Account Manager - State & Local Government

Starlink Account Manager (State & Local Government)

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STARLINK ACCOUNT MANAGER (STATE & LOCAL GOVERNMENT)

Starlink, our revolutionary satellite constellation, is delivering low‑latency broadband internet around the world. As a leader on the Starlink Enterprise Accounts team, you will develop and manage a team responsible for delighting Starlink enterprise customers r team will manage enterprise contracts to rapidly drive revenue realization, working closely with counterparts across Starlink in a scalable and collaborative manner. A key challenge will be driving a culture that maximizes customer happiness while minimizing hands‑on time for the team.

The Enterprise Account Management team serves as the point of contact for customers from contract signature through successful activation, ensuring all contract terms are fulfilled and identifying new opportunities to generate business. You will help ensure the commitments we make are ones we can successfully execute on.

In the past year, the Starlink team has signed contracts with enterprise customers that deploy high‑speed internet at unprecedented pace and use cases. We have designed the product to be self‑service, and we need to evolve our team and systems to enable large enterprises to manage Starlink themselves, minimizing human‑in‑the‑loop.

Our ideal candidate is a self‑starter with a passion for making customers deliriously happy, building excellent teams, and managing complex cross‑functional projects.

• Act as the primary point of contact for a robust portfolio of assigned government customers and own the interface from contract signature onwards (onboarding, ongoing account management, and long‑term retention/growth of the relationship and revenue) with emphasis on:
  • Delivering impeccable customer service, including efficient acknowledgement and resolution of issues
  • Building relationships to identify requirements and manage expectations
  • Collecting, communicating, and championing customer feedback internally to influence and steer programmatic and technical development required to maintain and grow enterprise business
  • Retaining and growing the value of accounts
• As an extreme owner of assigned accounts, identify and successfully communicate readiness levels, requirements, schedules, and risks to realize forecasted revenue on or ahead of schedule
• Serve as the team’s internal expert in the State & Local / Local & Regional government vertical in specific regions, shaping strategic direction and routinely leading high‑impact commercial decision‑making within the vertical and region in partnership with other teams
• Autonomously identify, design, and lead implementation of new processes and system improvements that will accelerate growth for customers or enable the internal team to scale rapidly

• Bachelor’s degree; OR high‑school diploma/equivalency certificate and 5+ years of professional business development, operations, engineering, or account management experience
• 3+ years of experience in account management, customer success, or business operations
• 1+ years of experience working with government customers

• 3+ years of experience working with customers to support a technical product/service
• 3+ years working with State & Local / Local & Regional government customers
• Significant knowledge or experience in one or more of the following industries: public sector, telecommunications, manufacturing, satellite communications, and/or supply chain
• Experience managing multiple complex projects and delivering under tight deadlines and resource constraints
• Experience building long‑term and successful customer relationships demonstrating empathy, active listening, and resiliency skills
• Significant technical knowledge of Starlink or telecommunications in at least…