Commercial Account Manager
At a glance
Manager-level Account Management role at Zip. Toronto · full-time · CA$170,000–CA$220,000 OTE.
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What you'll do
- Guide enterprise customers through renewals and upsells, connecting product value to their needs and closing deals
- Work with Customer Success to review account health, surface needs and move opportunities toward closure
- Negotiate renewal terms to grow contract value while protecting customer relationships and realized value
- Track renewal progress for leadership, escalating issues and keeping updates accurate
- Support multi-year accounts as customers adopt the product and achieve value
What you bring
- At least two years working in technology SaaS
- You have sold to procurement, finance or legal teams
- You have improved retention and product adoption for enterprise SaaS customers
- You bring customer-facing sales or account management experience and can manage your work independently
Who this fits
This role suits a self-directed account manager who is comfortable handling renewals, upsells and customer relationships. You’ll work in a hybrid role based in Toronto.
From the employer
About Zip
Zip is the AI platform for enterprise procurement — built for humans and agents working together. By orchestrating procurement across teams, tools, and suppliers with the help of AI agents, companies can secure the resources they need to innovate faster than ever before.
The world’s most influential enterprises trust Zip, including T-Mobile, OpenAI, AMD, Mars, Dollar Tree, and more. Together they’ve saved over $8 billion and processed over $500 billion in spend. Zip’s team includes product leaders from Apple, Airbnb, and Meta, as well as former procurement leaders from United Health, Sanofi, MGM Resorts, Discover, and NASA.
Backed by Adams Street, Alkeon, BOND, CRV, DST, Tiger Global, and Y Combinator, Zip has raised $371 million, most recently at a $2.2 billion valuation and has been recognized by Forbes Fintech 50, Fast Company's Most Innovative Companies, Inc. Best in Business, and LinkedIn Top Startups.
Your Role
You are a trusted advisor, product consultant, and a closer – you’re working with customers to deliver immense ROI in an efficient, value-based renewal and upsell cycle for
Partner with the Customer Success team to monitor health scorecards, identify customer needs, and demonstrate account management capabilities to guide deal closure.
You’re a product evangelist – you’ll solution Zip to meet the pain points today, but also with an eye toward our product of the future
You’re a builder – at a startup, you’re not just a team member, but you help build the team culture and bring your best practices to the org
Negotiate all facets of renewal contracts. Develop win/win negotiation strategies that maximize contract value while enhancing the customer relationship and the value they are realizing from Zip.
Engage the broader Zip team to provide regular and accurate updates on renewal status to management and escalate when needed.
Manage current customers on multi-year contracts to ensure customer value realization.
You Will
Become a product expert – learning the Zip platform through and through, so that you’re demo ready
Become a procurement expert – learning the ins and outs of the procurement market, which is deeply ready for change and new solutions
Use cutting-edge sales intelligence and engagement solutions to prospect, manage deal cycles, and ultimately bring on new customers
Be adaptable and flexible – as part of an early-stage hyper-growth company, we are rapidly growing out our process but we want to you to help shape our sales process
Qualifications
2+ years of technology SaaS experience
Experience selling to procurement, finance, legal
Experience driving customer retention and adoption of a SaaS product for enterprise accounts
Customer management skills; including sales, Account management, and customer service
Self-driven – you don’t need someone to motivate you to put in your best every day
You’d describe yourself as organized, efficient with your time, and an excellent communicator
Experience using tools like Salesforce, Clari, Zoominfo, LinkedIn SalesNav, and Outreach
Willing to go the extra mile to make sure our customers, company, team, and yourself succeed
The salary range for this role is $170,000-$220,000 CAD OTE. The OTE for this position is determined based on a variety of job-related factors that may include location, relevant experience, education, or particular skills and expertise. This posting is for a current vacancy.
As part of our hiring process, Zip uses AI-enabled tools to assist in screening and assessing candidates, including resume review and interview documentation. All hiring decisions are made by people.
Perks & Benefits
At Zip, we’re committed to providing our employees with everything they need to do their best work.
📈 Start-up equity
🦷 Health, vision & dental coverage options
🍽️ Catered breakfast, lunch, & dinner
🌴 Flexible PTO
🏋️♀️ ClassPass membership
🚍 Monthly commuter benefit
🚠 Team building events & happy hours
💻 Home office stipend
🛜 Phone/internet reimbursement
🍼 Paid parental leave
We're looking to hire Zipsters and that means hiring people who take ownership, communicate openly, have an underdog mindset, and are excited to increase the pace of innovation for every business in the world. We encourage all candidates to apply even if your experience doesn't exactly match up to our job description. We are committed to building a diverse and inclusive workspace where everyone (regardless of age, religion, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, and more) feels like they belong. We look forward to hearing from you!