Sarah Bares
About Sarah Bares
Sarah Bares is a Senior Account Manager at Sift, where she leads commercial contract negotiations and curates enablement content for sales teams. With a background in law and extensive experience in account management, she manages a portfolio of enterprise customers and advises on fraud strategy.
Work at Sift
Sarah Bares has been employed at Sift as a Senior Account Manager since 2023. In this role, she leads commercial contract negotiations for enterprise SaaS agreements, Master Service Agreements, and Service Level Agreements. She manages a portfolio of 55 B2B Enterprise Customers across the US and internationally. Additionally, she advises clients on fraud strategy using the Sift platform, leveraging her expertise in Risk Management. Sarah also curates enablement content for Sales and Account Management teams through internal collaboration and serves as an advisor for new pricing and product packaging initiatives.
Previous Experience
Prior to her current position at Sift, Sarah Bares held various roles in the legal and account management fields. She worked as a Project Attorney at Special Counsel for four months in 2014 and as a Legal Assistant at Larson Latham Huettl LLP from 2013 to 2014. Sarah also served as an Account Manager at Thomson Reuters from 2016 to 2017, where she focused on government accounts. She returned to Thomson Reuters as a Senior Account Manager for Risk & Fraud in 2022, after spending four years as an Account Manager in the same department from 2017 to 2021.
Education and Expertise
Sarah Bares earned her Juris Doctor (J.D.) degree from Mitchell Hamline School of Law, where she studied from 2010 to 2013. Prior to that, she completed her Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) in Legal Studies with a Sociology Minor at Hamline University from 2008 to 2010. Her educational background provides a solid foundation for her expertise in legal matters and risk management, which she applies in her current role at Sift.
Achievements
In her role at Sift, Sarah Bares was recognized as the cross-sell leader for the second quarter of 2023. This acknowledgment highlights her effectiveness in managing client relationships and driving business growth through strategic account management.
Teaching Experience
Sarah Bares also has experience in academia, having served as a Teaching Assistant at Hamline University from 2012 to 2013. This role contributed to her understanding of educational methodologies and enhanced her communication skills, which are beneficial in her current professional endeavors.