Hugo Prade

Customer Success & Account Management

Rotterdam, South Holland, Netherlands

About

I have a passion for growth, technology and continuous improvement. Driven by an energetic personality & a positive grit mentality. Socially engaged and a ‘no fear’ approach towards challenges. My motto: ‘always forward and be curious’. I thrive in an environment with a positive vibe, where culture drives business and co-creation equals synergy. My specialties: building departments, provocative selling, relationship development, long-term strategy, perseverance, conceptual thinking, sales- and marketing integration and pushing boundaries.

Experience

  • Thinkwise (4 yrs)
    • Account Manager
      Jan 2023 - Present · 3 yrs 6 mos

      In my role as Account Manager my main task is to create impact with new & current customers adding value to their business using the platform. Current: - Restructure accounts internally, visit customers/partners, examine the impact of the platform, map customer stakeholders and decision process, exploring customer fit, adjusting development project- & process methodology, redefining customer pains and provide solutions via a business case aligned with internal departments - Establish enduring relationships with customers, understand their business goals and how IT is involved, identify market focus and expectancy management, involved in quarterly reviews & steering committees in order to align with service portfolio for business impact resulting in expanding the footprint of the platform where possible - Together with the team creating events for customers & partners sharing success stories, challenges, discussions, marketing campaigns, market knowledge and establish business growth in conjunction with the customer through contracts, renewals, extensions, consultancy, service agreements, workshops, training, kick-off’s etc. - Ongoing practice to standardize procedures within department and align with Technical, Service and Marketing departments, deliver feedback from customers and report financial-/progress statistics to C-level, providing account- and management insights and drive strategical & operational plans forward

    • Account Executive
      Jul 2022 - Dec 2022 · 6 mos

      For the first 6 months as an Account Executive, I have guided prospects to get acquainted with the platform, identifying their pains and fit using provocative selling channeled by the SPICED principles.

  • Business Development- / Customer Success Manager at Product League
    2021 - 2022 · 1 yr

    My main task is to develop current- & future customers into ‘Ambassadors’ and create a long term ‘growth strategy’. What does that mean? Whether you want to replace your legacy systems, implement a headless E-commerce system, build new B2B/B2C applications in record time, need advice on enterprise architecture, are looking for a CI/CD solution or implement an agile way of working, we are here to assist you. Current activities: - Develop tactical & operational plans to approach ‘growth’ based on a customer centric approach covering marketing, business development, customer success, account management etc. - Align internal & external stakeholders per customer project and engage, challenge & provide suitable solutions to their requirements - Introduce (key) account management for clients and map DMU’s, KOL’s, Subs etc. for the complete customer overview - Organize workshops for (new) customers to assist with problem definition and provide insights in solution configuration - Unite (digital) marketing & sales to create commercial concepts serving awareness creation, prospecting, lead generation etc. defining the value proposition and adding the personal approach/culture

  • Account Executive Business Development Manager at Noesis
    2019 - 2021 · 2 yrs

    My main task is to initiate & execute a Business strategy to develop the Mid/Northern EU region. Outcomes: - Align strategic & define operational plans for a ‘segmented by vertical’ commercial approach per business unit outlining the Value Proposition based on market research - Unite Marketing & Sales to create commercial concepts suitable for the Mid/Northern EU region serving Awareness creation,Prospecting, Lead generation etc. - Engage with prospects, advise & provide suitable solutions totheir needs utilizing the width of the internal services - Initiate Digital communication with targeted marketing campaigns through support from internal business units - Develop & host webinars tailored to specific topics per business units’ ‘vertical’

  • Business Development Manager at Innovattic
    2019 - 2019 · Less than a year

    My main task is to execute a Business strategy whereby we provide ‘Digital Solutions for Social Impact’ to companies in the eHealth & Pharma, Insurance, GreenTech, NGO & (Fin)-Tech sectors. Outcomes: - Design new business segments incorporating Value Proposition, Awareness creation, Prospecting, Lead generation, Customer Success etc. - Create commercial concepts which uses targeted marketing campaigns & a customer centric approach - Generate strategic partnerships to insure future growth and new projects - Advise & challenge clients on their digital issues and provide tailor made web- or app solutions - Re-align the overall ‘Value Proposition - Sales - Delivery’ process to meet client’ needs - Introducing (key)account management for clients and map their DMU’s, KOL’s, Subs etc. - Visit (LSH) hackatons, seminars, network events etc. to meet new and existing clients

  • Business Manager at iPS - Powerful People
    2016 - 2018 · 2 yrs

    The main task is to create one commercial focus for autonomous Sales growth and align the Energy division in EMEA & Central America as one. The Energy division is subdivided in Oil & Gas and Renewables business units (BU) per location (18 FTE). Outcomes: - Aligned & defined strategic & operational plans to approach international sales per business unit per location which covers focus areas, client segmentation, market approach, new business models, financial impact, operational layout etc.; - Implemented a ‘project focused’ way of working within the sales teams by prospecting & mapping via analysing trends in the markets and past performance - Introduced Key-account management and ‘project teams’ for creating international partnerships - Visited exhibitions, seminars, network events etc. to meet new and existing clients;