Senior Account Manager, Strategic Accounts

Politico

$90K — $120K *
Business Services
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 5-8+ years in account management or consultative sales
  • Proven success in renewals, upselling, and cross-selling
  • Experience collaborating with Customer Success teams
  • Ability to navigate complex organizations effectively
  • Strong written, verbal, and presentation skills
  • High business acumen connecting policy to business needs
  • Strategic mindset for long-term account growth
  • Growth mindset with a focus on ongoing improvement
  • Proficiency in Salesforce or similar CRM tools

Responsibilities

  • Build and execute strategic account plans for retention and growth
  • Lead high-impact conversations with stakeholders
  • Identify upsell and cross-sell opportunities
  • Foster cross-functional partnerships for strategic initiatives
  • Develop strategies to mitigate revenue risk and customer churn
  • Align with Customer Success for enhanced client delivery
  • Utilize insights for recommending solutions
  • Drive contract renewals and year-over-year growth targets
  • Represent POLITICO credibly and empathetically as a trusted advisor
  • Maintain activity logs and pipeline hygiene in Salesforce

Benefits

  • Opportunities for professional development
  • Collaborative and innovative work environment
  • Engagement with senior executives
  • Dynamic HR team culture
  • Emphasis on integrity and teamwork
Full Job Description
Job Description:

We're looking for a Senior Account Manager to join our Strategic Accounts team-responsible for deepening relationships with POLITICO's largest and most high-value customers, including major corporations and associations. As a Senior Account Manager, you will own a portfolio of 40-50 key accounts across multiple industries. You will drive account growth through strategic engagement, business acumen, and meaningful customer conversations. You'll partner closely with a dedicated Customer Success team to deliver a best-in-class client experience-balancing vision-setting with execution.

What You'll Do:
  • Build and execute strategic account plans focused on retention, upsell, and long-term expansion
  • Lead high-impact conversations-both virtual and in-person-with stakeholders across customer organizations, from daily users to senior executives
  • Identify opportunities for cross-sell and product adoption (POLITICO Pro US, Pro Europe, and E&E News)
  • Build cross-functional partnerships to advance strategic initiatives, resolve complex account issues, and ensure alignment with evolving product and market priorities
  • Develop and lead de-risking strategies to protect revenue and strengthen client value ahead of potential contractions or churn
  • Partner with Customer Success to align on delivery strategy and deepen customer value
  • Leverage insights from usage, account health, and industry trends to recommend relevant solutions
  • Drive renewals with a focus on longer-term contracts and YoY growth targets
  • Represent POLITICO with credibility and empathy, serving as a trusted advisor to client stakeholders
  • Log activity and maintain pipeline hygiene in Salesforce, sharing updates with leadership as needed


What You'll Need:
  • 5-8+ years of experience in account management, client success, or consultative sales
  • A proven track record of growing accounts through renewals, upsell, and cross-sell
  • Experience successfully working cross-functionally with a Customer Success team to deliver client outcomes
  • Comfort navigating complex organizations and building relationships across all levels of seniority
  • Excellent written, verbal, and presentation skills
  • High business and sales acumen-you know how to connect policy impact to business needs
  • A strategic mindset, able to think beyond one transaction to grow long-term account value
  • A growth mindset-you believe we all have room to improve, and you value ongoing coaching and development
  • Proficiency with Salesforce or similar CRM tools


At POLITICO, we value integrity, collaboration, and innovation. This role offers the opportunity to work alongside top executives and contribute to a dynamic HR team. If you are an organized, motivated, and detail-driven professional who thrives in an in-office setting, we encourage you to apply.

We value our people. Click here for more on what we offer and what it's like to work for POLITICO.

Let's keep in touch. You can view our list of open positions here and email us [redacted]. We hope to see your application soon!

Posting date:
2026-06-18
Title:
Senior Account Manager, Strategic Accounts

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