Apollo.io is the leading go-to-market solution for revenue teams, trusted by over 500,000 companies and millions of users globally, from rapidly growing startups to some of the world's largest enterprises. Founded in 2015, the company is one of the fastest growing companies in SaaS, raising approximately $250 million to date and valued at $1.6 billion. Apollo.io provides sales and marketing teams with easy access to verified contact data for over 210 million B2B contacts and 35 million companies worldwide, along with tools to engage and convert these contacts in one unified platform. By helping revenue professionals find the most accurate contact information and automating the outreach process, Apollo.io turns prospects into customers. Apollo raised a series D in 2023 and is backed by top-tier investors, including Sequoia Capital, Bain Capital Ventures, and more, and counts the former President and COO of Hubspot, JD Sherman, among its board members.
Role Overview:
As a Manager, you will thrive in an environment with a high level of ambiguity and change while maintaining a customer-centric approach at scale. You will support and continue to build a data-driven and motivated team whose efforts will drive Apollo.io's business growth through expansions in the existing customer base and account retention. You will directly manage 7+ SMB AMs, overseeing the overall revenue and retention of your team's portfolio. Your role includes providing 1:1 coaching and performance management, helping to develop processes and insights to grow the team today and influence program design for the future. You will identify and help build ongoing playbooks and influence the tooling AMs need for success. Additionally, you will manage impactful cross-functional projects and initiatives across Product, Engineering, Sales, Customer Success, Onboarding, Marketing, Legal, and Marketing.
Key Responsibilities:
- Team Leadership & Development:
- Hire, onboard, and develop a team of engaged and high-performing Account Managers through thoughtful enablement, performance coaching, and career development planning.
- Manage the team’s daily activities to drive value-added touchpoints with customers and pipeline generation.
- Strategic Execution:
- Implement renewal and expansion forecasting cadence within your team and regularly deliver an accurate forecast summary to leadership.
- Ensure the team has the necessary ongoing enablement in relevant areas, including sales process training, product knowledge, pricing, opportunity management, data quality/accuracy, quoting, and forecasting.
- Support & Collaboration:
- Support your direct reports by joining customer meetings, internal account team meetings, and escalating issues as necessary internally.
- Take a lead role in collaborating with internal resources (Deal Strategy, Finance, Customer Success, Sales, etc.) to develop playbooks for common account management and renewal scenarios.
- Develop trusted relationships with Sales and Customer Success Leadership through regular stakeholder engagement and proactive collaboration.
Core Competencies:
- Customer-Centric Mentality: Balance customer needs with business objectives.
- Product Aptitude: Enthusiastically explore product capabilities to drive usage and adoption.
- Revenue Mindset: Proven ability to coach a team that generates pipeline and closes revenue through upsell, cross-sell, and upgrades.
- Cross-Functional Collaboration: Ability to work effectively with internal teams to achieve mutual success.
Qualifications:
- 4+ years of experience in Business Development, Sales, Renewals Management, or Account Management.
- 1+ years of experience managing metrics-driven customer-facing teams within a high-growth technology company.
- Proven track record of leading and coaching a team responsible for driving revenue growth, managing expansions, and increasing product adoption.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to present to diverse audiences.
- Strong organizational skills, with expertise in prioritization and time management.
- Experience working cross-functionally with product teams to serve as the voice of the customer.
- Ability to navigate ambiguity with perseverance and a positive attitude.
At Apollo, we’re driven by a shared mission: to help our customers unlock their full revenue potential. That’s why we take extreme ownership of our work, move with focus and urgency, and learn voraciously to stay ahead.
As a remote-first company, we invest deeply in your growth, ensuring you have the resources, support, and autonomy to own your role and make a real impact. Collaboration is at our core—we’re all for one, meaning you’ll have a team across departments ready to help you succeed. We encourage bold ideas and courageous action, giving you the freedom to experiment, take smart risks, and drive big wins.
If you’re looking for a place where your work matters, where you can push boundaries, and where your career can thrive—Apollo is the place for you.
What We Do
Founded in 2015, Apollo is a leading data intelligence and sales engagement platform trusted by 10,000 paying customers, from rapidly growing startups to some of the largest global enterprises. Its community-based approach to crowdsourcing data gives users maximum coverage while ensuring data accuracy.
Today, Apollo’s advanced algorithms and unique data acquisition methods help 1 million sales professionals enrich and analyze prospects’ data to increase quality conversations and opportunities.
Why Work With Us
Apollo is a product-led growth company focused as much on our customers as we are on our employees. Our culture is centered around two things: our values (ownership, integrity, curiosity, excellence, teamwork and fun), and our goal of helping customers maximize their full revenue potential on the Apollo platform.
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