Senior Account Enablement Manager

Inizio Ignite•Boston, MA

About The Position

Inizio Ignite is the global advisory partner for health and life sciences, encompassing connected expertise across Research Partnership, Putnam, Vynamic, and STEM. Guided by purpose, passion, and precision, we collaborate with clients to ignite impact, accelerate performance, and deliver lasting change for patients. By uniting strategy, insights, and innovation with a unique depth and breadth of expertise, we drive transformation and shape the future of health. Role Overview The Senior Account Enablement Manager plays a pivotal role in driving operational excellence and strategic alignment across Ignite’s global sales ecosystem. This role leads the Account Enablement team, ensuring consistent, high-quality support for Ignite Sales Executives and Account teams across North America, Europe, and APAC. The Lead will serve as a central coordination point between Sales, vertical delivery teams, and commercial enablement, enabling visibility, structure, and momentum for market-aligned growth initiatives.

Requirements

Proven experience in sales operations, account management, or commercial enablement within a global organization.
Strong leadership and team management skills, with experience leading cross-regional teams.
Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement abilities.
Familiarity with CRM tools (e.g., HubSpot, Salesforce) and sales analytics platforms.
Ability to manage multiple priorities and drive alignment across diverse teams.
Experience in health and life sciences or consulting preferred.

Nice To Haves

Experience in an Inizio Ignite Consulting or similar service delivery role is preferred, to support consistency in client deliverables and alignment with established practices

Responsibilities

Lead and manage the Account Enablement team, fostering a culture of excellence, collaboration, and continuous improvement.
Develop and apply consistent processes and tools to implement strategic account management processes across Ignite (as defined and utilized by Ignite Sales Executive team)
Align support of account enablement team to Ignite top 10 priority accounts
Drive best practices across pursuit readiness, lead tracking, account planning, and client relationship visibility.
Act as the central liaison between Sales Executives, vertical delivery teams, and commercial enablement, ensuring efficient follow-up on pipeline activity and meeting preparation.
Track client relationships, role/activity movement, and account-level performance against goals, supporting strategic decision-making.
Partner with Business Intelligence and Reporting lead to plan and prepare materials for quarterly business reviews and ongoing account planning discussions
Provide ongoing research and analysis to provide Sales Executives and Account teams with news and industry insights to better position Ignite for success
Drive consistent HubSpot adoption across the Account Enablement, Sales Executive, and seller-doer teams by reinforcing required fields, account/pursuit tagging, meeting and activity logging expectations, and the “minimum viable” data needed to run account reviews and forecasting
Partner with Enterprise CRM/Commercial Ops to translate system changes into practical Ignite workflows (job aids, quick trainings, and in-the-flow guidance) and serve as a point of escalation for user issues that impact account visibility. Resolve in partnership with Ignite point of contact within Commercial Ops team.
Monitor and improve data quality by flagging recurring gaps (e.g., missing close dates, inconsistent stages, untagged opportunities) and coordinating follow-ups with Sales Execs and seller-doers to improve compliance and accuracy over time (supported by business partner on Commercial Ops team).
Standardize account planning and pipeline management routines across accounts by aligning on common definitions, templates, and “ways of working” (e.g., what constitutes a qualified opportunity, stage expectations, and handoff points between Sales and delivery teams).
Support alignment on key commercial metrics (pipeline, win rate, days-to-sell, average deal size, forecast accuracy, account health indicators) by partnering with Business Intelligence/Reporting to document definitions, reconcile inconsistencies, and drive adoption of a single set of Ignite reporting standards.
Capture best practices and process improvements across legacy teams and geographies, identifying friction points and recommending pragmatic enhancements that reduce rework, improve speed-to-respond, and strengthen account-level visibility for leadership and Sales.
Enable region-specific GTM and account planning activities, providing structure and visibility to market-aligned growth teams, as needed.
Partner with Client Solutions and Marketing to ensure tools, templates, and processes are pulled through to account focused discussions