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Account Manager resume keywords

Core keywords are the skill list on the Account Manager resume example. Supporting keywords are skills-catalog entries that name this role.

See the matching Account Manager resume example. For which applicant tracking systems large employers use, read the State of ATS 2026 report.

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Counted on 2026-10-10 from 357 public job postings whose titles match Account Manager. Those postings came from Ashby, Greenhouse, Lever, and SmartRecruiters. A posting is counted for this role when the longest published job-title phrase in its title is Account Manager. The crawl queried Greenhouse, Lever, Ashby, and SmartRecruiters for 133 employers in the State of ATS 2026 dataset that use those vendors, and for 279 additional public boards from the extended coverage tier. The extended boards are not part of the 738-company statistics. 361 boards returned postings out of 412 boards attempted, and 46923 postings were scanned. HTML was stripped before counting, and each posting counts once per term. Phrases beyond the published skill list are the most common two- and three-word phrases in the matched postings. Posting text is not stored. A role page shows these percentages only when at least 30 descriptions were counted.

Core keywords

These are the terms to put on the resume when they match work you have done.

  • Account Management

    72% of 357 recent postings mention Account Management.

  • Client Relations

    0% of 357 recent postings mention Client Relations.

  • Upselling

    5% of 357 recent postings mention Upselling.

  • Retention

    24% of 357 recent postings mention Retention.

  • CRM

    14% of 357 recent postings mention CRM.

  • Quarterly Business Reviews

    2% of 357 recent postings mention Quarterly Business Reviews.

  • Renewals

    13% of 357 recent postings mention Renewals.

  • Customer Success

    15% of 357 recent postings mention Customer Success.

  • Cross-selling

    4% of 357 recent postings mention Cross-selling.

  • Strategic Planning

    3% of 357 recent postings mention Strategic Planning.

Supporting keywords
Phrases from recent postings

These phrases showed up often in the matched postings and are not already on the published skill list.

  • account manager

    84% of 357 recent postings mention account manager.

  • cross functional

    66% of 357 recent postings mention cross functional.

  • long term

    49% of 357 recent postings mention long term.

  • federal state

    38% of 357 recent postings mention federal state.

  • track record

    38% of 357 recent postings mention track record.

  • customer relationships

    38% of 357 recent postings mention customer relationships.

  • key stakeholders

    34% of 357 recent postings mention key stakeholders.

  • job functions

    32% of 357 recent postings mention job functions.

  • territory business plan

    32% of 357 recent postings mention territory business plan.

  • biopharmaceutical company

    32% of 357 recent postings mention biopharmaceutical company.

  • cross functional teams

    31% of 357 recent postings mention cross functional teams.

Where to place them

  1. 1

    Headline

    Put the target title and two core terms on the line under your name: Account Manager | Account Management | Client Relations.

  2. 2

    Skills

    List the core terms together in the skills section: Account Management, Client Relations, Upselling, Retention, CRM, Quarterly Business Reviews, Renewals, Customer Success, Cross-selling, Strategic Planning.

  3. 3

    Experience

    Use Account Management, Client Relations, Upselling inside bullets for work you did in this role, next to the result.

  4. 4

    Supporting terms

    Add these in the skills section or a bullet when you have used them: Communication, Customer Retention.

Sample lines from the resume example

These lines are already published on the Account Manager resume example. Use them as a pattern for where a keyword sits next to a result, and replace the details with your own.

  • Managed portfolio of 50+ enterprise accounts totaling $8M in annual recurring revenue
  • Achieved 95% retention rate and 120% net revenue retention through strategic account management
  • Identified and closed $2M+ in upsell and cross-sell opportunities within existing accounts
  • Conducted quarterly business reviews for top 20 accounts driving 25% expansion revenue

Questions about Account Manager keywords

What keywords should a Account Manager resume include?

Core keywords for a Account Manager resume are Account Management, Client Relations, Upselling, Retention, CRM, Quarterly Business Reviews, Renewals, Customer Success, Cross-selling, Strategic Planning. Core keywords are the skill list on the Account Manager resume example. Supporting keywords are skills-catalog entries that name this role. Percentages are the share of 357 public postings fetched on 2026-10-10 whose titles match this role.

Where should Account Manager keywords go on a resume?

Headline: Put the target title and two core terms on the line under your name: Account Manager | Account Management | Client Relations. Skills: List the core terms together in the skills section: Account Management, Client Relations, Upselling, Retention, CRM, Quarterly Business Reviews, Renewals, Customer Success, Cross-selling, Strategic Planning. Experience: Use Account Management, Client Relations, Upselling inside bullets for work you did in this role, next to the result. Supporting terms: Add these in the skills section or a bullet when you have used them: Communication, Customer Retention.

How do I check a Account Manager resume?

Open the free ATS checker with Account Manager prefilled, paste your resume, and compare it with the keyword list on this page.

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