Senior Director, Client Success

Sodexo; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 156,000 - 202,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Incentive plan eligibility

Job summary

Sodexo seeks a senior Client Success leader to drive client health and value realization across an assigned portfolio. You will manage risk proactively, coordinate with executive stakeholders, and advocate for retention. The role targets 55–60 accounts with focus on top strategic clients.

Eligible for Sodexo’s incentive plan, you will collaborate across Operations and Account Management to optimize outcomes and deliver measurable client success and growth.

Qualifications

• Education: Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience.
• Experience: 5–10 years in operations, customer success, account leadership, or client service roles.

Responsibilities

• Lead high-visibility projects that influence organizational performance and outcomes.
• Drive efficiency across planning, scheduling, budgeting, and risk management activities.
• Act as an independent client advocate focused on maximizing client health, value realization, and retention outcomes.
• Partner with Operations and Account Management to improve client health and outcomes through retention risk mitigation, continuous improvement efforts, cross-functional coordination and best practice deployment across accounts.

Skills

Client relationships

Stakeholder leadership

Retention strategy

Project leadership

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience

Job description

About the job

Join a high-impact role responsible for client health and value realization across an assigned portfolio of accounts, serving as an independent, retention-focused function reporting directly to the segment CEO. As a core component of the company’s evolving enterprise operating model, this role focuses on proactive client risk identification and mitigation, providing proactive visibility into data-driven client risk indicators and improvement opportunities across a broad portfolio of accounts. Client Success leaders support portfolios of approximately 55-60 accounts with focus dedicated to a limited number (~10) of large, strategic, or important accounts determined by leadership.

Provides strategic vision and direction, leading organization or its business function. Oversees area of responsibility, directing the responsibilities of employees. Holds management accountability for a business, division, major geography, corporate function or major corporate sub-function. Develops, establishes and approves long-term vision and strategy for the area managed. Goal achievement is typically accomplished through performance of direct and / or indirect reports. The scope of responsibility includes the entire organization and / or selected line of business / business entity.

Pay Range: $156230 per year - $202180 per year

Incentive Eligibility: Eligible to participate in Sodexo's incentive plan and earn variable compensation in addition to base salary

What’s in it for you

• Lead high-visibility projects that influence organizational performance and outcomes.

• Drive efficiency across planning, scheduling, budgeting, and risk management activities.

• Act as an independent client advocate focused on maximizing client health, value realization, and retention outcomes.

• Partner with Operations and Account Management to improve client health and outcomes through retention risk mitigation, continuous improvement efforts, cross-functional coordination and best practice deployment across accounts.

What you’ll bring

• Demonstrated success managing complex client relationships and driving client targeted success outcomes.

• Experience partnering with senior operational, account management and financial stakeholders.

• Proven track record of driving client success strategies and retention planning support.

• Experience leading project teams and guiding execution aligned with policy and strategy.

• Background managing project planning, scheduling, budgeting, and risk assessment activities.

• Proven success delivering results through cross-functional and cross-divisional collaboration.

• Results-focused approach supporting both tactical execution and short-term operational priorities.

Requirements

• Education Requirement: Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience

• Related Experience: 5-10 years of experience in operations, customer success, account leadership, or client service roles.

What we offer

Compensation is fair and equitable, partially determined by a candidate's education level or years of relevant experience. Salary offers are based on a candidate's specific criteria, like experience, skills, education, and training. Sodexo offers a comprehensive benefits package that may include:

• Medical, Dental, Vision Care and Wellness Programs

• 401(k) Plan with Matching Contributions

• Paid Time Off and Company Holidays

• Career Growth Opportunities and Tuition Reimbursement

More extensive information is provided to new employees upon hire.

Who we are

At Sodexo, our purpose is to create a better everyday for everyone and build a better life for all. We believe in improving the quality of life for those we serve and contributing to the economic, social, and environmental progress in the communities where we operate. Sodexo partners with clients to provide a truly memorable experience for both customers and employees alike. We do this by providing food service, catering, facilities management, and other integrated solutions worldwide.

Our company values you for you; you will be treated fairly and with respect, and you can be yourself. You will have your ideas count and your opinions heard because we can be a stronger team when you’re happy at work. This is why we embrace diversity and inclusion as core values, fostering an environment where all employees are valued and respected. We are committed to providing equal employment opportunities to individuals regardless of race, color, religion, national origin, age, sex, gender identity, pregnancy, disability, sexual orientation, military status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.