Account Manager, Core Accounts

Company Description Do you want to develop your career and make an impact in the fast-growth, fast-moving B2B technology space? At Informa TechTarget, you’ll collaborate and grow alongside some of the industry’s most respected experts. You’ll work with leading brands and be exposed to the “next big things”. You’ll apply your energy and intellect to helping clients be faster to market and faster to revenue.

We’re a vibrant community of world-class practitioners – over 2000 colleagues strong – with offices in 19 locations around the world. We’re traded on Nasdaq and we’re also part of Informa Plc, a global leader in business-to-business events, digital services, and academic research in the FTSE 100. Informa TechTarget (Nasdaq: TTGT) informs, influences and connects the world’s technology buyers and sellers, to accelerate growth from R&D to ROI.

With an unparalleled reach of over 220 highly targeted technology-specific websites and more than 50 million permissioned first-party audience members, Informa TechTarget has a unique understanding of and insight into technology markets. Underpinned by those audiences and their data, we offer expert-led, data-driven, and digitally enabled services that deliver significant impact and measurable outcomes to our clients.

We provide our customers with: Trusted information that shapes the industry and informs investment Intelligence and advice that guides and influences strategy Advertising that grows reputation and establishes thought leadership Custom content that engages and prompts action Intent and demand generation that more precisely targets and converts Our organization is committed to sustainability, diversity, wellbeing, and ethical working practices.

Visit  informatechtarget.com  and follow us on  LinkedIn . Job Description The Account Manager, Core Accounts is responsible for the commercial health and strategic growth of an assigned book of business within our long-tail customer segment. This is a retention and growth role, with commercial focus to renew, protect, and expand existing customer relationships.  This role operates within a scaled, high-volume model.

Account Managers are expected to manage a book of 80 or more accounts and apply systematic, tools-driven approaches to prioritisation and customer engagement. Success in this role requires the ability to see patterns across a portfolio, operate from a structured playbook, and allocate time and energy to the accounts and activities most likely to drive commercial outcomes.  The Account Manager is the primary commercial owner of the customer relationship from kickoff through renewal.

They partner closely with Customer Success, overlay sales teams, and new business sales functions on the account.  KEY RESPONSIBILITIES  Renewal & Commercial Growth Execution  Lead all commercial conversations from the midyear review through contract close  Manage the full 12-month customer lifecycle, taking ownership of each defined milestone  Build and maintain pipeline coverage at a minimum of 3× individual quota target, aiming to grow accounts to meet retention and growth sales quotas  Proactively identify renewal risk and implement mitigation strategies early in the customer lifecycle  Negotiate, close, and grow existing contracts, with a focus on net revenue retention and expansion  Customer Lifecycle Ownership  Partner with Customer Success on the kic-koff call to establish goals and build trust from day one  Lead the midyear Executive Business Review to reviewing progress against customer goals, demonstrating value, and beginning renewal priming  Own the back half of the customer journey (months 7–12) with a focus on commercial outcomes, negotiation, and contract closure  Maintain a proactive 30-day engagement rhythm