Retention Account Manager, SMB
Since we opened our doors in 2009, the world of commerce has evolved immensely, and so has Square. After enabling anyone to take payments and never miss a sale, we saw sellers stymied by disparate, outmoded products and tools that wouldn't work together.
So we expanded into software and started building integrated, omnichannel solutions – to help sellers sell online, manage inventory, offer buy now, pay later functionality, book appointments, engage loyal buyers, and hire and pay staff. Across it all, we've embedded financial services tools at the point of sale, so merchants can access a business loan and manage their cash flow in one place. Afterpay furthers our goal to provide omnichannel tools that unlock meaningful value and growth, enabling sellers to capture the next generation shopper, increase order sizes, and compete at a larger scale.
Today, we are a partner to sellers of all sizes – large, enterprise-scale businesses with complex operations, sellers just starting, as well as merchants who began selling with Square and have grown larger over time. As our sellers grow, so do our solutions. There is a massive opportunity in front of us. We're building a significant, meaningful, and lasting business, and we are helping sellers worldwide do the same.
The Role
Join the Square Account Management team and help merchants thrive within our ecosystem! As a Retention Account Manager, you'll partner with SMB business owners across all verticals to help them rediscover the value of our platform. In this role, you'll engage with merchants at critical moments in their journey, leveraging retention strategies to reduce churn and fuel long-term partnership. You'll support clients as a trusted advisor, using product knowledge and negotiation to turn challenging moments into growth opportunities.
This is your chance to be a pivotal force for SMBs across the UK—guiding entrepreneurs and independent business owners to a path of stability, growth and scale. You’ll join a team that values curiosity, resilience and mutual success for clients & stakeholders. If you're energised by the power of small business and excited to shape the future of how we serve them, we’d love to have you with us.
You will thrive in this role if you love thinking on your feet, refining talk tracks/playbooks, a strong history of story telling/post-mortem write ups and love having the hard conversations that leave customers saying “if it wasn’t for you, I wouldn’t be here today.”
You Will
Be responsible for retaining a multi-million pound client base
Understand SMB customer needs across all verticals
Deploy retention strategies to mitigate churn and increase contract adoption
Strategically address customer concerns and competitive threats
Help evolve our retention motion through insights on product, operational, and competitive gaps
Work with our Sales, Support, Product and Analytics, teams to future proof our retention strategies
You Have
3+ years of experience in Account Management, Customer Success, Sales, or a related client-facing role with direct ownership of retention outcomes
Proven success building trusted relationships with SMB and Mid-Market customers across multiple verticals
Demonstrated ability to reduce churn and retain at-risk accounts through proactive account planning and value-led conversations
Experience identifying and closing both retention and growth opportunities within an existing book of business
Strong track record managing a high-volume portfolio, balancing urgent inbound issues with proactive outreach
Comfortable working with challenging seller relationships and resolving escalations, high-stakes conversations and finding strong revenue outcomes
Strong negotiation skills plus solid financial/commercial acumen; able to translate value into business impact
Exceptional communication and internal advocacy skills; able to influence cross-functional teams and represent customer needs effectively
Strong organisational and analytical skills, using customer insights to prioritize actions and improve retention processes
We're working to build a more inclusive economy where our customers have equal access to opportunity, and we strive to live by these same values in building our workplace. Block is an equal opportunity employer evaluating all employees and job applicants without regard to identity or any legally protected class. We will consider qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records for employment in accordance with state and local laws and "fair chance" ordinances. We believe in being fair, and are committed to an inclusive interview experience, including providing reasonable accommodations to disabled applicants throughout the recruitment process. We encourage applicants to share any needed accommodations with their recruiter, who will treat these requests as confidentially as possible. Want to learn more about what we're doing to build a workplace that is fair and square? Check out our I+D page.
Application Guidelines
Candidates may submit up to 9 active applications within a 60-day period. Reapplications to the same role are accepted 90 days after a previous application has been reviewed.
Use of AI in Our Hiring Process
We may use automated AI tools to evaluate job applications for efficiency and consistency. These tools comply with local regulations, including bias audits, and we handle all personal data in accordance with state and local privacy laws.
Contact us here with hiring practice or data usage questions.
Every benefit we offer is designed with one goal: empowering you to do the best work of your career while building the life you want. Remote work, medical insurance, flexible time off, retirement savings plans, and modern family planning are just some of our offering. Check out our other benefits at Block.
Block, Inc. (NYSE: XYZ) builds technology to increase access to the global economy. Each of our brands unlocks different aspects of the economy for more people. Square makes commerce and financial services accessible to sellers. Cash App is the easy way to spend, send, and store money. Afterpay is transforming the way customers manage their spending over time. TIDAL is a music platform that empowers artists to thrive as entrepreneurs. Bitkey is a simple self-custody wallet built for bitcoin. Proto is a suite of bitcoin mining products and services. Together, we’re helping build a financial system that is open to everyone.
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So we expanded into software and started building integrated, omnichannel solutions – to help sellers sell online, manage inventory, offer buy now, pay later functionality, book appointments, engage loyal buyers, and hire and pay staff. Across it all, we've embedded financial services tools at the point of sale, so merchants can access a business loan and manage their cash flow in one place. Afterpay furthers our goal to provide omnichannel tools that unlock meaningful value and growth, enabling sellers to capture the next generation shopper, increase order sizes, and compete at a larger scale.
Today, we are a partner to sellers of all sizes – large, enterprise-scale businesses with complex operations, sellers just starting, as well as merchants who began selling with Square and have grown larger over time. As our sellers grow, so do our solutions. There is a massive opportunity in front of us. We're building a significant, meaningful, and lasting business, and we are helping sellers worldwide do the same.
The Role
Join the Square Account Management team and help merchants thrive within our ecosystem! As a Retention Account Manager, you'll partner with SMB business owners across all verticals to help them rediscover the value of our platform. In this role, you'll engage with merchants at critical moments in their journey, leveraging retention strategies to reduce churn and fuel long-term partnership. You'll support clients as a trusted advisor, using product knowledge and negotiation to turn challenging moments into growth opportunities.
This is your chance to be a pivotal force for SMBs across the UK—guiding entrepreneurs and independent business owners to a path of stability, growth and scale. You’ll join a team that values curiosity, resilience and mutual success for clients & stakeholders. If you're energised by the power of small business and excited to shape the future of how we serve them, we’d love to have you with us.
You will thrive in this role if you love thinking on your feet, refining talk tracks/playbooks, a strong history of story telling/post-mortem write ups and love having the hard conversations that leave customers saying “if it wasn’t for you, I wouldn’t be here today.”
You Will
Be responsible for retaining a multi-million pound client base
Understand SMB customer needs across all verticals
Deploy retention strategies to mitigate churn and increase contract adoption
Strategically address customer concerns and competitive threats
Help evolve our retention motion through insights on product, operational, and competitive gaps
Work with our Sales, Support, Product and Analytics, teams to future proof our retention strategies
You Have
3+ years of experience in Account Management, Customer Success, Sales, or a related client-facing role with direct ownership of retention outcomes
Proven success building trusted relationships with SMB and Mid-Market customers across multiple verticals
Demonstrated ability to reduce churn and retain at-risk accounts through proactive account planning and value-led conversations
Experience identifying and closing both retention and growth opportunities within an existing book of business
Strong track record managing a high-volume portfolio, balancing urgent inbound issues with proactive outreach
Comfortable working with challenging seller relationships and resolving escalations, high-stakes conversations and finding strong revenue outcomes
Strong negotiation skills plus solid financial/commercial acumen; able to translate value into business impact
Exceptional communication and internal advocacy skills; able to influence cross-functional teams and represent customer needs effectively
Strong organisational and analytical skills, using customer insights to prioritize actions and improve retention processes
We're working to build a more inclusive economy where our customers have equal access to opportunity, and we strive to live by these same values in building our workplace. Block is an equal opportunity employer evaluating all employees and job applicants without regard to identity or any legally protected class. We will consider qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records for employment in accordance with state and local laws and "fair chance" ordinances. We believe in being fair, and are committed to an inclusive interview experience, including providing reasonable accommodations to disabled applicants throughout the recruitment process. We encourage applicants to share any needed accommodations with their recruiter, who will treat these requests as confidentially as possible. Want to learn more about what we're doing to build a workplace that is fair and square? Check out our I+D page.
Application Guidelines
Candidates may submit up to 9 active applications within a 60-day period. Reapplications to the same role are accepted 90 days after a previous application has been reviewed.
Use of AI in Our Hiring Process
We may use automated AI tools to evaluate job applications for efficiency and consistency. These tools comply with local regulations, including bias audits, and we handle all personal data in accordance with state and local privacy laws.
Contact us here with hiring practice or data usage questions.
Every benefit we offer is designed with one goal: empowering you to do the best work of your career while building the life you want. Remote work, medical insurance, flexible time off, retirement savings plans, and modern family planning are just some of our offering. Check out our other benefits at Block.
Block, Inc. (NYSE: XYZ) builds technology to increase access to the global economy. Each of our brands unlocks different aspects of the economy for more people. Square makes commerce and financial services accessible to sellers. Cash App is the easy way to spend, send, and store money. Afterpay is transforming the way customers manage their spending over time. TIDAL is a music platform that empowers artists to thrive as entrepreneurs. Bitkey is a simple self-custody wallet built for bitcoin. Proto is a suite of bitcoin mining products and services. Together, we’re helping build a financial system that is open to everyone.
Privacy Policy