
Strategic Account Director
Thrive Global
full-time
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Location Type: Remote
Location: United States
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Salary
💰 $150,000 - $175,000 per year
Job Level
Tech Stack
About the role
- Own the overall health, success, and growth of Thrive’s strategic enterprise accounts.
- Serve as a trusted strategic advisor to senior account stakeholders, building deep relationships across HR, Wellbeing, Benefits, Learning, and regional leadership.
- Shape and evolve the long-term partnership strategy, aligning Thrive’s offerings to business priorities and workforce needs of enterprise customers.
- Act as the primary escalation point for complex issues, ensuring swift resolution and preservation of trust.
- Lead a dedicated account pod, providing direction, coaching, and prioritization across program and delivery functions.
- Partner closely with the Program Manager to ensure flawless execution, operational rigor, and alignment between strategy and delivery.
- Oversee major program milestones, enterprise-scale campaigns, and outcome-driven Business Reviews.
- Act as the voice of the customer partnership internally, synthesizing insights and feedback to inform Product, Content, Coaching, and GTM strategy.
Requirements
- 8–10+ years of experience in customer success, account management, partnerships, consulting, or related client-facing roles within SaaS, technology, or enterprise environments.
- Proven experience owning and growing large, complex, global enterprise accounts.
- Prior experience in a player / coach or pod-leadership model, managing both direct reports and indirect teams.
- Strong background in program strategy or large-scale employee engagement initiatives.
- Demonstrated ability to build trusted relationships with senior executives and influence across matrixed organizations.
- Exceptional written and verbal communication skills; highly skilled in executive-ready storytelling and presentations.
- Strong project management and prioritization skills, with the ability to balance long-term strategy and day-to-day execution.
- Comfort working cross-functionally with Sales, Marketing, Content, Product and Engineering teams.
- Willingness to travel for key stakeholder meetings and strategic moments, as needed.
Benefits
- Medical, dental, and vision coverage plus a 401(k) program with company match.
- Generous paid time-off programs designed to help you rest, reset, and recharge — including Thrive Time, a benefit unique to Thrive that gives employees additional paid time off after major projects or intense periods of work to truly recharge and recover.
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard skills
customer successaccount managementpartnershipsconsultingprogram strategyemployee engagementproject managementexecutive storytellingpresentation skills
Soft skills
relationship buildinginfluencecommunicationcoachingprioritizationcross-functional collaboration