
Strategic Account Manager
Jonas Software
full-time
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Location Type: Remote
Location: United Kingdom
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About the role
- Own and manage a portfolio of strategically important customers across the leisure, public sector, and enterprise markets.
- Build strong, trusted relationships with senior decision-makers, including C-Suite, Heads of Service, Directors, and Commercial Leads.
- Develop and maintain clear account plans that align customer objectives with Gladstone’s solutions and roadmap.
- Increase Gladstone’s market penetration in targeted strategic accounts.
- Identify and convert opportunities for upsell, cross-sell, and solution expansion across existing accounts.
- Lead commercial discussions around acquisitions, contract variations, and long-term agreements.
- Deeply understand each customer’s operational challenges and strategic priorities.
- Collaborate with Customer Success, Support, and Product teams to ensure customers achieve measurable value from the platform.
- Act as the voice of the customer internally, feeding insights into product development, service improvements, and roadmap planning.
- Manage contractual compliance, pricing discussions, and commercial risk within your account base.
Requirements
- Proven experience managing and growing strategic or enterprise accounts within a B2B software or technology environment.
- Strong commercial acumen with experience of contract negotiations, renewals, and long-term agreements.
- Ability to build credibility with senior stakeholders and influence at board or executive level.
- Experience working with complex organisations, ideally within public sector, leisure, health, or education.
- Excellent communication skills, with the ability to explain technical solutions in plain English.
Benefits
- Excellent benefits.
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard Skills & Tools
account managementcontract negotiationB2B softwarestrategic account growthupsellingcross-sellingcommercial risk managementcontract compliance
Soft Skills
relationship buildinginfluencingcommunicationcollaborationcredibility with stakeholderscustomer advocacy