About the Role
We are looking for an Account Manager & Account Executive to balance managing relationships with getting new business. This role is 60% farming (nurturing and growing current accounts) and 40% prospecting and closing (turning prospects into new clients).
Account Management - Farming (60%)
- Relationship Ownership: Act as the main contact for assigned client accounts, becoming their trusted technology advisor.
- Account Growth: Find and develop chances for expansion within current accounts (additional projects, new departments, better services).
- Client Success: Hold regular check-ins, business reviews, and planning sessions with current clients.
- Issue Resolution: Watch client satisfaction and deal with any worries or problems ahead of time.
- Collaboration: Work with delivery teams to make sure projects succeed and to find future technology needs.
- Contract Management: Manage renewals and negotiate bigger scopes of work.
- Referral Generation: Use happy clients to get referrals and introductions to new prospects.
- Account Analytics: Track and report on account health numbers and growth chances.
Business Development - Prospecting & Closing (40%)
- Lead Conversion: Change qualified leads and prospects into signed contracts.
- Discovery & Needs Assessment: Hold deep discovery calls to understand client problems and needs.
- Solution Presentation: Give strong presentations that connect technical solutions to business results.
- Proposal Development: Work with technical teams to create accurate project scopes and competitive proposals.
- Contract Negotiation: Manage pricing discussions, terms, and project timelines to a successful close.
Requirements
Must Have:
- 3-5 years of B2B account management and sales experience.
- Previous work at software development companies (internal products or client services).
- Strong IT background and understanding of agile development practices.
- Advanced written and verbal English communication skills.
- Executive presence and ability to present to C-level stakeholders.
- Proven history of growing accounts and closing new business.
Preferred Qualifications (Nice to Have)
- Project management experience.
- Technical background with modern development technologies.
- Enterprise account experience ($100K+ contracts).
- Existing industry network.
Benefits
- Paid time off (PTO).
- U.S. Holidays.
- Training.
- Udemy free Premium access.
- Mentored career development.
- Free English Courses.
- Profit Sharing.
- US Remuneration.