Account Manager

POLITICO is looking for an Account Manager to grow and retain the subscriptions that put our intelligence in front of the people shaping policy in the United Kingdom. POLITICO Pro is the subscription service that policy professionals rely on to understand what is coming before it arrives. Our UK customers include government departments, trade associations, corporates, law firms, consultancies and NGOs, organizations for whom being early on a policy decision is worth a great deal.

This role is about keeping those relationships strong and growing them. Our contracts run from one to five years, and when they come up for renewal, you make the case for what comes next. It is a straightforward commercial job with one clear number to hit and a product that sells itself when explained well.

The successful candidate will be persuasive in more than one language, comfortable owning a target, and genuinely driven to succeed. You will work alongside our London new business team and report to our Sales Manager in Brussels, so you will need the autonomy to run your own week. This is a full-time role based in our London office, with two days a week on site.

Who You Are:

• You speak at least two languages fluently (English being one of them).
• You build relationships easily, and you are good in a room.
• You can work autonomously.
• You’re skilled at cultivating long-term relationships with clients and agencies, earning trust through transparency, responsiveness, and results.
• You thrive on uncovering client needs and developing thoughtful, creative solutions that align with their goals.
• You’re motivated by outcomes and how to measure success- whether through campaign performance, client satisfaction, or revenue growth.
• A data-informed decision-maker who leverages Salesforce or other CRM and performance metrics to drive growth.

What You’ll Do:

• Own a pool of accounts, having full ownership of the service provided, and ensuring they get the best delivery from Politico Professional Services.
• Renew multi-year contracts and grow their value at renewal.
• Build and maintain relationships with decision-makers across government, industry, associations and advisory firms.
• Solicit feedback on content and delivery of services, and channel market feedback to improve upon Pro service offerings/user experience.
• Represent POLITICO at member briefings, network events and industry conferences.

What You’ll Need:

• 3-5 years of professional experience, including business-to-business sales or account management.
• Excellent communication skills, entrepreneurial mindset and strong client service ethic.
• Exposure to Salesforce or other CRM tools is preferred.
• Interest in and understanding of current political and policy issues is a plus.
• A university degree is required; international experience is a plus.
• Written and verbal fluency in English is required, and any other European language is a plus.

We value our people:

Our benefits package is built for you, and includes competitive compensation + bonus based on your personal performance, plus benefits packages including pension, healthcare, training opportunities, and more. With a multinational team, strong ties to EU institutions, and flexible work options, including working from abroad, we offer an environment that supports both professional and personal development.

Transportation: Say goodbye to traffic jams and hello to smooth commutes. POLITICO partially covers public transportation costs.

Let’s keep in touch. You can view our list of open positions here. We hope to see your application soon!

About Us:

POLITICO illuminates the forces shaping global power. Since 2007, we have delivered intelligence that anticipates tomorrow's headlines, not reports on yesterday's news. As politics has increasingly become the defining force of our era, our work has never been more vital.

Innovation has always been a core tenet of our story. At launch, we bet that depth would trump scale, that talent would trump traffic, and that politics would become central to modern life. These bets have made POLITICO the most successful digital news startup of its generation and the indispensable resource for leaders who shape the future.