Pointer Strategy

AM

AM Onboarding Plan

Account Manager — Post-sale relationship owners who drive renewals, expansion, and account growth through strategic engagement and commercial negotiation.

Role
Week 1: 6Week 2: 17Week 3: 20Week 4: 0Month 1: 0Month 2+: 8Excluded: 3

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Knowledge Modules (6)

Customer business model and unit economicsknowledge
Industry / vertical context and buying patternsknowledge
Product, use cases, and technical architectureknowledge
Buyer personas, KPIs, and decision driversknowledge
Competitive landscape and alternativesknowledge
Commercial model, pricing, contracting, and implementation modelknowledge

Frameworks & Methodologies (4)

MEDDPICCframework
SPICEDframework
The Challenger Saleframework
JOLT (Overcoming Indecision)framework

Critical Skills (16)

Listen actively and capture structured notesAdvanced

Train: active listening, understanding checks, structured note capture, summarisation, handoff readiness

Send recap and alignment emailsAdvanced

Train: recap clarity, decision capture, ownership confirmation, risk surfacing, next-step alignment

Map stakeholders and multithread the dealAdvanced

Train: stakeholder mapping, stance assessment, coverage-gap diagnosis, influence mapping, multithreading execution

Negotiate commercial termsAdvanced

Train: negotiation planning, concession guardrails, value protection, term trade-off control

Manage renewal timelines and processAdvanced

Train: renewal planning, dependency management, stakeholder alignment, timeline control

Expand stakeholder relationships post-saleAdvanced

Train: stakeholder expansion, relationship mapping, multithreading planning, influence building

Build account growth plansAdvanced

Train: footprint analysis, whitespace prioritisation, stakeholder planning, timing and sequencing, growth play design

Conduct expansion discoveryAdvanced

Train: problem discovery, use-case expansion, stakeholder uncovering, proof-point development, next-step diagnosis

Negotiate expansion commercial termsAdvanced

Train: value-based negotiation, commercial trade-off control, readiness testing, concession discipline, agreement documentation

Negotiate renewals and contract changesAdvanced

Train: renewal negotiation, contract-change control, trust preservation, NRR protection, commercial documentation

Coordinate executive sponsor engagementAdvanced

Train: sponsor planning, executive meeting coordination, follow-up discipline, action orchestration, relationship leverage

Create cross-sell and upsell proposalsAdvanced

Train: proposal design, use-case packaging, scope clarity, outcome framing, commercial alignment

Prioritise portfolio coverage and customer cadenceAdvanced

Train: account tiering, cadence design, proactive coverage planning, risk-and-growth prioritisation, workload discipline

Forecast renewals, expansion, and NRRAdvanced

Train: forecast accuracy, evidence-based judgement, risk articulation, confidence calibration, change explanation

Manage expansion pipelineAdvanced

Train: stage discipline, evidence-based progression, mutual commitments, next-step control, pipeline hygiene

Run win-back and reactivation motionsAdvanced

Important Skills (20)

Establish credibility earlyProficient

Train: opening discipline, context setting, relevance establishment, audience-matched communication

Articulate the buyer problem and value clearlyProficient

Train: problem summarisation, outcome framing, value linkage, audience matching

Handle buyer objectionsProficient

Train: objection diagnosis, calm response, value reframing, momentum preservation

Tailor communication to the audienceAdvanced

Train: audience diagnosis, message adaptation, vocabulary control, emphasis selection, clarity under constraint

Build and coach a championAdvanced

Train: champion identification, internal story building, evidence packaging, next-step coaching

Build ROI models and business casesAdvanced

Train: value-driver identification, assumption building, ROI modelling, stakeholder alignment, business-case communication

Position pricing and packaging to valueAdvanced

Train: package recommendation, value-based commercial framing, scope-to-price alignment, trade-off handling, price defence

Map power and navigate internal politicsAdvanced

Train: power mapping, influence diagnosis, political risk assessment, stakeholder strategy, mitigation planning

Navigate legal, procurement, and vendor onboardingAdvanced

Train: paper-process planning, term summarisation, owner coordination, signature-readiness control

Mobilise executive sponsorsAdvanced

Train: executive alignment, risk framing, investment discussion, sponsor activation

Maintain forecast accuracy and communicate riskAdvanced

Train: forecast hygiene, evidence-based judgment, risk communication, date control

Create success plansAdvanced

Train: outcome definition, stakeholder alignment, KPI mapping, milestone planning, review cadence

Interpret product usage and adoption dataAdvanced

Train: pattern interpretation, adoption-gap diagnosis, risk and growth signal reading, action prioritisation

Assess customer health and riskAdvanced

Train: signal interpretation, risk diagnosis, account judgement, action planning

Lead business reviews and communicate valueAdvanced

Train: value synthesis, review facilitation, stakeholder alignment, next-step control

Run save plans for at-risk accountsAdvanced

Train: root-cause diagnosis, recovery planning, owner alignment, checkpoint management

Reset expectations in difficult customer conversationsAdvanced

Train: expectation reset, boundary setting, trust preservation, next-step control

Structure multi-year and enterprise agreementsAdvanced

Train: agreement structuring, term and ramp design, adoption-maturity alignment, option comparison, commercial risk judgement

Work channel and ecosystem relationships for pipelineAdvanced
Support technical expansion discovery with AM and CSMAdvanced

Optional Skills (8)

Map the buying committeeBasic

Train: stakeholder identification, influence mapping, reporting-line inference, multithreading planning

Engage prospects through social outreachBasic

Train: channel judgement, relevance creation, social engagement quality, conversation starting, outcome tracking

Nurture leads that are not sales-readyBasic

Train: nurture logic, timing discipline, value-led follow-up, next evaluation planning

Configure demo environments and dataBasic

Train: environment setup, scenario design, data realism, workflow alignment, proof-point configuration

Draft proposals and statements of workProficient

Train: scope translation, outcome clarity, responsibility definition, commercial-term accuracy, document quality

Present the final proposal and business caseProficient

Train: business case framing, proposal storytelling, assumption clarity, concern resolution

Refresh user enablement over timeBasic

Train: enablement planning, audience tailoring, reinforcement delivery, comprehension checking

Build community and user groupsProficient

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