Associate Customer Success Manager New

Orca; Austin (TX); Hybrid; USD 50,000 - 55,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary, commission, and +

Equity package

Generous PTO with US holidays

Hybrid & remote work environments

Mac or Windows laptop

Work-from-home stipend

Cell phone and home internet reimburse

Job summary

Orca Security is seeking an Associate Customer Success Manager to manage customer accounts, ensure renewals, and drive customer success. You will be the primary contact, fostering strong relationships, monitoring progress with our platform, and maximizing upsell opportunities.

You will collaborate with the sales team to align solutions with customer needs while driving renewals and retention. A fast-paced, supportive culture and hybrid/remote options are offered.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent work experience.
• 1+ years experience in customer success or account management.
• Experience with Cloud Security, cybersecurity, or SaaS products.
• Ability to communicate across organizational levels.
• Knowledge of AWS, Azure, Google Cloud.
• Familiarity with cloud technologies and security challenges.
• Thrives in a fast-paced environment and values relationships.
• Willingness to travel 10%.
• Experience with AI tools (ChatGPT, Claude, etc.).
• Proficiency with CS and sales tools.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the primary point of contact for assigned customer accounts and build long-lasting relationships.
• Manage a high-volume portfolio with competing priorities.
• Oversee contract renewals and ensure smooth processes.
• Monitor adoption and identify upsell opportunities and platform use cases.
• Collaborate with sales to drive incremental revenue.
• Act as trusted advisor to help customers achieve security goals.
• Respond to inquiries promptly to ensure satisfaction.
• Gather feedback and share insights with product and engineering teams.
• Develop customer success plans and health check-ins.
• Advocate for customers and coordinate with support, product, and engineering teams.
• Become proficient in CS and sales tools (Salesforce, Clari, Slack).
• Understand customer use cases, outcomes, and key stakeholders.

Skills

Customer success

Account management

Cross-functional communication

Cloud security knowledge

Relationship building

Fast-paced environment

AI tools proficiency

Travel readiness

Able to work with diverse levels

Education

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent

Tools

Salesforce

Clari

Slack

Job description

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At Orca, in the right environment and with the right team, talent has no boundaries. This team spirit, together with our drive to always aim high, has quickly earned us unicorn status and turned us into a global cloud security innovation leader. So if you’re ready to join an amazing team of people who inspire each other every day, now is the time to find your place in our pod.

We’re looking for driven and talented people like you to join our Sales team and our mission to change the future of cloud security. Ready to dive in and swim with our pod?

Highlights:

• High-growth: Over the past seven years, we’ve consistently achieved milestones that take other companies a decade or more. During this time, we’ve significantly grown our employee base, expanded our customer reach, and rapidly advanced our product capabilities.
• Disruptive innovation: Our founders saw that traditional security didn’t work for the cloud, so they set out to carve a new path. We’re relentless pioneers who invented agentless technology and continue to be the most comprehensive and innovative cloud security company.
• Well-capitalized: With a valuation of $1.8 billion, Orca is a cybersecurity unicorn dominating the cloud security space. We’re backed by an impressive team of investors such as Capital G, ICONIQ, GGV, and SVCI, a syndicate of CISOs who invest their own money after conducting their due diligence.
• Respectful and transparent culture: Our executives pride themselves on being accessible to everyone and believe in sharing knowledge with the employees. Each employee has a place in shaping the future of our industry.

About the Role:

As an Associate Customer Success Manager at Orca Security, you will play a critical role in managing customer accounts, ensuring contract renewals, and driving customer success. You will be the primary point of contact for our customers, responsible for fostering strong relationships, monitoring their progress with our platform, and maximizing upsell opportunities. Your goal is to enable our customers to fully realize the value of Orca’s security solutions and support them in achieving their security objectives.

What You’ll Do:

• Serve as the primary point of contact for assigned customer accounts, building and maintaining strong, long-lasting relationships
• Manage a high-volume portfolio of diverse customer accounts with competing priorities
• Manage and oversee contract renewals, ensuring timely communication and a smooth renewal process
• Monitor customer progress and platform adoption, proactively identifying areas where they may need additional support or training, or platform use case expansion
• Collaborate with the sales team to identify upsell opportunities and drive incremental revenue by aligning our solutions with customer needs
• Act as a trusted advisor, helping customers achieve their security goals and maximize the value of Orca Security’s platform
• Respond to customer inquiries and concerns promptly, ensuring a high level of satisfaction and engagement
• Gather and analyze customer feedback, sharing insights with internal teams to improve our products and services
• Develop and deliver customer success plans and periodic health check-ins to ensure ongoing alignment with customer objectives
• Advocate for customers internally, coordinating with support, product, and engineering teams to resolve issues and enhance their experience
• Become proficient in CS and Sales tools required to perform the role: e.g. Salesforce, Clari, Gainsight, Google Workspace, Slack, etc.
• In your day to day with customers, you are the owner of the relationship, meaning that you understand your customer use cases, business outcomes, feature requests, escalation points, and key players at all times

What You Bring:

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent work experience
• 1+ years experience in customer success, account management, engagement management
• Experience working with Cloud Security, CyberSecurity, or SaaS products
• Ability to communicate, operate and communicate in various organizational levels both internally and externally
• Knowledge of modern Cloud Infrastructure providers such as AWS, Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud
• Knowledge of and experience working in the Cloud Security industry
• Familiarity with cloud technology and environments, along with the benefits and security challenges of working in the cloud
• Thrive in a fast pace, dynamic environment
• A passion for creating and maintaining relationships, while working in a tight-knit community culture
• Ability to manage competing priorities
• Passion for driving customer success that results in renewals, upside, and retention
• Experience with tools like Salesforce, Clari, and Slack
• Experience with AI tools – ChatGPT, Claude, etc.
• Ability to travel 10%

What We Offer:

• Competitive salary, commission, and equity package
• Discounted medical, dental, and vision benefits with significant employer contribution
• Benefits coverage starting on your first day of employment
• Generous PTO with U.S. holidays observed and flexible hybrid & remote work environments
• Your choice of Mac or Windows laptop
• Work-from-home stipend to be used in your first month of employment
• Monthly reimbursement for cell phone and for home internet
• The chance to collaborate with a team of talented global colleagues all around the world

Annual Salary range: $50,000-$55,000 base salary and $10,000-$15,000 performance-based commissions. This represents the typical salary range for this position based on experience, skills, and other factors.

This position is open until filled. Applications will be accepted on an ongoing basis.

Orca Security is an equal opportunity employer, and qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender perception or identity, national origin, age, marital status, protected veteran status, or disability status.