Strategic Accounts & Growth Architect

Elevate Rapid City; Rapid City (SD); On-site; USD 75,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

B9Creations in Rapid City, SD is seeking a Head of Strategic Accounts & Business Development to grow key customer relationships and convert insights into profitable growth. You will own a portfolio of strategic accounts, engage executives, and coordinate cross-functional teams.

Develop strategic account plans, lead early discovery, build business cases, and craft deal strategies while maintaining accurate CRM records.

Qualifications

• Five or more years of strategic account management or related experience.
• Proven ability to build trusted relationships with executive-level stakeholders and drive opportunities.
• Strong discovery, listening, negotiation, and cross-functional collaboration skills.

Responsibilities

• Own and expand a focused portfolio of strategic customers, building executive relationships.
• Develop strategic account plans identifying priorities, relationship maps, expansion opportunities, risks, measurable objectives, and actions.
• Create access to senior decision-makers through disciplined outreach, referrals, and networks.
• Lead early discovery to uncover problems, outcomes, urgency, impact, funding paths, and decision criteria.
• Translate customer insight into qualified opportunities and bring in the right resources at the right time.
• Partner across teams to develop sound business cases and deal strategies that protect value and growth.
• Maintain CRM records, account plans, maps, opportunity progress, next steps, and risks.

Skills

Relationship building

Executive engagement

Strategic account management

Business development

CRM proficiency

Data-driven decisions

Education

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent

Tools

CRM systems

Account planning

Opportunity management

AI-enabled sales tools

Job description

B9Creations in Rapid City, SD is seeking a Head of Strategic Accounts & Business Development to grow key customer relationships and convert insights into profitable growth. You will own a portfolio of strategic accounts, engage executives, and coordinate cross-functional teams.

Develop strategic account plans, lead early discovery, build business cases, and craft deal strategies while maintaining accurate CRM records.