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Director, Account Management

Front - Chicago, IL, United States - Hybrid - posted 2026-08-19

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Front is seeking a Director of Account Management to lead and scale the Account Management team. This is a strategic and hands-on role responsible for building a high-performing team, refining post-sales strategy, and driving customer expansion and renewals across a portfolio of high-value customers. Key responsibilities include: - Leading and developing a team of Account Managers focused on customer outcomes and business growth - Helping structure the Existing Business team as it introduces Account Teams (Account Managers paired with Customer Success Managers) - Coaching Account Managers to map account books, identify expansion opportunities, and develop maturation strategies - Partnering with the CRO and VP of Sales to define team KPIs, roles, responsibilities, success metrics, and operating rhythms - Collaborating cross-functionally with Sales, Finance, Legal, and Revenue Operations to ensure seamless customer experiences - Owning accountability for renewals, expansion, customer satisfaction, and commercial success across the team Required qualifications: - 4-6 years leading Account Management, Sales, or Renewals teams in SaaS - Proven experience developing and leading AM functions from the ground up - Clear experience with enterprise-level renewal negotiation, upselling, cross-selling, and customer escalation handling - Strong coaching and people leadership skills with ability to develop talent and create accountability - Strategic and execution-oriented mindset; comfortable with both big-picture thinking and hands-on process building - Data-driven approach to decision-making using metrics and customer insights - Excellent cross-functional collaboration skills Nice-to-have experience includes support/CX platforms, usage-based or product-led growth models, and mid-market/enterprise customer backgrounds. Front is a customer operations platform for B2B support and sales teams, trusted by 9,000+ companies including Uber Freight, Navan, and Stripe. Backed by Sequoia Capital and Salesforce Ventures with $204M raised, Front operates on a hybrid model with office collaboration on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday.

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SaaS / Enterprise Software — customer operations and shared inbox platform for support and sales teams.

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