Client Engagement Manager

Coates Group; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 85,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual market competitive bonus

Flexible work options

Global Wellness paid day off

Community service days

Job summary

Coates Group is seeking a Client Engagement Manager in Chicago to coordinate the delivery of our innovative technology solutions. In this pivotal role, you will ensure client satisfaction, manage project delivery, and identify growth opportunities. Ideal candidates have a strong background in technology projects or account management and possess outstanding organizational and analytical skills.

The position offers a competitive salary range between $85,000 and $120,000, along with flexible work options through our Thrive Program that emphasizes health and wellbeing.

Qualifications

• 3+ years experience in technology projects or account management.
• Strong organizational and analytical problem-solving skills.
• Ability to manage complex projects with attention to detail.

Responsibilities

• Ensure day-to-day client satisfaction and manage expectations.
• Work with stakeholders to define and deliver customer projects.
• Identify client growth opportunities and manage client contracts.

Skills

Organizational skills

Analytical skills

Problem-solving

Communication skills

Project management

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Business, Technology, or related field

Tools

Word

Excel

PowerPoint

SmartSheet

Miro

Asana

Slack

Jira

Confluence

Service Now

Job description

Be Part of Our Next Chapter

For over almost 60 years, our solutions have enabled impactful connections between some of the world’s leading brands and their customers. And while we’ve already done a lot of work we’re proud of, we’re just getting started!

We’re a global technology company focused on creating dynamic, smart, personalized and engaging customer experiences powered by our range of digital hardware, our proprietary content management system and our industry leading signage solutions. (For example: If you’ve ordered in-store or in the drive‑thru at McDonald’s somewhere in the world in the last few years, chances are you’ve interacted with our digital solutions.) We work in over 50 global markets and have 9 offices around the world, with a global headquarters proudly located in our founding home of Sydney, Australia.

Coates Group has the values of a family‑owned business and the innovative spirit of a start‑up, both which fuel our purpose – Creating Connections. Empowering Partnerships. Always Evolving. Through hard work, dedication and creativity, we’ve become industry leaders who have won awards and set records while remaining focused on continual growth and evolution. We are a 2x Australia Good Design Award winner and successfully completed the largest hardware deployment in Quick Service Restaurant history.

We are curious, charismatic, authentic and we value and leverage the diversity of our crew. We are imaginers, kindness enthusiasts, experts, creators, thinkers, challengers, collaborators and over‑achievers. And together, as a Crew, we are revolutionizing the way the world’s leading brands leverage technology to drive the best customer experiences.

The Client Engagement Manager plays the key role in coordinating and managing products and services that Coates delivers to our clients. The role is vital to ensuring efforts are executed successfully while meeting quality, budget, and timeline goals. The Client Engagement Manager will be responsible for a group of efforts ensuring client satisfaction and executing account growth strategies. This person should be knowledgeable on our products and services, business/profit strategy, and be able to give structured and thoughtful responses to our clients that align with the goals of Coates. This person should be viewed as the day‑to‑day owner of the client relationship for his/her scope of responsibility and should also be knowledgeable about the context, politics, and innovation path forward with our clients to provide context to the internal team. Ultimately this individual is the single source of truth for all items related to the area of responsibility for the client and the central driving force for client activity into the delivery areas of our business.

Responsibilities

Delivery

• Responsible for day‑to‑day client satisfaction, including managing expectations and work flowing into the rest of the team.
• Work closely with key internal stakeholders within the business to define and ensure successful delivery of customer projects.
• Maintain and execute against appropriate project documentation, such as scope, goals, status updates, meeting minutes, plans (milestones, owners, timelines, risks, dependencies, mitigations), etc.
• Hold internal and client resources accountable for executing against aligned plans including escalations with key documentation and clear impact statements, as appropriate.
• Monitoring Coates performance and working with internal, cross‑functional partners to improve results and/or continuous improvement efforts.
• Identify areas for process improvement and drive any related optimization including implementation of best practices and lessons learned from previous projects.
• Align and maintain proper (internal and client) governance structures to execute efforts.
• Keep stakeholders informed about progress, successes, and challenges via regular communications such as update meetings or status reports; these updates should be appropriately tailored in terms of length and level of detail based on the audience (i.e. working group vs. executive steering committee).

Account Management

• Responsible for investing time to learn about core knowledge of the client and sharing it in contextual ways with the internal team to head off issues or illuminate opportunities.
• Identifying client growth opportunities, including forecasting ongoing and future sales, through client business expertise, an understanding of Coates products and services, and knowledge of the category/industry and competitive landscape.
• Contract administration and change orders including internal Coates stakeholdering, alignment with the client, and ensuring timely receipt of revenue.
• Leading client meetings as necessary, including quarterly business reviews.
• Have a pulse on overall client sentiment and participate in or lead internal client health updates and discussions.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Technology, or related field.
• 3+ years experience working in one or more of the following: Technology (software development; SAAS) projects, Deployment efforts, Account Management, Client Engagement / Delivery.
• Strong organizational, analytical, problem‑solving skills.
• Versatility, flexibility, and a willingness to work within fluid business environment with enthusiasm.
• Well‑developed attention to detail whether looking at small details or large overarching implementation plans.
• Ability to manage complex efforts through tracking key milestones, defining the critical path, and risk management.
• Ability to drive internal and external accountability through relationships, transparency, collaboration, and timely escalation.
• Possesses effective interpersonal and excellent communication skills, with the ability to engage easily with peers and Director‑level stakeholders (internally at Coates and with Clients).
• Critical thinking and decision‑making abilities in support of clients and organizational strategy, vision, and initiatives.
• Familiarity with modern technology management processes such as agile and/or scrum.
• Competent (or ability to build competence) with modern business tools (such as Word, Excel, PowerPoint, SmartSheet, Miro, Asana) and development/support tools (such as Slack, Jira, Confluence, Service Now).

Capabilities

• Communication Proficiency
• Collaboration / Relationship Building
• Organization / Project Management
• Customer Service Focus
• Risk Management and Problem‑Solving
• Continuous Improvement and Innovation
• Personal Effectiveness/Credibility

$85,000 - $120,000 a year

Full Salary Range: $85,000/year (minimum), $102,500/year (midpoint), $120,000/year (maximum).

Pay is based on relevant experience, skills, education, internal equity, and market data. Well‑qualified candidates can generally expect offers around the midpoint. Candidates who meet the minimum qualifications but have more limited directly relevant experience for this specific role are typically placed nearer the minimum, while highly experienced candidates with strong role alignment may be placed closer to the maximum.

The benefits include an annual market competitive bonus program and our “Thrive Program” which includes a suite of flexible work options because we’re strong believers that you should never miss an important life or work moment. Thrive also provides dedicated time to prioritize our health and wellbeing (virtual Yoga or meditation sessions), a Global Wellness paid day off to recharge as well as a “Give Back Day” to allow our Crew an opportunity to make an impact in the community.

Coates Group is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, creed, national or ethnic origin, gender, religion, disability, age, political affiliation or belief, disabled veteran, veteran of the Vietnam Era, or citizenship status (except in those special circumstances permitted or mandated by law).