Customer Success Manager - SMB

SPINS•Chicago, IL

1d•$75,000 - $80,000•Hybrid

About The Position

The Customer Success Manager will be assigned a book of business according to the strategic needs of the segment. This high-impact role will handle multiple clients in an entrepreneurial, problem-solving environment. You will be responsible for renewing and growing your clients’ business by acting as a 'trusted advisor'; gaining a deep understanding of their business, challenges, needs, and goals, and helping them derive maximum value with SPINS. This position offers the opportunity to collaborate with customers and internal teams across SPINS to educate, engage, and empower customers to achieve their strategic goals, reporting to the Manager, Customer Success within the Success Organization.

Requirements

BA/BS degree in Business Administration or related quantitative field of study.
3-5 years of experience in customer-facing success, account management, sales or strategic consulting role; enterprise software or SaaS experience is preferred.
Demonstrated ability to communicate, present, and influence credibly and effectively at all levels of the organization, including executive and C-level.
Demonstrated ability to creatively problem solve and solution to drive customer value with SPINS data and products
Technical aptitude, analytical mindset and intermediate or higher experience with Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint
Self-starter manages time efficiently, able to complete work in a timely manner without active supervision is required.
Ability to prioritize and multitask while maintaining diplomacy, tact, and poise under pressure when working through customer issues.
Strong interpersonal skills and experience building collaborative relationships both internally and externally to facilitate a flawless customer experience.
Can-do, positive, and team-oriented attitude
Experience working with syndicated data (preferred SPINS, The Nielsen Co., IRI and/or data in a Consumer-Packaged Goods manufacturing setting) is required

Nice To Haves

CPG, Retail, or natural/specialty industry is a plus.
Familiarity of contract management systems including DocuSign, Salesforce and or other CPQ management tooling is preferred

Responsibilities

Become a SPINS product expert and use this knowledge to educate, coach, and mentor clients on our data, tools, and solutions.
Distill best practices across client base and deliver insights and advice based on those practices.
Independently own customer retention and growth, including communication, system entry and mitigation of potential retention risk.
Manage proactive communication and client touch points including change management from a data and product perspective.
Develop strategies to expand engagement, enable adoption and mitigate churn to drive long-term account growth.
Cultivate strong customer champions and advocates.
Anticipate client needs and manage client escalations that are raised to you from your sales and support partners and the customer.
Act as the voice of your customer by capturing and communicating client needs and feedback to Product and Data teams.