German speaking Junior Key Account Manager

Founded and headquartered in Switzerland, Avaloq is continuously expanding its global footprint with around 2,500 colleagues in 10 countries, and more than 160 clients in 35 countries. We are an industry-leading provider of wealth management technology and services for financial institutions around the world, including private banks and wealth managers, investment managers, as well as retail and neo banks. Our research led approach and continual innovation is powered by the passion and creativity of our colleagues.

We are always looking for talented people to join us on our mission to orchestrate the financial ecosystem and democratize access to wealth management. Avaloq offers the opportunity to work closely with some of the world's leading financial institutions as we jointly develop and shape careers. Championing a collaborative, supportive and flexible work environment empowers our colleagues to reach their full potential.

Job description

Are you ready to take the next step in your career and grow into a strategic client-facing role? We're looking for a driven and communicative Junior Key Account Manager to support our client relationships and help shape the future of our business.

This is a great opportunity for someone with 2-5 years of experience in a sales role in banking, who has completed a university degree or banking graduate program, and is fluent in German, Swiss German and English.

Your Role:

As a Junior Key Account Manager, you'll work closely with senior colleagues to support and grow key client relationships. You'll help prepare client meetings, ensure smooth coordination across departments, and actively contribute to building long-term partnerships.

Your key tasks

• Manage customer relationships in the Swiss German speaking region
• Assist in managing and developing key client accounts
• Prepare client presentations, proposals, and reports
• Identify, shape and present sales pitches
• Collaborate across teams to ensure excellent client service
• Identify opportunities for account growth and improvement
• Support client meetings and manage follow-up actions
• Maintain accurate client records and CRM data

Required profile

• 2+ years of relevant experience in b2b and/or b2c bankingsales, client support, and banking
• Completed university degree or banking graduate program
• Native in German or Swiss German and fluent in English
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills
• Organized, reliable, and eager to learn
• Ability to adapt in a fast-paced, client-focused environment
• Strong understanding of sales approaches
• Willingness to take responsibility for high value sales cases and drive sales success
• Strong sales performance incentives provided

What we offer

Annual bonus or sales reward

• At Avaloq we work hard to remain an industry leading provider and we love to reward our colleagues with a share of that success with an annual bonus, you will even remain eligible for annual bonus while you do the hardest job of your life - taking care of your children during parental leave.

Flexible working

• We understand that fitting your life around your job can be challenging which is why in most roles we offer flexible working to allow you to thrive both in and out of work.

Kudos instant recognition scheme

• We love to see people thriving in their roles and we have an instant recognition scheme at Avaloq to help managers reward the great work our colleagues deliver with a gift to say thanks.

Access to Udemy for professional and personal learning

• We think it is important to learn and grow professionally, but if you are someone who likes to learn outside of work we give you access to online learning for both professional and personal learning, with over 210,000 courses to choose from.