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Founding Account Manager

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About the Role

This is a founding role: you will build and lead the Account Management function from scratch for a fast-growing fintech banking infrastructure company serving global banks and fintechs. Reporting to the Head of Growth, you will own the full post-sale lifecycle, from onboarding through revenue ramp, and directly shape how the company scales its customer relationships. The impact is immediate and highly visible.

What You'll Do

  • Define and build the Account Management function, including processes, KPIs, and success criteria.

  • Lead customer onboarding and integrations after contract signature, coordinating across product, operations, and compliance teams.

  • Own day-to-day customer relationships to accelerate revenue ramp, surface product feedback, and prevent churn.

  • Design and execute upsell strategies and coordinate new product launches with cross-functional stakeholders.

  • Project manage complex, senior stakeholder scenarios including C-suite executives, founders, and shareholders.

  • Introduce automation and scalable processes to reduce manual work and increase repeatability.

  • Feed customer insights directly into the product roadmap to influence prioritization and enhancements.

What We're Looking For

  • 2 to 4 years of relevant professional experience in consulting, Chief of Staff, Founder's Associate, or a GTM-adjacent role at a fast-paced startup.

  • Demonstrated ability to build or scale a B2B Account Management, Customer Success, or Implementation function from the ground up.

  • Track record of driving B2B customer revenue ramp, reducing churn, and surfacing actionable product feedback in enterprise or financial services contexts.

  • Experience managing C-suite, founder, or shareholder relationships in a commercial setting.

  • Background working with financial products, banking, payments, or fintech infrastructure.

  • Systems-first mindset with the ability to automate customer-facing workflows.

  • Comfortable with ambiguity, fast change, and making high-quality decisions under pressure.

  • Familiarity with stablecoins, digital assets, or crypto-native clearing and settlement is a plus.

  • Experience with CRM and customer success tooling for managing enterprise implementations is a plus.

  • Based in New York City or Berlin, or willing to relocate; comfortable with global travel across the US, Europe, APAC, and LATAM.

  • Visa sponsorship is available.

Compensation & Benefits

Base salary: $150,000 to $230,000 USD annually. Visa sponsorship is available for qualified candidates.

Location

On-site in New York City, NY, USA (or Berlin). Global travel required.

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