Account Manager - Consumer

As an Account Manager, Consumer, your core objective is to deliver against a defined sales target within the sector. The Account Manager, Consumer will drive growth through renewals, cross‑selling, and upselling, increasing the value of your account portfolio year on year. Reporting to an Account Director, also based in the UK, the Account Manager, Consumer acts as the day‑to‑day commercial lead for a portfolio of clients, building strong relationships and identifying opportunities to expand YouGov’s footprint.

You Will Contribute to account planning, including sales planning and forecasting Develop, maintain, and execute strategic account plans Manage proposals and create tailored client materials Lead contract and commercial negotiations with support from the Account Director Build and maintain strong day‑to‑day client relationships across your portfolio Partner closely with New Business, Client Services, and Product teams Support the cross‑product proposition and strategy for Financial Services clients Strengthen and enhance YouGov’s reputation with clients

You Have:

• Experience within Consumer or FMCG, with an understanding of the role of research and data in the sector
• A proven track record of managing and growing client relationships
• A good commercial mindset, with a passion for business development and growth
• Previous experience of applying structured sales methodologies such as MEDDPICC (or similar frameworks) to drive deal qualification and progression
• Experience in a performance‑driven environment (e.g., research, media, or marketing agency)
• Strong experience in key account management and/or subscription sales
• The ability to develop solutions collaboratively and build compelling proposal #LI-AN1

Why join YouGov?

Join our global team to help us achieve our social mission: to make millions of people’s opinions heard for the benefit of our local, national, and international communities. Understanding diversity of opinion requires diversity of background. Although our global panel of millions of people worldwide powers our research, our biggest asset is our people. If our research is to be truly representative of what the world thinks, we need people from all walks of life to be part of the team to bring their perspective to the work we do.

Life at YouGov

We are driven by a set of shared values. We are fast, fearless, and innovative. We work diligently to get it right. We are guided by accuracy, ethics, and proven methodologies. We respect and trust each other, bringing these values into everything that we do. We strive to provide YouGovers with best‑in‑class benefits to support their physical, financial, and emotional wellbeing. We want our employees to have a sense of belonging and uniqueness in a supportive workplace, so they can bring their full selves to work.

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Our innovative solutions help the world’s most recognised brands, media owners and agencies to plan, activate and track their marketing activities better. With operations in the UK, the Americas, Europe, the Middle East, India and Asia Pacific, we have one of the world's largest research networks.

What we do

At the core of our platform is an ever‑growing source of connected consumer data that has developed daily over our 20 years of operation. We call it living data. All of our products and services draw upon this detailed understanding of our 27+ million registered panel members to deliver accurate, actionable consumer insights. As innovators and pioneers of online market research, we have a strong reputation as a trusted source of accurate data and insights. Testament to this, YouGov data is regularly referenced by the global press, and we are the most quoted market research source in the world.* Leading in online market research, we have a strong record for data accuracy and innovation. A study by the Pew Research Center concluded that YouGov “consistently outperforms competitors on accuracy” as a vendor of choice. We are the market research pioneer of Multi‑level Regression with Post‑stratification (“MRP”) for accurate predictions at a granular level.

Our purpose

Our purpose is to give our global community a voice by collecting, measuring and analysing their opinions and behaviours and reporting the findings accurately and free from bias.