Lead – Account Manager

Company: The Placement Group
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Location: London
Job Description:

Overview

In this role, you will manage the UKI market, growing key accounts through upsell, cross-sell, and renewals while delivering measurable impact. You will build trusted, executive-level partnerships and lead end-to-end sales to secure strategic wins. Collaboration across teams will uncover opportunities, strengthen retention, and expand customer success. You will also develop a strong, future-ready pipeline and travel as needed to foster relationships and represent Freshworks with purpose.

Responsibilities

  • Grow key accounts through upsell, cross-sell, and renewals while consistently exceeding revenue goals
  • Articulate value to executives and position Freshworks as a driver of measurable business results
  • Lead complex sales cycles end-to-end to secure strategic wins and long-term partnerships
  • Collaborate across teams to uncover opportunities, strengthen retention, and expand customer success
  • Build a strong, future-ready pipeline with accurate forecasting and consistent execution
  • Travel as required to connect in person and represent Freshworks with purpose

Key requirements

  • 8+ years of experience in SaaS or solution-based sales, account management, or customer-facing roles in an aligned territory
  • Strategic mindset with curiosity and adaptability
  • Consultative approach with enterprise customers, focusing on long-term value creation
  • Strong communication and relationship-building skills, with ability to present and connect product capabilities to business needs
  • Domain knowledge or exposure to CRM, EX, CX, or ITSM solutions
  • relationship builder
  • excellent presentation skills
  • active listening
  • CRM
  • EX
  • CX

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Posted: October 1st, 2026