Renewal Manager at Gong.io in Austin, TX

Gong harnesses the power of AI to transform how revenue teams win. The Gong Revenue AI Operating System unifies data, insights, and workflows into a single, trusted system that observes, guides, and acts alongside the world’s most successful revenue teams. Powered by the Gong Revenue Graph, AI-powered intelligence, specialized agents, and trusted applications, Gong helps more than 5,000 companies around the world deeply understand their teams and customers, automate critical sales workflows, and close more deals with less effort. For more information, visit www.gong.io. At Gong, you will join a company built on innovative products, ambitious goals, and passionate people. We are shaping the future of revenue intelligence and we want people who are excited to build what comes next. You will work with a team that dreams big, moves fast, and cares deeply about the craft and about each other. Here, transparency and trust are core to how we operate, and every person has the opportunity to make a visible impact. If you want to grow, stretch, and do work that truly matters, Gong is the place to do the best work of your career. As a Renewal Manager at Gong, you’ll play a critical role in ensuring our SMB customers continue to see value and renew their partnership with Gong. You’ll drive the end-to-end contract renewal process, identify expansion opportunities, and collaborate cross-functionally to ensure a seamless customer experience. You will also contribute to improving efficiency and retention through our renewals playbook, operational workflows, and customer engagement strategies. RESPONSIBILITIES Own the renewal process from initial outreach to contract execution, ensuring on-time renewals and reducing churn. Lead commercial negotiations by developing pricing proposals, overcoming objections, and ensuring win-win contract agreements. Drive customer engagement through live interactions, leveraging data insights to reinforce Gong's value and alignment with customer goals. Identify upsell and expansion opportunities within existing accounts by uncovering needs for additional seats, products, or services. Manage renewal forecasting and pipeline in Salesforce, tracking renewal progress, risks, and deal velocity. Collaborate cross-functionally with Digital Customer Success, Sales, and Operations to accelerate renewals and improve processes. Develop and refine renewal processes by advocating for system improvements and automation to increase efficiency. Mitigate churn risk by identifying at-risk customers early and executing tailored renewal strategies. Manage contract execution workflows, including quote creation, Salesforce opportunity management, order form generation, and tracking contracts to close. QUALIFICATIONS 2+ years of experience in renewals, account management, customer success, or sales in a B2B SaaS environment. Proven track record of managing and negotiating contracts with a strong renewal/expansion success rate. Experience working with Salesforce and Gong, particularly managing opportunities Exceptional communication and negotiation skills, able to handle objections and influence decision-makers. Strong business acumen, understanding customer needs and financial drivers to craft compelling renewal pitches. Highly organized with strong attention to detail, managing a high-volume book of business efficiently. Ability to work in a fast-paced, high-growth environment while maintaining a proactive, strategic approach. PERKS & BENEFITS We offer Gongsters a variety of medical, dental, and vision plans, designed to fit you and your family’s needs. Wellbeing Fund - flexible wellness stipend to support a healthy lifestyle. Mental Health benefits with covered therapy and coaching. 401(k) program to help you invest in your future. Education & learning stipend for personal growth and development. Flexible vacation time to promote a healthy work-life blend. Paid parental leave to support you and your family. Company-wide recharge days each quarter. Work from home stipend to help you succeed in a remote environment. The target OTE for this position is $77,000-$110,000 USD. Compensation is based on factors unique to each candidate, including, but not limited to, job-related skills, qualification, education, experience, and location. At Gong, we have a location-based compensation structure, which means there may be a different range for candidates in other locations. The total compensation package for this position, in addition to base compensation, may include incentive compensation, bonus, equity, and benefits. Some of our sales compensation programs also offer the potential to achieve above targeted earnings for those who exceed their sales targets. We are always looking for outstanding Gongsters! So if this sounds like something that interests you regardless of compensation, please reach out. We may have more roles for you to consider and would love to connect. We have noticed a rise in recruiting impersonations across the industry, where scammers attempt to access candidates' personal and financial information through fake interviews and offers. All Gong recruiting email communications will always come from the @gong.io domain. Any outreach claiming to be from Gong via other sources should be ignored. Gong is an equal-opportunity employer. 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