Senior Account Manager
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Salary
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£55,200
Going rate
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This role likely qualifies for a Skilled Worker visa
SOC 3556 (95% match) is an eligible occupation, with a going rate of £55,200, and Liv-ex is a licensed sponsor. That is our reading of the rules. Whether they issue a Certificate of Sponsorship is still their call.
New graduate or PhD holder? Pick one of the lower rates.
What each route needs for this job
| Occupation code | New entrant 70% of going rate | STEM PhD 80% of going rate | Relevant PhD 90% of going rate | Standard rate 100% of going rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
3556 Sales accounts and business development managers Most likely code | £38,600 | £55,200 | £55,200 | £55,200 |
3552 Business sales executives Also possible | £33,400 | £41,700 | £41,700 | £41,700 |
We use the lowest threshold across the plausible codes. Likelihood is Possible at most when the pay clears only a lower rate, or only under a less likely code. How the Home Office picks the code
About the role
Senior Account Manager
An exciting opportunity for an experienced, knowledgeable and driven Account Manager who wants to take the lead in managing international client relationships and driving subscription growth
Location: Borough, London SE1
Minimum 4 days per week in London Office, with regular travel to territories and member meetings under management
Competitive salary dependent on experience plus performance-related bonus, healthcare insurance and wellbeing benefits.
With customers in 50 countries, Liv-ex is the leading fine wine exchange globally. Our vision is to make the wine market more transparent, efficient, and safe, for the benefit of our members and wine lovers everywhere. Our culture is hardworking, entrepreneurial and friendly. Founded in 2000, Liv-ex’s trading, data and market intelligence platform is used by wine businesses around the world to better understand the market and execute buying and selling opportunities. We’re at an inflection point in our journey, embarking on a transformational phase that will redefine how the wine industry operates, trades, and leverages data intelligence. Despite our market leadership, we remain an agile, entrepreneurial, focused organization where senior leaders are involved in driving execution and delivering results.
Summary Purpose
The Senior Account Manager owns and grows a portfolio of high-value Liv-ex members, building senior relationships and driving subscription revenue, retention and long-term member value.
Reporting to the Head of Membership, the role combines strategic account ownership, commercial leadership and cross-functional coordination. The SAM leads account planning, renewal and upgrade conversations, acts as a senior escalation point and helps set the standard for account management practice.
Responsibilities
- Own and grow a portfolio of high-value members, developing trusted senior relationships that support retention, subscription growth and long-term value.
Knowledge, Skills and Experience
Essential
- Minimum 5 years experience in account management, commercial relationship management or business development, ideally in a subscription, marketplace, SaaS, data or B2B services environment.
- Knowledge of the wine trade, fine wine market or luxury goods sectors or strong interest in transitioning into the wine industry.
- Proven track record managing and growing strategic or high-value client relationships.
- Strong commercial judgement, with experience leading renewal, upsell, cross-sell, negotiation or churnprevention conversations.
Desirable
- Experience with marketplaces, exchanges, data platforms or recurring revenue businesses.
- Experience using HubSpot or similar CRM systems.
- Additional language skills, particularly French and/or Chinese.
- Clean, valid driving license.
What Success Looks Like
Successful Senior Account Managers:
- Grow and retain a portfolio of high-value members.
- Lead effective renewal, upgrade and churn-prevention conversations.
- Maintain strong account plans and accurate HubSpot records.
- Use data, market insight and customer understanding to identify growth opportunities.
- Help members adopt and derive measurable value from Liv-ex products and services.
- Set a high standard for account management craft, collaboration, customer engagement and ownership of account outcomes.
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Where this offer sits in the market
Sales accounts and business development managers (SOC 3556) · UK · ONS ASHE 2025 · basic pay · ~448k in sample- Middle half £40,144–71,448
- Median £53,820
- Going rate £55,200
- Threshold £41,700
- New entrant £38,600–49,680
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Does this job guarantee visa sponsorship?
Not necessarily. Liv-ex holds a sponsor licence, but sponsorship for a specific hire is always the employer's decision. Be upfront in your application that you'll require it.
What salary is needed for this role to be eligible?
The offer must clear both the general threshold and the SOC 3556 going rate of £55,200. New-entrant and shortage discounts can lower it.