Exotel is the emerging market s leading full-stack customer engagement platform and business-focused virtual telecom operator. Incorporated in 2011, Exotel s cloud-based product suite powers 50 million daily engagements across voice, video and messaging channels. Exotel powers unified customer engagement to over 6000 companies in 60+ countries, including India, SE Asia, the Middle East, and Africa. Today, some of the fastest-growing companies in the emerging markets (Ola, Swiggy, Flipkart, GoJek, Byju s, Urban Company, HDFC Bank, Zomato, Oyo, etc.) manage their customer engagement with Exotel s suite of communication APIs, Ameyo s omnichannel contact centre (merger), and Cogno AI s conversational AI platform (acquisition) over the cloud. They re a $100 million Series D-funded company with $60 million in ARR.
About the Role
As a Customer Success Manager at Exotel, you will play a pivotal role in ensuring the success and satisfaction of our customers, particularly within the International(Africa) cluster.
Prior experience in a Presales/Solutioning role facing customers is preferable
You will be responsible for driving retention revenue targets, identifying upsell/cross-sell opportunities, and fostering new logo sales.
Additionally, you will collaborate closely with Account Directors to align with company goals and revenue objectives. This role demands a strategic mindset, strong technical acumen, and a deep understanding of customer needs in the communication technology sector.
Key Responsibilities
- Manage a portfolio of enterprise customers serving as their primary business point of contact with high-touch engagement throughout their CX journey
- Develop and execute a 2-in-a-box strategy with Account Directors to maximize revenue and gross profit targets.
- Understand customers business value drivers, success criteria, and KPIs to develop Customer Success Plans (actionable blueprints by which Exotel and its customers can achieve mutual success)
- Establish a regular cadence of Executive Business Reviews with the customer to track progress towards their stated business objectives
- Track and monitor adoption and facilitate renewal within assigned accounts. Put plans in place to avoid down sells, revenue erosion or non-renewal
- Cultivate relationships with large GSIs/BPOs, marketing automation companies, CRM companies, and other IT/ITES enterprises.
- Act as a pre-sales expert and Technical Account Manager, facilitating technical conversations and ensuring smooth onboarding processes.
- Collaborate with sales teams throughout the sales cycle, from deal introduction to closure, ensuring seamless delivery and customer satisfaction.
- Proactively identify potential business leads for further business opportunities to support account growth, upsell and expansion.
- Stay abreast of AI-backed solution strategies to align with Exotels futuristic product roadmap.
- Lead by example in a startup-like environment, demonstrating initiative and leadership in driving customer success initiatives.
- Leverage prior experience in similar organizations and knowledge of CPaaS, CCaaS, and Conversational AI products to enhance customer experiences.
- Serve as a strategic CSM, balancing customer-facing responsibilities with strategic planning and execution.
What do we look for
- Bachelors degree in a technology or a Business Administration related field.
- 3-7 years of experience in a technology-related field (preferably a SaaS industry), with a focus on customer success management and/or enterprise account management.
- Proven track record of managing and selling to large enterprise customers, preferably in the communication technology sector.
- Strong understanding of CPaaS, CCaaS, and Conversational AI products, with prior experience being a plus.
- Extremely strong customer-facing skills, including the ability to present to C-level and build relationships
- Leadership, interpersonal and communication profile that unifies, influences, and inspires cross-functional teams to meet the changing needs of customers
- Strategic mindset with the ability to identify and capitalise on business opportunities
- Demonstrated leadership abilities, with experience thriving in dynamic and fast-paced environments.
- Willingness to travel internationally as needed.