Renewals Manager

About this role

Be part of the team that defends the networks the world depends on

Corelight defends the world’s most sensitive networks—from global commerce to national defense—quietly, relentlessly, and with resolve. As cyber threats grow faster and smarter, we serve as the trusted force behind network resilience, putting elite defense within reach.

By transforming digital footprints from physical, virtual, and cloud networks into actionable insights, we empower defenders to illuminate blind spots and stay ahead of an evolving threat landscape. Built on open-source innovations and fueled by industry leading agentic AI technology, Corelight helps teams to detect advanced threats and close cases with unprecedented clarity and precision.

The Role

The Renewals Manager (Federal & SLED) will be an integral part of Corelight’s Public Sector sales engine. In this role, you will combine strong commercial operations skills with a modern, tech-forward mindset to drive high retention rates, manage a tight forecast, and uncover expansion opportunities within our government and education customer base.

The ideal candidate possesses sharp attention to detail for complex quoting and co-terming scenarios, while being semi-fluent in AI concepts—eager to leverage AI tools and custom agents to automate routine administrative tasks, scale outreach, and optimize the renewal pipeline.

You will work closely with Regional Sales Managers (RSMs), Technical Account Managers (TAMs), Customer Support, Channel Partners, Sales Operation and Finance teams to ensure the long-term success and continuous protection of our public sector customers.

Key Responsibilities

• Drive Renewals: Own, manage, and optimize the renewal pipeline for Federal and SLED accounts, consistently striving to meet or exceed a 90%+ monthly retention metric.

• Quoting & Co-Terming: Generate accurate, timely renewal quotes and navigate complex co-terming adjustments to align multiple customer subscriptions and streamline public sector procurement.

• Forecast Management: Maintain a highly accurate, reliable, and up-to-date renewal forecast within Salesforce, providing clear visibility into monthly, quarterly, and fiscal year-end expectations.

• AI-Driven Optimization: Utilize and build custom AI prompts, workflows, or basic agents to streamline account research, automate customized outreach, and scale your daily sales operations.

• Public Sector Navigation: Proactively engage customers early in the renewal cycle to navigate complex government procurement processes, fiscal year-end deadlines, and budgetary constraints.

• Identify Growth: Properly qualify and surface up-sell and cross-sell opportunities in close alignment with the field sales teams.

• Churn Mitigation: Build and maintain a proactive system to identify "at-risk" accounts, collaborating with TAMs and support to resolve adoption hurdles before the renewal date.

• Data Integrity: Maintain meticulous records, forecasting, and tracking of all renewal activities and metrics within Salesforce.com.

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