Regional Account Manager
85k – 140kWisconsinMinnesotaIllinoisMichiganRemote5+ YOE
Summary
Own retention, expansion, and account health for a Tier 2 book of school district clients. Drive revenue through strategic account planning, Challenger-led selling, and cross-functional execution while traveling 2-3 days/week for in-person engagement.
About the role
Responsibilities
- Dedicate 2-3 days each week to on-site client visits to foster relationships, deepen understanding of client needs, and drive meaningful engagement. Additional national travel may be needed.
- Drive strategic expansion across HopSkipDrive’s product suite through structured discovery and Challenger methodology. Build and execute district-level growth strategies, including multi-threaded stakeholder plans while owning retention, expansion, and overall performance of named accounts.
- Deliver exceptional client service, build and maintain strong, multi-threaded relationships across operational, technical, and executive stakeholders.
- Lead multi-department discovery within districts to uncover unmet needs and quantify opportunity.
- Communicate confidently with client executives, influencing decision-making through data, insight, and outcome-based recommendations.
- Align Sales, Operations, Product, Finance, Trust & Safety and Support around client priorities and optimize our offerings to their needs.
- Lead renewals and expansions, including structured negotiations and closing motions.
- Utilize AI to craft personalized meeting agendas, synthesize complex stakeholder needs, and draft high-impact follow-up communications. Leverage AI to generate automated summaries of Salesforce (SFDC) data, transforming raw metrics into actionable, insight-led recommendations for executive stakeholders. Employ AI to assist in building recurring account reports, identifying product-level gaps, and creating scalable growth strategies.
Requirements
- 5+ years of experience in Account Management, Customer Success, or Consultative Sales in SaaS, marketplace, logistics, or services environments.
- Proven ownership of retention and expansion revenue.
- Strong executive communication and presentation skills.
- Demonstrated success managing complex, multi-stakeholder accounts.
- Advanced CRM discipline and data fluency (Salesforce or equivalent).
- Experience leading cross-functional account execution.
- Comfort operating in ambiguity with accountability for outcomes.
- High operational rigor and the ability to leverage AI into daily workflows.
- Experience in education, government, or regulated markets.
- Familiarity with Challenger or similar insight-led sales methodologies.
- Background in transportation, logistics, or marketplace platforms.
Nice-to-Haves
- Experience in education, government, or regulated markets.
- Familiarity with Challenger or similar insight-led sales methodologies.
- Background in transportation, logistics, or marketplace platforms.
Compensation & Benefits
- $85,000-90,000 base with an OTE of $130,000 - $140,000.
- Equity stock options.
- Flexible vacation, medical, dental, vision, and life insurance, 401(k), FSA.
Skills
SalesforceAccount ManagementCustomer SuccessConsultative SalesChallenger Sales MethodologyExecutive CommunicationCross-functional CollaborationCRMData AnalysisAI Tools
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