{"schemaVersion":"jobsearcher.job.v1","id":"e800f2f8f366a02e3105e174","url":"https://jobsearcher.com/jobs/e800f2f8f366a02e3105e174","canonicalUrl":"https://jobsearcher.com/jobs/e800f2f8f366a02e3105e174","title":"Client Manager","description":"About Wildfire Defense Systems, Inc.\n\nWildfire Defense Systems (WDS) is the North American leader in insurer wildfire services, combining professional wildfire consulting and loss intervention services with Qualified Insurance Resources (QIR). Founded in 2001 to fulfill initial-attack assignments for the US Forest Service, the company added professional services support in 2005 and launched wildfire loss-intervention programs for insurers in 2008.\n\nWDS Wildfire Loss Intervention Service (WDS Service) applies a comprehensive approach to reducing risk in catastrophic exposure on an industry scale, decreasing the average annual loss (AAL) for our insurer clients, and providing peace of mind to their policy holders during wildfire events. WDS provides these industry-leading services to insurer clients and their policy holders across a 22-state service area.\n\nJob Responsibilities\n\nThe Client Project Manager II (CPM II) is a professional client management position within the Program & Client\n\nManagement Department (PCM Department) in the Professional Services Division at Wildfire Defense Systems.\n\nThe CPM II serves as the primary liaison between the Wildfire Defense Systems and its clients, ensuring successful delivery of high client satisfaction and long-term account growth. This role focuses on understanding client business goals, managing daily communications and collaborating with internal teams to execute strategies on time and within budget.\n\nKey Components\n\nRelationship Management\nProject & Team Lead\nCross Functional Collaboration\nAccount Planning & Strategy\nConflict Resolution\nReporting & Presentations\nClient Onboarding & Support\nFinancial Analysis\nData Analysis\n\nDuties and Responsibilities\n\nThe duties and responsibilities of this position are generally described as shown below:\n\nClient Interactions and Deliverables\nServe as the primary point of contact for clients, addressing inquiries, resolving issues, and managing expectations. Develop strategic account plans aligned with client business objectives and identify opportunities for growth. Gather and analyze client feedback to inform service improvements and product development. Prepare and deliver\npresentations, proposals, and performance metrics to clients.\nInternal Communications\nEffectively collaborate with cross-functional partners and stakeholders. Review and interpret internal reporting from other business units. Coordinate internal teams to deliver solutions tailored to each client’s needs, ensuring timely and effective service .\nProgram Management Support\nManage the assigned programs to the contracted scope and desired margin. Manage client onboarding, including setup and integration of new products or services. Conduct regular business reviews to report on performance metrics, project milestones, and overall account health. Oversee contract renewals, ensuring compliance with terms and service elements. Maintain detailed records of client interactions, transactions, and communications in Salesforce. Track, review and approve client billing.\nProject Management\nDevelop comprehensive project plans, including scope, objectives, timeline and budget for assigned projects. Define project vision and direction, demonstrating ownership over success. Consistently analyze current state for process improvement. Implement solutions through effective coordination between internal business units.\n\nJob Requirements\n\nRequired Qualifications\nEducation: Bachelor of Science degree in business, marketing or another related discipline.\nMinimum 8 - 10 years of experience in a professional product or service industry\nDemonstrated experience managing business-to-business clients in professional consulting services,insurance and/or financial industries.\nProficiency in Microsoft products and CRM software\nProven history of managing projects for external clients while meeting revenue and profitability targets\nPreferred Experiences\nMaster’s degree in business administration.\nOutstanding written and oral communication skills.\nBilingual English – French, or English – Spanish\nHigh degree of ownership and accountability over projects.\nProject Management Professional (PMP) certification.\n10 years of client relations and/or client service experience\nExperience aligns with core values of integrity, trust and persistence\n\nKnowledge, Abilities, and Personality Characteristics\n\nCLIENT MANAGEMENT SKILLS: Demonstrated experience providing professional management services to clients. Ability to help clients with problem solving, identify and develop strategies to support client requests, manage deliverables to meet project schedule and budget, and work in a dynamic environment.\n\nINITIATIVE: The ability to perform job responsibilities independently and responsibly. The ability to proactively complete tasks, solve problems, improve processes, enhance products, and/or extend services within assigned range of authority.\n\nPROBLEM SOLVING/ANALYTICAL SKILLS: The ability to observe, evaluate, summarize, and apply meaningful data in the problem- solving process. The level of logical reasoning necessary to connect required actions to desired outcomes. The ability to forecast events based upon current situations. Demonstrated skill in generating, selecting, and implementing timely and meaningful solutions to problems.\n\nCOMMUNICATION: The ability to effectively converse and listen to others concerning company matters. The use of proper written and grammatical skills, and the meaningful application of computer technology.\n\nCOOPERATION/ RESPONSIVENESS: Promote a collaborative, cooperative, and productive environment. The ability to work well with colleagues and leadership. The level of demonstrated sensitivity, team building, support, and respect. The degree to which the employee responds to needs and issues of customers and team members to achieve optimal results for the organization.\n\nPROJECT MANAGEMENT: The ability to understand prescribed project guidelines, oversee analysis and development, manage stakeholders, and deliver quality results.\n\nPhysical Requirements\n\nProlonged periods sitting at a desk and working on a computer.\nMust be able to lift 15-lbs.\nMust be able to work in a general office environment, with typical office noise and lighting conditions.\n\nThis job description should not be construed as an exhaustive statement of duties, responsibilities or requirements, but a general description of the job. Nothing contained herein restricts WDS rights to assign or reassign duties and responsibilities to this job at any time.\n\nWildfire Defense Systems, Inc. provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training.\n\nThe pay range for this role is:\n90,000 - 110,000 USD per year(Post Falls, ID)\n\nPay: $90,000.00 - $110,000.00 per year","company":"Wildfire Defense Systems","rawCompany":"wildfire defense systems","city":"Post Falls","state":"ID","isRemote":false,"isActive":false,"createdAt":"2026-09-04T07:57:02.019Z","occupations":[{"code":"13-1082.00","title":"Project Management Specialists","slug":"project-management-specialists"},{"code":"11-2022.00","title":"Sales Managers","slug":"sales-managers"},{"code":"11-2021.00","title":"Marketing Managers","slug":"marketing-managers"}],"industries":[{"code":"541618","title":"Other Management Consulting Services","slug":"other-management-consulting-services"},{"code":"541611","title":"Administrative Management and General Management Consulting Services","slug":"administrative-management-and-general-management-consulting-services"},{"code":"524298","title":"All Other Insurance Related Activities","slug":"all-other-insurance-related-activities"}],"jobPosting":{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"JobPosting","title":"Client Manager","description":"About Wildfire Defense Systems, Inc.\n\nWildfire Defense Systems (WDS) is the North American leader in insurer wildfire services, combining professional wildfire consulting and loss intervention services with Qualified Insurance Resources (QIR). Founded in 2001 to fulfill initial-attack assignments for the US Forest Service, the company added professional services support in 2005 and launched wildfire loss-intervention programs for insurers in 2008.\n\nWDS Wildfire Loss Intervention Service (WDS Service) applies a comprehensive approach to reducing risk in catastrophic exposure on an industry scale, decreasing the average annual loss (AAL) for our insurer clients, and providing peace of mind to their policy holders during wildfire events. WDS provides these industry-leading services to insurer clients and their policy holders across a 22-state service area.\n\nJob Responsibilities\n\nThe Client Project Manager II (CPM II) is a professional client management position within the Program & Client\n\nManagement Department (PCM Department) in the Professional Services Division at Wildfire Defense Systems.\n\nThe CPM II serves as the primary liaison between the Wildfire Defense Systems and its clients, ensuring successful delivery of high client satisfaction and long-term account growth. This role focuses on understanding client business goals, managing daily communications and collaborating with internal teams to execute strategies on time and within budget.\n\nKey Components\n\nRelationship Management\nProject & Team Lead\nCross Functional Collaboration\nAccount Planning & Strategy\nConflict Resolution\nReporting & Presentations\nClient Onboarding & Support\nFinancial Analysis\nData Analysis\n\nDuties and Responsibilities\n\nThe duties and responsibilities of this position are generally described as shown below:\n\nClient Interactions and Deliverables\nServe as the primary point of contact for clients, addressing inquiries, resolving issues, and managing expectations. Develop strategic account plans aligned with client business objectives and identify opportunities for growth. Gather and analyze client feedback to inform service improvements and product development. Prepare and deliver\npresentations, proposals, and performance metrics to clients.\nInternal Communications\nEffectively collaborate with cross-functional partners and stakeholders. Review and interpret internal reporting from other business units. Coordinate internal teams to deliver solutions tailored to each client’s needs, ensuring timely and effective service .\nProgram Management Support\nManage the assigned programs to the contracted scope and desired margin. Manage client onboarding, including setup and integration of new products or services. Conduct regular business reviews to report on performance metrics, project milestones, and overall account health. Oversee contract renewals, ensuring compliance with terms and service elements. Maintain detailed records of client interactions, transactions, and communications in Salesforce. Track, review and approve client billing.\nProject Management\nDevelop comprehensive project plans, including scope, objectives, timeline and budget for assigned projects. Define project vision and direction, demonstrating ownership over success. Consistently analyze current state for process improvement. Implement solutions through effective coordination between internal business units.\n\nJob Requirements\n\nRequired Qualifications\nEducation: Bachelor of Science degree in business, marketing or another related discipline.\nMinimum 8 - 10 years of experience in a professional product or service industry\nDemonstrated experience managing business-to-business clients in professional consulting services,insurance and/or financial industries.\nProficiency in Microsoft products and CRM software\nProven history of managing projects for external clients while meeting revenue and profitability targets\nPreferred Experiences\nMaster’s degree in business administration.\nOutstanding written and oral communication skills.\nBilingual English – French, or English – Spanish\nHigh degree of ownership and accountability over projects.\nProject Management Professional (PMP) certification.\n10 years of client relations and/or client service experience\nExperience aligns with core values of integrity, trust and persistence\n\nKnowledge, Abilities, and Personality Characteristics\n\nCLIENT MANAGEMENT SKILLS: Demonstrated experience providing professional management services to clients. 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The use of proper written and grammatical skills, and the meaningful application of computer technology.\n\nCOOPERATION/ RESPONSIVENESS: Promote a collaborative, cooperative, and productive environment. The ability to work well with colleagues and leadership. The level of demonstrated sensitivity, team building, support, and respect. The degree to which the employee responds to needs and issues of customers and team members to achieve optimal results for the organization.\n\nPROJECT MANAGEMENT: The ability to understand prescribed project guidelines, oversee analysis and development, manage stakeholders, and deliver quality results.\n\nPhysical Requirements\n\nProlonged periods sitting at a desk and working on a computer.\nMust be able to lift 15-lbs.\nMust be able to work in a general office environment, with typical office noise and lighting conditions.\n\nThis job description should not be construed as an exhaustive statement of duties, responsibilities or requirements, but a general description of the job. Nothing contained herein restricts WDS rights to assign or reassign duties and responsibilities to this job at any time.\n\nWildfire Defense Systems, Inc. provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws. 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