Strategic Engagement Manager
Confirmed on the employer's own hiring board on Oct 20, 2026. First seen by Alion on Aug 9, 2026. Profound scores B on the Alion truth index.
Profound is the fastest-growing AI marketing platform, used by 15% of the Fortune 500 including Comcast, Estée Lauder, and Walmart, and innovators like Ramp, MongoDB, and Figma. It is where marketing teams do the work: research, briefs, content, campaigns, reporting, all in one place, alongside agents that carry the load with them.
Built on 2B+ real user prompts and growing, Profound’s data shows you what people ask AI and what the models say back. Profound's AI Marketer joins that data with deep context about our customers to find the opportunities worth acting on, and then puts agents to work: automating reporting, drafting content, auditing pages for readability, running competitive research. It measures what works and gets better every day.
As a Strategic Engagement Manager, you'll own a small, hand-picked portfolio of Profound's most complex and highest-value customers - the accounts where the stakes, stakeholder count, and executive visibility are highest. You'll go deep rather than wide: serving as the senior strategic advisor who drives the AI search program for these customers, independently navigating escalations, and consistently delivering outcomes that matter at the board level. Beyond your own portfolio, you'll mentor other Engagement Managers and help shape how the entire Engagement team delivers value, partnering closely with Sales, Product, and Engineering to guide customers through the future of AI search.
What you’ll do
Serve as the primary point of contact and senior strategic advisor for a portfolio of 5 to 10 of Profound’s most strategic and complex enterprise customers
Own the full customer journey from onboarding and implementation through driving measurable, high-value outcomes with the Profound platform
Lead engagements involving multiple stakeholders, competing priorities, and executive sponsors - independently managing escalations and restoring alignment whenever customer execution moves off track
Conduct regular strategic business reviews with senior and executive stakeholders, proactively identifying opportunities and mitigating risk across each customer’s marketing and AI search program
Develop a deep understanding of customer objectives and effectively multi-thread relationships across marketing, operations, product, and executive teams to mitigate risk from stakeholder turnover
Become a recognized expert in the AI search space, advising customers on sophisticated AI Search strategies grounded in platform data, LLM behavior, and repeated experience
Mentor Engagement Associates and newer Engagement Managers, and improve the playbooks, templates, and practices the broader team relies on
Partner closely with the Account Management team to ensure value delivery aligns with commercial goals for the company’s highest-value accounts
Collaborate cross-functionally with Sales, Product, and Engineering to resolve complex technical challenges and shape how Profound serves its most strategic customers
Who you are
At least 6 years of experience working with enterprise or strategic customers to drive complex, high-stakes outcomes in a customer success, account management, or consulting capacity
A track record of independently owning highly complex customer engagements involving multiple stakeholders, executive sponsors, and competing priorities
Excellent communication skills, with the ability to advise, present to, and influence senior and executive stakeholders
Self-motivated and driven, with a passion for building deep, trusted customer relationships
Comfortable operating in ambiguous, high-visibility situations and creating new approaches when existing playbooks fall short
Strong analytical mindset with comfort working with quantitative data
Ability to own processes end to end with strong critical thinking and project management skills
Experience mentoring, coaching, or informally guiding other team members
Experience in the search or marketing industry
Location
This is an on-site role based in our NYC, SF, Boston, London or Singapore office, designed for builders who thrive on speed, iteration, and meaningful impact.
For this role, the expected base salary range is $110,000 to $200,000 before variable compensation (NYC). Profound’s total compensation package is designed to be competitive and includes base salary, variable compensation, equity, and a full range of benefits and perks. Final compensation will depend on factors such as your skills, experience, qualifications, and location, and will be determined during the interview process. Our recruiting team will share more details about the full compensation package and benefits as you move through hiring.
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