Great Place To Work Middle East

Customer Relationship Manager

Great Place To Work Middle East  •  Doha, QA (Onsite)  •  16 hours ago
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Job Description


Role Summary:

The Customer Relationship Manager (CRM) at Great Place to Work® Middle East is responsible for developing, managing, and expanding strategic relationships with private and public sector clients. The role is pivotal in driving revenue growth, delivering a world-class client experience, and positioning GPTW as a long-term culture transformation partner. The CRM acts as a trusted advisor, guiding clients from initial engagement through to service delivery, certification, recognition, and ongoing renewal while ensuring alignment between client goals and GPTW’s solutions.

This is a client-facing role that requires a unique combination of consultative sales, relationship management, industry expertise, and project coordination skills.

Key Responsibilities:

Sales & Business Development

  • Proactively promote and sell the full suite of Great Place to Work® offerings: Certification, Culture Assessments, Advisory Services, Employer Branding Packages, and Recognition Programs.

  • Conduct discovery sessions, tailored product demonstrations, proposal walkthroughs, and solution consultations to identify client needs and position GPTW as the ideal partner.

  • Prepare and deliver compelling commercial proposals, pricing options, and strategic engagement plans in alignment with client goals.

  • Identify, qualify, and manage sales opportunities across all customer lifecycle stages, from lead generation to contract closure.

Client Relationship Management

  • Build and maintain long-term, consultative relationships with senior HR leaders, C-suite executives, and key influencers.

  • Serve as the main liaison for clients post-contract, coordinating with internal teams to ensure seamless onboarding, project setup, and execution.

  • Maintain consistent client communication via calls, emails, and in-person or virtual meetings to monitor satisfaction and business impact.

Account Strategy & Growth

  • Manage a diverse portfolio of client accounts across sectors and geographies with a focus on retention, growth, and service renewal.

  • Develop strategic account plans for high-value clients, identifying opportunities to expand engagement through cross-sell and upsell of GPTW services.

  • Track and analyze client health scores, culture audit outcomes, and program effectiveness to present value-driven results.

Operational Excellence

  • Use Zoho CRM to maintain accurate and updated records on lead progress, client interactions, service milestones, contract renewals, and feedback.

  • Collaborate with the advisory, research, certification, and marketing teams to deliver tailored solutions, insightful culture reports, and impactful branding assets.

  • Ensure timely follow-up on Emprising® setup, survey deployment, certification timelines, and recognition deliverables.

Client Success & Advocacy

  • Conduct periodic check-ins and Client Success Reviews (CSRs) to evaluate progress, review survey insights, and identify new value opportunities.

  • Support clients in leveraging their Certification or List placement for PR, employer branding, internal engagement, and awards submissions.

  • Foster client advocacy by inviting top clients to participate in case studies, testimonials, webinars, and GPTW community events.

Market Engagement & Industry Insight

  • Represent GPTW ME at HR events, regional forums, expos, and thought leadership webinars to enhance brand visibility and industry reputation.

  • Stay informed on evolving HR trends, national workforce programs, labor policies, and competitor strategies to strengthen client advisory and market positioning.

Performance Reporting & Forecasting

  • Provide accurate and timely sales forecasts, pipeline activity reports, and client updates for internal planning and review.

  • Monitor contract renewals and initiate early engagement strategies to ensure a seamless retention process and long-term value demonstration.

Lead post-project feedback loops, client satisfaction surveys, and corrective action planning where service gaps are identified.


Requirements


Qualifications & Experience:

  • Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, HR, Marketing, or a related field (MBA is a plus).

  • Minimum 5 years of experience in B2B account management, client services, or consultative sales, ideally in HR, SaaS, or research-based organizations.

  • Proven track record of meeting revenue targets and managing key accounts across diverse markets and industries.

  • Experience with CRM tools and data-driven sales tracking.

  • Knowledge of workplace culture trends in Egypt and familiarity with the government and private sectors is an advantage.

Key Skills & Competencies:

  • Strong communication, negotiation, and presentation skills.

  • High emotional intelligence and relationship-building capabilities.

  • Analytical thinking and consultative approach to selling and client servicing.

  • Multitasking, organization, and attention to detail in managing projects and deadlines.

  • Strategic mindset with client-first orientation.

  • Fluency in English required; Arabic is highly preferred.
Great Place To Work Middle East

About Great Place To Work Middle East

Great Place to Work® is the global authority on workplace culture. Since 1992, they have surveyed more than 100 million employees around the world and used those deep insights to define what makes a great workplace experience. It boils down to trust.

Great Place to Work helps organizations quantify their culture and produce better business results by creating a high-trust work experience for all employees. Emprising™, their culture management platform, empowers leaders with the surveys, real-time reporting, and insights they need to make data-driven people decisions.

Their unparalleled benchmark data is used to recognize Great Place to Work-Certified™ companies and the Best Workplaces™ in the U.S. and more than 60 countries, including those on the 100 Best Companies to Work For® and World’s Best lists published annually by Fortune. Everything they do is driven by the mission to build a better world by helping every organization become a Great Place to Work For All™.

Industry
Consulting & Advisory
Company Size
11-50 employees
Headquarters
Dubai, AE
Year Founded
2010
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