Upbound - Job Posting

Upbound - Job Posting

Global Account Manager [REMOTE]

Atlanta, Georgia, United States

Sponsorship not specifiedDetected 35 days ago
KubernetesTerraformPlatform EngineeringAgentic AISalesAccount ManagementForecastingProcurementCustomer SuccessCommunicationCollaboration

About the role

  • Upbound is redefining how modern infrastructure is built for the Agentic AI Era.
  • Crossplane has surpassed 100M+ downloads and is used by 1,000+ teams worldwide.
  • We're a Series B company backed by GV (formerly Google Ventures), Altimeter Capital, and Intel Capital, and we've raised $69M to date.

Responsibilities

  • Own a portfolio of global enterprise accounts with full accountability for net revenue retention (NRR) and expansion targets.
  • Serve as the primary executive relationship owner post-sale, building deep, multi-threaded relationships across IT, platform engineering, and the C-suite.
  • Develop and execute account plans that map customer business objectives to Upbound's platform capabilities, identifying expansion opportunities across teams, business units, workloads, and geographies.
  • Lead commercial negotiations for renewals and upsells, partnering with Legal, Finance, and Customer Success as needed.
  • Collaborate with the Account Executive team to ensure seamless handoffs and a coordinated go-to-market approach within named accounts.
  • We're the creators and primary maintainers of Crossplane, and we're building the Intelligent Control Plane -a new platform layer that makes infrastructure programmable, autonomous, and composable.
  • We partner with leading cloud providers, ISVs, and open-source communities to help organizations move faster with greater confidence.
  • Today, Upbound supports Fortune 500 companies and platform engineers across 100+ countries.
  • This is not a reactive support role.
  • The GAM proactively builds executive relationships, develops account growth plans in collaboration with the Customer Experience team, and leads commercial conversations around renewals and upsells.

Requirements

  • A minimum of 8 years of relevant work experience with a proven track record of owning and growing global enterprise accounts, consistently achieving or exceeding growth, NRR, and expansion targets.
  • Experience managing complex, multi-stakeholder relationships at Fortune 500 or G2K companies, including VP and C-level engagement.
  • Experience with value-based selling frameworks and MEDDPICC qualification, applied to post-sale account management and expansion.

Skills

  • Strong program management and organization skills, driving recurring cadences and touch-points with the customer.
  • Comfort operating in a fast-moving, early-stage environment where the playbook is still being written.
  • written, verbal, and in executive presentation settings.
  • It is a plus if:
  • Familiarity with Kubernetes, Crossplane, Terraform, or cloud-native infrastructure concepts.
  • Experience with usage-based or consumption pricing models.
  • Prior experience at a Series A/B infrastructure or developer tools company.
  • Established relationships within the platform engineering or cloud architecture community.
  • Why Upbound?
  • About Upbound
  • A Series B startup backed by GV (formerly Google Ventures), Altimeter Capital, and Intel Capital, Upbound has raised $69M to date.
  • For more information, visit www.upbound.io.

Benefits

  • Global Account Manager (GAM) is responsible for the health, growth, and long-term success of Upbound's global enterprise customer relationships.
  • Identify and manage risk proactively, maintaining accurate forecasting and health scoring for your portfolio.

Company info

  • Drive platform adoption and usage by partnering with Solutions Engineering, Solutions Architecture, and Customer Success to ensure customers are realizing measurable value.
  • Our mission is to power the AI-native enterprise with a foundational platform layer that helps teams provision, operate, and adapt infrastructure at scale-so platforms are ready for both humans and AI agents.
  • You'll work cross-functionally with solutions engineering, product, marketing, and customer success to ensure customers are continuously

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