Key Account Manager
Whip Around
| Company | Whip Around |
| Category | Sales |
| Location | United States |
| Remote | Remote |
| Employment | Full-time |
| Level | Manager |
| Salary | Not stated by the employer |
| Posted | 8 Jun 2026 |
| Last verified | 1 Aug 2026 |
| Source | Employer career page (workable) |
Description
The Key Account Manager (KAM) owns developing strategic customer relationships with a portfolio of high-value accounts with accountability for account expansion, executive alignment, customer outcomes, and long-term account value creation. The KAM operates as the CEO of their assigned accounts, ensuring customers achieve measurable business outcomes while maximizing Net Revenue Retention (NRR), expansion ARR, product adoption, and referenceability. Role Objectives 1. Drive Expansion Growth Identify, develop, and close expansion opportunities Measures: Expansion ARR Upsell / Cross-sell Pipeline NRR Contribution Product Attach Rate Wallet Share Growth 2. Deliver Customer Business Outcomes Ensure customers realize measurable operational and financial value Measures: Customer Health Scores Outcome Achievement Adoption / Utilization Time-to-Value Executive Satisfaction 3. Build Executive-Level Relationships Establish trusted advisor status across customer leadership teams Measures: Executive Sponsor Coverage Multi-threaded Relationships Referenceability QBR & EBR participation Key Responsibilities Account Strategy & Planning Develop and maintain multi-year strategic account plans Build account growth strategies aligned to customer business priorities Map customer organizational structures, buying centers, and influencers Identify whitespace opportunities and competitive threats Partner with Customer Success Team to execute quarterly and annual account reviews Revenue Growth & Commercial Ownership Own commercial strategy for assigned accounts Generate expansion pipeline Own large expansion opportunities within renewal cycles Negotiate pricing, commercial terms, and contract structures Customer Relationship Development Serve as commercial relationship owner Build trust across operational, IT, business, and executive stakeholders Partners with CS Manager to plan and drive executive business reviews (EBRs/QBRs) Escalation accountable for critical customer issues Coordinate internal executive engagement to drive customer outcomes Requirements Education Bachelor's degree required Professional Experience 6+ years enterprise SaaS / technology account management experience Proven success managing and growing large strategic accounts Experience with Supply Chain application software including Fleet Management SaaS solutions Experience with: Subscription / recurring revenue models Complex stakeholder environments Contract negotiations Expansion pipeline development and management Executive selling / advisory engagement Core Competencies Communication: Capable of communicating with and presenting to all stakeholder classes and can adapt accordingly, demonstrate genuine empathy, listening skills and commitment to customer success Product & Industry Credibility: Commitment to genuinely understand WA product and ROI drivers, use cases and roadmap. Continuous learner that’s curious about customer end markets, trends and ensuring clients are leveraging platform to achieve greater value. Commercial Acumen: Revenue growth, pricing, negotiation Strategic Thinker & Trusted Advisor: Commits to learning customers business model & industry so they can position WA as a strategic solution addressing key operational challenges, proactive developing plans to achieve customer goals. Cross-Functional Collaboration: Effective championing needs of customer and responsibly rallying teams to problem solve and remove barriers. Assumes ownership and accountable facilitating outcomes for customers vs. “not my job” mentality Data Mindset & ROI driven: Analytical thinker that consistently translates product usage into tangible financial value and can articulate ROI to executive stakeholders. Profile of a High-Performing Senior KAM A top-performing KAM demonstrates the following