Account Manager
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Description: BACKGROUND ON MICROPLACE

MicroPlace's mission is to alleviate global poverty to enable everyday people to make investments in the working poor. MicroPlace accomplishes this mission by maintaining a web-based marketplace to connect retail investors (everyday people looking to invest as little as $100) with microfinance lending organizations that need capital. Investors can learn about microfinance, search investment opportunities and make investments in microfinance organizations.

Microfinance enables financial services to reach the world's working poor, primarily in developing countries. Microcredit, currently the most well known product within microfinance, is the extension of small loans to entrepreneurs too poor to qualify for traditional bank loans or other forms of credit. In contrast to handouts, these small loans (typically between $50 and $500) enable the working poor to lift themselves out of poverty through hard work and entrepreneurial spirit. This approach has become a worldwide phenomenon and is widely recognized as a proven, market-driven solution to global poverty. The idea that the working poor can lift themselves out of poverty with dignity appeals to people of all political, social and economic backgrounds.

MicroPlace is a wholly-owned subsidiary of eBay, Inc.

JOB DESCRIPTION

Job Title: Account Manager, Issuers and Microfinance Institutions



Job Location: San Jose, MicroPlace office (eBay Corporate Headquarters)

Reporting to: Microplace Director of Finance

Job Summary:

High energy, hands on, organized individual to manage relationship between MicroPlace and its partners. These "partners" are security issuers who sell securities on the MicroPlace web site and microfinance institutions who are beneficiaries of loans from the issuers.

As an Account Manager you will: 1) understand a partners products and services that are offered on MicroPlace; 2) provide consistent training and education to partners about the MicroPlace services as they evolve (training at partner site when necessary); 3) Perform daily action items to insure partners receive day-to-day support for the management activities of their accounts including updates to their product descriptions on the web site, reporting activities to help partners monitor their business on MicroPlace.
Essential Functions:

Hold weekly conference calls with partners to manage ongoing initiatives.
Understand and communicate, in a compelling and professional manner, MicroPlaces strategy to partners.
Understand partners products and assist in developing new product ideas that could be offered on the MicroPlace web site.
Travel to partner offices approximately once per quarter or semi-annually (mostly located in D.C. and New York and some in Europe).
Work with partner to create marketing events that feature MicroPlace.
Work with partner to plan web site content and make sure partner is providing updated web content throughout the year.
Solicit, record, and summarize partners request for new MicroPlace features and work with the MicroPlace product team to define solutions that meet the partners needs.
Assist in the on-boarding and setup of new partners.


This position requires 20% travel for face-to-face interaction with partners. Current and future partners will mostly be located in New York City and Washington, D.C. Some partners are or will be located in Europe. Qualifications: Requirements:
Excellent interpersonal skills.
Track record of successfully managing partner relationships.
Must pass the Series 7 and Series 63 exams (this is required for your role).
Proficient at using web tools to track partner interactions and train partners.
Proven passion for developing world issues.


Additional experience not required but a plus:

M.B.A.
Understanding of or exposure to financial markets and financial products (debt notes, equity).
Understanding of nonprofit corporate structure.
First-hand knowledge of microfinance. Salary/Benefits: Salary commensurate with experience Job Location: San Jose, CA Job Number: 27304BR Company URL: http://www.microplace.com Company Profile: MicroPlace's mission is to alleviate global poverty to enable everyday people to make investments in the working poor. MicroPlace accomplishes this mission by maintaining a web-based marketplace to connect retail investors (everyday people looking to invest as little as $100) with microfinance lending organizations that need capital. Investors can learn about microfinance, search investment opportunities and make investments in microfinance organizations.

Microfinance enables financial services to reach the world's working poor, primarily in developing countries. Microcredit, currently the most well known product within microfinance, is the extension of small loans to entrepreneurs too poor to qualify for traditional bank loans or other forms of credit. In contrast to handouts, these small loans (typically between $50 and $500) enable the working poor to lift themselves out of poverty through hard work and entrepreneurial spirit. This approach has become a worldwide phenomenon and is widely recognized as a proven, market-driven solution to global poverty. The idea that the working poor can lift themselves out of poverty with dignity appeals to people of all political, social and economic backgrounds.

MicroPlace is a wholly-owned subsidiary of eBay, Inc.