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Account Management

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A Day in the Life

Not a hard-core salesperson, but have a great personality and strong organization skills? Account Management might be your calling.

Account Managers oversee client accounts once a sales rep has closed the business. They serve as the day-to-day point of contact for clients, maintain client satisfaction, handle account renewals and upsells, and help clients strategize getting the most from the product or service they purchased.

Work Responsibilities

  • Build, manage, and grow relationships
  • Identify opportunities to increase revenue, educate clients on best practices, provide data insights, and upsell product offerings
  • Conduct demos and webinars of products and features

Growth Path

  1. Account Manager
  2. Sr. Account Manager
  3. Manager of Account Management
  4. Director of Account Management

Skills You'll Need

  • Understanding of and ability to track and utilize sales terminology and metrics
  • Account-based selling, email writing, and prospect calling
  • How to properly and effectively handle sales objections
  • Actively follow up and manage sales funnel through established CRM tools, like Salesforce
  • Familiarity with other tools, like Outreach and LinkedIn Sales
  • Strongly deadline-driven and process-oriented
  • Adept at solving problems that span business and technology
  • A self-starter with a growth mindset and an appetite for learning, with the ability to receive and implement feedback
  • Strong relationship-building skills with clients
  • Successfully manage a pipeline to achieve revenue targets

Industries You'll Work In

Tech
Advertising
Public Accounting
Financial Services
Big 4 / Consulting
Media

Teams You'll Work With

Account Management works with sales, customer success, and customers or clients.

9
/10

Demand for Talent

  • Projected Growth: MASSIVE
  • Current Demand: FIRE (50k+ open positions)
  • The innovation and digital transformation boom has created a demand for Account Managers
  • Account Managers increase customer satisfaction and retention, so they are always in demand
  • As companies become more and more customer-focused, the field of Account Management will only continue to grow

Compensation

$50K-$60K (+Commission)
Account Manager
$65K-$95K base (+$5K-$80K Commission)
Sr. Account Manager
$80K-$100K base (+$5K-$80K Commission)
Manager of Account Management
$100K-$140K base (+$15K-$110K Commission)
Director of Account Management
8
/10

Work/Life Balance Score

Work/life balance is when someone equally prioritizes their career and their personal life. This balance can vary greatly from one career to the next.

8
/10

Job Stability Score

Job stability is about more than your experience and career. As industries decline, so do the jobs in them.

7
/10

Prestige Score

Job stability is about more than your experience and career. As industries decline, so do the jobs in them.

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