Leap Event Technology is a remote-friendly company. This position is open to any candidate in North America.
Leap is revolutionizing the event technology industry by empowering organizers to create experiences that are more engaging, more thrilling, and more impactful than ever before. Our all-in-one suite of ticketing, mobile apps, experiential marketing, and patron management tools, combined with our expert marketing services, allows organizers to drive nonstop engagement and capture all customer data from their entire event. That’s why iconic brands like New York Comic Con, Bonnaroo, Illuminarium, and the NHL choose us to power their events.
We are a diverse and passionate team of event experts and fans who are dedicated to helping organizers transform their event experiences. Like our clients, we live and breathe events. We take our passion, knowledge, and hands-on experience and apply it to our work every single day. With offices in Dallas, Montreal, and Sydney, and an expansive remote workforce across the globe, our diverse backgrounds give us the experience needed to create incredible events for any industry, anywhere in the world.
The Strategic Account Manager, Sports is responsible for building and maintaining strong relationships with Leap’s premier sports clients - including top leagues, teams, and venues—by understanding their fan engagement strategies, seasonal initiatives, and overall business goals. This role is critical in delivering high-impact fan experiences through Leap’s integrated platform, including mobile apps, ticketing, marketing, and experiential technology.
Reporting to the Sr. Director of Strategic Account Management, the Strategic Account Manager supports the health and growth of key clients and events—by developing account strategies, executing renewals, and identifying growth opportunities. This includes driving cross-sell and upsell initiatives, supporting sponsor activations, and helping clients exceed their KPIs across event performance, engagement, and revenue.
Success in this role requires a collaborative and client-focused mindset, a commercial disposition, and the ability to align Leap’s solutions with each partner’s unique goals. Strong relationship management, proactive account planning, and a deep understanding of the sports and live event landscape are essential.
Manage a portfolio of high-value sports and agency client accounts; cultivate long-term client relationships to drive client success and retention. Meet quarterly and annual retention goals.
Fully engage with clients to understand their business objectives and goals, proactively monitor the accounts, and maintain overall account health and client satisfaction ratings.
Align fully with Leap’s Sports, Brands, & Agencies vertical objectives and maintain a solid knowledge of Leap’s products, services, and partnerships; ensure clients are updated on relevant solutions.
Negotiate and execute client renewals. Proactively look for cross sale and upsell opportunities that benefit the client; support sponsor sales where appropriate.
Collaborate cross-functionally (e.g., Sports, Brands, & Agencies Vertical Lead, Sales, Project Management, Finance, Event Operations, Client Support, Product) to develop and execute tailored account plans.
Proactively identify and mitigate at-risk accounts based on account health metrics and create action plans to reduce risks. Serve as a point of escalation for internal team members when project risk needs to be discussed with the client.
Be a part of our largest client onsales and deployments. Collaborate with the client on their marketing plans and be present in the client’s war room when appropriate; maintain communication between the client and internal teams.
Be a point of escalation for the client and project team for scope change requests. Document and execute change orders for changes to scope and receive client sign-off. Ensure internal teams are made aware of changes to scope.
Support Sales Operations and Client Support by keeping thorough and up-to-date Salesforce records. Ensure team members have access to all information needed to support sports clients.
Generate post-event and year-end reports with insights and metrics that outline statistics, successes, and opportunities for growth.
Lead and facilitate proactive outreach campaigns in coordination with Vertical Leads and Product related to client recognition, go-to-market initiatives, product deployments, and other announcements that support retention and revenue growth.
Develop travel plans to engage with clients in person to present Quarterly Business Reviews (QBRs), host live demos, entertain clients with meals or activities, and attend onsite events.
Attend, participate in, and represent Leap at conferences and industry events. Be an advocate for and an ambassador for all things Leap.
Medical, Dental, Vision, and Voluntary benefits
Paid parental leave (following 12 months of continuous employment)
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Leap Event Technology is a 100% remote-friendly company. However, we do offer the option of working in the office for employees located in Montréal (CAN), Dallas (U.S.), Sydney (AUS). All of our offices are stocked with snacks and drinks and we provide a free lunch every week. We offer a monthly travel stipend, and even host the occasional themed party and happy hour!
If you don’t live near an office but happen to be visiting nearby, you can work from the office for as long as you need.
Leap Event Technology requires all Event Operations employees and contractors who will be representing the company at a client event to be fully vaccinated at least two weeks prior to attending. Exemptions are determined by the event organizer. Employees are not required to be fully vaccinated to be present at an office facility.
*Leap Event Technology provides equal opportunity to qualified persons regardless of race, color, sex, religion, national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, veteran status, or other categories protected by law.
5+ years in the live events, sports, or agency space, managing strategic accounts
Experience with mobile app, experiential, and commercial strategies is preferred
Knowledge of the sports industry, including team operations, sports events and fan festivals, sponsorship activations, and fan behavior trends
Ability to interpret sports-specific KPIs to drive client performance and ROI
Capacity to manage multiple high-value accounts
Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
Proven experience managing renewals or retention
Proficient in Salesforce or CRM software
Must be fluent in English. French and/or Spanish language skills a plus
Ability to travel regularly to interface with clients
Ability to work non-traditional hours when required to support our global initiatives
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