Client Engagement Manager - US

YouGov; Sacramento (CA); On-site; USD 85,000 - 105,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid vacation/Holidays

Flexible working arrangement

Medical, dental & vision insurance

401(k) with company match

Job summary

YouGov is seeking a CEM Manager in California to drive account growth, retention, and strategic client engagement. This role focuses on selling data products, expanding executive relationships, and delivering measurable revenue targets across priority accounts.

The position requires a strong commercial mindset, actionable pipeline management, and proficiency with CRM tools. Collaboration with cross-functional teams will be key to delivering exceptional client experiences.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in account management, business development or market research sales.
• Experience selling research, data, SaaS, subscription or consulting solutions.
• Strong commercial mindset with a track record of achieving targets.
• Proven ability to build executive-level client relationships.
• Excellent presentation, communication and negotiation skills.
• Strong Excel, PowerPoint and CRM experience.

Responsibilities

• Achieve or exceed annual revenue targets and maintain a healthy pipeline.
• Create and execute account plans for priority accounts with growth strategies.
• Expand stakeholder relationships and identify new budget holders and decision makers.
• Conduct regular client meetings and strategic business reviews.
• Drive adoption of YouGov Data Products including BrandIndex, Profiles, Behavioral, GTP and Yabble.
• Execute monthly Top of Mind campaigns and re-engagement for dormant clients.
• Generate qualified opportunities monthly and maintain accurate forecasting.
• Ensure Salesforce, Gong, Planner and Project Allocator are updated on time.
• Collaborate with internal teams to deliver outstanding client experiences.

Skills

Account management

Business development

Client engagement

Executive relationships

Presentation skills

Negotiation

CRM experience

Excel

PowerPoint

Tools

CRM (Salesforce)

Job description

The

CEM Manager

is responsible for achieving revenue targets through account growth, retention, cross-selling, upselling and strategic client engagement. The role requires strong commercial acumen, proactive pipeline management, stakeholder networking, data product selling and account planning.

Key Responsibilities

• Achieve or exceed annual revenue targets and maintain a healthy pipeline.
• Create and execute account plans for all priority accounts with clear growth strategies.
• Expand stakeholder relationships and identify new budget holders and decision makers.
• Conduct regular client meetings and strategic business reviews.
• Drive adoption of YouGov Data Products including BrandIndex, Profiles, Behavioral, GTP, Yabble and future solutions.
• Execute monthly Top of Mind campaigns and re-engagement programs for dormant clients.
• Generate a minimum level of qualified opportunities each month and maintain accurate forecasting.
• Ensure Salesforce, Gong, Planner and Project Allocator are updated accurately and on time.
• Collaborate with internal teams to deliver outstanding client experiences and commercial outcomes.

What Success Looks Like (FY27 KPI Alignment)

• Consistent achievement of revenue targets.
• Comprehensive account planning and territory analysis.
• Growth in stakeholder network across existing accounts.
• Demonstrated sales of subscription and data products.
• Strong client re-engagement and retention performance.
• High levels of forecasting and CRM accuracy.
• Continuous professional development through MEDDPICC and sales training.

Experience & Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in account management, business development, client engagement or market research sales.
• Experience selling research, data, SaaS, subscription or consulting solutions.
• Strong commercial mindset with a track record of achieving targets.
• Proven ability to build executive-level client relationships.
• Excellent presentation, communication and negotiation skills.
• Strong Excel, PowerPoint and CRM experience

For roles based in California, New York, Colorado, Massachusetts, or Washington State, the base salary hiring range for this position is $85,000 - 105,000 USDCompensation offered will be determined by multiple factors including location, job-related knowledge, skills and experience.Certain roles may be eligible for incentive compensation and additional benefits.

All US based full time employees are eligible for the following benefits:

• Paid vacation, holidays and sick days
• Flexible working arrangement available
• Group medical, dental and vision insurance
• Company-paid life and disability insurance
• Paid parental leave
• 401(k) with company match

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Join our global team to help us achieve our social mission: to make millions of people’s opinions heard for the benefit of our local, national, and international communities.

Understanding diversity of opinion requires diversity of background. Although our global panel of millions of people worldwide powers our research, our biggest asset is our people. If our research is to be truly representative of what the world thinks, we need people from all walks of life to be part of the team to bring their perspective to the work we do.

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