Strategic Account Manager

About the role

The Strategic Account Management organization is looking for a tenured customer-facing professional to manage relationships with some of Square's largest sellers in the Food and Beverage vertical. The Strategic Account Management program establishes, retains, and grows Square's most valuable and engaged sellers. You will work with business owners and c-level executives to find creative ways for Square's first and third party ecosystem to solve their complex business needs across verticals and channels. You will enable sellers to grow with Square while serving as an upmarket seller advocate to product teams. The ideal candidate is a consistent over-performer on all key performance metrics in their current role. They engage customers and influence internal stakeholders through excellent storytelling, organization, and persistence. They are comfortable leveraging technical frameworks for product solutions and are strongly tuned into commerce trends. They consistently identify "mutual win" opportunities, while navigating complex projects and negotiations. They are driven by serving customers, can work independently, and thrive in ambiguous environments. You Will Manage a book of 150 - 175 Strategic Food & Beverage Sellers local to Philadelphia, the surrounding area, & across the NorthEast Grow account-based revenue via use-case expansion opportunities, cross-sell opportunities, and customized seller onboarding experiences Serve as the voice of the upmarket seller with Product Teams Act as a consultant and partner to high value restaurant sellers to accomplish their goals Identify opportunities for technical Square solutions to address existing customer needs; project manage the execution of these technical solutions in collaboration with cross-functional teams Partner with Strategic Account Executives on high-growth deals Negotiate pricing for use-case expansion and retention of your sellers Provide white glove client service and troubleshooting to ensure resolution of seller issues Inform operations and program design for this segment at scale Conduct quarterly business reviews with various stakeholders You Have 5+ years of relevant Account Management experience Experience Managing, retaining and growing a book of business Consistent over-performance on key sales or customer success metrics Remarkable discovery skills with customers based in genuine curiosity about their business A technical solutioning framework, including the ability to conduct requirements gathering Proven experience managing multiple projects internally with engineering, product and finance teams Contract and/or pricing negotiations experience with external senior stakeholders Excellent written and verbal communication skills Creative and strategic problem solving capabilities, resolving issues and tackling opportunities with no playbook Restaurant experience and/or F&B Technology experience preferred We're working to build a more inclusive economy where our customers have equal access to opportunity, and we strive to live by these same values in building our workplace. Block is an equal opportunity employer evaluating all employees and job applicants without regard to identity or any legally protected class. We will consider qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records for employment in accordance with state and local laws and "fair chance" ordinances. We believe in being fair, and are committed to an inclusive interview experience, including providing reasonable accommodations to disabled applicants throughout the recruitment process. We encourage applicants to share any needed accommodations with their recruiter, who will treat these req