Sr Customer Success Manager

ACI Worldwide; Atlanta (GA); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive compensation package

Growth and career development

Job summary

ACI Worldwide is seeking a Senior Customer Success Manager for Speedpay. You will own a strategic book of business with government & insurance clients, building executive relationships and driving retention, growth, and forecast predictability.

Remote or hybrid work is available, with travel around 25% and reporting to the Director of Customer Success. Demonstrated payments expertise, strong negotiation skills, and experience with CRM tools like Salesforce and Gainsight are essential.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of related experience in payments or government/insurance segments.
• BS/BA or 8 years of equivalent experience.
• Expert-level payments knowledge with a track record turning clients into advocates.
• Comfort with C-suite and board-level conversations, inside ACI.

Responsibilities

• Own retention, revenue growth and forecast accuracy for government & insurance clients.
• Build executive relationships across multiple sponsor levels.
• Lead business reviews and partner with Sales on expansion opportunities.
• Manage renewals and pricing discussions to achieve commercial success.
• Coordinate with Product, Ops, Legal and Finance to deliver commitments.
• Contribute to segment strategy and roadmap through insights.

Skills

Payments experience

Executive communication

Contract negotiations

CRM proficiency

Cross-functional collaboration

Forecasting & renewals

Education

BS/BA or equivalent

Tools

Salesforce

Gainsight

Job description

Senior Customer Success Manager, ACI Speedpay

Government & Insurance Segments

At ACI, we envision what's ahead, energize each other, empower our people, elevate the conversation and excel at what we do. For a Senior CSM at Speedpay, that means turning trust into growth, seeing risk before the client says it out loud, and owning outcomes like they're your own.

We’ve spent the last few years moving Customer Success from reactive account management to a strategic retention & growth engine. The strategy’s proven. We’re looking for a Customer Success Leader who wants to help build that.

What you’ll own

• A strategic book of business. You’ll own retention, revenue growth & forecast predictability for a group of high-value biller clients in government & insurance
• Executive relationships. You’ll build relationships with executive sponsors at more than one level. One friendly contact isn’t coverage. You’ll know the client’s strategic agenda well enough to shape it.
• Growth. You’ll run conversation‑led business reviews where the client talks more than we do. You’ll measure value in their numbers & end every review with a next commercial step. You’ll also partner closely with Sales on expansion.
• Renewals & commercial negotiations. You’ll run complex, high‑value renewals with clear close plans. You’ll also protect pricing and drive to commercial success for all stakeholders.
• Internal advocacy. You won’t lose a client without a fact‑based fight. You’ll push through internal complexity & coordinate Product, Ops, Support, Legal & Finance to deliver on commitments.
• Improving the system. You’ll take part in our CSM forum, business reviews & peer learning. Your account insights will feed segment strategy & ACI’s roadmap.

What you bring

• 7+ years of related experience, including payments experience. Government or insurance experience is a strong plus.
• BS/BA or 8 years of equivalent experience.
• Expert‑level payments knowledge & a track record of turning clients into references & advocates.
• Comfort with C‑suite & board‑level conversations, both with clients & inside ACI.
• Experience negotiating complex, high‑value contracts & renewals.
• Comfort with ambiguity. You can plan for yourself, frame a problem and drive it to an owner & a date.
• Discipline with CRM & customer success tools like Salesforce & Gainsight.

What this isn’t

It isn’t a support role, an account management role with a new title or a quota‑chasing sales job. It’s for someone who wants to own outcomes, influence the business and help build a Customer Success function that ensures retention, drives growth and predicts risk instead of reacting to it.

The details

Remote or hybrid. Travel is approximately 25% and could be higher depending on client activity. Reports to the Director of Customer Success.

Core Capabilities

• Ensure Accountability: holding self and others accountable to meet commitments.
• Drives Results: consistently achieving results, even under tough circumstances.
• Customer Focus: building strong customer relationships and delivering customer‑centric solutions.
• Cultivate Innovation: creating new and better ways for the organization to be successful.
• Collaborates: building partnerships and working collaboratively with others.
• Courage: stepping up to address difficult issues, saying what needs to be said.

Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the US on a full‑time basis. This position does not offer sponsorship for employment visa status or work permit now or in the future.

In return for your expertise, we offer opportunities for growth, career development, and a competitive compensation and benefits package—all within an innovative and collaborative work environment.

Are you ready to help us transform the payments ecosystem? To learn more about ACI Worldwide, visit our web site at www.aciworldwide.com or careers.aciworldwide.com, requisition #20198

ACI Worldwide is an AA/EEO employer in the United States, which includes providing equal opportunity for protected veterans and individuals with disabilities, and an EEO employer globally.