Account Manager

Hotel Engine; Chicago (IL); Hybrid; USD 100,000 - 125,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work in Chicago, IL

Bonuses & commissions

Equity

OTE $100k–$125k USD

Job summary

Engine seeks a customer-obsessed Account Manager to join our hybrid Chicago team. You will be a strategic partner for a diverse book of business, balancing relationship building with data-driven growth and proactive risk management.

In this role, you will maintain and expand accounts, mitigate churn, and aggressively increase Engine product usage across a multi-product suite. You’ll collaborate with the Account Director, Support, Product, and Sales teams to drive measurable outcomes.

Qualifications

• 2+ years of experience in a closing or post-sales growth role (SaaS experience preferred).
• Proven sales acumen with a track record of expansion and retention.
• Data-driven mindset with ability to spot expansion signals in Salesforce and usage data.
• Strong cross-functional communication with Product, Support, and Sales teams.
• Ability to explain complex product features and lead live demos.

Responsibilities

• Maintain and expand your book of accounts to increase revenue.
• Co-sell with Account Director on larger expansion opportunities.
• Identify red flags to mitigate churn and downsell before they happen.
• Drive product attach rate by promoting multi-solution usage.
• Prioritize workload to manage a high-volume book across varied industries.

Skills

SaaS experience

Closed deals

Data-driven mindset

Cross-functional collaboration

Technical aptitude

Tools

Salesforce

Job description

About Engine

Engine is the all-in-one travel and spend management platform trusted by 38K+ businesses and groups representing 1.8M+ travelers. We're the retailer and the rails of business travel, the fastest-growing company in travel tech, built on a decade of proprietary technology, supply, and pricing no one else can replicate. Other travel and AI companies run on our infrastructure to book real trips, hold rates, and move payments, without building any of it themselves. We built it, AI-forward at every layer, from how travelers book to how the rails run. That work has earned recognition as one of Fast Company's Best Workplaces for Innovators (2025), TravelTech's Reservation Platform of the Year (2026), and one of Built In's Best Places to Work (2020–2026). We're looking for bold, ambitious people to help redefine how businesses manage and experience travel. Working here, you can expect exponential growth, an ambitious pace, full ownership, and high-caliber colleagues who push you to do the best work of your career. Every hire raises the bar. Come outpace the ordinary and build the future of travel with us.

About the Role

We are looking for a customer-obsessed Account Manager to join the Engine team. In this role, you aren’t just a point of contact; you are a strategic partner for a diverse book of a large book of business. You will navigate various industries and company sizes, balancing the art of relationship building with the science of data-driven growth. Your success in this role is defined by three core pillars: Maintain & Expand your accounts' GBV, mitigating risk to prevent churn/downsell, and aggressively increase product attach rates across the Engine suite.

Key Responsibilities

• Portfolio Stability & Expansion: Actively maintain and expand accounts within your book of accounts, turning successful relationships into increased revenue.
• Co-sell Approach: Work in lockstep with your Account Director (AD) counterpart on larger expansion and risk opportunities.
• Risk Mitigation: Proactively identify "red flag" signals using customer engagements, Salesforce and usage data to neutralize downsell and churn risks before they happen.
• Driving Product Attach Rate: Master the Engine product suite to ensure customers are utilizing the full breadth of our tools; you will be responsible for moving customers from single-product users to multi-solution advocates.
• Portfolio Orchestration: Manage a high-volume book of business with a focus on ruthless prioritization and effective time management across various company sizes and industries.
• Strategic Engagement: Conduct high-impact Quarterly Business Reviews (QBRs) and maintain relationships with key stakeholders and C-suite executives.
• Product Advocacy & Training: Act as the primary customer liaison by fielding technical questions, conducting live training sessions, and hosting product webinars to ensure deep adoption.
• KPI Excellence: Consistently meet or exceed daily activity requirements (calls, emails, meetings) with a focus on purposeful outcomes and measurable results.

What You’ll Bring to Engine

• Experience: 2+ years of experience in a closing or post-sales growth role (SaaS experience preferred).
• Sales Acumen: A proven track record of managing high-volume communication while consistently hitting expansion and retention targets.
• Data-Driven Mindset: Ability to live in Salesforce to spot expansion signals, calculate attach rate gaps, and monitor account health.
• Cross-Functional Communication & Collaboration: Effectively communicate and partner with Account Representatives, Support, Product, and Sales teams to resolve customer pain points and influence product improvements.
• Technical Aptitude: You’re comfortable explaining complex product features and leading live demonstrations for diverse audiences.
• Customer Centricity: A genuine passion for being a customer advocate while maintaining a sharp focus on business outcomes.
• Innate Curiosity: You bring a genuine curiosity to the table by effectively actively listening to dig deep in customer conversations.

Core Objectives

• Maintain & Expand: Grow the Net Revenue Retention (NRR) within your assigned book.
• Mitigate: Minimize Gross Revenue Retention (GRR) loss by stopping churn and downsell
• Attach: Increase the number of Engine products used per customer to deepen "stickiness."

The Engine Edge: Perks & Compensation

• Benefits: Check out our full list at engine.com/culture .
• Environments for Success: This role is a hybrid role out of our Chicago, IL sales office.
• Different roles have different needs in terms of the environments that drive success, which is why we have a hybrid-hub model.
• Whether you are in one of our amazing offices or fully remote, we’ll make sure you have what you need to succeed.
• Compensation: Competitive base pay tied to role and experience, with opportunities for bonuses, commissions, and equity.
• Perks and benefits may vary based on employment type, location, and more.
• Total OTE Range (Base Salary + Variable) $100,000 — $125,000 USD

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