Senior Client Partner

Location: USA Remote Status: Fully Remote (#LI-Remote) LivePerson (NASDAQ: LPSN) is a leader in trusted enterprise conversational AI and digital transformation. The world’s leading brands use our award-winning Conversational Cloud platform to connect with millions of consumers. We power nearly a billion conversational interactions every month, providing uniquely rich data analytics and safety tools to unlock the power of conversational AI for better business outcomes. Fast Company named LivePerson the #1 Most Innovative AI Company in the world. Position Overview As a Senior Client Partner, you will be a strategic leader within our North American Enterprise Sales organization, responsible for managing, growing, and retaining a portfolio of LivePerson’s most strategic enterprise customers. You will serve as a trusted advisor to senior client stakeholders, helping them maximize the value of their investment in LivePerson while identifying opportunities to expand their use of our AI-powered solutions. Your primary objective is to drive sustainable revenue growth across an existing book of business by deepening executive relationships, expanding account penetration, identifying cross-sell and upsell opportunities, and ensuring the successful renewal and retention of customers. Reporting to the Director of Sales, North America, this role sits within our Global Sales organization and is pivotal to driving customer growth, retention, and long-term expansion across the region. You Will: Key Responsibilities & Impact Strategic Account Leadership & Growth • Own the overall commercial strategy and relationship for a portfolio of enterprise accounts. • Develop and execute comprehensive account plans focused on customer retention, revenue growth, expansion, and long-term partnership. • Build and maintain strong relationships with key stakeholders and executive decision-makers across Sales, Marketing, IT, Customer Experience, and Contact Center organizations. • Identify and drive upsell, cross-sell, and expansion opportunities by understanding customer priorities, business challenges, and evolving technology needs. • Develop a deep understanding of each customer’s business, organizational structure, strategic priorities, and competitive landscape. • Consistently meet or exceed revenue growth, retention, renewal, and expansion targets. Customer Value & Executive Engagement • Lead executive business reviews and strategic planning conversations that demonstrate the measurable value and business impact of LivePerson’s solutions. • Develop compelling value propositions and business cases that connect LivePerson’s AI-powered solutions to customer priorities, including efficiency, revenue growth, customer experience, and operational transformation. • Ensure customers understand the full breadth of LivePerson’s capabilities and identify opportunities to expand the partnership. • Proactively identify risks to customer satisfaction, adoption, retention, and renewal, developing strategies to address them before they impact the relationship. Renewals & Commercial Ownership • Own the end-to-end renewal strategy and commercial process for assigned accounts. • Maintain a clear understanding of contract terms, renewal timelines, customer sentiment, adoption, and potential risks. • Partner closely with Customer Success, Legal, Finance, and other internal stakeholders to ensure successful renewals and commercial outcomes. • Drive early engagement and strategic planning around renewals to maximize retention and expansion opportunities. • Maintain strong pipeline, forecast, and CRM discipline with accurate visibility into renewals, expansions, and account risks. Cross-Functional Customer Leadership • Orchestrate cross-functional teams, including Customer Success, Solution Consultants, Product, Legal, Marketing, and Support, to deliver exceptional customer outcomes. • Act as the internal voice of the customer, bringing insights, feedback, and strategic needs to the Product and Success organizations. • Build strong relationships across the customer’s organization and ensure alignment between customer objectives and LivePerson’s solution strategy. • Collaborate with regional and strategic partners where appropriate to enhance customer value and support account growth. You Have: Required Skills & Qualifications • 8+ years of experience managing and growing complex enterprise SaaS accounts, strategic accounts, or enterprise customer relationships. • Proven track record of exceeding revenue growth, retention, renewal, upsell, and expansion targets. • Experience managing large, complex enterprise customers with multiple stakeholders, business units, and/or geographies. • Demonstrated success in consultative, value-based selling and developing strategic business cases for executive stakeholders. • Experience in SaaS, BPO, e-commerce, digital transformation, customer experience, contact center, or related technology environments. • English proficiency is required to navigate the local market and global internal stakeholders. Technical & Operational Expertise • Strong understanding of AI, automation, customer engagement, contact center, and digital transformation technologies. • Ability to translate complex technology into clear business value and measurable customer outcomes. • Proven ability to manage complex commercial processes, long sales cycles, renewals, and multi-stakeholder buying environments. • Strong CRM, pipeline, forecasting, and account planning discipline. • Experience using MEDDPICC or a similar qualification and deal-management methodology. Attributes & Mindset • Customer-Obsessed: You build trusted relationships, understand customer priorities, and are relentlessly focused on delivering measurable value. • Growth Mindset: You are curious, embrace coaching, and view feedback and challenges as opportunities to improve. • Commercially Minded: You naturally identify opportunities to deepen relationships, expand partnerships, and drive sustainable revenue growth. • Strategic & Consultative: You can connect business challenges to technology solutions and influence senior executives through insight and value. • Entrepreneurial Spirit: You are a self-starter who thrives in fast-paced, dynamic environments and takes ownership of outcomes. • Collaborative Leader: You can effectively orchestrate cross-functional teams and influence stakeholders without direct authority. The salary range for this role will be between $120,000 to $150,000 USD. Final compensation will be determined by a variety of factors, including, but not limited to your location, skills, experience, education, and/or professional certifications. Our Benefits & Perks We are committed to supporting the complete well-being, health, financial security, family, and professional growth of our permanent employees. 🏥 Health & Wellbeing • Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance: Comprehensive plans to support your health needs. Wellness Resources: Access to wellbeing resources and programs including our EAP plan.Health & Mental Support: Access a confidential and free Employee Assistance Program (EAP), providing professional counseling. 💰 Financial Security & Growth • 401(k) Retirement Plan: To help you plan for your financial future by offering both the plan and a 4% employer match (100% match on the first 3% contribution and 50% match on the next 2% contribution) HSA & FSA Plans: To help you plan for health related expenses on a pre-tax basis • Employee Stock Purchase Program (ESPP): Participate and receive a discount on company shares, allowing you to directly share in LivePerson’s success and growth. • Additional Insurances: Basic and supplemental life insurance, Accidental Death & Dismemberment (AD&D) insurance, long-term and short-term disability insurance coverage, legal plan, identity theft protection plan, and critical illness supplemental insurance. • Development: Access to internal professional development resources. 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Time Away & Family Support • Flexible Paid Time Off (PTO): Discretionary PTO package for flexible days off with manager approval. • Paid Public Holidays. • Generous Parental Leave Policy: Including maternity/paternity support and fertility services. 💻 Workplace Flexibility • Remote-First Model: This role is fully remote (#LI-Remote), offering excellent work-life balance and flexibility. We also maintain dedicated WeWork space for those who wish to meet colleagues or collaborate in person. Why You’ll Love Working Here As leaders in enterprise customer conversations, we celebrate diversity, empowering our team to forge impactful conversations globally. LivePerson is a place where uniqueness is embraced, growth is constant, and everyone is empowered to create their own success. We’re very proud to have earned recognition from Fast Company, Newsweek, and BuiltIn for being a top innovative, beloved, and remote-friendly workplace, and recognized by Gartner as a leader in the Conversational AI space. Belonging at LivePerson: Equal Opportunity Employer We are committed to fostering an inclusive workplace and are proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer (EOE). We believe that diverse perspectives drive innovation. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, or other characteristics protected by US Federal, State, or Local law. Accessibility Commitment LivePerson is dedicated to the accessibility needs of our applicants and employees. We provide reasonable accommodations to job applicants with disabilities. Applicants who require a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application or hiring process should inform their recruiting contact upon initial connection. Important Candidate Notice The talent acquisition team at LivePerson has recen