Strategic Account Manager

Empleora; Northern (KY); Hybrid; USD 140,000 - 175,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical coverage

Dental coverage

Vision coverage

Job summary

Upside is seeking a Strategic Account Manager to lead mid-market and enterprise accounts in our grocery vertical. You'll gain in-depth product knowledge, coordinate with internal teams, and enhance retailer relationships through insightful reporting and exceptional service.

Reporting to the Senior Director of Account Management, you will work with analytics, product, marketing, and operations to ensure retailer value and drive business growth. Location-flexible with hybrid in major metros.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of client-facing experience including 7+ years of enterprise experience in technology.
• Bachelor’s degree required.
• Experience exceeding goals in retention and growth targets.
• Public speaking experience and ability to address formal and casual audiences.
• Strong analytical skills translating analysis into relatable talking points.
• Project-management abilities with timeline management and client communication.
• Experience with grocery industry or two-sided marketplace is a plus.
• Willingness to travel up to 20%.

Responsibilities

• Onboard retailers and manage accounts from onboarding through long‑term engagement.
• Improve retention through platform education and data‑driven decks.
• Identify and close expansion opportunities and renewal conversions.
• Predict concerns to prevent churn and lead monthly reviews with retailer partners.
• Collaborate with internal teams to provide a positive retailer experience.
• Maintain account health across mid‑market and enterprise clients.

Skills

Client-facing experience

Enterprise tech experience

Public speaking

Analytical skills

Project management

Creative problem solving

Grocery industry experience

Travel up to 20%

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

Meet Upside:

We created Upside to transform brick-and-mortar commerce. Our technology uses the sophistication of online retail—profit measurement, attribution, and incrementality to provide users with more value on their everyday purchases and brick-and-mortar businesses with new, profitable customers. We’ve helped millions of users earn 2 to 3 times more cashback than any other product, and hundreds of thousands of brick-and-mortar businesses earn measurable profit. Billions of dollars in commerce run through the Upside platform every year, and that value goes directly back to our retailer partners, the consumers they serve, and important sustainability initiatives.

The Impact You’ll Make:

Upside is adding a Strategic Account Manager to lead mid‑market and enterprise accounts in our fast‑growing grocery vertical. In this role, you’ll gain in‑depth knowledge of our product, coordinate with internal teams, and enhance retailer relationships through insightful reporting and exceptional service. Reporting to the Senior Director of Account Management, you'll work with analytics, product, marketing, and operations teams to ensure retailer value and support business growth.

What You’ll Do:

• Work with our retailers through onboarding to long‑term account management, promoting trust and belief throughout their partnership with Upside




• Improve retention of accounts through platform education, using customized decks and data in a relevant way to ensure client understanding and growth




• Identify and close expansion opportunities and long‑term agreement conversions




• Predict and address concerns before they lead to churn risk




• Lead monthly account reviews with retailer partners, interpreting raw account data to build performance reports, case studies, and white papers




• Maintain account health at multiple levels across client businesses, including senior executives of mid‑market and enterprise accounts




• Collaborate with internal Upside teams, including analytics, product, marketing, and operations, to provide a positive experience for our retailers

Competencies You’ll Need:

• 10+years of client-facing experience including 7+ years of enterprise experience in technology; Bachelor's degree required




• Experience exceeding goals in retention and growth targets




• Experience public‑speaking and the ability to speak to both formal and casual audiences




• Strong analytical skills that will translate analysis into relatable and compelling talking points and stories




• Project‑management abilities, including timeline management, client communication, and report interpretation




• Creative problem solving skills with the ability to diagnose issues while coming up with an array of potential solutions to bring to retails




• Experience working with the grocery industry or a two‑sided marketplace is a major plus




• Ability to travel up to 20%

Location:

This role offers location flexibility, however, if you’re based in the Washington, D.C., Austin, Chicago, or NYC metropolitan regions, in‑office attendance is required on a hybrid basis.

Compensation:

The U.S. base salary range for this full‑time position is $140,000 - $175,000 + commissions + equity + benefits. The final starting pay will be determined based on job‑related skills, experience, qualifications, work location, and market conditions. Your recruiter can share more about the specific salary range during the hiring process.

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Benefits:

• Medical, dental, and vision coverage starting o