Please Note: This role requires the ability to work on site 3 days per week per company policy.

This role is a temporary duration from 1 March to 31 August 2026.

The World Economic Forum is an international organization that brings together leaders from business, government, academia, and civil society to build industry, regional and global agendas, address systemic issues, and improve the state of the world.

The Global Industries Team is responsible for building and managing the Forum 20+ global Industry Communities and for the strategic engagement of Forum Partners from North America and Europe across Industry Communities , the 11 Forum Centres and our Forum events .

We are currently searching for a Partner Lead (account manager), who will focus on building and reinforcing strategic relationships and interactions with senior executives from Forum Partner companies in the Electricity Industries .

Responsibilities include:

Building and maintaining executive-level relationship with key executives (from CEO, C-suite/Ex. Com., to Executive Contacts);

Developing in-depth understanding of Partners (accounts) strategies and priorities, and of the Electricity sector

Ensuring retention by developing tailored engagement plans for Partners to address their priorities and deepen their engagement in the most relevant Forum activities, in collaboration with the Partner Success Team (customer success)

Onboard Senior Executives from Partner companies into the Forum ecosystem and relevant engagements, in collaboration with Partner Success

Visiting Partners on a recurrent basis to discuss their priorities, building the agendas in collaboration with the Partner Success team

Ensuring all Partner interactions are accurately documented in Salesforce and that the Partner Success Team and all relevant internal stakeholders are notified about any actions to be taken to ensure effective Partner engagement

Monitoring Partner news and health, and quality and depth of engagement across Industries, Centres and Forum events (on a recurrent basis) to identify risks for engagement; communicating detected risks and taking preventive measures to address them by mobilising the relevant teams as needed and in close collaboration with Partner Success Team

Translating opportunities for expanded Partner engagement into upgrades by working in close collaboration with Industry, Centres and Partner Success Teams

Managing Partners and prospective Partners approach, preparation and on-site participation in Forum events, by supporting the Partner Success and Partner Development (sales) Teams to develop agendas, executive briefings and schedule and run bilateral meetings

Ensure smooth offboarding of Partners, when required.

To be successful, a Partner Lead (Account Manager) should:

Build strategic relationships with senior executives to develop and tailor Partner engagement plans based on their business priorities and relevant trends for the Electricity industry sector

Monitor and proactively manage Partner engagement metrics and resulting actions to ensure retention

Ensure Salesforce is used to its full capacity and that Partner information is duly documented and available to all and used to deepen Partner relationships with the Forum

Ensure a One-Forum approach by working close with all internal stakeholders and relevant teams to guarantee an optimal Partner engagement experience.

Preferred Requirements and Experience:

Bachelors degree or equivalent

5+years of relevant professional experience and in a sector relevant to the Electricity industry

Proven experience engaging with business leaders at senior executive level, to understand business strategy and to translate business requirements into concrete business solution proposals

Proven track record and ability to steer conversations and influence engagement at the highest senior executive level

Capacity to apply critical thinking, synthesize various viewpoints, consult broadly and work collaboratively across matrix organizations

Outstanding communication skills and command of English; fluency in another language is a plus

Strong service orientation and entrepreneurial attitude

Ability to travel up to 40% for Partners visits

Why work at the Forum:

The Forum believes that progress happens by bringing together people from all walks of life who have the drive and the influence to improve the state of the world by building awareness and cooperation, shaping mindsets and agendas, and driving collective action. Join us and become a driver for positive change!