Lead and manage a team of Customer Success Managers throughout EMEA to deliver exemplary customer experience
Hire, train, onboard, performance manage, and scale CSMs; own team development and satisfaction
Manage a book of business and act as strategic advisor to drive product adoption, retention, and advocacy
Measure and track CSM KPIs; provide guidance and feedback to meet adoption, retention, satisfaction, advocacy, and expansion targets
Coordinate technical development so CSMs can effectively speak to product features, releases, and use cases
Optimize CS initiatives and align CSM activities with customer objectives and use cases
Assist team in managing customer escalations to mitigate health concerns and churn risk
Collaborate with Sales, Partners, and Delivery on account plans, deployments, and product rollouts
Share prioritized customer product feedback with Product and Engineering
Ensure consistent execution of CSM engagement activities (best practice training, strategic roadmap reviews, QBRs)
Maintain understanding of Enterprise AD, identity, infosec, access management, and Semperis products
Define, refine, and execute programs, processes, and playbooks to improve CSM and customer experience
Act as customer advocate between the CSM team and internal teams (Product, Development, Research, Engineering)
Requirements
3+ years experience in building and managing high performing Customer Success teams in a high growth enterprise technology environment for customers from SMB to Global 1000
3+ years of additional experience as a strategic Customer Success Manager in the IT or cybersecurity industry (identity preferred), owning a book of business and achieving retention and advocacy targets
Experience building and executing comprehensive success plans and business reviews for complex customers, including onsite reviews
Track record of preventing and managing customer risk and churn to meet gross retention targets
Track record enabling CSMs to generate qualified leads for Sales to meet expansion targets
Experience implementing Customer Success process improvements, engagement models, scaling CSM teams, and implementing CS KPIs and standards
Preferred: Hands-on experience with Active Directory (implementation, support) in a large organization