Strategic Account Manager

Job Description

Enterprise Strategic Account Manager (Enterprise Sales)

Role Overview The Enterprise Strategic Account Manager is responsible for driving revenue growth, retention, and expansion across a defined set of named enterprise accounts. This role owns the end-to-end sales lifecycle—from executive-level discovery through contract negotiation, onboarding alignment, renewal, and expansion. Success in this role is measured by quota attainment, forecast accuracy, customer retention, and pipeline health.

Key Responsibilities & Success Metrics

Revenue Growth & Account Ownership

• Own a named portfolio of enterprise accounts with an annual attainable quota
• Achieve 100%+ of annual quota through new logo expansion, upsell, and renewal growth
• Drive minimum 15–30% year-over-year account growth
• Maintain account retention of 95%+ and net revenue retention of 110%+

Executive Engagement & Sales Execution

• Sell directly to C-suite, VP, and Director-level buyers
• Lead executive discovery and multi-stakeholder sales cycles
• Close complex enterprise deals ranging from $50K–$1M+ ARR
• Maintain forecast accuracy within ±10%

Pipeline & Forecast Management

• Maintain pipeline coverage of at least 3x quota
• Ensure accurate Salesforce updates including close plans, risks, and next steps
• Communicate deal readiness during weekly forecast reviews

Contract Negotiation & Deal Governance

• Lead pricing, legal, and commercial negotiations
• Close multi-year enterprise contracts involving procurement and legal
• Improve sales cycle efficiency year-over-year

Customer Retention & Expansion

• Serve as executive sponsor post-sale
• Partner with Customer Success to ensure onboarding and ROI realization
• Identify and close expansion opportunities within 6–12 months

Vertical & Team Leadership

• Act as internal subject-matter expert for assigned verticals
• Contribute to sales strategy, messaging, and enablement
• Establish Cross-functional collaboration with interdepartmental stakeholders
• Mentor and support enterprise sales team members

First 90-Day Expectations

• Complete onboarding and training certifications within 30 days
• Build strategic account plans for all assigned accounts
• Generate $1M+ in qualified pipeline
• Close first deal or expansion within 90 days

Qualifications

• 6+ years of enterprise account management or business development experience
• 6+ years selling or supporting a technical SaaS or platform product
• Proven ability to meet or exceed enterprise quotas
• Strong executive communication and negotiation skills
• Salesforce pipeline management experience
• Willingness to travel as needed
• Preferably to have EDA industry experience

What Success Looks Like Top performers in this role consistently exceed quota, maintain high forecast accuracy, retain and expand enterprise accounts, and build trusted executive relationships while influencing broader sales strategy.

The expected annual pay range for this position is $120,000 - $150,000. This position is also eligible for bonus opportunities. Please note that final offer amount will be dependent on geographic location, applicable experience, and skillset of the candidate. Renesas offers a full range of elective benefits including medical, health savings account (with applicable medical plan), dental, vision, health and/or dependent care flexible spending accounts, pre-tax commuter benefits, life insurance, AD&D, and pet insurance. In addition to elective benefit options, benefited employees receive company-paid life insurance and AD&D, LTD, short term medical benefits as well as paid sick time, paid holidays, and accrued paid vacation. New employees will attend a detailed benefit orientation to learn more about our many benefits and resources. Altium Limited, a part of the Renesas Group and headquartered in San Diego, California, is a global software company accelerating the pace of electronics innovation. We are redefining electronic product creation in a software-defined world with our industry-first cloud-based platform that unites every stakeholder and phase of electronics development. From startups to world’s technology giants, our digital platforms give more power to PCB designers, supply chain, and manufacturing, letting them collaborate as never before. At Altium, our teams are empowered to innovate, collaborate globally, and help create the future of electronics development. We believe in rewarding our employees with a competitive benefits package alongside their salary. More information will be provided during the hiring process.