Renewals Advocacy Manager

Veeam is the Data and AI Trust Company, specializing in helping organizations ensure their data and AI are fully understood, secured, and resilient to enable the acceleration of safe AI at scale. As the market leader in both data resilience and data security posture management, Veeam is built for the convergence of identity, data, security, and AI risk. Headquartered in Seattle with offices in more than 30 countries, Veeam protects over 550,000 customers worldwide, who trust Veeam to keep their businesses running. Join us as we go fearlessly forward together, growing, learning, and making a real impact for some of the world’s biggest brands. About the Role As a Renewals Advocacy Manager at Veeam, you will serve as the strategic lead for Customer Advocacy, Executive Engagement, and Voice of the Customer initiatives across the Global Renewals organization. This is a Renewals-scoped extension of Veeam's broader Customer Advocacy model - applying the same discipline of executive alignment, cross-functional orchestration, and evidence-based follow-through, focused specifically on the renewal moment and the retention outcomes that depend on it. Reporting to the VP of Global Renewals Account Management, you will ensure customer feedback is translated into meaningful business action, executive customer commitments are executed, and strategic initiatives that improve customer experience, retention, and long-term growth are successfully delivered. Serving as a trusted partner to Renewals leadership, you will coordinate executive priorities resulting from customer engagements and act as the central point of coordination to ensure customer commitments are translated into cross-functional execution and measurable business outcomes. This role partners closely with Sales, Customer Success, Product, Marketing, Support, Professional Services, Operations, and Finance to ensure the Voice of the Customer is reflected in business decisions and operational execution at renewal time. What You’ll Do Own executive engagement for Renewals: partner with the VP of Global Renewals on strategic customer meetings, Executive Business Reviews (EBRs), executive sponsor engagements, and renewal strategy discussions. Drive accountability and follow-through: capture customer commitments, executive decisions, risks, and action items, ensuring cross-functional ownership, timely follow-through, and executive visibility. Coordinate executive engagement plans: for strategic enterprise accounts and monitor progress against agreed objectives, driving accountability across internal stakeholders so customer commitments are fulfilled and communicated effectively. Lead executive-ready communications: prepare executive customer briefings, business reviews, presentations, and leadership communications supporting customer initiatives and strategic priorities. Own the Renewals Voice of the Customer: collect, analyze, and communicate customer feedback, insights, and executive input to influence business priorities at renewal time. Convert feedback into measurable action: partner with Product, Support, Customer Success, Sales, and Renewals leadership to ensure customer feedback at Renewals results in measurable action, continuous improvement, and an enhanced customer experience. Institutionalize tracking and visibility: track customer advocacy initiatives, ensure commitments made to customers are delivered, and maintain executive-level visibility into customer sentiment, advocacy initiatives, and strategic customer priorities. Drive strategic initiatives: that improve customer retention, customer experience, and operational excellence across the Renewals motion. What You’ll Bring 8–12 years of experience in enterprise SaaS or software. Experience partnering with executive leadership (VP level and above). Strong customer-facing experience managing enterprise and strategic customer relationships, ideally in a renewals, retention, or account management context. Exceptional executive communication, presentation, and relationship management skills. Strong commercial acumen with a solid understanding of enterprise software business models and customer retention strategies. Highly analytical and data-driven, with experience leveraging customer insights, NPS, and business metrics to influence decision-making. Demonstrated ability to independently drive initiatives, manage competing priorities, and consistently deliver results in a fast-paced environment. Prior experience in a Renewals, Customer Success, or Customer Advocacy organization with direct exposure to renewal-cycle dynamics. Track record driving cross-functional alignment (Sales, Product, Marketing, Finance) on shared definitions of customer health, success criteria, and accountability. Ideal Candidate The ideal candidate is a commercially minded strategic operator with a passion for customer advocacy and execution excellence within the Renewals motion. They have a proven track record of partnering with executive leadership, engaging directly with enterprise customers, and driving complex cross-functional initiatives to successful outcomes. They are equally comfortable facilitating an Executive Business Review with a Fortune 500 customer, leading a strategic renewals initiative across multiple organizations, analyzing NPS and customer insights to influence executive decisions, or preparing executive presentations for senior leadership. This individual is highly proactive, customer-centric, and execution-focused. #MHJ-404 What you'll get Unlimited paid time off, 12 paid holidays including 4 global VeeaMe Days for self-care and 24 paid volunteer hours annually through Veeam Cares Paid parental leave: 8 weeks for all parents, 16 weeks for birthing parents Medical, dental, and vision coverage starting on your first day Mental health support, therapy sessions, and digital wellness tools via our Employee Assistance Program 401(k) retirement plan with company matching contributions Fertility, adoption, and surrogacy support through Maven, plus paid volunteer time AirVet: 24/7 virtual veterinary care at no cost Legal services, identity protection, and supplemental health insurance options Tax-advantaged spending accounts for healthcare, dependent care, and commuting Opportunities to learn and grow through on-demand libraries (LinkedIn Learning, O’Reilly), mentoring, workshops, and learning events like our annual Global Day of Learning Compensation Transparency Veeam is committed to pay transparency and equitable compensation. For this role, the compensation range below reflects the expected total target compensation (TTC), inclusive of base pay and a competitive performance-based bonus. For roles with a commission plan, the compensation range represents On Target Earnings (OTE), which includes base salary plus variable commission. When determining compensation, Veeam takes into consideration factors such as experience, education, skills, and geographic zone. Offers are typically made below the midpoint of the range. In addition to compensation, Veeam provides a comprehensive benefits package, including health coverage, retirement plans, and unlimited time off. U.S. Geographic Zones & Compensation Ranges (TTC / OTE) Zone 1: San Francisco Bay Area, New York City Boroughs $175,300—$325,600 USD Zone 2: Washington, California (excluding San Francisco Bay Area) $160,800—$298,500 USD Zone 3: Texas, Illinois, North Carolina, Colorado, Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, Virginia, Oregon, Nevada, Hawaii, New York (excluding NYC boroughs); Sales roles located in Georgia, Ohio, and Arizona $146,100—$271,400 USD Zone 4: All other US locations $127,200—$236,100 USD Veeam Software is an equal opportunity employer and does not tolerate discrimination in any form on the basis of race, color, religion, gender, age, national origin, citizenship, disability, veteran status or any other classification protected by federal, state or local law. All your information will be kept confidential. 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