Relocate to SF: Founding Account Manager

Notice: This is an on-site role based in San Francisco, California. Relocation is required, and we're happy to discuss timing and support during the process.

About Pylon

Pylon is the all-in-one B2B post-sales platform powered by conversational data and layered intelligence, helping companies run support and customer success in real time.

We’re backed by a16z, BCV, General Catalyst, and Y Combinator.

More than 1500 companies including Linear, Cognition (makers of Devin), Modal Labs, and Incident.io run their support and customer success workflows on Pylon. We’re also featured on the Enterprise Tech 30 List.

Our product spans a large and complex problem space, which means there is real ownership, real responsibility, and a lot to build.

Role Overview

As an Account Manager at Pylon, you will own commercial outcomes for a defined portfolio of customers in our post-sales base with a focus on expansion revenue, renewals, and strategic account growth. You’ll partner closely with Customer Success Managers to drive revenue while ensuring customers achieve meaningful business results. This role is for a revenue-driven, relationship-focused leader who can balance commercial execution with customer value delivery.

What You’ll Do

Identify and drive expansion opportunities within an assigned book of customers

Lead renewal discussions and negotiations, ensuring high renewal rates and predictable revenue outcomes

Collaborate with CSMs to align health, adoption, and usage insights with commercial strategy

Build and execute account plans that increase customer lifetime value and strategic engagement

Establish strong, trusted relationships with customer stakeholders across the organization (executives, champions, operators)

Maintain accurate forecasting, pipeline, and customer analytics

What Success Looks Like

Meeting or exceeding quarterly expansion + renewal revenue targets

Strong alignment with CSMs measured by adoption signals and customer satisfaction

Clear, executable account growth plans with measurable pipeline and closed revenue

Timely and accurate forecasting with disciplined CRM discipline

What You Bring

3+ years in Account Management, Sales, or post-sales roles with quota-carrying experience

Consistent track record of meeting or exceeding revenue targets

Strong understanding of multithreading, executive relationship management, and value-based selling

Ability to develop deep understanding of complex technical products and translate features into business value for customers

Excited to build playbooks to help scale up the AM team

Comfortable using CRM and revenue tooling (e.g., Salesforce)

Data-driven in identifying, prioritizing, and progressing expansion opportunities within a portfolio

Requirements

Location: Based in San Francisco or willing to relocate, with enthusiasm for working in person.

Customer Communication: Comfortable interacting with customers daily over chat and video.

Analytical Thinking: Able to deeply understand customer use cases and recommend thoughtful, strategic solutions.

Operational Discipline: Highly organized, process-oriented, and capable of managing a high-volume workload.

Product Curiosity: Interested in exploring product nuances and designing more efficient workflows.

Bonus: Experience building or analyzing dashboards in modern analytics tools.

Our perks

Fully covered medical, dental, and vision insurance for employees

401(k) retirement plan

Commuter benefits

Parental leave

14 company holidays + unlimited PTO

Annual offsite

Lunch, dinner, and snacks at the office

Fitness stipend

More about Pylon

Funding: Series B led by a16z and BCV ($51M total raised)

Founders: Advith Chelikani, Robert Eng, and Marty Kausas

Team: Currently 100+ and growing!

Compensation Range: $250K - $275K