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1 Mar
2026
Account Manager (ZA-Based) at 2U – 28 February, 2026
Job Description
Eliminating the back row in higher education is not just a metaphorits our mission. For more than a decade, 2U, Inc., a global leader in education technology, has been a trusted partner and brand steward of great universities. We build, deliver, and support more than 250 digital and in-person educational offerings, including graduate degrees, professional…
What We’re Looking For:
- The Account Manager (or Growth Account Manager) is a commercially-driven role designed to nurture and expand our high-volume “Bronze” client segment. You will act as the primary point of contact for a dedicated book of business, balancing proactive relationship management with a sharp focus on revenue growth. Your mission is twofold: to ensure high retention through seamless renewals and to identify opportunities for account expansion via upsells and cross-sells. This is a fast-paced, high-impact position perfect for a motivated professional looking to master the art of account management. The role is client facing and may require regional travel.
Responsibilities Include, But Are Not Limited To:
- Revenue Ownership: Meet or exceed annual target for renewals and expansion revenue (upsells) within your assigned book of business.
- Annual revenue expectations between $500,000 – $800,000.
- Average account size: $15,000.
- Contract & Opportunity Management: Manage the end-to-end renewal process, from initial outreach and negotiation to the final execution of contracts. This includes:
- Proactive Retention: Monitor account health and engagement metrics to identify “at-risk” customers early, executing save-strategies to minimize churn.
- Expansion Identification: Conduct regular commercial “check-ins” to uncover business needs.
- Relationship Advocacy: Act as the voice of the customer internally, ensuring that smaller accounts still receive high-quality service and that their feedback reaches the product team.
- Pipeline Accuracy: Maintain a clean and up-to-date CRM (Salesforce), ensuring all forecasts, activity logs, and deal stages are accurately documented.
- Process Efficiency: Utilize automation and scaled communication tools to effectively manage a high volume of accounts without sacrificing the personal touch.
Things That Should Be In Your Background:
- 3 – 4 year business related qualification
- 5+ Years account management or business development experience in a B2B environment – preferably SAAS technologies; IT; or online education
- Experience dealing with, and successfully, influencing high senior executives
- Ability to multitask, manage projects and work under pressure
- Excellent interpersonal, leadership, negotiation skills and creativity
- New business development experience; or Account Management experience
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Basic data analysis skills
- Willingness to travel internationally & domestically
- Drivers license
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