Principal Client Partner
3Pillar
Apply to this jobWe're hiring Principal Client Partners to own and grow a portfolio of accounts with true founder-level ownership. This is a role for someone who runs their own book like a business — driving revenue growth across both existing accounts and new logos, with the agency and hustle to make things happen without a lot of structure around them.
What You’ll Do
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Run a multi-account plan with full ownership of growth, retention, and strategic direction — targeting double-digit annual revenue growth across your book.
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Own the relationship with key client stakeholders at every level, from engineering leads to C-level executives — building and managing genuine executive relationships over time, not just transactional access.
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Act as the client's advocate inside 3Pillar — ensuring delivery teams are aligned with what the client actually needs, not just what's scoped.
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Conduct regular business reviews to stay ahead of evolving client needs, project health, and strategic direction.
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Identify and pursue expansion opportunities within existing accounts — upselling, cross-selling, and introducing new 3Pillar services and offerings.
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Actively position, propose, and sell 3Pillar's AI-native and agentic service offerings as a core part of your growth motion — this is revenue you own, not just a point of view you share.
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Identify and pursue new logo opportunities, leveraging your domain expertise and network.
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Build and execute account and territory plans that map client objectives to 3Pillar capabilities with real agency — you decide how to win the account, not just execute a playbook.
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Prepare and present proposals, SOWs, and other engagement documentation.
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Partner with the broader sales organization on account growth strategy, but operate independently as the primary driver of your book.
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Bring a genuine point of view — grounded in BFSI or healthcare domain depth, or deep technical expertise — on how technology, AI, automation, and agentic services can help clients solve problems, accelerate delivery, or unlock new product/business opportunities.
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Understand client business objectives deeply enough to proactively recommend solutions, not just respond to requests.
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Work with solution architects and delivery managers to shape technical proposals that solve real business problems.
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Stay current on industry trends, competitive dynamics, and emerging technologies — particularly the evolving AI and agentic landscape and its practical applications in software development and consulting.
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Feed market insights and client feedback back to internal teams to improve our offerings.
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Maintain visibility into all active projects across your accounts by staying in close partnership with your delivery counterpart.
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Collaborate with delivery managers and technical leads to ensure projects land well and clients stay satisfied, spotting risks early and addressing them before they become retention issues.
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Own accurate, account-level revenue and pipeline forecasting for every account in your book.
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Build and maintain relationship maps across your accounts — know who the decision-makers and influencers are, and where you have (and don't have) real coverage.
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Track and report on account health: revenue, pipeline, project status, and client satisfaction.
Own the Business, Not Just the Relationship
Grow the Portfolio
Bring Real Expertise
Delivery Partnership
Forecasting & Account Intelligence
What We’re Looking For
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10+ years in technology consulting (or related), with at least 5 years carrying direct revenue-generating responsibility for a book of business.
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High agency and hustle — a self-starter with a real motor, comfortable building pipeline and closing without a lot of structure around you.
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Track record from a technology consultancy or services firm of a similar scale and culture to 3Pillar — we're looking for people who've operated in a fast-moving, entrepreneurial services environment.
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Domain expertise in BFSI or healthcare, or deep technical expertise (architecture, platform, or engineering background); direct exposure to agentic services or AI-native delivery is a strong plus.
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A track record of driving double-digit growth across both existing accounts and new logos.
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Strong, established C-level relationships and a demonstrated ability to build and manage executive relationships over time.
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Strong understanding of software development lifecycles (SDLC) and delivery methodologies, including nearshore and/or offshore delivery models.
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Hands-on comfort with AI tools (e.g., ChatGPT, Claude, Copilot, or similar) in your daily work — you use them, not just talk about them.
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Excellent communication, presentation, and negotiation skills — equally comfortable in a room with engineers and with executives.
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Proficiency with Salesforce.
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Based on the East Coast of the United States; able to travel up to ~25-30%, primarily short day trips to client sites.
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Bonus: comfortable creating thought leadership content (POVs, articles, talks) that builds your credibility and 3Pillar's presence in market.
BENEFITS
- Medical Insurance benefits as per company policy.
- Dental insurance as per company policy.
- Vision insurance as per company policy.
- Employer paid Disability, Life, and AD&D insurance
- Unlimited PTO
- Paid parental leave
- 401K
- Flexible work policy
- 12 Paid Holidays
About 3Pillar
Compensation (from employer):
150000–200000 USD per year
Summary
Own and grow a portfolio of AI and consulting client accounts, driving revenue and strategic growth.
Job title
Principal Client Partner
Experience level
10+ years
Minimum experience
10+ years exp
Industry
software
Location requirements
Based in the United States, preferably East Coast; remote allowed.
Salary
$150k–$200k
Visa sponsorship
H-1B sponsor history
Management role
No
Required skills
Preferred skills
Specializations
Structured locations inferred from the posting.
United States