Account Manager – Early Stage
Job Description:
• Develop and maintain strong relationships with assigned accounts, acting as a trusted advisor and strategic partner.
• Develop a deep understanding of Vanta’s current product offerings and take initiative to learn Vanta’s product roadmap to speak confidently when addressing customers.
• Maintain strong partnerships and alignment with CSMs to understand customer health, ensure close strategic collaboration and execute harmonious communication to accounts.
• Collaborate on account plans that identify new opportunities for expansion with current customers to increase their usage of Vanta’s platform via new frameworks, security tools, etc.
• Manage the entire sales cycle of any expansion or renewal opportunity from first meeting to close, negotiating where necessary and pulling in additional internal resources where appropriate (solutions consultants, subject matter experts, etc).
• Accurately forecast monthly expansion and churn, and maintain a clean SFDC instance with scrutinous pipeline hygiene.
• Keep a relentless focus on the customer needs and provide a consultative approach in architecting a solution.
Requirements:
• Have 3+ years experience selling to or managing customers
• Strong ability to prospect and build pipeline without assistance from BDR and/or inbound support
• Exceptional communication skills (written, verbal, visual), both for internal audiences and customer-facing messaging
• Be highly motivated with a sense of urgency and willingness to adjust
• Able to effectively collaborate with a wide range of departments including CS, Marketing, Enablement, and Support
• Previous experience in security and compliance is not required, but highly desirable!
Benefits:
• Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage, with 100% of employee-only benefit premiums covered for most medical plans
• 16 weeks paid Parental Leave for all new parents
• Health & wellness stipend
• Remote workspace, internet, and cellphone stipend
• Commuter benefits for team members who report to the SF and NYC office
• Family planning benefits
• Matching 401(k) contribution with immediate vesting
• Flexible PTO policy, plus 80 hours of Sick Time
• 11 company-paid holidays
• Virtual team building activities, lunch and learns, and other company-wide events!
• Develop and maintain strong relationships with assigned accounts, acting as a trusted advisor and strategic partner.
• Develop a deep understanding of Vanta’s current product offerings and take initiative to learn Vanta’s product roadmap to speak confidently when addressing customers.
• Maintain strong partnerships and alignment with CSMs to understand customer health, ensure close strategic collaboration and execute harmonious communication to accounts.
• Collaborate on account plans that identify new opportunities for expansion with current customers to increase their usage of Vanta’s platform via new frameworks, security tools, etc.
• Manage the entire sales cycle of any expansion or renewal opportunity from first meeting to close, negotiating where necessary and pulling in additional internal resources where appropriate (solutions consultants, subject matter experts, etc).
• Accurately forecast monthly expansion and churn, and maintain a clean SFDC instance with scrutinous pipeline hygiene.
• Keep a relentless focus on the customer needs and provide a consultative approach in architecting a solution.
Requirements:
• Have 3+ years experience selling to or managing customers
• Strong ability to prospect and build pipeline without assistance from BDR and/or inbound support
• Exceptional communication skills (written, verbal, visual), both for internal audiences and customer-facing messaging
• Be highly motivated with a sense of urgency and willingness to adjust
• Able to effectively collaborate with a wide range of departments including CS, Marketing, Enablement, and Support
• Previous experience in security and compliance is not required, but highly desirable!
Benefits:
• Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage, with 100% of employee-only benefit premiums covered for most medical plans
• 16 weeks paid Parental Leave for all new parents
• Health & wellness stipend
• Remote workspace, internet, and cellphone stipend
• Commuter benefits for team members who report to the SF and NYC office
• Family planning benefits
• Matching 401(k) contribution with immediate vesting
• Flexible PTO policy, plus 80 hours of Sick Time
• 11 company-paid holidays
• Virtual team building activities, lunch and learns, and other company-wide events!