Lead Account Manager
2026-03-30T07:51:49+00:00
Glovo
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FULL_TIME
Nairobi
Nairobi
00100
Kenya
Trade
Management, Sales & Retail, Advertising & Marketing, Business Operations
2026-04-15T17:00:00+00:00
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Glovo is a Spanish start-up founded in Barcelona in 2015. It is an on-demand courier service that purchases, picks up, and delivers products ordered through its mobile app.[1] It aspires to be a multi-category lifestyle app with food delivery being the most popular offering
THE JOURNEY
Strategic Portfolio Ownership: Drive the commercial performance, revenue growth, and long-term profitability of the organization’s top-tier account portfolio.
High-Impact Team Leadership: Manage and coach a team of Account Managers, setting clear performance standards and ensuring disciplined account coverage.
Data-Driven Growth Strategy: Identify and unlock growth levers by translating complex data insights into actionable, long-term account strategies.
Performance & KPI Management: Maintain rigorous forecasting and visibility by monitoring key KPIs to guide high-level commercial decision-making.
Senior Stakeholder Engagement: Lead high-stakes negotiations and deliver structured, high-quality presentations to C-suite and senior-level partners.
Cross-Functional Collaboration: Partner effectively across departments to execute strategic initiatives and ensure seamless partner support.
Operational Autonomy: Exercise independent decision-making to set quarterly priorities and resource allocation within commercial guardrails.
Balanced Value Creation: Align account-specific goals with broader company objectives to balance immediate targets with sustainable partner value.
Qualifications
- 5+ years of experience in Account Management, Key Accounts, or Commercial roles.
- Proven experience managing and developing teams.
- Experience owning large, revenue-critical portfolios.
- Experience in e-commerce, FMCG, or similar fast-paced commercial environments is a strong advantage.
- Highly autonomous and accountable.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving capabilities.
- Strategic thinker with strong execution discipline.
- Excellent presentation and communication skills
- Drive the commercial performance, revenue growth, and long-term profitability of the organization’s top-tier account portfolio.
- Manage and coach a team of Account Managers, setting clear performance standards and ensuring disciplined account coverage.
- Identify and unlock growth levers by translating complex data insights into actionable, long-term account strategies.
- Maintain rigorous forecasting and visibility by monitoring key KPIs to guide high-level commercial decision-making.
- Lead high-stakes negotiations and deliver structured, high-quality presentations to C-suite and senior-level partners.
- Partner effectively across departments to execute strategic initiatives and ensure seamless partner support.
- Exercise independent decision-making to set quarterly priorities and resource allocation within commercial guardrails.
- Align account-specific goals with broader company objectives to balance immediate targets with sustainable partner value.
- Account Management
- Key Accounts Management
- Commercial Acumen
- Team Leadership and Development
- Data Analysis
- Strategic Planning
- Performance Monitoring (KPIs)
- Negotiation
- Presentation Skills
- Cross-functional Collaboration
- Decision Making
- Problem-Solving
- Communication Skills
- 5+ years of experience in Account Management, Key Accounts, or Commercial roles.
- Proven experience managing and developing teams.
- Experience owning large, revenue-critical portfolios.
- Experience in e-commerce, FMCG, or similar fast-paced commercial environments is a strong advantage.
- Highly autonomous and accountable.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving capabilities.
- Strategic thinker with strong execution discipline.
- Excellent presentation and communication skills.
JOB-69ca2b9567764
Vacancy title:
Lead Account Manager
[Type: FULL_TIME, Industry: Trade, Category: Management, Sales & Retail, Advertising & Marketing, Business Operations]
Jobs at:
Glovo
Deadline of this Job:
Wednesday, April 15 2026
Duty Station:
Nairobi | Nairobi
Summary
Date Posted: Monday, March 30 2026, Base Salary: Not Disclosed
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JOB DETAILS:
Glovo is a Spanish start-up founded in Barcelona in 2015. It is an on-demand courier service that purchases, picks up, and delivers products ordered through its mobile app.[1] It aspires to be a multi-category lifestyle app with food delivery being the most popular offering
THE JOURNEY
Strategic Portfolio Ownership: Drive the commercial performance, revenue growth, and long-term profitability of the organization’s top-tier account portfolio.
High-Impact Team Leadership: Manage and coach a team of Account Managers, setting clear performance standards and ensuring disciplined account coverage.
Data-Driven Growth Strategy: Identify and unlock growth levers by translating complex data insights into actionable, long-term account strategies.
Performance & KPI Management: Maintain rigorous forecasting and visibility by monitoring key KPIs to guide high-level commercial decision-making.
Senior Stakeholder Engagement: Lead high-stakes negotiations and deliver structured, high-quality presentations to C-suite and senior-level partners.
Cross-Functional Collaboration: Partner effectively across departments to execute strategic initiatives and ensure seamless partner support.
Operational Autonomy: Exercise independent decision-making to set quarterly priorities and resource allocation within commercial guardrails.
Balanced Value Creation: Align account-specific goals with broader company objectives to balance immediate targets with sustainable partner value.
Qualifications
- 5+ years of experience in Account Management, Key Accounts, or Commercial roles.
- Proven experience managing and developing teams.
- Experience owning large, revenue-critical portfolios.
- Experience in e-commerce, FMCG, or similar fast-paced commercial environments is a strong advantage.
- Highly autonomous and accountable.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving capabilities.
- Strategic thinker with strong execution discipline.
- Excellent presentation and communication skills
Work Hours: 8
Experience in Months: 60
Level of Education: bachelor degree
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