Junior Account Manager, Gusto
Gusto Pro Core
$25.24 to $30.29 hourly + RSUs
2-3 days a week in office
Automated payroll, benefits & HR platform
Be an early applicant
Automated payroll, benefits & HR platform
1001+ employees
Be an early applicant
$25.24 to $30.29 hourly + RSUs
2-3 days a week in office
1001+ employees
Company mission
To grow the small business economy.
Role
Who you are
- We are looking for someone who has experience in or wants to break into the tech sales world and learn the ins and outs of account management within the channel space
- 2+ years experience in a sales role. Experience managing existing customer accounts is a plus
- An ideal candidate will have at least 2 years of experience in Inside or Outside Sales, Insurance Sales, Retention, and/or Customer Success
- Previous experience with making high volume outbound dials and/or prospecting leads
- Previous Salesforce experience
- Track record of consistently meeting or exceeding targets and a desire to enhance your craft
- Revenue Growth & Sales Execution – 3+ years leading high-performing SaaS/tech account management or sales teams; proven in driving expansion revenue, retention, and quota attainment
- Operational Excellence & Strategy – Leverages customer data, tools, and CRM analytics to refine targeting, boost productivity, and guide strategic decisions
- Data & Analytics Expertise – Advanced in Excel modeling, data analysis, and identifying key performance metrics
- Skilled in outbound sales motions, upsell, and cross-sell strategies
- Strong analytical mindset; uses data to optimize sales motions and measure impact
- Expertise in sales coaching, pipeline management, and consultative selling
- Thrives in fast-paced, high-growth environments with strong change management skills
- Excellent cross-functional communication and influence abilities
- Proficient in CRM tools (Salesforce preferred) and sales enablement platforms
- Proven, day-to-day experience integrating AI into how you work - across writing, research, prep, and summarization as a core part of your workflow, with a track record of giving clear, useful feedback that helps improve your tools and processes
What the job involves
- We are currently seeking a Junior Account Manager who will play a crucial role in assisting Channel Partners, such as Accounting Firms and their Small Business Clients, in selecting Gusto as their preferred platform
- In this role, you will consult with and support current Channel Partners through phone and email communications. You will also work with Channel Partners that are brand new to Gusto
- Your responsibilities will include educating Partners about Gusto Pro (our platform for Accountants & Bookkeepers), matching our people platform offerings to the specific needs of their clients, and providing advisory sales guidance. Additionally, you will assist them in navigating the onboarding process, showcasing your expertise in customer success
- Manage a high volume and velocity of emails and calls, mainly outbound, with Channel Partners and their Clients’ Customers at various stages of the customer journey including discovery, qualification, sales, decision/commitment, and onboarding. Approximately 75% of your talk time will be focused on sales-related activities and you will be required to make at least 70 calls per day
- Maintain a clean and consistent record of notes in Salesforce for all Leads & Accounts you work on
- Leverage phone and email cadences, develop effective talk tracks, and employ other strategies to be a trusted advisor to Channel Partners and their Clients, assisting them in selecting Gusto as their preferred payroll and benefits platform for clients
- Educate Channel Partners about our partnership program, certification process, and guide them to manage their Clients with GustoPro
- Lead frequent discussions with partners to ensure they are leveraging the GustoPro platform to achieve successful business outcomes for their clients and their firm
- Drive awareness and usage of new or updated GustoPro features and integrations to partners,, showcasing how these advancements can benefit their clients
- Provide support to Clients through their implementation and account setup. This will comprise approximately 25% of your daily conversations
- Exhibit Customer empathy and demonstrate a strong understanding of our product offerings to effectively address Customer needs and concerns
- Exercise and refine your skills in advisory selling, presenting solutions to Channel Partners and their Small Business Clients
- Participate in community and career development opportunities at Gusto, as we value growth and continuous learning within our organization
- Lead and develop a high-performing Expansion Account Management team focused on revenue growth and retention
- Drive goal setting, sales strategy, and hands-on coaching to exceed expansion and retention targets
- Foster a culture of accountability, continuous learning, and data-driven performance
- Drive expansion revenue through proactive outreach and product-driven insights across Gusto’s customer base
- Lead pipeline management, forecasting, and team quota attainment while refining upsell playbooks
- Optimize sales processes and KPIs to scale cross-sell efforts and improve engagement strategies
- Leverage customer data to refine segmentation, targeting, and sales strategies
- Implement tools and workflows to boost sales productivity and efficiency
- Use CRM and analytics to track performance, uncover trends, and guide strategic decisions
Our take
For many small businesses, vital administrative tasks such as payroll, taxes, and benefits are manual tasks that take time and energy - which many SMB owners don’t have. The co-founders of Gusto all come from small business backgrounds, which is why they created a platform that would handle employee payments, benefits administration, and compliance support specifically for small businesses.
The company may have started slowly, as the founders focused on nailing each individual aspect of Gusto’s operations, but has now skyrocketed to unicorn status with more than 400,000 customers and a multi-billion dollar valuation. And in 2021, Gusto began acquiring other companies to strengthen its offering and position in a competitive market, including the likes of Ardius, Symmetry and Guideline.
Through its continued acquisitions and fundraising efforts, the company has carved out a strong position for itself in the space. It continues to expand its platform, for example by partnering with Parafin to launch a payroll line of credit for small businesses, and more recently launching Cofounder, an AI teammate tailored to the needs of small businesses.
Steph
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
45% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 9 rounds)
May 2022
$55m
SERIES E
Aug 2021
$175m
SERIES E
Total funding: $706.3m
Company benefits
- Medical, dental, and vision insurance for employees and dependents
- Family care and support, including family planning and fertility benefits
- Gender-affirming care and support
- A variety of mental health resources
- Paid vacation, sick time, bereavement, and holidays, paid leaves, sabbatical, and more
- Free meals and refreshments at the office (conversation and community is an added bonus!)
Company HQ
Central Waterfront, San Francisco, CA
Leadership
Joshua Reeves
(CEO & Co-Founder)Studied Electrical Engineering at Stanford and went onto co-found Gusto in 2011.
Tomer London
(CPO & Co-Founder)Has a PhD in Electrical Engineering from Stanford. Was a Researcher at Intel, and then interned at Bump Technologies. Co-founded Vizmo before co-founding Gusto in 2011.
Edward Kim
(Head of Technology & Co-Founder)Studied Electrical Engineering at Stanford. Was Senior Project Engineer at Volkswagen of America Electronics Research Lab and then co-founded Picwing before co-founding Gusto in 2011.
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