Manager, Account Management

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2 Locations
Remote
Mid level
Edtech
The Role
Lead and grow an account management team focused on renewals, upsells, and expansion. Own team metrics, forecasting, hiring, client relationships, and collaboration with marketing and product to drive net dollar retention and pipeline growth.
Summary Generated by Built In

"We’re building something special at Absorb, and our Account Management team is at the center of it. This role is about owning a book of business, building trusted relationships, and helping customers get real value from our platform as they grow. You’ll have the opportunity to shape how we scale our account management practices, collaborate closely across teams, and make a tangible impact on both our customers and the business. If you thrive in a fast-paced environment, and want to grow your career while helping others succeed, you’ll feel right at home here" - Andrew Nelmes, VP, Account Management

 

About the role:

Absorb is looking for a motivated, hard working sales leader to lead our expanding Account Management team. The Account Management team manages the business relationships with Absorb Software’s existing clients. The Account Manager’s role focuses on renewing clients, upselling new products and services, as well as finding expansion opportunities. If you are your best self when supporting contract negotiations and leading a team of highly committed, client focused, and performance driven sales professionals, then look no further as this may be the role for you!

What you’ll do:

  • Work with your account management reps, ensuring each has a deep understanding of the client’s needs and how Absorb can aid in achieving their goals and ultimately grow net dollar retention.

  • Manage and report key weekly/monthly operational metrics for team and individual performance

  • Collaborate with the marketing team to identify campaigns to drive qualified leads and grow the account managers pipelines.

  • Develop a trusted advisor relationship with senior client stakeholders and executive sponsors to look for additional sales opportunities within the account

  • Recruit, hire and nurture a world-class account management team

  • Lead account management team and support client communications leveraging tools including but not limited to Salesforce, Gainsight, Inbox AI, Atlassian Suite, and Zendesk

 

What you’ll bring:

  • 3+ years of experience leading SMB and Mid-Market account management teams.

  • Experience managing a gross revenue quota of $5M+ annually.

  • Great familiarity and success negotiating deals of $20-75k.

  • A hands-on leadership style, leading by example and focusing on the development of your team.

  • A strong understanding of how to build account plans and track individual performance and output against those plans.

  • A track record of accurately forecasting your team’s pipeline, anticipating/identifying trends and patterns in advance.

  • An analytical mindset, with the ability to turn metrics into decisions and present data in a meaningful and impactful way.

 

Technologies we use:

Salesforce, Gainsight, Zendesk, Zoom, Microsoft suite, Excel, Calendly, DocuSign

 

Are you ready to become an Absorber?

What we offer:

  • Fully remote-first work with flexible work arrangements

  • Comprehensive Health and Wellness Benefits including retirement savings programs, eligibility for two different bonus plans, generous time off, comprehensive medical and dental benefits based on your country of location

  • New Hire Equipment Allowance and monthly Flex Allowance to support your success

  • Endless opportunity for career growth and internal mobility

  • Employee driven DE&I programs

 

Who are we?

Absorb Software is a remote-first company that provides online training solutions to leading organizations around the world. Absorb is a cloud-based learning management system (LMS) engineered to inspire learning and fuel business productivity. Our online learning platform combines forward-thinking technology built to scale as our customer’s organizations grow. We empower learners to enrich their lives, workplaces and communities.

Our values are simple:

  • We achieve exceptional results by genuinely caring about each other and the work we do

  • We’re united, and we grow through our commitment to elevating continual learning!

Absorb is proud to be an equal opportunity employer, we celebrate diversity and are committed to creating a safe and inclusive environment for all our people. All employment decisions are based on business needs, job requirements and individual qualifications. In the event a current Absorb employee would like to apply for this role they will inform their supervisor prior to submitting their application. Successful candidates for this position will be subject to pre-employment background screening, including a criminal record check and must be able to show proof of legal eligibility to work in the country they have applied to without sponsorship.

 

Should you require any accommodation during the recruitment process, please indicate this on your application and we will work with you to meet your accessibility needs. For any questions, please contact us at [email protected]

Skills Required

  • 3+ years of experience leading SMB and Mid-Market account management teams
  • Experience managing a gross revenue quota of $5M+ annually
  • Proven success negotiating deals in the $20k��75k range
  • Hands-on leadership style with focus on team development and performance
  • Strong understanding of building account plans and tracking individual performance
  • Track record of accurately forecasting team pipeline and identifying trends
  • Analytical mindset; ability to turn metrics into decisions and present data impactfully
  • Familiarity with Salesforce, Gainsight, Zendesk, Atlassian Suite, Inbox AI, Excel, Zoom, Calendly, DocuSign
  • Pre-employment background screening including criminal record check
  • Must be legally eligible to work in the country applied to without sponsorship
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The Company
HQ: Calgary, AB
449 Employees
Year Founded: 2003

What We Do

Absorb Software is a learning technology company based in Calgary, Alberta Canada, with offices in London, Dublin, Tampa, Boston, Salt Lake City and Sydney. Absorb offers both Absorb Infuse, the first Learning Experience Platform (LXP) to offer a true in-the-flow learning experience, and our flagship product, Absorb LMS, an industry-leading and award-winning Learning Management System for businesses, higher education, government and non-profit agencies around the world. Absorb is setting new standards in learning technology and support, fueling companies who believe that people are their greatest asset. We exceed expectations across enterprises, industries and continents, helping people learn at the speed of now and preparing companies for the future of work. How do we do it better? We pay attention to the details and go deep where it matters. Turning a culture of learning into a revenue engine for global titans the world over. Care to join us?

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