Account Managers are responsible for managing our existing customers from a revenue, product, and renewal perspective. The objective is to build great client relationships from the initial onboarding through to the negotiation of renewals.
As an Account Manager, you will be responsible for the retention and profitable growth of revenue within your assigned customer accounts. Your role will be performance-driven and evaluated based on KPIs within renewals and upsell. You will also serve as the focal point of contact and advise your customers either via phone, online or personal appointments. You will collaborate with our dedicated Sales, Customer Experience and Marketing Team to ensure the clients are well serviced and take advantage of our extended product range.
What You'll Do:
· Manage and grow a portfolio of customer accounts with a focus on Annual Recurring Revenue (ARR) and long-term retention
· Drive upsell and expansion opportunities within the existing customer base
· Own the renewal process, including commercial negotiations and contract management
· Monitor and improve key metrics such as GRR (Gross Revenue Retention), NRR (Net Revenue Retention), churn, and product adoption
· Build strong relationships with key stakeholders and act as a trusted advisor on how to maximize value from the platform
· Proactively identify risks to retention and develop mitigation plans to reduce churn
· Collaborate with Sales, Marketing, Product, and Customer Support to deliver a seamless customer experience
· Maintain accurate forecasting of renewals and expansion in CRM systems (Salesforce)
· Stay up to date with product developments and industry trends to provide consultative guidance to customers
· Support customers through change management, feature adoption, and best practices
What You'll Bring
· Bachelor’s degree in Business, Marketing, Economics, or a related field
· Proven ability to manage and grow a portfolio of customer accounts, with a strong focus on upselling and cross-selling SaaS solutions
· Experience driving renewals and minimizing churn within a subscription-based business model
· Strong stakeholder management skills, with the ability to build relationships across multiple levels, including senior decision-makers
· Data-driven mindset with the ability to analyze customer performance, identify growth opportunities, and drive account strategy
· Experience working in CRM systems (e.g. HubSpot, Salesforce) and managing pipelines and forecasts
· Excellent communication and presentation skills, with the ability to articulate complex solutions in a clear and value-driven way
· Strong negotiation and objection-handling skills
· Highly structured with great organizational and time-management abilities, capable of managing multiple accounts simultaneously
· Proactive and customer-centric mindset, with a strong focus on delivering long-term value and customer satisfaction
· Ability to work cross-functionally with teams such as Customer Support, Product, and Marketing
· Fluent in English and Swedish, both written and spoken
Please note that this position is only available to candidates who are currently residing in Sweden. Unfortunately, we are unable to consider applicants outside of the country.
Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree in Business, Marketing, Economics, or related field
- Proven ability to manage and grow a portfolio of customer accounts
- Experience upselling and cross-selling SaaS solutions
- Experience driving renewals and minimizing churn in a subscription model
- Strong stakeholder management skills, including engaging senior decision-makers
- Data-driven mindset with ability to analyze customer performance and identify growth opportunities
- Experience working in CRM systems (e.g., Salesforce, HubSpot) and managing forecasts
- Excellent communication and presentation skills
- Strong negotiation and objection-handling skills
- Highly structured with strong organizational and time-management abilities
- Proactive, customer-centric mindset focused on long-term value and satisfaction
- Ability to work cross-functionally with Customer Support, Product, and Marketing
- Fluent in English and Swedish, both written and spoken
- Must currently reside in Sweden
Cision Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Cision and has not been reviewed or approved by Cision.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Time off and paid holidays, including days like Martin Luther King Jr. Day and Juneteenth, are highlighted alongside flexible or unlimited PTO and volunteer time. Feedback suggests this breadth of leave and schedule flexibility meaningfully supports work–life balance.
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Healthcare Strength — Core medical, dental, and vision coverage are offered with FSA/HSA options, plus an EAP and dedicated mental‑health resources such as Headspace. Feedback suggests these health and wellbeing elements are a solid part of the total package.
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Retirement Support — A 401(k) program is available at date of hire with traditional and Roth options administered via Fidelity, with employer matching and vesting described in plan materials. Feedback suggests this provides mainstream retirement support even if not described as market‑leading.
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