Director, Account Management

American Dining Creations; New York (NY); On-site; USD 115,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Weekly pay

401K match

Employee Referral Bonus Program

Employee Assistance Program

Flexible hours and shifts

Medical, Prescription, Dental, Vision

Job summary

American Dining Creations is seeking a Director of Account Management to lead the post-sale function for AFV Refreshments, overseeing onboarding, retention, renewals, and expansion across clients.

You will build scalable playbooks, establish an operational rhythm, and partner with operations, sales, and leadership to drive revenue growth while ensuring top-tier customer experiences. Expect ~50% travel and leadership of a 5–50 person team.

Qualifications

• Proven experience leading Account Management or Customer Success teams.
• Experience building scalable playbooks and operating models.
• Minimum of 7–10 years of leadership experience.

Responsibilities

• Build and implement an Account Management playbook for active clients.
• Establish a consistent operating rhythm with the Key Account Management team.
• Grow revenue within existing client base through expanded services and locations.
• Partner cross-functionally with operations, sales, and leadership to improve KPIs.
• Lead a team of 5–50 with coaching and performance management.

Skills

Account management

Leadership

Strategic planning

Cross-functional collaboration

Data analytics

Customer retention

Education

Bachelor's degree

MBA or related

Job description

Pay: $115000 per year - $130000 per year plus quarterly variable compensation

Summary

The Director, Account Management will lead the Account Management function for the Refreshments division, supporting active AFV Refreshments clients throughout the full post-sale relationship. This includes client onboarding, ongoing account management, retention, renewals, issue escalation, and identifying opportunities to expand existing client relationships through added services, additional locations, and referrals.

This role is responsible for building a scalable account management strategy, creating repeatable processes, and establishing an operational rhythm that supports client retention, revenue growth, and a strong customer experience. The ideal candidate will be a strategic, hands-on leader who can build playbooks, lead teams, partner cross-functionally, and execute quickly in a growing business environment.

The preferred location is a high account activity market such as Dallas, Syracuse, or Kansas City, with flexibility for other leadership-aligned markets such as Atlanta. This role requires approximately 50% travel.

Responsibilities

• Build and implement an Account Management playbook for active clients, including account tiering, client management processes, executive business reviews, case management, NPS tracking, and retention strategies.
• Establish a consistent operating rhythm with the Key Account Management team through daily, weekly, monthly, and quarterly meetings that drive accountability, visibility, and execution.
• Develop and execute strategies to improve client retention, reduce logo churn, and strengthen long-term client relationships.
• Create and lead a plan to grow revenue within the existing client base through expanded services, additional client locations, and referral opportunities.
• Partner cross-functionally with operations, sales, and executive leadership to improve communication, dashboards, KPIs, client strategies, and overall business performance.
• Use data, technology, and process design to improve the client experience while creating scalable tools for personalization, automation, and account visibility.
• Build, develop, and lead the Key Account Management team in alignment with future growth strategies, including hiring, coaching, performance management, and expectation setting. Team size will be 5-50 people; revenue scope $10M-$100M.
• Drive strong execution with urgency, balancing strategic planning with hands-on implementation and continuous improvement.
• Earn trust and influence across operations, sales, executive leadership, and internal teams to support retention, growth, and client success priorities.

Qualifications

• Proven experience leading Account Management, Client Success, Customer Success, or a similar post-sale client relationship function.
• Demonstrated experience building, improving, or scaling client management playbooks, processes, and operating models, rather than only inheriting and executing an existing structure.
• Minimum of 7-10 years leadership experience
• Strong understanding of retention, renewals, expansion revenue, client health, and account growth strategies.
• Experience leading teams, attracting and retaining high performers, setting clear expectations, and managing performance effectively.
• Ability to translate executive strategy into practical Account Management plans, team priorities, KPIs, and measurable outcomes.
• Strong cross-functional influence skills with the ability to build trust across operations, sales, executive leadership, and client-facing teams.
• Technology-forward mindset with curiosity and experience using tools, data, automation, or systems to improve scale, personalization, and customer experience.
• High sense of urgency with the ability to plan, build, iterate, and execute quickly in a growing or evolving business environment.
• Ability to travel approximately 50% based on business and client needs.

About Us

Together, American Food & Vending and American Dining Creations form one of the nation’s largest privately held dining and refreshment service organizations. Family-owned and headquartered in Syracuse, NY, we have served clients nationwide for more than 80 years, delivering customized dining and refreshment solutions across business, education, healthcare and cultural environments.

Recognized by NAMA and our peers as Operator of the Year, we combine national capabilities with a personal, responsive approach to create exceptional experiences for our clients and guests.

Our Mission

To create moments of happiness through customized hospitality experiences that delight guests and bring people together.

Our Vision

To be the best in the industry at elevating hospitality experiences for places where people want to be.

Our Values: F.I.R.S.T.

• Family - Treat people as family.
• Integrity - Do the right thing.
• Responsiveness - Listen first. Then act with urgency.
• Service Excellence - Deliver exceptional experiences every day.
• Teamwork - Win together.

American Food & Vending Offers

• Weekly pay
• 401K with company match
• Employee Referral Bonus Program
• Employee Assistance Program
• Some positions may include flexible hours and shifts
• Eligible employees offered Medical, Prescription, Dental, and Vision Plans, FSA/HSA
• Ongoing development and Advancement opportunities

American Food & Vending is an Equal Opportunity Employer.