Account Manager

Account Manager

We are seeking a highly motivated and experienced Account Manager to develop and manage strategic relationships with key clients. You will own both Feedonomics & BigCommerce, and B2C & B2B, and will own existing accounts within the segment and act as the point of contact to drive expansion and renewal for these accounts.

What You'll Do:

• Create and execute a systematic plan to identify, qualify, and build a robust pipeline of upsell and cross-sell opportunities within existing accounts for the suite of BigCommerce Inc products, including BigCommerce B2B, BigCommerce B2C, Feedonomics, Makeswift and Recurring Professional Services.
• Construct a detailed territory plan that outlines specific strategies, target accounts, and actions needed to exceed cross-sell and upsell quotas, strategically qualifying and prioritizing high-value opportunities, focusing on high-impact activities that drive overachievement of revenue goals.
• Create and maintain detailed account plans that outline goals, key milestones, potential challenges, and growth opportunities for top accounts, providing a roadmap for revenue expansion.
• Develop customized proposals, contracts, and presentations that effectively communicate the value of the company's offerings, ensuring alignment with customer objectives and business needs.
• Serve as the main point of contact for customer inquiries related to business requirements, ongoing projects, and issue escalation, ensuring proactive communication and high levels of responsiveness.
• Collaborate with internal teams (sales, product, support) and external agency partners to deliver seamless support and execute initiatives that meet or exceed customer expectations.
• Handle customer inquiries, problems, and complaints with a focus on timely resolution and high customer satisfaction; escalate issues as needed and work with relevant teams to provide solutions.
• Lead regular business reviews with key accounts, presenting insights on usage, performance, and ROI, while identifying additional opportunities for account growth and product adoption
• Track key account metrics, analyze customer engagement, and identify at-risk accounts, providing regular status updates to internal stakeholders to ensure proactive account management.
• Maintain thorough and accurate records of customer interactions, proposals, and account details in CRM systems, ensuring that customer data is always up-to-date and accessible to stakeholders.
• You will not be responsible for prospecting to, or for managing a sales process for new accounts.

Who You Are:

• 5+ years managing complex B2B and/or B2C SaaS accounts, with a proven record of achieving retention and expansion goals in a subscription-based model.
• Demonstrated history of proactively identifying expansion opportunities within accounts and successfully driving renewals, ideally with a track record of surpassing targets.
• Experience acting as the 'Quarterback' of a customer account, coordinating effectively with internal teams (sales, product, marketing, and support) and external agency partners to deliver seamless customer success and high-impact results, ensuring all efforts are aligned and collaborative.
• Comprehensive knowledge of SaaS metrics, usage patterns, and customer lifecycle management, especially in managing both business and individual user expectations within the same product suite.
• Exceptional interpersonal and communication skills to build trust, provide strategic counsel, and foster long-term relationships with clients and agency partners, influencing decision-makers and aligning efforts across all stakeholders.
• Skilled at using data to drive decisions; experienced with CRM and customer success platforms (e.g., Salesforce, Gainsight) and confident in using data to demonstrate ROI, track KPIs, and identify growth opportunities.
• Adept at understanding complex customer needs, identifying pain points, and providing innovative, tailored solutions in collaboration with agency partners to ensure customer satisfaction and drive long-term engagement.
• Proven capability to negotiate effectively, aligning customer goals with company objectives and coordinating with agency partners; experienced in handling escalations and maintaining high levels of satisfaction.
• Experience with Global Accounts and Multi-regional Teams - Comfortable navigating cultural differences, time zones, and language barriers; able to collaborate effectively with agency partners, and adapt strategies to serve global customer needs.