(Remote) Client Success Manager

Dakota Software; North Carolina; Remote; USD 75,000 - 105,000; Full time

Job summary

Dakota Software is seeking a Client Success Manager to guide new and existing clients through implementation of our software from a fully remote location in the United States. You will be the primary contact for client projects, manage onboarding, and collaborate with internal teams to deliver value and drive renewals.

Ideal candidates bring a track record in customer success within a SaaS environment, strong time-management, and excellent presentation skills to communicate value and drive

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Sales, Business Administration, or related field
• Experience in a customer facing role, such as customer success, account management, sales or consulting
• Experience in Customer Success in a SaaS business preferred
• SaaS software sales experience preferred
• Skilled in time-management and prioritization to meet close deadlines
• Ability to deliver high-quality presentations

Responsibilities

• Act as the single point of accountability for all aspects of client projects, and as an escalation point for internal and external resources
• Project manage client onboarding to successful outcomes, accelerating the time they begin finding value
• Collaborate with the Business Analyst to determine a solution to client request and project approach
• Create Statements of Work (SOWs) and project plans with project tasks/activities organized against project milestones
• Monitor and facilitate the completion of work requests, and schedule deployments of work to client sites
• Manage and facilitate project communications to stakeholders and project team members
• Identify and manage project risks, and work with clients to avoid or minimize impact
• Maintain positive relationships with clients and manage client success, including measuring satisfaction and educating on new features
• Mine current customer relationships for up-sale possibilities, expansions and renewals
• Keep management abreast of developments in major accounts

Skills

Time-management

Prioritization

Presentation skills

Customer success

SaaS sales experience

Stakeholder management

Onboarding

Education

Bachelor's degree in Sales, Business Administration, or related field

Job description

THIS POSITION IS FULLY REMOTE Applicants need to reside in one of the following states: The Client Success Manager serves as the primary contact for new and existing clients, advising and guiding them through implementation of the software, ensuring they adopt it widely and ultimately recognize business value of the solution in order to retain them as long-term customers.

• Act as the single point of accountability for all aspects of client projects, and as an escalation point for internal and external resources
• Project manage client onboarding to successful outcomes, accelerating the time they begin finding value
• Collaborate with the Business Analyst to determine a solution to client request and project approach
• Create Statements of Work (SOWs) and project plans with project tasks/activities organized against project milestones
• Monitor and facilitate the completion of work requests, and schedule deployments of work to client sites
• Manage and facilitate project communications to stakeholders and project team members
• Identify and manage project risks, and work with clients to avoid or minimize impact
• Maintain positive relationships with clients and manage client success, including measuring satisfaction and educating on new features
• Mine current customer relationships for up-sale possibilities, expansions and renewals
• Keep management abreast of developments in major accounts
• Bachelor's degree in Sales, Business Administration, or related field; Experience in a customer facing role, such as customer success, account management, sales or consulting
• Experience in Customer Success in a SaaS business preferred
• SaaS software sales experience preferred
• Skilled in time-management and prioritization to meet close deadlines
• Ability to deliver high-quality presentations