Senior Technical Account Manager

<div class="content-intro"><p>Dive in and do the best work of your career at DigitalOcean. Journey alongside a strong community of top talent who are relentless in their drive to build the simplest scalable cloud. If you have a growth mindset, naturally like to think big and bold, and are energized by the fast-paced environment of a true industry disruptor, you’ll find your place here. We value winning together—while learning, having fun, and making a profound difference for the dreamers and builders in the world. </p></div><h2><strong>We want people who are passionate about building meaningful, long-term relationships with our customers that help grow and scale business in the cloud.</strong></h2> <p>Our Technical Account Manager team’s mission is to partner with our most critical business customers, helping them achieve desired outcomes through optimal use of the cloud platform aligned to their business strategy. Technical Account Management is an integral part of our company. They are passionate about building meaningful, long-term relationships with our customers and are experts in cloud technology and the digital economy. As the voice of the customer, you have the opportunity to influence decisions that will greatly improve user experience and contribute to DigitalOcean’s long-term success.</p> <p>This is a unique and exciting opportunity for someone who is passionate about advising companies as they scale. This multifaceted role combines the responsibilities of a Technical Account Manager with leadership, technical, and strategic elements, making it a crucial position within our organization.</p> <p>As a Senior Technical Account Manager at DigitalOcean, you are a strategic partner for our key business customers, ensuring they receive the guidance, support, and resources needed to succeed. You will leverage your technical knowledge and customer advocacy skills to retain and grow our customers' deployments on DigitalOcean, helping them solve complex challenges and maximize the value of their cloud infrastructure.</p> <h2><strong>What You Will Be Doing:</strong></h2> <ul> <li><strong>Technical Consultation Architecture Design</strong>:</li> <ul> <li>Develop and maintain deep expertise in the DigitalOcean product portfolio and the evolving cloud ecosystem.</li> <li>Help design, diagram, and plan infrastructure architectures tailored to customer use cases, explaining solutions clearly to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.</li> <li>Conduct regular technical consultation sessions and workshops, enabling customers to be self-sufficient in managing their cloud environments.</li> <li>Maintain knowledge of cloud infrastructure best practices and recent technologies through the regular attainment and maintenance of important cloud technology certifications and coursework.</li> </ul> <li><strong>Proactive Customer Engagement Growth</strong>:</li> <ul> <li>Manage and maintain DigitalOcean’s key accounts </li> <li>Partner closely with customers to drive engagement, retention, and expansion of their DigitalOcean workloads.</li> <li>Conduct QBRs with key accounts, assessing their progress, understanding their evolving needs, and aligning on strategies for future growth.</li> <li>Identify opportunities for cost reduction and performance optimization, guiding customers to make data-driven decisions that maximize their cloud investments.</li> <li>Collaborate with internal teams, such as Engineering, Marketing, and Account Managers, to align customer needs with DigitalOcean’s strategic goals.</li> <li>Proactively monitor customer usage trends, identify potential risks, and uncover new opportunities for growth and adoption.</li> </ul> <li><strong>Advocacy Cross-Functional Collaboration</strong>:</li> <ul> <li>Act as the voice of the customer within DigitalOcean, ensuring their needs are represented in product development and support processes.</li> <li>Liaise with Engineering and Support teams to resolve escalations and technical ... (truncated, view full listing at source)