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Account Director jobs: 104 open roles

Open account director jobs taken from employers’ own career sites and checked to still be open. Listings that state pay show a median of $194,500 a year.

The market for account director work

Every figure names its source. Skills and AI-skill shares describe the whole Sales function this title sits in.

Verified open account director jobs
104

Source: NextChapter, checked against employer career sites, last 7 days.

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Median pay in listings that state it
$194,500

Source: NextChapter verified openings.

Sales openings that ask for AI skills
6%

Source: NextChapter verified openings.

Sales openings that are remote
7%

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Skills most often named in openings

  1. 1. salesforce6%
  2. 2. crm5%
  3. 3. quota5%
  4. 4. forecasting3%
  5. 5. onboarding3%
  6. 6. procurement3%
  7. 7. go-to-market3%
  8. 8. enterprise sales2%

AI skills worth building for this work

  1. 1. AI tools in daily work
  2. 2. Gen-AI assistants (ChatGPT, Copilot, Claude)
  3. 3. Prompt design
  4. 4. AI coding assistants
  5. 5. AI workflow automation
  6. 6. Automation platforms (Zapier, n8n, Power Automate)

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Where account director experience can go next

Career moves the skills carry over to, closest fit first. Time is how long a move usually takes.

  • Account executive

    Close fit · Quick switch (weeks)

    New-business sales is the same relationship selling with a bigger commission.

    Carries over: Upsell and renewal selling, Negotiation, CRM discipline

  • Customer success

    Close fit · Quick switch (weeks)

    Customer success keeps the relationship work with less quota pressure.

    Carries over: Account relationships, Renewals, Problem solving

  • Partnerships

    Adjacent · A few months

    Partner management is account management for other companies, often with more strategic scope.

    Carries over: Long-cycle relationships, Negotiation, Joint planning

  • Implementation and onboarding

    Adjacent · A few months

    Implementation uses your customer handling with a project focus and steadier pay.

    Carries over: Customer onboarding, Expectation setting

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Account Director salary

The middle half of account director listings that state pay run from $155,000 to $249,000. See the full account director salary breakdown.

Sales jobs in the rankings

Rankings about sales jobs

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Where account director jobs are

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Account Director jobs by city and state

Employers hiring account directors

  • OpenAI 14
  • HighWire 9
  • TRM Labs 7
  • InCPG.com, website for ARI CPG Executive Search 5
  • Snyk 4
  • EAB - Education business 3
  • Zocdoc 3
  • Hadrian 2
  • Avalere 2
  • Real Chemistry 2

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