Customer Success Manager I

Forrester Research • Cambridge, MA

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About The Position

As a member of Forrester’s customer success organization, the Customer Success Manager I will be responsible for the engagement value delivered to Forrester clients. The successful candidate will orchestrate the customer journey through proactive engagement strategies and guide clients to their desired outcomes, while driving great value in their partnership with Forrester. By monitoring the health of customer relationships, this individual will also predict and navigate through challenges and offer solutions that drive satisfaction, retention, and additional enrichment opportunities.

Requirements

• Experience in driving successful solution-oriented client engagement, handling difficult internal and external business challenges, and delivering exceptional client service resulting in high client retention.
• Experience in managing projects with multiple stakeholders and systems, and working within tight project and client timelines with resource constraints.
• Experience in building successful senior-level business relationships and facilitating conversations at all levels, including the C-suite.
• Successful navigation of business systems and processes to obtain high client advocacy and business results.
• Relevant business experience in demonstrating a commercial mindset and an understanding of selling moments.
• Relevant industry experience in working in a B2B setting and a familiarity with the typical challenges faced by clients in leading change.
• The ability to work in a high-energy, fast-paced environment and collaborate with other divisions to achieve strong results.
• A high degree of organization and proficiency in leveraging internal systems.
• Strong storytelling, verbal and written communication, and social skills.
• Technology proficiency.

Responsibilities

• Strengthen the client’s relationship health post sale by deeply embedding in the accounts to drive high engagement.
• Serve as a client advocate and drive strong renewal rates and higher enrichment by understanding the client’s business initiatives and mapping to Forrester’s portfolio of products and services.
• Create, execute, and deliver a strong client engagement strategy informed by the client executive’s overall account strategy. This includes the execution of services provided to the client, formal and informal client meetings, onboarding, partnership reviews, and the delivery of other value-added services based on the mutually agreed engagement plan with the client.
• Align with the client executive on the account strategy; meet regularly to discuss account health, value capture, and engagement levels and to share potential new enrichment opportunities.
• Leverage support of the customer success specialist to ensure the largest impact on client engagement and value delivered while efficiently servicing the account.
• Orchestrate the quality and timely delivery of products or services purchased by working with the relevant ecosystem partners in the product, research, and/or consulting organizations to ensure that client success measures are met and value is maximized.

Benefits

• We’re a network of knowledge and experience leading to richer, fuller careers. Here, we’re always learning. Whether you want to hone your strengths or discover new ones, Forrester is the place to go for it. It’s a place where everyone is given the tools, support , and runway they need to go far. We’ll be right there beside you, every step of the way. Let’s be bold, together.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed