identifying upgrade opportunities to add merchant value via strategic Clover, Authipay, integration, app market solutions and sector solutions.
• Capture all customer communications and maintenance of our CRM and customer success software tools.
• Liaise with internal departments and external partners as required to gather the necessary information to answer customer queries correctly.
• Be able to understand and explain complex processes including transaction pricing and billing mechanisms; equally be able to consult with and understand our merchants’ needs and help them to evaluate best solution outcomes.
• Share with our merchants key market trends, product road maps and industry developments for payments.
• Work effectively as a team member, undertaking project / initiative leadership alongside colleagues.

What you will need to have:

• The ideal candidate will have a track record of building strong commercial relationships, ideally in payments or related industries such as telecoms or SaaS. They will have managed a large volume of accounts and be skilled at assigning their activity where required across a large portfolio. 
• At least 2 years proven experience with customer success or retention programme for SME or business customers preferable, consistently achieving or exceeding revenue targets
• Numerate and analytical. Comfortable using data analytics to inform strategic thinking, effectively manage a portfolio and track performance.
• Strong computer skills including an advanced knowledge of MS Office (esp. Excel)
• Ability to think innovatively and creatively
• Ability to multi-task, being proactive, efficient and independent
• Good communication skills
• This role will involve travel outside of office, so the successful candidate must have a full clean driving licence and own transport.

Thank you for considering employment with Fiserv.  Please:

• Apply using your legal name
• Complete the step-by-step profile and attach your resume (either is acceptable, both are preferable).

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Fiserv is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, disability, protected veteran status, or any other category protected by law. 

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