Renewal Manager - APJ

Are you ready to power the World's connections? If you don’t think you meet all of the criteria below but are still interested in the job, please apply. Nobody checks every box - we’re looking for candidates that are particularly strong in a few areas, and have some interest and capabilities in others. About the Role: We are seeking a dedicated Renewals Manager with a proven track record in Sales and Account Management, ideally with experience in open source or similar enterprise software environments. The Renewals Manager will play a critical role in ensuring the continued success and satisfaction of our existing customer base by focusing on contract renewals and opportunities for account expansion. As a Renewals Manager, you will be a key player in our growth strategy, directly contributing to the stability and expansion of our recurring revenue. What you'll be doing: - Develop and implement a comprehensive strategy for contract renewals, focusing on maximizing retention rates and identifying upsell and cross-sell opportunities within our existing customer base. - Work closely with Account Executives to ensure a seamless renewal process, understanding customer needs and aligning our solutions to meet those needs. - Working several quarters ahead of renewal dates to ensure customer readiness, engaging with the broader account team, partners and customer health data to identify renewal risk, and partner on remedial actions aimed at securing renewal. - Identify expansion opportunities to generate additional revenue, driving those opportunities to closure and/or ensuring that the appropriate account team are engaged to maximize the opportunity - Act as the primary point of contact for renewal-related inquiries, building and maintaining strong relationships with our customers to ensure their continued satisfaction. - Conduct account reviews and planning to forecast renewals accurately, identify at-risk accounts early, and implement strategies to address potential churn. - Leverage customer feedback and insights from the renewal process to contribute to product development and improvement initiatives. - Represent Kong with the utmost professionalism, providing exceptional support and guidance to our customers throughout the renewal process. - Fulfill any additional tasks as required by the manager. What you'll bring: - A genuine commitment to ensuring customers see the value and benefit from their investment in Kong. - 2+ years of experience in Sales, Sales Development, or Account Management, with a preference for candidates with a background in enterprise software; knowledge of open source, APIs, and/or infrastructure software is highly advantageous. - Demonstrated ability to maintain and grow customer relationships, with a strong focus on achieving high retention rates. - Excellent communication, interpersonal, and negotiation skills, capable of effectively managing customer expectations and closing renewals. - A results-driven approach, motivated by meeting and exceeding targets and objectives. - Strong analytical skills to track and forecast renewal metrics, coupled with a strategic mindset to identify growth opportunities within the existing customer base. #LI-SP1 About Kong: Kong Inc., a leading developer of API and AI connectivity technologies, is building the infrastructure that powers the agentic era. Trusted by the Fortune 500 and startups alike, Kong's unified API and AI platform, Kong Konnect, enables organizations to secure, manage, accelerate, govern, and monetize the flow of intelligence across APIs and AI models. For more information, visit www.konghq.com http://www.konghq.com.