Lead and scale the Commercial Account Management team at LangChain, driving customer retention and expansion.
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Skills & Technologies
AI in the day-to-day
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Requirements
Not disclosed in this posting: work arrangement, visa sponsorship.
Benefits
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The Manager of Commercial Account Management at LangChain oversees the performance of the account management team, focusing on coaching and developing individual team members while driving customer retention and revenue growth. This role requires a strong background in B2B SaaS account management, with a proven track record in leading teams to meet retention and expansion targets. Ideal candidates will possess both commercial acumen and technical understanding, particularly in AI and LLM technologies, to effectively engage with customers and stakeholders. The position is pivotal in shaping the customer journey and aligning post-sale strategies across the organization.
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About the Team
Our post-sale team owns the full customer relationship for commercial customers driving adoption, retention, and expansion. Account managers on this team act as trusted commercial advisors, helping customers realize the full value of LangChain while protecting and growing revenue through renewals and expansion. The team works closely with Product, Engineering, and RevOps to deliver a seamless customer journey.
About the Role
We're hiring a Manager to lead and scale our Commercial Account Management team. You'll be responsible for the performance of the team as a whole, coaching individual account managers, setting the strategy and cadence for how the team manages renewals and expansion, and owning the portfolio-level retention and net revenue retention numbers that result. This is a player-coach role early on: you'll need to be able to step into a deal or a customer relationship directly when it matters, while building the systems and talent that let the team scale.
What You'll Do
Hire, coach, and develop a team of commercial account managers, setting clear goals and providing regular feedback on pipeline management, negotiation, and customer relationship skills
Own the team's rolling forecast and consistently meet or exceed quarterly and annual retention and expansion targets across the portfolio
Build and refine the playbooks, processes, and tools the team uses to manage the customer lifecycle, from onboarding through renewal and expansion
Review portfolio health regularly with your team, helping them identify churn risk early and prioritize the right accounts and interventions
Get directly involved in complex or high-stakes renewals and expansion conversations, including commercial negotiation and deal structuring, when your experience can move a deal forward
Build scaled account management practices to provide the team leverage and focus their energy on building a stronger customer relationship
Partner with Deployed Engineers, RevOps, and Product to align on a unified post-sale strategy and to represent the voice of the customer in product evolution
Set and track the metrics that matter for the team: retention, NRR, forecast accuracy, pipeline coverage, and report on team performance to leadership
Support your team through quoting, procurement, and contract processes, and help resolve escalations that require additional commercial or organizational leverage
What You'll Bring
6+ years of experience in a quota-carrying, customer-facing role such as Account Management, Customer Success, or Renewals Management, preferably within B2B SaaS
2+ years of experience directly managing or leading a team of account managers, customer success managers, or similar quota-carrying reps
A proven track record of hitting team-level retention and expansion targets (e.g., Gross Renewal Rate, Net Revenue Retention), not just individual quota
Strong coaching instincts, you can diagnose what's holding a rep back in a negotiation or renewal cycle and help them improve
Strong commercial acumen, with experience overseeing complex, multi-stakeholder renewal and expansion cycles
Strong technical aptitude and the ability to understand and articulate the value of complex technical products; familiarity with the modern AI/LLM stack is a significant plus
Exceptional communication skills, with the ability to represent the team's priorities to cross-functional leadership and to build rapport with customer executives directly when needed
Proficiency with CRM software (e.g., Salesforce) for forecasting and pipeline oversight
Comfort operating with a high degree of autonomy and ambiguity in a fast-paced, high-growth environment
Nice to Have's
Direct experience at a high-growth, developer-first, or AI/ML infrastructure company
Experience managing a team through a consumption or usage-based pricing model
Experience building an account management function from an early or immature stage, writing the first version of the playbook, not just inheriting one
Compensation
$275k OTE
Compensation Philosophy:
We offer competitive compensation that includes base salary, variable compensation for relevant roles, meaningful equity, benefits, and perks. Actual compensation and offerings will vary based on role, level, and location. Team members in the EU, UK, and APAC receive locally competitive benefits aligned with regional norms and regulations.
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