Plaid

Account Management Lead - SMB

Plaid • $125K — $150K *
Finance & Insurance
8 - 10 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 8+ years of experience, ideally with at least 3 years in managing a revenue-focused team.
  • Proven success in revenue growth through account management in technology or financial services sectors.
  • Experience with both acquiring new customers and managing existing accounts, particularly in high-growth contexts.
  • Passionate about recruiting, onboarding, and coaching with a strategic view on team development.
  • Ability to clearly communicate technical and financial benefits to diverse audiences, including C-level executives.
  • Strong analytical skills for understanding customer behaviors and trends across large datasets.
  • Skilled in building relationships both internally and externally.

Responsibilities

  • Recruit, hire, and develop an elite account management team for rapid SMB growth.
  • Inspire and motivate team members to achieve their career aspirations.
  • Engage with C-level executives to foster robust customer relationships.
  • Develop and implement strategies for upselling and renewing client contracts efficiently.
  • Navigate a fast-paced, cross-functional work environment with diverse daily challenges.
  • Collaborate with company leadership to guide both the SMB team and Plaid's broader strategic objectives.

Benefits

  • Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision insurance.
  • 401(k) retirement plan with company contributions.
  • Opportunities for equity compensation.
  • Commitment to diversity and inclusion within the workplace.
Full Job Description
The SMB Account Management team is a core part of Plaid's mission to unlock financial freedom for everyone. We believe that by empowering small and medium-sized businesses, we contribute directly to creating a more inclusive and accessible financial ecosystem. Our team is dedicated to building meaningful relationships with our clients, providing solutions that drive growth, and ensuring Plaid's products enable businesses to thrive. We work collaboratively across teams to meet ambitious revenue goals while fostering a culture of continuous learning and development.

The Account Management team leverages our deep technical, product, and industry knowledge to help our SMB customers build and scale amazing applications and businesses. We act as partners, advisors, and advocates for our customers to help shape how their customers interact with their finances.

As the SMB Account Management Lead, you'll be responsible for managing and growing the SMB customer base, as well as setting the vision and strategy to build long-term partnerships. You will lead a team of account managers who work with some of Plaid's most dynamic SMB customers. You'll collaborate cross-functionally across product and go-to-market teams to build solutions that drive growth for customers and your team. As our business rapidly expands, we're looking for an action-oriented and thoughtful leader who can hire thoughtfully, bringing the right relationship managers into the business and enabling them to steward the next phase of Plaid's growth and impact.

Responsibilities
  • Recruiting, hiring, and developing a world-class account management team to support our fastest-growing SMB customers and deliver on revenue targets
  • Motivating and inspiring each team member to enable personal and professional career growth
  • Engaging directly with C-level executives internally and externally to build and maintain customer relationships
  • Building and executing the strategy that drives upsell/cross-sell revenue and renewals at scale, and operationalizing processes to drive team efficiency
  • Working in a high-pace, cross-functional environment that presents different challenges every day
  • Working with leadership across the company to set direction for the SMB team and Plaid as a whole

Qualifications
  • 8+ years of experience, ideally 3+ years managing a revenue-driving team
  • Proven track record of success driving revenue through account management at a technology company, working with SMB or financial services organizations as clients
  • Experience in both new customer acquisition and install-base account management, preferably in a hyper-growth environment
  • Excitement for recruiting, onboarding, and coaching; a thoughtful approach to team planning and development
  • Strong ability to articulate technical and financial value propositions - internally for cross-functional collaboration and externally to customers, including executive audiences
  • Strong analytical skills to understand customer trends at scale
  • Ability to build relationships with internal and external stakeholders
  • Outstanding communication skills to drive internal alignment and results

Our mission at Plaid is to unlock financial freedom for everyone. To support that mission, we seek to build a diverse team of driven individuals who care deeply about making the financial ecosystem more equitable. We recognize that strong qualifications can come from both prior work experiences and lived experiences. We encourage you to apply to a role even if your experience doesn't fully match the job description. We are always looking for team members that will bring something unique to Plaid!

Additional compensation in the form(s) of equity and/or commission are dependent on the position offered. Plaid provides a comprehensive benefit plan, including medical, dental, vision, and 401(k). Pay is based on factors such as (but not limited to) scope and responsibilities of the position, candidate's work experience and skillset, and location. Pay and benefits are subject to change at any time, consistent with the terms of any applicable compensation or benefit plans.

About Plaid

Plaid is a financial services company based in New York City. The company builds a technology platform, which enables applications to connect with users' bank accounts. Plaid focuses on enabling consumers and businesses to interact with their bank accounts, check balances, and make payments through financial technology applications. The company was founded in 2013 by Zach Perret and William Hockey. In January 2020, Visa announced that it would acquire Plaid for $5.3 billion. The acquisition was completed in January 2021.
Learn more about Plaid
Size
600 employees
Industry
Founded
2011

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