Senior Customer Success Manager

Optimizely; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 118,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

Optimizely is seeking a Senior Customer Success Manager to lead strategic, enterprise-level relationships across some of our largest accounts. You will drive adoption, retention, and expansion by acting as a trusted advisor across user and executive stakeholders, collaborating with Product, Engineering, Sales and Services to maximize value from our AI-enabled marketing technology platform.

You bring 6+ years in SaaS or tech customer success, strong business acumen, and proven ability to forecast

Qualifications

• 6+ years of experience managing customer accounts in a customer-facing, SaaS or technology setting.
• Experience building relationships with executive stakeholders (VP, SVP, and C-level) at large enterprise accounts.
• Experience serving as the primary relationship owner for complex, high-value accounts.
• Strong commercial acumen to forecast book of business including renewals and expansion.
• Foundational understanding of content marketing channels and technologies.

Responsibilities

• Provide consultative guidance to customers on how to leverage our digital, content, product, and operations software to accomplish business objectives.
• Advocate customer needs to cross-functional teams.
• Maintain relationships with executive sponsors, champions, and users throughout enterprise accounts.
• Identify, monitor, and assess customer health signals.
• Design and drive internal and customer-facing plans to proactively ensure customer success.
• Measure and communicate business value during reviews and renewals.
• Leverage AI tools to manage administrative tasks and drive efficiency.
• Collaborate with Account Executives on renewals and cross-sell/upsell opportunities.
• Work with implementation managers and professional services on large-scale deployments.
• Communicate the value of new functionality related to customer goals.

Job description

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Location: Austin, US, 78705 New York, US, 10003

We're not here to add to the noise. We're here to cut through it- with AI that actually works for marketers.

From AI-powered content creation to world-class CMS and the industry's most trusted experimentation platform, Optimizely is the tool modern marketers actually want to use. AI-Ready. Set. Go.

10,000+ brands including H&M, PayPal, and Zoom already get it. So do Gartner, Forrester, and IDC, who consistently recognize us as leaders in MarTech.

But here's the thing about building great products: it takes great people. Our 1,600+ Optimizers across 12 global offices are curious, collaborative, and refreshingly human. We don't do corporate speak. We do real conversations, big ideas, and genuinely care for the work we make together.

If you want to be part of a team that's shaping the future of marketing technology — and actually enjoys doing it — you're in the right place.

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Introduction

The Senior Customer Success Manager (Sr. CSM) is a key partner helping our largest, most strategic enterprise customers achieve theirobjectivesand extract maximum value from their investment in our products. Sr. CSMs own relationships with some of our highest-profile accounts, driving adoption, retention, and expansion by serving as a trusted advisor at every level of the customer organization, from day-to-day users up to executive sponsors. They are experts on our products and technology, digital strategy, and on growing a culture of understanding and acting on digital data. Sr. CSMs accomplish this by being empathetic andseekingto understand our customers' challenges and needs, responding with a problem-solving mindset. By relying on deep experience, business acumen, and technical aptitude, Sr. CSMs are a driving force that enables our customers to unlock their digital potential. Additionally, the Sr. CSM serves as the liaison between us and the customer;facilitatingcollaboration with Product, Engineering, Sales, Professional Services, and others to be the voice of the customer within our company.

Job Responsibilities

• Provide consultative guidance to customers on how to best leverage our digital, content, product, and operations software and services to accomplish business objectives
• Advocate customer needs to cross-functional teams
• Maintain existing and develop new relationships with executive sponsors, champions, and users throughout your assigned enterprise account base
• Identify, monitor, and assess customer health signals
• Design and drive internal and customer-facing plans to proactively encourage customer success
• Measure and communicate business value to executives, champions, and key stakeholders at business reviews and within renewals
• Leverage AI tools to manage administrative tasks and drive operational efficiency, freeing up time to focus on strategic customer engagement
• Partner with Account Executives on customer renewals and identify cross-sell/upsell opportunities
• Collaborate with implementation managers, professional services consultants, and program managers on large-scale global deployment efforts
• Work closely with Product teams to maintain an in-depth understanding of the technology and its application to customer needs
• Communicate the value of new functionality as it relates to unique customer goals, use cases, and opportunities
• Channel product feedback, both defects and enhancement requests, to the Product, Engineering, and R&D teams

Knowledge and Experience

• 6+ years of experience managing customer accounts in a customer-facing, SaaS or technology setting, with a proven track record of owning and growing strategic, enterprise-level relationships
• Demonstrated experience building and holding relationships with executive stakeholders (VP, SVP, and C-level) at large enterprise accounts, and translating their business priorities into successful outcomes
• Experience serving as the primary relationship owner for complex, high-value accounts, ideally including well-known global brands
• Strong commercial acumen to accurately forecast your book of business, including renewals and expansion opportunities
• A foundational understanding of the channels and technologies that support content marketing (social, amplification, marketing automation, CMS)
• Quick learner capable of handling concurrent tasks in a fast-paced environment with enthusiasm and a willingness to constantly learn
• Motivated self-starter who is comfortable bringing creative solutions to peers and leadership, both internally and externally, to evoke change and iteratively improve processes and business outcomes
• Ability to lead change within complex organizations with little or no formal processes
• Active listener who can influence and gain buy-in from multiple stakeholders, often with competing priorities
• Ability to drive multiple projects simultaneously and independently
• Experience leading and facilitating executive business reviews with strong executive presence
• Excellent presentation and communication skills

Education

Bachelors degree and preferably further professional training in direct marketing or a Masters degree a plus

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Optimizely is committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace. Optimizely is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, protected veteran status, disability, age, or other legally protected status.

Total Target Compensation range: $118,000-$200,000

Optimizely considers several factors when extending an offer, including but not limited to the role and associated responsibilities, a candidate's work experience, education/training, and key skills.