Project Management
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United Kingdom
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Fully Remote
Retainer Account Manager
What You’ll Be Doing
We are seeking an experienced Account Manager / Retainer Manager to lead the relationship and delivery across our largest ecommerce technology retainers. You’ll play a vital role in keeping delivery moving and stakeholders aligned - from day-to-day delivery of retainers and sprints to mini projects.
These clients have ongoing retainers for platform improvements and development, and your role is pivotal in ensuring long-term satisfaction, commercial health, and strategic alignment. You will act as the day-to-day lead for client relationships, working closely with delivery, engineering, and consulting teams to plan, manage, and evolve their ecommerce platforms.
Retainer Management & Delivery
- Translate client goals into clear, actionable workstreams and timelines
- Develop and maintain monthly roadmaps in collaboration with the engineering team
- Manage sprint planning, backlog grooming, and prioritisation across active retainers
- Monitor budget usage, forecast upcoming work, and ensure value is delivered within the agreed scope
- Align cross-functional teams (developers, QA, consultants) on priorities and deadlines
- Maintain visibility of progress through stand-ups and planning sessions, identifying blockers early
- Proactively manage scope boundaries and raise change requests when needed
- Ensure timely, high-quality delivery through clear communication and expectation setting
Client Management
- Own the client relationship for a portfolio of high-value retainer
- Be the main point of contact, building trust and credibility with key stakeholders
- Proactively manage client satisfaction and act on feedback
- Coordinate and lead regular account sessions (e.g. Onboarding, quarterly planning sessions, strategic reviews, retros, demos and stand ups)
Financial & Commercial Ownership
- Manage time tracking, budget forecasting, and reporting for retainers
- Monitor the commercial health of each account – tracking revenue, margin, and client growth opportunities
- Identify upsell opportunities or new project work to support clients’ growth ambitions.
Reporting & Administration
- Produce and present monthly utilisation reports in a timely manner
- Maintain accurate documentation including roadmaps, SoWs, and action logs
- Ensure Jira and other delivery tools are kept up to date with clear, accurate client information
- Report to Senior team any variances in budget ahead of time
Who You Are
- UK based with right to work without visa support
- 3 years of commercial experience within a digital/ecommerce agency
- Experience working with cross-functional development teams
- Proven experience managing eCommerce retainers of more than 10 days a month
- Experience working with sprint-based environments
- A proven track record managing multiple priorities at the same time
- Excellent client management and stakeholder communication skill, experience with managing difficult conversations
- Confident working autonomously, with the ability to make decisions and manage progress independently
- Proficient in project tools such as Jira, Confluence, and project planning tools
- Solid understanding of eCommerce platforms (e.g., Shopify, BigCommerce, Adobe Commerce/Magento)
- Capable of managing relationships with some of the agency’s most strategically important clients, typically overseeing three or more key accounts at a time
Benefits
- We’re fully remote and will support you from working from wherever you are
- 24 days holiday + bank holidays + an extra day holiday for each year worked
- Your birthday off
- Vitality private health cover (UK only)
- Pension Scheme
- Perks At Work
- Long Service Bonus (5 years and 10 years)
- £1,000 referral bonus - Recommend a friend for a job!
- Eyecare vouchers
- Employee Assistance Programme
- Company wellness initiatives
- Training & development plans
- Relaxed and friendly teams
- Department
- Project Management
- Locations
- United Kingdom
- Remote status
- Fully Remote
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