Senior Customer Success Manager
Netspring
Introduction
The role of the Senior Customer Success Manager (CSM) will be accountable for driving customer success, leading renewals, creating qualified upsell leads and overall relationship management within the assigned client base.
As a Senior CSM within the organization, this role will be responsible for driving growth while demonstrating the ability to adapt to changing market and customer demands. The Senior CSM will be responsible for identifying new software and services opportunities within assigned client base while driving increasing renewals performance. This role will be accountable for driving financial performance including revenue and margin growth
Job Responsibilities
Actively prospect and grow existing customers recurring revenue within the customer base
Up-sell Education and Expert Services and Cross-sell additional products
Achieve and exceed sales objectives within defined accounts and assigned territory
Engage, strategize, and cultivate deep relationships with senior level executives at client companies
Manage renewal pipeline and provide timely and accurate forecast reports
Maintain professional and technical knowledge of Optimizely' s Commerce products
Proactively provide smart client research and industry specific information
Perform sales presentations to position products and services to the customer’s specific needs
Identify, develop, and maintain long-term constructive and effective client relationships
Maintain contact regular contact with client regarding account direction, project management issues through QBR’s and scheduled meetings
Establish and maintain role as client advisor
Maintain an in-depth understanding of financial status of accounts at all times
Become a single point of contact for customers, partners, and internal sales for services opportunities
Knowledge and Experience
Highly driven individual with strong desire to achieve top results and break through barriers, determined to adapt quickly to changing customer needs
Strong customer empathy and desire for own company’s financial revenue growth
Demonstrated success using solid oral and written communication and presentation skills to achieve account and sales resultsMore than 5 years of experience working in a client facing environment
Very good technical understanding
Basic Commercial understanding and experience
Ability to act autonomously
Very good presentation and communication skills
Strong negotiation skills
High level of energy & enthusiasm for Internet Marketing
Other digital / direct marketing disciplines an advantage
Knowledge of CRM tools (i.e. Salesforce and Gainsight)
Ability to work effectively on multiple projects
A passion for people, able to use your initiative and willing to go the extra mile
Have a “Can Do” attitude
Excellent written and verbal communication skills
Confident, self-motivated and driven to achieve
Experience in Customer Success operations in the digital marketing industry
Excellent planning and organizational skills
Interpersonal and communication skills
The ability to work effective across all parts of the organization
Deep understanding of value drivers in a recurring revenue company
Analytical and process oriented
Flexibility in scheduling, occasional travel might be required
Education
Bachelors degree and preferably further professional training in direct marketing or a Masters degree a plus