Customer Success Manager - Mid Market & Enterprise - West

GoGuardian; United States; On-site; USD 105,000 - 135,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

401(k) matching

Employee equity plan

Flexible time off

Paid holidays

Parental leave

Wellness days

Work from home funds

Job summary

GoGuardian is seeking a Customer Success Manager for the West region, focusing on mid-market and enterprise accounts in the United States. You’ll own renewals, drive expansions, and develop strategic account plans to strengthen relationships and grow revenue.

The role emphasizes proactive onboarding, product adoption, and cross-functional collaboration with Sales to maximize long-term customer value. Based in the West region, you will monitor account health, forecast opportunities in Salesforce,

Qualifications

• 3+ years of experience in Customer Success, Account Management, or a client-facing role.
• Deep understanding of GoGuardian’s product suite and how to align solutions to district needs.
• Proficient in Salesforce to manage forecasts and build reports.

Responsibilities

• Own renewals and drive high account retention by managing relationships and securing contract renewals.
• Identify and close expansion opportunities through upsell and cross-sell activities.
• Guide customers through onboarding and product adoption to ensure successful implementation.

Skills

Customer success

Account management

Forecasting & reporting

Relationship building

Tools

Salesforce

Job description

Customer Success Manager - Mid Market & Enterprise - West

United States

What We Do

At GoGuardian, we’re helping build a future where all learners are ready and inspired to solve the world’s greatest challenges. Our award-winning system of learning solutions is purpose-built for K-12 and trusted by school leaders to promote effective teaching and equitable engagement while helping empower educators to keep students safe.

What It’s Like to Work at GoGuardian

We are an outcomes-focused learning company with a steadfast focus on improving learning environments, one classroom at a time. Working with us means joining a remote team of diverse, committed, mission-driven employees who are inspired by our vision, dedicated to our customers, and ready to roll up their sleeves. Guardians put their heads together to solve problems, learn together from experiments that fail, and stand together by their work with full accountability. We balance our diligence with an inclusive culture that invites everyone to bring their whole self to work. Join us and learn why “I love the people here” is one of the most frequent comments we hear from Guardians.

The Role

In this role, you’ll own customer renewals, identify and close expansion opportunities, and develop strategic account plans that strengthen customer relationships and drive revenue growth.

We’re looking for a Mid-Market/Enterprise Customer Success Manager to drive customer retention, renewals, and revenue growth through strategic relationship management and proactive account planning. This role focuses on identifying expansion and cross-sell opportunities, guiding customers through onboarding and product adoption, and monitoring account health to proactively address churn risks. As a trusted advisor, the CSM aligns GoGuardian’s solutions with customer goals while advocating for customer needs across internal teams. Success requires maintaining accurate Salesforce forecasting, achieving renewal and expansion targets, and delivering an exceptional customer experience. The role also partners closely with Sales and cross-functional teams to execute strategic growth plans and maximize long-term customer value.

This position sits on the Customer Success team in the West Region, supporting schools and districts across Central California.

What You’ll Do

• Drive Renewals and Account Retention: Ensure a high rate of renewals by managing and nurturing customer relationships, proactively identifying and addressing any challenges, and securing contract renewals before expiration.
• Identify and Execute Expansion Opportunities: Recognize opportunities for account growth by upselling and cross-selling GoGuardian’s products to meet evolving customer needs, contributing to both customer success and revenue targets.
• Guide Customers Through Onboarding and Product Adoption: Lead new customers through implementation and onboarding, ensuring a smooth transition to GoGuardian’s platform and supporting product adoption through monitoring, guidance, and ongoing best practices.
• Monitor and Improve Customer Health: Track customer usage and engagement, leveraging product usage and analytics tools to forecast risks of churn and opportunities for growth. Take proactive steps to maintain and improve customer health, providing personalized support as needed.
• Act as a Strategic Customer Advocate: Build trusted advisor relationships by understanding customer goals and acting as their advocate within GoGuardian. Partner with cross-functional teams to deliver on customer needs, providing feedback to Product and other departments to continuously improve the customer experience.
• Maintain a High-Accuracy Sales Pipeline: Manage your pipeline within Salesforce, maintaining high accuracy in opportunity forecasting and reporting. You will be responsible for meeting or exceeding a renewal, expansion, and cross-sell quota on a quarterly, and annual basis.
• Deliver Exceptional Customer Experience: Aim to provide a delightful experience in every interaction by being responsive, knowledgeable, and proactive, continuously working to enhance customer satisfaction and loyalty.
• Support Strategic Initiatives and Internal Collaboration: Work closely with New Business Managers to develop and execute Strategic Growth Plans for your designated region. Facilitate seamless transitions from Sales to Customer Success, ensuring alignment on customer needs and objectives.

Who You Are

• 3+ years of experience in Customer Success, Account Management, or a client-facing sales role
• Deep understanding of GoGuardian’s full product suite and ability to align solutions to district needs
• Proficient in Salesforce, including managing forecasts and building reports to inform account strategy
• Skilled in navigating customer objections and negotiating toward value-based outcomes
• Owns renewal and expansion motions, consistently delivering against ARR targets
• Able to work cross functionally with channel and sales
• Practice detailed sales data hygiene in salesforce and other sales tools
• Eager to take initiative in a fast-paced, ever-changing, dynamic environment.
• Fueled by the opportunity to truly impact the education landscape.
• Something else? Tell us! We want to learn more about you…

What We Expect

• Customer Success & Relationship Management
• Own and nurture customer relationships, ensuring that GoGuardian products and services consistently meet and exceed expectations.
• Act as the main point of contact for assigned accounts, fostering a trusted advisor relationship that positions GoGuardian as an essential partner in achieving customer goals.
• Provide regular communication, strategic guidance, and best practices to help customers maximize their use of our platform.
• Account Strategy and Renewal Management
• Collaborate with New Business Managers to develop and execute Strategic Growth Plans for assigned regions.
• Proactively manage contract renewals, ensuring agreements are secured before expiration, and identify areas for account expansion to support customer needs.
• Track and monitor customer usage, engagement, and health, addressing any risks of churn with timely, targeted interventions.
• Expansion, Cross-Sell, and Quota Ownership
• Identify and pursue opportunities to upsell and cross-sell additional GoGuardian products, driving growth within your existing accounts.
• Actively manage and maintain your sales pipeline within Salesforce, with impeccable hygiene and a high level of accuracy in opportunity forecasting and management.
• Meet or exceed your ARR targets on a quarterly and annual basis through proactive account management, focusing on retention, expansion, and cross-sell opportunities.
• Internal Collaboration and Customer Advocacy
• Coordinate with internal teams to ensure a seamless customer experience, from onboarding through the entire customer lifecycle.
• Act as an advocate for your customers within GoGuardian, sharing product feedback and insights with the Product team to inform future developments.
• Partner with internal stakeholders to quarterback customer risks and escalations, creating and executing action plans to resolve issues and enhance customer satisfaction.

What We Offer

• Competitive pay, complete health insurance, 401(k) matching, and an employee equity plan.
• Flexible time off, paid holidays, paid parental leave, wellness days, and a paid year-end holiday break.
• A robust catalog of benefits that support your professional growth and personal well being, including work from home funds, fertility &adoption reimbursement, and more…

Plus the intangible:

• A varied and challenging role in a global and highly innovative high-growth company.
• Supportive, driven colleagues who have your back and share your passion.

The typical annual base salary range for this position, combined with variable pay, results in total target earnings (OTE) of $120,0000. Commission for this role is uncapped, meaning there is additional earning potential above the stated OTE based on performance.

The range displayed on this job posting reflects the minimum and maximum target for new hire base pay for this position and your pay will be determined by a variety of factors, including your primary work location, skills, qualifications and experience. Additional benefits information is listed on our careers page.

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