Director, Strategic Account Management
Leads and scales Rippling’s US Strategic Account Management organization, driving enterprise retention, product adoption, expansion revenue, and lifecycle strategy. Requires 8+ years managing client-facing strategic account teams and experience managing managers.
About the job
Responsibilities
- Lead and scale the US Strategic Account Management team.
- Build account management teams that meet and exceed quota.
- Define and manage customer lifecycle events across strategic customer segments.
- Hire, train, coach, and direct a high-performance team, including managers.
- Set targeted goals and quotas to expand revenue through new products and upgrades.
- Monitor and manage key performance metrics.
- Develop initiatives to improve team performance.
- Implement consultative sales and client-success best practices.
- Refine go-to-market strategy as geographic and language coverage expands.
- Collaborate with the leadership team on strategic and operational projects.
Requirements
- 8+ years of experience scaling and managing client-facing enterprise or strategic account management teams in a fast-paced environment.
- At least 3+ years of experience managing managers.
- Experience as a top-performing account manager or sales executive.
- Proven record of team quota attainment through new product sales and upgrades.
- Strong leadership and people-management skills.
- Strong numerical and analytical skills.
- Excellent communication and relationship-building abilities.
- Ability to work effectively with diverse internal and external stakeholders.
- Hands-on, entrepreneurial, organized, self-motivated, and detail-oriented approach.
- High integrity and willingness to challenge and improve existing processes.
Compensation
- $340,000–$390,000 annual compensation range.
- 60/40 base/commission split; commission is not guaranteed.
- Benefits and equity included.
Skills
Account Management, Enterprise Sales, Strategic Accounts, Quota Attainment, People Management, Hiring, Coaching, Revenue Expansion, Sales Metrics, Analytics, Go-to-Market Strategy
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