Account Manager, Partner Strategy, India and South Asia

World Economic Forum
Geneva
Workplace: HybridFull timeFunction: Customer Success & Account ManagementExperience: 7+ yearsEducation: mastersSkills: ["Communication","Collaboration","Relationship management","Teamwork","Problem-solving"]

Seeking a Partner Lead (account manager) for India & South Asia to build and manage relationships with top-tier partners, design engagement strategies, and deliver actionable insights. You’ll coordinate with cross-functional teams and executives to drive year-round partner engagement, retention, and strategic collaboration across industries including energy, health, financial services, IT, and mobility.

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World Economic Forum
World Economic Forum
7 months ago

Account Manager, Partner Strategy, India and South Asia

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Job Summary

Seeking a Partner Lead (account manager) for India & South Asia to build and manage relationships with top-tier partners, design engagement strategies, and deliver actionable insights. You’ll coordinate with cross-functional teams and executives to drive year-round partner engagement, retention, and strategic collaboration across industries including energy, health, financial services, IT, and mobility.
Location: Geneva
Workplace: Hybrid
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Customer Success & Account Management

Key Responsibilities

  • •Build, strengthen, and expand strategic relationships with top-tier business partners.
  • •Design and execute high-impact engagement strategies with Forum activities aligned with partner business objectives.
  • •Deliver industry insights and actionable thought leadership that empower business leaders to make informed strategic decisions.
  • •Collaborate closely with colleagues to develop targeted country and industry engagement strategies by identifying key stakeholders, emerging market trends, and business opportunities to drive impactful partnerships.
  • •Travel up to 50% of the time to support partner engagement and field activities.
Travel: High travel

Key Requirements

  • •Master’s degree in a relevant field of study
  • •7+ years of professional experience in the private sector, with experience in an industry: energy, mobility, professional services, financial services and in account management, sales, consulting roles
  • •Experience working in India, and a strong understanding of the current regional economic landscape in South Asia, particularly India, with proficiency in analysing complex industry issues and in synthesizing appropriate recommendations to senior management
  • •Excellent communication skills and command of English and at least one South Asian language
  • •Proficiency in Microsoft Office PowerPoint, Excel, Word, CRM
Experience:7+ yearsEnergyMobilityProfessional servicesFinancial servicesInformation technology
Education:Master's
Skills:CommunicationCollaborationRelationship managementTeamworkProblem-solving
Languages:EnglishHindi
Tech Stack:Microsoft OfficePowerPointExcelWordCRM

Company Brief

World Economic Forum
An independent non-profit organization that engages political, business, cultural and other leaders to shape global, regional and industry agendas, best known for its annual meeting in Davos and research on global economic issues.
Industry: Nonprofit
Company Size: Enterprise (1,001+ employees)
Growth: Nonprofit & NGO
Headquarters: Geneva, Switzerland
Founded: 1971
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