Customer Risk Manager - MuleSoft

Salesforce, Inc.; Dublin; Hybrid; EUR 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Office flexibility

In-office 3 days/week

Job summary

Salesforce, Inc. seeks a Customer Risk Manager in Dublin to drive world-class risk management for enterprise accounts. You will own a defined portfolio, partner with internal teams, and serve as the primary escalation point for high-visibility customers, coordinating with executives to resolve issues and prevent churn.

The role requires 8+ years in related fields, a quantitative BA/BS, and strong communication skills. Office-flexible with three days in the office weekly is expected.

Qualifications

• 8+ years in account management, escalation management, or related roles.
• BA/BS degree or equivalent work experience considered for the role.
• Excellent written and verbal communication with executive audiences.
• Ability to influence without authority across diverse partners.

Responsibilities

• Partner with internal teams to resolve complex customer issues and reduce attrition.
• Own defined portfolio or territory and escalate for enterprise accounts.
• Engage executives; build trusted relationships across the organization.
• Provide consultative guidance on complex issues using cross-functional knowledge.
• Identify process improvements to address systemic risks and drive change.
• Track status and communicate resolutions clearly to customers and Salesforce teams.

Skills

Account management

Escalation management

Project management

Executive communication

Cross-functional collaboration

Risk assessment

MuleSoft knowledge

Education

BA/BS degree (quantitative/technical preferred)

Tools

Anypoint Platform

APIs

ESBs

Job description

## Customer Risk Manager - MuleSoftApply: Office Tech-Flexible: Ireland - Dublin: Full time: Posted Today: JR361618*To get the best candidate experience, please consider applying for a maximum of 3 roles within 12 months to ensure you are not duplicating efforts.*Job CategoryCustomer SuccessJob Details****About Salesforce****Salesforce is the #1 AI CRM, where humans with agents drive customer success together. Here, ambition meets action. Tech meets trust. And innovation isn’t a buzzword — it’s a way of life. The world of work as we know it is changing and we're looking for Trailblazers who are passionate about bettering business and the world through AI, driving innovation, and keeping Salesforce's core values at the heart of it all.Ready to level-up your career at the company leading workforce transformation in the agentic era? You’re in the right place! Agentforce is the future of AI, and you are the future of Salesforce.**About Salesforce** Salesforce is the #1 AI CRM, where humans with agents drive customer success together. Here, ambition meets action. Tech meets trust. And innovation isn't a buzzword - it's a way of life. The world of work as we know it is changing and we're looking for Trailblazers who are passionate about bettering business and the world through AI, driving innovation, and keeping Salesforce's core values at the heart of it all. Ready to level-up your career at the company leading workforce transformation in the agentic era? You're in the right place! Agentforce is the future of AI, and you are the future of Salesforce.**Role Summary** The Customer Risk Manager delivers world-class risk management that drives the resolution of complex customer issues and mitigation of attrition risk. This role owns a defined portfolio or territory and serves as the primary point of escalation for enterprise-level accounts, partnering with executive-level internal and external stakeholders. The Customer Risk Manager provides strategic visibility and cross-functional resource orchestration needed to navigate sensitive customer scenarios and prevent significant dissatisfaction. Depending on the type of escalation and the level of engagement required per customer, a Customer Risk Manager may serve as an internal advisor on the escalation or work directly with the customer to resolve the issue.**Key Responsibilities*** Partner with internal teams to collaborate, drive prioritization, analyze and resolve the most complex customer issues, resulting in the highest level of customer satisfaction.* Own a defined portfolio, territory, or Cloud accountable for the health, prioritization, and outcomes of all risk within scope.* Serve as the primary point of escalation for enterprise-level customers, managing high-complexity, high-visibility accounts that require senior judgment and executive coordination.* Operate as a subject matter expert on the Red Account lifecycle, defining best practices and ensuring consistency across the organization.* Develop trusted relationships with executive-level leadership across the organization. Know when, how, and the most effective ways to engage executives for awareness and action.* Provide consultative advice on complex issues based on deep cross-functional knowledge and historical resolution paths.* Identify and drive process improvements that address systemic risks and create meaningful change across the organization.* Track and communicate status and resolution to customers and Salesforce personnel in a factual, professional, timely, and consistent manner.* Draw on root cause analysis and trend reporting to identify and drive systemic change across Salesforce.* Balance the portfolio with strategic initiatives that drive measurable impact across the broader business. **Professional Experience & Soft Skills*** 8+ years in account management, consultation, project management, and/or escalation management. Proven ability to juggle and prioritize a high-volume workload with accurate detail, time sensitivity, and strong organizational skills.* BA/BS degree (quantitative/technical degree preferred), though other degrees and equivalent work experience will also be considered.* Excellent written and verbal communication skills. Exceptional ability to moderate messaging based on the audience, articulate complex issues to executives, translate technical concepts into business terms, and retain composure under stressful conditions.* Proven ability to influence without authority while collaborating with diverse partners across internal and external environments. Applies critical thinking with a focus on scale, consistent procedures, and disciplined execution. **Salesforce & Enterprise Technical Proficiency** * Deep understanding of the Anypoint Platform (API Manager, API Designer, Runtime Manager, CloudHub/RTF deployment models) and core integration concepts APIs, ESBs, iPaaS, event-driven architecture.* Understanding of common MuleSoft use cases (connecting core systems like ERP, CRM, and legacy applications; automating data flows; enabling APIs for internal and external consumption) and how those use cases tie into a customer's broader digital transformation or Salesforce strategy including emerging AI/agent governance capabilities like MuleSoft Agent Fabric (MAF), which manages and orchestrates AI agents and MCP servers on top of Anypoint.* Working knowledge of the broader Salesforce Product Suite and general enterprise technical environments (databases, APIs, authentication, integration middleware) enough to hold a credible conversation with technical stakeholders and know when to pull in deeper technical expertise.* Demonstrated success as a highly creative, curious technologist. Strong ability to autonomously leverage core resources and tools (e.g., Reporting, Dashboards, AI tools, Slack) to resolve complex customer issues. **Preferred Qualifications**### * 3+ years of industry background in Customer Success, SaaS platform usage, MuleSoft development or implementation work, or related functional areas.* Demonstrated ability to drive business value, facilitate complex discussions, handle objections, and successfully influence C-level conversations.* Deep understanding of how broad industry trends impact a customer's business, with the ability to identify strategies that improve both customer and business outcomes. **Professional Development** * Actively seeks out relevant learning activities, approaches obstacles as growth opportunities, and utilizes experienced mentors to accelerate personal and professional development. *Note: This role is office-flexible, and the expectation is to be in office 3 days per week.*Unleash Your PotentialWhen you join Salesforce, you’ll be limitless in all areas of your life. Our benefits and resources support you to find balance and *be your best*, and our AI agents accelerate your impact so you can *do your best*. Together, we’ll bring the power of Agentforce to organizations of all sizes and deliver amazing experiences that customers love. Apply today to not only shape the future — but to redefine what’s possible — for yourself, for AI, and the world.AccommodationsIf you need a reasonable accommodation during the application or the recruiting process, please submit a request via this Accommodations Request Form.Please note that Salesforce uses artificial intelligence (AI) tools to help our recruiters assess and evaluate candidates’ resumes and qualifications throughout the recruiting process. Humans will always make any candidate selection and hiring decisions. Please see our Candidate Privacy Statement for more information about how we use your personal data and your rights, including with regard to use of AI tools and opt out options.