Senior Strategic Accounts Lead — Growth & Global Impact

EY; San Francisco (CA); Hybrid; USD 159,000 - 299,000; Full time

Job summary

EY in San Francisco seeks a Senior Account Manager to drive account strategy and client growth within EY’s Sales Activation team. You will collaborate with the GCSP, Sales Executive, and Account Leads to deliver cross‑service line results for premier and focus accounts, including private equity clients.

You will lead on-site client engagement, coach teams across geographies, and ensure exceptional delivery while building trusted executive relationships and a robust sales pipeline.

Qualifications

• 10–12+ years of account management or similar experience.
• Strong executive presence and relationship-building skills.
• Excellent written, verbal, and presentation skills.
• Strong attention to detail and organizational skills.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities simultaneously.
• Bachelor’s degree with marketing/business emphasis.

Responsibilities

• You will be responsible for managing one Premier or Strategic account and one focus account within the Private Equity Sector and will be expected to drive the key activities of EY’s Account Management Framework.
• You will work with the GCSP and SE to co‑develop account strategy to develop and drive the global execution of account plans, facilitate service line planning activity, account integration, pursuit support and pipeline development with discipline and rigor.
• You’ll serve as a strategic advisor and knowledge hub for the account, connecting client priorities and industry trends with EY capabilities, growth drivers, and innovative solutions across the global network.
• You will also be expected to have a strong understanding of the client business agenda and EY solutions to enable leveraging the global EY network to connect our clients to the right people. You will be focused on sales pipeline generation, relationship development and deal coaching within your account.

Skills

Account management

Relationship building

Executive presence

Strategic thinking

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Marketing or Business

Job description

EY in San Francisco seeks a Senior Account Manager to drive account strategy and client growth within EY’s Sales Activation team. You will collaborate with the GCSP, Sales Executive, and Account Leads to deliver cross‑service line results for premier and focus accounts, including private equity clients.

You will lead on-site client engagement, coach teams across geographies, and ensure exceptional delivery while building trusted executive relationships and a robust sales pipeline.