Mid-Level

Risk Management Analyst

The relationship grower โ€” managing and expanding existing customer accounts.

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Job markets for Risk Management Analysts
Employment concentration ยท ~118 areas
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What it's like

What it's like to be a Risk Management Analyst

As a Sales Account Manager, you're responsible for existing customer relationships. Your job is to retain customers, expand their usage, and grow revenue within your accounts. You're part relationship manager, part consultant, part salesperson โ€” helping customers succeed while identifying opportunities to deepen the partnership.

Your day involves customer check-ins, usage reviews, expansion conversations, and problem-solving. You might have a QBR with a key account in the morning, troubleshoot a service issue for another customer, and have an upsell conversation with a growing account in the afternoon. You're constantly balancing proactive outreach with reactive support.

The challenge is that you have two bosses: your customers and your company. Customers expect you to advocate for them; your company expects you to hit revenue targets. The best account managers find genuine ways to help customers succeed that also grow the business, but the tension is real when interests conflict.

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Account sizeExpansion vs. retention mixIndustry verticalTechnical complexityBook size
Account management varies by company model and account size. Some AMs manage many smaller accounts with high-touch automation; others manage few strategic accounts deeply. The balance between retention and expansion focus differs โ€” some roles are heavily measured on upsell, others primarily on preventing churn. Technical products require more solution-selling; commoditized products require more relationship and price management.
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Career Paths

Where this role sits in the broader career landscape โ€” and where it can take you.

$239K$179K$119K$60K$0KLower paying387 metro areas, sorted by salary level
All experience levels1
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1 BLS OEWS May 2024 covers all Risk Management Analysts (SOC 13-2054.00), not just this title ยท BEA RPP 2023
* Top salaries exceed this figure. BLS caps reported wages at ~$240K to protect individual privacy in high-earning roles.
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Strategic account planning
Systematic growth of key accounts demonstrates strategic thinking
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Executive relationships
Access to senior stakeholders enables larger opportunities
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Commercial negotiation
Renewal and expansion require skilled negotiation
What's the balance of focus between retention and expansion?
How many accounts would I manage, and what's the typical size?
How is success measured โ€” revenue, retention, expansion, or some mix?
What support exists for technical or service issues?
How does account management coordinate with new business sales?
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The Broader Landscape

Roles like this one sit within a broader occupational category. The numbers below reflect that full landscape โ€” helpful for context, but your specific experience will depend on level, specialty, and where you work.

$62Kโ€“$182K
Salary Range
10th โ€“ 90th percentile
56K
U.S. Employment
+6.5%
10yr Growth
5K
Annual Openings

How this category is changing

$74K$71K$68K$65K$62K201920202021202220232024$62K$74K
BLS OEWS May 2024 ยท BLS Employment Projections 2024โ€“2034

Skills & Requirements

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O*NET OnLine ยท Bureau of Labor Statistics
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Federal data: BLS Occupational Employment & Wage Statistics (May 2024) ยท BLS Employment Projections ยท O*NET OnLine
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